WWE RAW: 5 reasons why Drew McIntyre chose to face Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36

In just over two months, Drew McIntyre will receive his first World Championship opportunity. It's hard to imagine that a man who's had two stints in WWE and has performed at a top-level is yet to have a single shot at the world title gold.

But what a way to finally get it. McIntyre is undoubtedly one of the hardest working men in wrestling and the story of him getting fired and clawing his way back to earn the top spot is an incredible one.

On the RAW after Royal Rumble 2020, the Scottish star wasted no time in announcing who his opponent would be. He called out Brock Lesnar and just like that - the main event of WrestleMania is official.

Here are five reasons why The Scottish Psychopath chose Brock Lesnar as his opponent - or rather, why Brock Lesnar was chosen for him:

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#5 The Fiend doesn't make much sense as an opponent

The Fiend

While it would be an interesting crossover, Drew McIntyre doesn't seem like an ideal opponent for "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt on SmackDown. While the intention would be for McIntyre to stick on RAW, he would have still had the option of making the jump over to SmackDown.

Some match-ups just don't make sense and that's one of them. Seeing him standing toe-to-toe against Lesnar is believable, but as of now, seeing McIntyre in a surrealistic/psychological kind of a storyline doesn't seem to be one that will drive him forward.

Roman Reigns is expected to be the superstar to challenge The Fiend for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 36. Since he was the runner-up, it's usually a tradition for the person in that spot to get a title match on the other brand.

We're happy with the way things are playing out.

#4 The only credible opponent for Brock Lesnar at this point

The Beast let his feelings known to Drew McIntyre on the RAW after Royal Rumble

This was a problem that we stated before the Royal Rumble 2020. When Brock Lesnar appeared on the first episode of RAW this year and announced his entry into the Royal Rumble, there was one major problem - there was no one credible enough to challenge Brock Lesnar.

Due to various circumstances, he wasn't able to defend the WWE Championship as he usually did with the Universal Title at the Royal Rumble. Instead, he entered #1 in the Royal Rumble match itself.

While WWE could easily have put in a name like Ricochet to face Lesnar at the Rumble, they were wise in realizing that there's no point in using a star as a sacrificial lamb for Brock Lesnar.

Rather, it's better to save them for when they're ready and right now, Drew McIntyre seems to be one of the few full-time RAW stars who are genuinely credible challengers for Brock Lesnar.

#3 He's in Paul Heyman's "list" of superstars

Paul Heyman must have been beaming with joy inside

On the Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed a list of Superstars that Paul Heyman intends to push on Monday Night RAW:

Ricochet, Drew McIntyre, Humberto Carrillo, Andrade, Aleister Black and Buddy Murphy are like his guys. His projects. I mean that’s been the whole theme of the television show, I mean it’s always to get people over, but those are guys who are really being marked to get over.

Drew McIntyre was always one of the superstars chosen by Paul Heyman to build Monday Night RAW around. Heyman recognizes the talent he has and knows that he can't rely on a part-timer or centering the show around one.

With an eye to the future, he reportedly pushed for McIntyre to win the Royal Rumble

So obviously, one main event at WrestleMania, perhaps the main event of WrestleMania is going to be Brock Lesnar vs. Drew McIntyre and they went all the way to build that and Drew McIntyre is the guy. Obviously this is a Paul Heyman decision that was made sometime back

#2 To become RAW's top star, he has to beat Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar dominated the Royal Rumble

Brock Lesnar is like the "final boss" in a video game. He's the last man to get through as he's mostly been on the mountaintop for most of the last few years. Since 2017, there have hardly been 4-6 months where he hasn't been a World Champion.

Seth Rollins needed to get through Brock Lesnar to establish himself as the face of RAW - and he did so in 2 minutes at WrestleMania 35 and beat The Beast clean in the main event of SummerSlam 2019.

WWE wants to pull the trigger on Drew McIntyre and they know that to make him one of or the top face of RAW - they need to have him beat Brock Lesnar clean.

It's essentially his final hurdle before reaching that main event status and beating the WWE Champion at the biggest stage of them all will cement his spot. All it takes is consistent booking, a good storyline, and a win for McIntyre.

#1 To complete the "Chosen One" story arc

This needs to be played up more

We know that Vince McMahon chooses not to make as many on-screen appearances for a reason. It's a valid reason, but we would like to see him featured a bit more heading into WrestleMania just for the McIntyre-Lesnar story.

If you're not aware, it was over ten years ago when Vince McMahon declared Drew McIntyre as a "future World Champion" and made him the "Chosen One". That never came to fruition in his first run, but it was a prophecy that could come true well after it was expected to.

The "Chosen One" story arc is a brilliant one - one that will make Drew McIntyre an even bigger babyface. He doesn't need to be a generic crowd-pleasing babyface and it feels as though the Chosen One storyline needs to come full circle.

If not now, then when? WWE has subtly been playing it out whether they intended to or not. Either way, Drew McIntyre has Paul Heyman to thank for actively pushing him.