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#2 Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Braun Strowman - WWE Universal Championship match

The build to the Universal Championship match has been pretty dismal up to now, and the things do not seem bright for the future also, as Braun Strowman is yet to be cleared for in-ring return. The awkward promo segment between the two behemoths on last week's episode of Raw played a major role in dampening their feud.

Braun Strowman's popularity is slowly fading away due to lousy booking decisions by WWE as recurring losses to Brock Lesnar have hurt his credibility as a main-eventer. Coming to this encounter, Braun Strowman looks highly unlikely to emerge victorious at the event as he lost a lot of momentum in the last few months.

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Also, Brock Lesnar is now expected to remain in the company at least until Wrestlemania 35 so WWE might continue with him as a champion until the mega event and give a more popular superstar a chance to dethrone him on the grand stage.

Prediction - Brock Lesnar retains the WWE Universal Champion

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