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So, basically the hook for RAW this week was that Brock Lesnar would cash in his Money in the Bank contract on Seth Rollins to potentially become the new Universal Champion if he was successful. Anyone that's watched WWE for any length of time pretty much knew that this would not happen.
After a brief altercation between Seth Rollins and Baron Corbin, Rollins was laid out on the mat, about to pass out. And then, The Beast entered the fray and demolished The Beast Slayer.
And then even though Paul Heyman constantly urged him to cash in his contract, Brock Lesnar would not relent. He would mouth "Friday", which is the day when WWE Super ShowDown takes place.
Why would The Beast Incarnate not cash in his contract when he could have potentially become the new Universal Champion?
#5 It wasn't a big enough stage
We've been seeing the ads and the message is being hammered into our brains. WWE Super ShowDown is going to be a show that is as big as, or bigger than WrestleMania 35. But nothing on the card so far seems to indicate that such will be the case at all.
I mean you could make the case for Goldberg vs. The Undertaker or even Triple H vs. Randy Orton, but a lot of the audience, at least the 'smart marks' may see these clashes as matches between men who are long past their prime when it comes to going in the ring. Honestly, a cash-in, if it happens during the show will be the most noteworthy event to come out of it.
A cash-in on RAW would be a big deal but one at Super Show-Down would be absolutely monumental. Since WWE makes a killing from these shows, they need to put their best foot forward for the fans in attendance.
#4 To tell a long-term storyline with at least one cash-in
It's almost become a tradition ever since two Money in the Bank contracts were introduced. One of the cash-ins is bound to happen on the very same night with the titles changing hands. Alexa Bliss did it last year and Bayley did it this year.
In fact, last year Braun Strowman pretty much wasted his contract by cashing it in for a Hell in a Cell match. The real fun of what we know and love as Money in the Bank comes from the element of surprise, the fact that a cash-in could happen at just about any time. Which is why last year's cash-in felt like a waste of everyone's time.
In the latest WWE NEWS, Vince McMahon knows that he can tell a long-term story with Brock Lesnar as a threat to anyone who is champion at the moment. Which is why the cash-in probably didn't happen.
#3 Maybe the plan is to cash in on Kofi Kingston
Of course, it is always possible that Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman meant in when they said that they wanted to cash in on Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship. But Lesnar has been Universal Champion for so long, maybe he has his eyes on a different prize.
If Lesnar were to become the new WWE Champion, he would be the face of SmackDown on FOX going forward. This is a big deal because the presentation of WWE will change when it moves to the new network.
Plus, Rollins vs. Lesnar just seems like it's been done to death. Kofi Kingston and Brock Lesnar have never really feuded against one another, and hence, the content feels quite fresh.
It does seem like Kofi Kingston has not been doing anything significant at all after winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania.
#2 A non-American audience may not mind a Lesnar cash-in
The Undertaker vs. Goldberg seems like a match that a lot of the American audience does not really seem to care for. On the other hand, it's a huge match for an international audience like Saudi Arabia. Even though the American audience was critical of the Undertaker vs. Triple H match that took place in Melbourne last year, the local audience liked it.
Similarly, they may not dislike Brock Lesnar as much as the US audience does. This is because, like it or not, Brock Lesnar is a globally recognized name and a lot of the world does not get to see him in action at all. International audiences are starved for action and they may actually react favourably to a Lesnar cash-in.
Imagine if he had cashed in on RAW instead of Super Show-Down. The audience would have hated the title change.
#1 The crowd would riot unless Lesnar cashed in against Corbin
To put it quite plainly, the audience does not like Brock Lesnar. In fact, he is being used as the poster boy of how WWE is regressive by fans in the argument about which promotion is superior - AEW or WWE.
So, let's assume for a minute that Brock Lesnar does actually become the next Universal Champion. Imagine the chorus of boos that would rain down upon Lesnar and the WWE, if they were to see him as a part-time Universal Champion again.
The blow could be lessened if the cash in happened against someone like Baron Corbin instead of the crowd favourite Seth Rollins. Baron Corbin may be the only WWE Superstar across both brands who is hated as much as Brock Lesnar is.
So, maybe Baron Corbin goes on to win the Universal Championship and while the crowd boos him, Lesnar cashes in.
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