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Brock Lesnar made his return to WWE at SummerSlam last weekend and targeted Universal Champion Roman Reigns. This means that the main selling point of this storyline heading into Survivor Series is that Paul Heyman was once The Advocate for Brock Lesnar but he is now The Special Counsel for Roman Reigns.
It's an interesting swerve having Lesnar as a face for the first time in almost two decades, but it could be argued that there was a better feud awaiting Lesnar if he had made his return on RAW.
The following list looks at just five reasons why Brock Lesnar vs Bobby Lashley should have been the match to main event SummerSlam or should be the match to main event of this year's Survivor Series.
#5. Bobby Lashley desperately needs a new challenger for the WWE Championship on Monday Night RAW
Bobby Lashley has brushed aside every challenger that has stepped in his way on Monday Night RAW in recent months and is in dire need of a new challenger. At SummerSlam, Lashley took out Goldberg in a match that neither man will be bragging about.
It now appears to have set up a rematch at some point in the future after The Almighty attacked Goldberg's son following the match.
Lashley could be built as a genuine threat for Roman Reigns at Survivor Series in a few months if WWE allowed him to be. The Almighty has been pushed hard over the past few months and with MVP by his side, he could easily be seen as the new Lesnar on RAW.
The issue here is the fact that WWE has released so many stars like Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman who could have been legitimate challengers and now they are left with Sheamus.
Nothing against Sheamus but he already lost to Drew McIntyre when he was Champion, he has no business being in the Championship picture at present.
Monday Night RAW needs star power, all of the talking points from SummerSlam came from WWE SmackDown. Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch are all part of The Blue Brand. Monday Night RAW needs some pulling power as well.
#4. Bobby Lashley was promised the match when he returned to WWE back in 2018
Bobby Lashley returned to WWE in 2018 and has done his time in shocking storylines over the past few years.
The Almighty was part of a soap opera-style story alongside Lana before the company was able to take him seriously and finally, he has become WWE Champion.
It was reported by The Wrestling Observer earlier this year that when Lashley made his return to WWE more than three years ago, he was promised a marquee match against Brock Lesnar.
The two men were both part of the MMA world for several years and the WWE Universe are interested in seeing the two heavyweights test their mettle against each other, but it appears that Lesnar is the one preventing the match from happening.
It was reported earlier this week that The Beast Incarnate could only have around eight matches as part of his current WWE deal, which is believed to be for around 18 months, meaning that Lashley's window is slowly starting to close.
#3. Brock Lesnar could still have been the babyface in a feud with Bobby Lashley on WWE TV
Brock Lesnar's SummerSlam return was interesting since it's the first time that the former World Champion has been a babyface since his early WWE career almost two decades ago.
Whilst this allows WWE to replay the feud between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar from a few years ago because the roles are reversed, this could also have worked for Lashley vs Lesnar.
Roman Reigns does not need the rub of beating Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship because he has already done it. Reigns and Lesnar had a lengthy feud over the title when Reigns was babyface, so what is this new feud all about? Paul Heyman? Are Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar genuinely about to wrestle for the right to custody of Paul Heyman?
Surely a feud between Lesnar and Lashley would be more believable at this point and Lashley could do much more with the rub that a win over The Beast Incarnate could hand him.
#2. Monday Night RAW needs Brock Lesnar more than WWE SmackDown
Brock Lesnar and Becky Lynch both made their long-awaited returns to WWE at SummerSlam and both became part of SmackDown.
This meant that all of the hype that came out of The Biggest Party of the Summer was surrounding SmackDown and Monday Night RAW didn't benefit at all. The biggest stories coming out of SummerSlam for RAW was RK-Bro winning the Tag Team Championships and Goldberg pushing for a WWE Championship rematch.
Reports recently have suggested that many high-ranking officials at NBC and The USA Network are obviously not happy about the fact that both Lesnar and Lynch are both on SmackDown, and it's easy to see why.
SmackDown is already doing better numbers on FOX and now the brand has the company's main stars, Bray Wyatt/The Fiend was on RAW before his recent release but now who really is the biggest star on RAW?
The red brand really could have done with the boost that Brock Lesnar's return would have given to them.
#1. Brock Lesnar vs WWE Champion Bobby Lashley is less predictable
Brock Lesnar is seemingly set to face Roman Reigns at either Crown Jewel in October or WWE's Survivor Series pay-per-view in November.
Just five months later, WWE is planning to have Roman Reigns vs The Rock at WrestleMania in one of the biggest matches the company has ever seen.
It's unlikely that Brock Lesnar will be taking that Universal Championship away from The Tribal Chief as part of their feud. This makes it hard for the WWE Universe to become in a feud that's one-sided from the start.
If Lesnar had made his return on RAW and was set to face Bobby Lashley, there is no leaked plan for The Almighty at WrestleMania next year, which means that he could take the WWE Championship if the script calls for it.
Lashley's story as Champion at present isn't as predictable as Roman's and even though Reigns is the biggest star in the company at present, it's hard to get behind a story when the outcome is predictable.
