5 positives from Brock Lesnar becoming the WWE Universal Champion at Extreme Rules

So, there we go again. Brock Lesnar is the WWE Universal Champion for the third time. He only just lost the title a few months ago at WrestleMania 35 and has now regained it after cashing in his Money in the Bank contract.

It is almost as the title was only created for Lesnar as a means to keep him tied with the company. Many are disgruntled by the fact that the Beast has been given the title back just months after losing it.

Personally, I am not a fan of this happening. After all, we all remember how he was absent for most of the time in recent years. As a result, it would be safe to claim that we might have lost a fighting champion (more on this later).

However, while the negatives are glaring and known to everyone, I will look at the positives for a change because being negative about something that has happened and will continue to happen feels like playing a broken record.

As a result, here are 5 positives from Lesnar winning the Universal Championship…

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#5 Rollins was becoming stale

A bit weary of late

Seth Rollins made strong claim for himself prior to WrestleMania for the Universal Title. He kept the fans engaged with his promos and made them root for him to win the prestigious honor.

After winning the title, he continued being a strong act for a while but recently, he has lost a bit of the mojo that made him the Beast Slayer. After his short feud with AJ Styles, things became bland for the Architect and it was not entirely his fault because he had to work with Baron Corbin – and he is not really a very interest character to begin with.

On top of that, his pairing up with Becky Lynch watered him down even further. With both of them being a power couple with two biggest titles of their respective divisions, the storyline needed a change, and Rollins losing it after trying to look out for Lynch gives a number of potential angles surrounding the two.

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#4 No more waiting

We don't have to wait anymore

Ever since Brock Lesnar won the Money in the Bank contract in the Ladder Match, which was a very controversial decision to say the least, his cash-in has been hyped to the utmost level.

He, according to kayfabe, was supposed to cash it in a long time ago with Paul Heyman constantly being in the ears of everyone hyping about it. In a weekly episode of WWE RAW, Lesnar walked out of the arena after he realized that he had a year to cash in his contract, making fans wonder as to whether his cashing in would be long and arduous affair.

That feeling became more prevalent after Lesnar brutalized Rollins on RAW before Super Showdown but didn’t cash in because he intended to do so at Super Showdown itself.

At the PPV itself, Rollins got the better of him and Lesnar couldn’t cash in. More waiting.

However, now, we don’t have to wait anymore for this.

#3 He is a top draw

Just look at the man

As much as I hate saying this, Brock Lesnar is a top draw. Of this, there is no doubt. It is for this reason that the company keeps giving him huge contracts despite the Beast rarely showing up for them.

You have to wonder as to what kind of money he makes for WWE if they are willing to keep him even though they have some very talented Superstars at the back who could be developed into the next big thing.

The thing with Lesnar is that while hardcore WWE fans don’t really want to see him because he is a part-timer, the casual fans – and the young kids – start to take notice of the show when he is there.

Even in this day of internet, there are quite a lot of people who are not aware of the concept of kayfabe and to them, Lesnar is a beast – a force of nature who comes any time he wants and conquers everything.

And sucking them back to following the show might always be the goal by keeping Lesnar.

#2 He is a Paul Heyman guy

Paul Heyman has creative control on RAW

Brock Lesnar has always been a Paul Heyman guy. Right from his younger days in WWE up to now, Paul Heyman has almost always been at his side. For him, it has been a great positive since Lesnar is not really someone who likes to speak.

As a result, having Heyman by his side as his mouthpiece – someone who hypes Lesnar beyond reality – has made Lesnar look even stronger. So how is this a positive now?

Paul Heyman is currently the Executive Director of RAW and he is the advocate of Brock Lesnar. The good relationship between the two could mean that Lesnar makes more appearances on the weekly show.

Of late, the WWE Creative have been criticized a lot but with Heyman on board, things are bound to improve, and he could also convince Lesnar to appear more - even if not for in-ring fights.

And if Lesnar is a bit more active than before, it would be great because, remember, fans are not upset at Lesnar but at him being a part-time player.

#1 A feud with a new Superstar

Waiting in line

Seth Rollins has been feuding with Brock Lesnar for many months now, and it is likely that the Beast could be paired with someone else after his WWE Universal Title win at Extreme Rules.

Of course, there is a possibility that Seth Rollins gets a rematch at SummerSlam but even then, it is unlikely that Lesnar would once again lose the title to Rollins and that, too, just a month after regaining it.

As a result, it would be safe to admit that the Beast could be in a program with another Superstar in the future. Should that be the case, it would automatically give traction to the Superstar.

The likes of Braun Strowman and Drew McIntyre are Superstars who are waiting in line for an opportunity and squaring one of them up against Lesnar and pushing them would do them a world of good.