Why Brock Lesnar is bound to WIN at SummerSlam 2018

This year's SummerSlam will take place on August 19 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

One of the focal talking points heading into this event is regarding The WWE Universal Champion, Brock Lesnar. Which superstar will step up to face the Beast Incarnate one-on-one at this year's 'Biggest Event Of The Summer'?

There are no definite answers, just several rumors. But the most important question on the minds of so many fans concerns the Universal Title itself. Will Brock Lesnar's title reign finally come to an end at this year's Summerslam?

However, several factors or 'indicators' suggest a strong alternate possibility heading into this event. The writer does not necessarily favor this possibility, but many indicators point otherwise as to why Brock Lesnar will undoubtedly win at SummerSlam 2018.

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#1: WWE, UFC & Brock Lesnar!

At UFC 226, we saw Brock Lesnar making the headlines once again after he shoved Daniel Cormier. Later on, both of them had to be separated from each other by security officials.

Lesnar will challenge Daniel Cormier for the heavyweight title, even if the exact date has not been determined yet. He is also back at the USADA (United States Doping Agency) testing pool this month.

We all know that Brock Lesnar stirs up a lot of speculation & tons of media coverage being the cross-promotional star he is. That brings us to WWE, & specifically- Vince McMahon.

When Lesnar makes the headlines, there is no doubt that WWE will try to capitalise on all the media coverage as best as they can. But Brock Lesnar being The Universal Champion also adds more credibility from WWE's side.

Every media title will refer to him as 'Current WWE Universal Champion, Brock Lesnar' rather than just 'Brock Lesnar'. Vince McMahon is not going to hesitate even once from buying a ticket to the Lesnar hype train that is going to immediately follow after something big goes down.

Therefore, Lesnar retaining The Universal Championship & keeping it safe with him until the near future seems more than likely now. The fans might not like it, but this mega-promotion is quite infamous for doing just exactly that in exchange for easy profit...

#2: The Booking so far

Extreme Rules 2018 saw Bobby Lashley dominate Roman Reigns in order to solidify himself as the 'better wrestler' amongst the two.

That victory should have been enough to guarantee Lashley a match against Brock Lesnar for The Universal Title at SummerSlam because after all, Roman Reigns & Bobby Lashley were the top two contenders.

But no, in an unexplained turn of events, this fact was later retconned on RAW. Instead, Lashley had to prove himself (once again) in front of two other WWE superstars in a Triple Threat match, which he won eventually. So why did Bobby Lashley have to prove himself two times in order to yield the same exact result?

Turns out, even Roman had to do it all again. In the end- Bobby Lashley has to face Roman Reigns (once again) in order to decide which superstar will finally face Lesnar at SummerSlam.

This type of booking is quite absurd. WWE is basically repeating similar events by disowning previous instances in order to yield the same result. It shows that the writing crew is quite unsure about how to proceed further. Will their match end in a tie?

If they are not 100% positive about their #1 contender for Lesnar's title, then it points to the fact that Lesnar will retain in the end. This specific indicator also helps me to provide some context for the next point...

#3: Is Roman Reigns/Bobby Lashley the 'right superstar' to dethrone Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam?

Is either one of them 'worthy' for The Universal Title?

Bobby Lashley or Roman Reigns? Only one of them can fight Brock Lesnar. But that is what 'they' tell us. You see, this match could even end in a tie. If that happens, then Brock Lesnar might have to face both Reigns & Lashley in a Triple Threat match at SummerSlam.

A Triple Threat match helps me in solidifying this point even further because it reflects the fact that writers backstage are still unsure about their #1 Contender. So in order to mask this feeling, they basically put all of them in a Triple Threat match & call it a day. This obviously means that Lesnar will be retaining his title in the end.

But hey, that's just a theory. What if Bobby Lashley defeats Roman Reigns next week? Well, that is pretty easy to figure out. They made Lashley win twice in order for him to face Brock Lesnar in this case. If they had 100% faith in Lashley, then that wouldn't have even happened in the first place. Therefore, it points to Lesnar retaining the Universal Title. So that means WWE is only delaying the fact that someone else is supposed to dethrone Brock Lesnar in the future.

What if Roman Reigns defeats Bobby Lashley next week? First of all, it would only mean that both Bobby Lashley & Roman Reigns would be tied together i.e. having an equal amount of wins over each other (1-1) as a result of Roman's victory. Does that lead to a Triple Threat match then? Of course, we already know the result as stated above in an earlier case. But what if Reigns wins & goes on to face Lesnar at SummerSlam?

Ladies & gentlemen, that would once again, make no sense at all. It indirectly discredits Bobby Lashley of his victory at Extreme Rules, & also retcons the fact that both Lashley & Reigns are technically eligible to face Lesnar at SummerSlam now.

Braun Strowman does not strike one as an opportunistic Money In The Bank winner. Braun's way of doing it would be instantly demanding a match right when Lesnar shows up on RAW (if he shows up on RAW). But you never know...

We have now reached at a point where there is no clear distinction between these two contenders. If that is the case, then by clubbing all the three factors together, it all points to one single fact at the end. Brock Lesnar is walking out of SummerSlam as The Universal Champion.

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