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Over the past couple of weeks, the story line revolving around the Universal Championship has been quite interesting. It started with The OC's attack on Seth Rollins. Braun Strowman came to the rescue of the current Universal Champion, saving him from a brutal assault.
Later, Rollins and Strowman teamed up to face The OC for the Raw Tag Team Titles and the former tag team won the match to become the new champions. Strowman additionally had two opportunities to win the United States Championship from AJ Styles, but both matches ended in a disqualification.
After that, Strowman challenged Rollins for a Universal Championship Title match at Clash Of Champions and the latter obliged instantly. Moreover, this past week on RAW, Styles interfered in the contract signing between Rollins and Strowman for the Universal Championship match.
So, next week on RAW, the contract signing is slated to happen again, only this time, Stone Cold Steve Austin will act as the moderator and one can expect this frenzied angle to reach a thrilling conclusion next week.
In this piece, we are going to take a look at the two reasons why involving AJ Styles in the Universal Championship match will be good and two reasons why it will not be a good idea.
#4 Good - Puts AJ Styles where he belongs
Since his switch from SmackDown Live to Raw, AJ Styles has been tipped to win the Universal Championship. So far, he hasn't done that but it seems only a matter of time before he picks up the title.
Styles is a top heel on the Red Brand and he simply belongs at the very top. He isn't a mid-card Superstar by any means. By involving him in the Universal Championship picture, WWE is simply putting him where he belongs.
Styles will only enhance the valuation of the Universal Title as he did with the WWE Championship at SmackDown. The Phenomenal One has always had his eyes on the top prize of the Red Brand and it's about time he wins it.
#3 Not good - Could ruin Braun Strowman's moment
WWE has been teasing a potential triple threat match for both the Universal Championship Title and the United States Championship Title over the past weeks. If the match happens, it will involve AJ Styles, Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman.
Among the high profile names, one can easily make out who would be the most likely Superstar to be pinned if the match happens. Vince McMahon wouldn't want two of his top Superstars in Rollins and Styles to be pinned clean. This brings to light that the The Monster Among Men would most likely be the one to take the fall.
In his rocky WWE career so far, Strowman has suffered many setbacks and he simply cannot suffer another. Involving Styles in the Universal Championship match and making Strowman take the fall in a potential match could completely halt his push.
#2 Good - Two of the best in the world collide
Seth Rollins vs AJ Styles has been the feud most of the WWE Universe has been craving for since Styles' switch to RAW. Involving The Phenomenal One in the Universal Championship match could pave the way for a possible feud between him and The Architect.
There is nothing better than watching two of the best in the world take on each other for WWE's top prize. As soon as Styles made a switch to the Red Brand, these two were involved in a brief feud but it was cut short due to an untimely injury to the Phenomenal One.
Even if Styles loses the proposed triple threat match, it could possibly make way for a potential feud between the duo and this fight could be another possible reason why Vince McMahon would want Styles in the Universal Championship match.
#1 Not Good - Undervalues the United States Championship
The biggest reason why involving AJ Styles in the Universal Championship match will not be good is that it will make the United States Championship Title look a lot less valued when compared to the Universal Championship Title.
Like we have seen in the case of the Raw Tag Team Championships since Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman have won the titles, the focus has been on the Universal Championship with the Tag Team Titles taking the backstage.
It is no secret that the man who wins the probable triple threat match will be crowned a dual champion, which means the United States Championship Title will be less in focus until the next pay-per-view after Clash Of Champions.
Underemphasizing the United States Championship will not be good as the title hands an opportunity for the upcoming Superstars. With only one week left until Clash Of Champions, this proposed triple threat match looks increasingly likely to happen.
