Braun Strowman is the Money in the Bank briefcase holder for the year 2018. He overcame the resistance of seven other superstars to become the winner of this gimmick match. Now he has the ultimate opportunity to become the next Universal Champion when Brock Lesnar returns.
However, it looks like WWE will not give Braun Strowman a shot at the earliest. Currently, there’s no confirmation on the next Universal Championship match. We have hoped to see one at the upcoming Summerslam event. But that is highly uncertain after Brock Lesnar showed up at UFC 226.
He will feature in a UFC Heavyweight Championship match in the future. It could happen at the end of this year. So, there should be no bar for the beast incarnate to appear at the biggest event of the summer in August. It is why sources like Brad Sheperd or cagesideseats.com confirmed Summerslam appearance for him.
Roman Reigns is still the front-runner when it comes to his challenger. He is set to face Bobby Lashley in a singles contest at Extreme Rules. It is an unofficial number one contender’s match for the Universal title. The popular belief is that Reigns will win this to challenge Brock Lesnar, again.
So this is when the fan backlash will begin. They are tired of seeing this match over and over again. This time around there are good chances that Reigns could take the title away from Lesnar. When the fans start to think disgusting about this win, Braun Strowman will enter.
He will cash in the MITB briefcase on either Lesnar or Reigns to leave Summerslam as the new Universal Champion. You can imagine the pop from the crowd when this happens. The fans start worshipping this monster as their saviour. So this could be the ultimate twist in-store on August 19th.
Technically, this could be the best storyline angle for the Universal Championship. Braun Strowman is more than ‘over’ with the crowd and the number one entertainer when it comes to WWE Raw. So giving him with the title will benefit a lot to the show. We will have to wait whether WWE pulls the trigger on him at the right time.