5 positives from Brock Lesnar's 2017 WWE run

#5 Legitimising the Universal Championship

The champ.

Some will argue, perhaps justifiably, that Lesnar's sporadic appearances in WWE ought to prohibit him from holding one of the world titles. Surely it would be better if the company's champion was there to represent his respective television show on a consistent basis and guarantee fans a Universal Championship match at every PPV.

2017 has been one of those strange years where the WWE have had to be quite creative when putting together events. Normally the company can rely on a blockbuster title match to close out a show and build the rest of the card around it. Instead, we have seen quite a few PPVs go by this year without the champion being involved.

That being said, Brock Lesnar can still boast that he was gone an entire calendar year without being defeated. Yes, he might not have had that many matches, but being able to claim something like that makes him look like a serious threat and elevates the main event scene and everyone involved with it in the process.

Being a champion in a company like the WWE should be seen as an impressive achievement that not everybody is entitled to. Back in the 80s, only a handful of superstars ever got close to holding the WWF Championship while the rest of the mid card was forced to prove themselves worthy of being considered for the future.

Having Lesnar as champion has allowed Vince McMahon to revisit those days, and when the time finally does come for somebody to take the belt away from the beast, it will be a truly memorable moment indeed.

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