4 reasons why Finn Balor will win the Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble PPV

#3 RAW seriously needs a full-time Universal Champion heading into WrestleMania 35

The ratings of RAW were down because the show's top champion was absent for several weeks

The ratings of RAW were at an all-time low in December 2018, and the prime reason for the decline was the constant absence of the show's Universal Champion. The Beast had not showed up on RAW for multiple weeks, and so there was no major storyline on the show, which led to viewers not tuning in.

Whether WWE believes it or not, the presence of the show's premier champion makes a lot of difference, so they must have a full-time champion who appears every week on the road to WrestleMania 35.

When Roman Reigns won the Universal title at SummerSlam 2018, the viewership increased a lot, and WWE needs viewers heading into grandest event of the year. Even WWE seems to have recognized this, thus they will hand over the belt to Finn Balor.