4 Reasons Brock Lesnar should defeat Braun Strowman at Royal Rumble

In just under two weeks at the WWE's annual Royal Rumble event, Brock Lesnar will defend his Universal Championship against Braun Strowman.

The two men last met at WWE Crown Jewel, where Lesnar made quick work of his opponent thanks to interference from the then acting General Manager, Baron Corbin.

Fans were outraged at the company's decision to put the belt back on Lesnar, and many will be hoping that Strowman can finally capture the belt from the Beast Incarnate at the Royal Rumble.

That, however, seems highly unlikely. While fans would like to see Strowman win the match, many people are expecting Lesnar to walk away with his belt intact. As controversial as it may seem as well, this would prove to be the right decision.

Let's take a look at four reasons why that is the case.

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#4 Strowman's injuries

Strowman has been nursing injuries recently

Braun Strowman's recent injuries woes look to have dealt a serious blow to the Monster Among Men's chances of capturing the Universal title.

Strowman has been nursing a shoulder injury for some time now, and it still remains unclear as to whether or not he is going to be fully fit come the Royal Rumble.

WWE creative has had to deal with a lot over the last few months, and it seems highly unlikely that they would risk putting the belt on Strowman, only for him to aggravate his injuries in the build-up to WrestleMania.

#3 Strowman is not ready

Strowman has not proven himself in the main event

Strowman's in-ring career and popularity took a major boost when he feuded with Roman Reigns in early 2017, and ever since then, fans have been making claims that he was destined to be the company's next big star.

However, since then, Strowman has done very little to prove that this is the case. He is not proven as a draw and has failed to deliver anything particularly memorable from an in-ring standpoint.

While he has an undeniably likeable presence outside of the ring, he is yet to do anything that really screams main-event star.

Maybe having him win the title at a smaller event later in the year will give the WWE a chance to test him out, but given the fact that is WrestleMania season and the company are trying to bring in viewers, this makes no sense right now.

#2 Bigger draw at WrestleMania 35

Lesnar is a proven draw for the company

Whether fans want to admit it or not, Brock Lesnar is one of the biggest draws the WWE have at their disposal and having him main-event WrestleMania 35 is a much safer option than going for an unknown like Braun Strowman.

While Strowman is undeniably popular with the WWE Universe, he has zero mainstream appeal, and will not help draw an audience to what is traditionally the company's most popular show of the year.

There is an argument to be made that having Strowman main-event Mania would be an effective way of introducing him to the wider world, but given the fact that the WWE has been taking a beating in ratings in recent months, it seems like too big of a risk at this stage.

Lesnar is a proven hit and he has an excellent history of making memorable moments at WrestleMania.

#1 Seth Rollins getting the big victory at WrestleMania

Rollins is the favourite to win the Royal Rumble

Not only is Brock Lesnar a considerably bigger draw than Braun Strowman at WrestleMania 35, but it also makes a lot more sense from a narrative perspective to have Seth Rollins, the presumed Royal Rumble winner, conquer Lesnar at the event.

For the best part of five years now, Lesnar has been booked as the big bad beast of the WWE, and very few superstars have been granted a clean victory against him, even Roman Reigns' victory at SummerSlam was somewhat tainted by Braun Strowman's presence at ringside.

Having Rollins finally conquer The Beast at Mania secures his place as the next big star of the WWE, and also brings a much more satisfying end to Brock Lesnar's reign of dominance in the WWE.