3 WWE stars who Vince McMahon will never make Universal Champion & 3 he will

The WWE Universal Championship has been the symbol for excellence on Monday Night RAW since August 2016. For nearly three years, we've only gotten a handful of champions, but the names in the lineage are certainly impressive.

While the title hasn't fared well because of two extensive Brock Lesnar title reigns, the good news it that it's going to be property of full-time superstars going forward. It certainly will be interesting to see who gets chosen to become Universal Champion, but even in May of 2019, it's clear as to which superstars have big plans for them.

Unfortunately, not every top star will be able to become Universal Champion in the future. There are certain top stars who will never taste the gold, even if fans desire to see that. Here are a few superstars who will win the Universal Championship in the future and a few who definitely won't.

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#3. Will never - Braun Strowman

Braun Strowman has had no luck

Braun Strowman should have been Universal Champion in 2017. And then he should have been Universal Champion in 2018. WWE had a full two year span where Strowman was essentially the hottest star of the company.

Unsurprisingly, they not only failed to capitalize on his red-hot momentum, but they used him as a feeder to Roman Reigns and then to Brock Lesnar. He still managed to recover and even win the Money in the Bank briefcase- - which many assumed was a guarantee that Strowman would win the title.

Unfortunately, that never turned out to be the case and from potentially being one of the greatest "big men" of all time, Strowman looks to be heading the unfortunate path of a giant who fell victim to WWE's terrible booking.

We sincerely do hope that Strowman becomes Universal Champion someday, but it just doesn't seem like it's going to happen.

#3. Will - Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt returned with a renewed purpose

You read that right. Bray Wyatt, one of the biggest victims of WWE's terrible booking over the years, will become Universal Champion at some point in the future. It may not be in 2019, but Bray Wyatt's renewed character is reportedly set to receive a huge push, with Vince McMahon himself reportedly fully committed to making the gimmick work.

Bray Wyatt could have been a major star and a top babyface on SmackDown, but every time he had major momentum, he would lose it all thanks to a big loss which should have been his win in the first place.

Either way, he took an extended hiatus and came back with a new gimmick - the Firefly Fun House. While he seemed like a regular kids show host similar to Steve from Blues Clues, it turned out to be a much darker one, perhaps even darker than his last character.

It looks like Bray Wyatt is finally going to be the World Champion we want him to be.

#2. Will never - Baron Corbin

Will Baron Corbin continue falling short?

Baron Corbin was a superstar who everybody poised to be a future World Champion. He never really had the charisma of a top WWE superstar, but he certainly has the look. He too, was all set to become World Champion in 2017 when he won the Money in the Bank briefcase.

Unfortunately for Corbin, he failed his cash-in on Jinder Mahal and was the victim of constant start-stop pushes. While he has been heavily featured in WWE programming all throughout his tenure and picked up major victories like Kurt Angle at WrestleMania, Corbin will be used as a heat magnet throughout his career.

He's bound to win some major accolade at some point, but he'll likely be kept in the position of a superstar who is always close to becoming World Champion but ends up falling short. Fans certainly don't want to see Corbin as Universal Champion anytime soon.

#2. Will - Drew McIntyre

Being a World Champion has been McIntyre's destiny for over a decade

The Scottish Psychopath Drew McIntyre didn't have a great end to 2018 nor did he have a great start to 2019. However, Vince McMahon knows exactly what he has in his hands - a future world champion.

McIntyre is yet to show even half of the real potential that he has and the reason why it's been slow for him was simply that it wasn't his turn yet. Sooner or later, McIntyre will climb the ladder to main event status and will compete for the Universal Championship.

It's more than likely that he'll fall short in his first few attempts, but the renewed and motivated McIntyre is exactly what Vince McMahon's vision of a top star is. In 2009, McMahon declared that McIntyre was a "future World Champion".

From the look of things, his prophecy will, in fact, come true - only much later than he would have anticipated.

#1. Will never - Cesaro

Cesaro has the tools, but can he be Universal Champion?

Cesaro is a freak athlete in every sense of the word. He's pound-for-pound the strongest man in WWE and he's undoubtedly among the most athletic as well. The Swiss Cyborg has everything going for him and seems to be set for his first singles run in 3 years after The Bar quietly split up.

As we said, he has everything going for him - except the backing of Vince McMahon. McMahon likely respects Cesaro and his work ethic, but that's not the only thing that makes a world champion. The chairman of WWE has been openly critical of Cesaro, stating that he didn't have the charisma to be a top star.

In 2015, Cesaro seemed to have all the momentum in the world, with many believing that he was a legitimate potential World Champion. Whether we agree with it or not is irrelevant, because he isn't McMahon's World Champion nor will he ever be.

#1. Will - AJ Styles

AJ Styles has been a main eventer everywhere he's been

How can anyone ever doubt this man? AJ Styles has been a World Champion wherever he went - and that's because he is a World Champion in every sense of the word. He wasn't expected to be anything more than a midcarder in WWE - and yet, he became a World Champion within 8 months of his debut.

On SmackDown Live, he was the face of the brand for over two and a half years, becoming a 2-time WWE Champion in the process. One of those reigns even lasted for more than 365 days, making Styles only the sixth superstar in history to hold the WWE title for a full calender year.

Let's not even talk about his prior accomplishments. Styles going to RAW was always inevitable. It was just a matter of "when" and not "if". He may not win it right off the bat, but with WWE and Vince McMahon's clear faith in Styles, there's little doubt that he will get a Universal title run at some point in the future.