5 things we wanted to hear from Vince McMahon but didn’t get

#4. Brock Lesnar stripped of the Universal Championship

Brock Lesnar should have had the title taken off him.

Brock Lesnar is a unique athlete and the most credible fighter WWE has ever had for his UFC and amateur wrestling credentials, paired with his readily apparent size, strength, and agility. He works well as a special, part time attraction, and I’d even go so far as to call his original WWE Championship reign as a part time talent a success.

However, Lesnar has now reigned with the Universal Championship for more than half of its existence, and Raw has noticeably struggled without the regular presence of a world champion. The part time champ concept can work to an extent, and WWE has succeeded in establishing Lesnar as the ultimate “final boss” who can make any face who defeats him. His failure to appear on weekly TV, though and his presumptive ability to defeat the overwhelming majority of challengers have hurt the title and Raw, though, and it really would have been best to get the title off him as soon as possible. A kayfabe explanation about contract disputes or not meeting the thirty day title defense rule could have sufficed for storyline logic. Moreover, the electricity of crowning a new champion probably would have drawn Raw more viewers in the weeks to come.