5 wrestlers who can dethrone Roman Reigns

The Universal Championship is the top prize in the wrestling industry today. At least, that is how WWE wants the WWE Universe to see it. Part-time champions hurt the credibility of the title in a big way.

At one point, the Intercontinental Championship looked more prestigious than the Universal Championship thanks to Seth Rollins' incredible efforts and the part-time schedule of Brock Lesnar.

At Summerslam 2018, Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar, which meant that the Universal Championship would finally have a full-time champion after well over a year. This is something that RAW and the championship badly needed: a champion who showed up every week for work.

The Universal Championship just had a champion for more than a year, thus, WWE probably will not try to do the same with Roman Reigns. Don't be surprised if Roman ends up having a short run as Champion.

Here are 5 Superstars who can potentially dethrone the Roman Empire, and become the next Universal Champion.

Also check the post on 5 Wrestlers who can become the next WWE Champion.

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#1 Dean Ambrose

Dean Ambrose

The crowd erupted on August 13, 2018, as Dean Ambrose, the Lunatic Fringe, made his much-awaited return to WWE to help his Shield brother Seth Rollins against Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre. It has been nearly two months since his return, and Dean has nothing much to do on his own.

Although, he might have returned as a babyface, it is almost inevitable that Dean Ambrose is going to turn heel anytime now, and WWE has sowed seeds for that last week as Dean was portrayed as a lone warrior who can be good on his own.

Some people speculate that Vince McMahon wants to do a triple threat match between the Shield brothers at Wrestlemania 35 for the Universal Championship. Dean Ambrose winning the championship from Roman Reigns can be the right step going forward in this storyline.

#2 Kevin Owens

Kevin Owens

The former Universal Champion lost his title to Goldberg, and it was after that the title became a part-time championship and lost its credibility. Kevin Owens never rightfully got his rematch for the championship and was drafted to Smackdown Live.

Now, RAW has got a full-time champion, and this can be the opening that Kevin Owens is hoping for. WWE can bring back the Prizefighter gimmick back with Kevin Owens, who does whatever he wants to get the title.

WWE can have a returning Sami Zayn help his buddy win the championship, or maybe Owens align himself with a manager like Paul Heyman to dethrone Roman. Kevin's reign marked the best days of Universal Championship, and the WWE Universe will love to have the Prizefighter as the champion.

#3 John Cena

John Cena

Roman Reigns has been the successor to John Cena in many ways. They feuded with each other at No Mercy last year, where Cena put over Roman Reigns, but I suspect that it is not the end of the feud between these two larger than life superstars.

Cena is at a later stage of his career and has been working as a part-timer for more than a year, and has started a career in acting.

John Cena is a 16-time World Champion and achieved everything there is to offer in WWE. WWE and Vince McMahon might like to give John one final run as champion, and later have Roman winning it back at Wrestlemania. This can be a perfect farewell to an illustrious career.

#4 The Rock

The Rock

There has been a lot of speculation of late that The Rock is returning to WWE for a match at Wrestlemania. There is no better match for the The Rock at Wrestlemania than the one against Roman Reigns. Usually, family feuds are the interesting ones, and any feud that Rock is involved is an interesting feud.

WWE won't mind The Rock as the WWE Universal Champion for a while because of the mainstream attention that it gets, and the publicity that it will receive. In simpler terms, Rock as the Universal Champion is the best for the business.

#5 Bobby Lashley

Bobby Lashley

The Destroyer Bobby Lashley made his WWE return on the night after Wrestlemania to a massive reception from the crowd. He has blown hot and cold since his return. He has gone from defeating Roman Reigns in pay-per-view to not featuring at all in another pay-per-view.

Bobby has all the tools to become the next Universal Champion of WWE. His matching with the Man of the Hour, Lio Rush, is doing wonders to his character already. Lashley can challenge Roman for a match for the Universal Championship on the back of a win against him at the Extreme Rules event.

A heel turn in the near future can go a long way for Bobby Lashley in his quest for the Universal Championship.