Wrestlemania 35: 3 possible reasons why Seth Rollins could lose against Brock Lesnar

Seth Rollins is set to face Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal championship at the Grandest Stage Of Them All. Rollins earned the opportunity by outlasting 29 other men in the royal rumble match. Out of Universal champion Brock Lesnar and WWE champion Daniel Bryan, Rollins chose to challenge Lesnar.

The champion laid out the challenger with vicious F5s on the same night. This match is one of the more anticipated ones because of the fact that Lesnar has held the Universal title hostage for a long time.

But, here are 3 possible reasons why Seth Rollins could possibly lose at Wrestlemania 35:

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#1 Moving to Smackdown Live

Back in 2018, WWE signed a five-year agreement with Fox for Smackdown Live. The deal will commence from Oct 4, 2019. It will give Fox two hours of live event programming for 52 weeks each year. The new deal is worth $205 million annually, and $1.025 billion over the duration of the whole contract.

With such a huge deal in place, WWE needs to put some of the biggest superstars on the roster to the blue brand. Smackdown Live currently has Daniel Bryan, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Kevin Owens, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair as its top draw superstars. Now some of the superstars are probably going to shift to RAW during the superstar shake-up. Becky Lynch and Charlotte are feuding for the RAW women's championship, so one, if not both can be expected to move to the red side. AJ Styles has done almost everything on Smackdown Live and change of brands would be the best for the Phenomenal One.

With the outflux of top superstars, Smackdown Live would need a top superstar to balance the books. Seth Rollins is the best choice for that. There is no bigger babyface than the Architect in the company. Also, having Rollins on Smackdown Live would draw people towards the blue brand and it would be "best for business" for the WWE and Fox partnership.

#2 Return of Roman Reigns

The return of Roman Reigns after the hiatus due to leukemia is probably the most feel-good factor in WWE in recent times. Back in October, the Big Dog had to relinquish the WWE Universal championship because of leukemia resurfacing again. Reigns returned to Monday Night Raw last month and announced that he is in remission.

Roman Reigns faced-off against Drew Mcintyre, Baron Corbin, and Bobby Lashley alongside Shield brothers Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose at Fastlane. It is no secret that Vince Mcmohan sees Reigns as the poster boy of WWE; the next John Cena. While Roman was out, WWE had to put the Universal back on Brock Lesnar. No other challenger has managed to dethrone the Beast. Now, with Reigns back in the company, it is only a matter of when not if WWE decides to push Roman as the top superstar again.

One hindrance to Reigns' big push would be in the form of Seth Rollins. If a face Reigns beats a face Rollins for the Universal champion down the line, the crowd would mostly reject Roman Reigns. So, to avoid such an occurrence WWE would most likely avoid putting the Universal title on Seth Rollins' shoulders.

#3 Brock Lesnar staying after Wrestlemania 35

Brock Lesnar has the most lavish contract in the whole of WWE, minimum working days for maximum pay. Every Wrestlemania season, a common topic of discussion is whether decides to stay with WWE or leave the company. It is the same this year also.

There have been rumors circulating for some time that Brock might go back to UFC and fight Daniel Cormier. But the fight between Brock and Cormier might not happen anytime soon. Daniel Cormier suffered from injuries at UFC 230 and is taking some time off from UFC. With the fight against Cormier potentially off the table, Lesnar might decide to stay with WWE for the long haul. Brock Lesnar is a huge draw for any company he is in, so Vince Mcmohan would happily keep him on the books. At 41 years of age, WWE might be Lesnar's last big chance for a huge paycheck.

If Lesnar decides to stay in the company for a long time, it is very difficult to see anyone beating him for the Universal title other than Roman Reigns.