3 reasons why John Cena should dethrone Brock Lesnar as the Universal Champion before 2019

John Cena, the quintessential WWE superstar, is one of the most polarizing WWE superstars ever. Focusing on his career outside the ring, the once poster boy of the WWE for over a decade has now turned into a part-timer.

However, given Survivor Series is just around the corner, and the Royal Rumble is getting nearer, rumour has it that Cena may soon return for another stint with the WWE.

On the other side, in spite of all the controversies surrounding it, it could be argued that WWE Crown Jewel was a huge success. However, a few creative decisions have sparked a lot of debate on the internet, one of them being Brock Lesnar defeating Braun Strowman for the Universal Championship.

Lesnar winning the Universal Championship for the second time at Crown Jewel has had WWE face a lot of heat all over the internet and a lot of debate is going on, particularly on who should dethrone him and when.

Here are three reasons why John Cena should dethrone Lesnar as the Universal Champion before 2019.

#3 It's high time Cena broke the record of Ric Flair

'Mr. Hustle, Loyalty and Respect' has won the WWE Championship 16 times in his career

The leader of Cenation has won the WWE Championship for a record 16 times in his career and is currently tied with another legend, Ric Flair. It was expected that the 2 time Royal Rumble winner would go onto win that elusive 17th title in 2017 itself. However, we are currently nearing the end of 2018 and it seems things did not turn out as the fans had expected.

Given the rumoured return of 'The Champ' for a longer stint, WWE should acknowledge the megastar by crowning him a 17th time.

#2 Perfect time and scenario

Brock Lesnar won the Universal Championship at Crown Jewel

Brock Lesnar, with the aid of Baron Corbin, decimated Braun Strowman in a squash match to win the vacant Universal Championship at Crown Jewel. Given the backlash WWE is receiving over this creative decision and Lesnar being a part-timer himself, WWE has a far better option in the form of John Cena.

Crowning Cena as the 17th time World Champion would not only fulfill that long lasting wish of his fans and be a welcome change on Monday Night Raw, but it may also help WWE by boosting the down and decreasing viewership.

Given Cena has transitioned himself into a part-timer now, a long stint as the WWE Champion seems meaningless and looks highly unlikely. And with Braun Strowman involved in a temporary feud with Baron Corbin, this 1-2 month window in 2018 before the Royal Rumble pay-per-view might be the best time for Cena to dethrone Lesnar.

#1 He could put over Braun Strowman at Royal Rumble 2019

Cena has put over many superstars over the years

Love him or hate him, you got to admit and admire the number of superstars John Cena has put over in his career. Be it the likes of Edge, Randy Orton, the 'Attitude Era' superstars or the likes of AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, Daniel Bryan and even a returning Brock Lesnar in 2014, remember the squash match at Summerslam 2014, Cena has bumped like a champ and has put over all of them.

With Braun Strowman being involved in a temporary feud with Baron Corbin, John Cena may be WWE's best bet to defeat Lesnar and win the Universal Championship, and then Strowman could go onto win the title at Royal Rumble 2019 in an epic clash with John Cena. And yet again, Cena could do what he has been doing all these years, putting over superstars.