Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar in the opening contest of Wrestlemania 35 to become the new Universal Champion. It was a long time coming as the fans wanted to see the ‘reign of terror’ of Lesnar to end where a regular superstar would pick up the title. Rollins was the rightmost person to pick up the belt and go on to make it look prestigious.
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With that being said, here comes the need of defending the Universal Championship on a regular basis. The first pay-per-view title match will be waiting for Seth Rollins at the Money in the Bank PPV event in the form of a dream match. None other than AJ Styles will be facing the Architect finally culminating the much-anticipated contest.
Many of the fans anticipate that AJ Styles may become the new Universal Champion defeating Seth Rollins, fair and square. However, the betting odds are against AJ as revealed by SkyBet.com. It clearly suggests that the reigning champion will retain the title but that’s not likely to happen before these two put up a clinic.
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In fact, WWE has already planted the seeds of the next rivalry for Seth Rollins over the Universal Championship. Baron Corbin pinned the champion in a tag team contest that should earn him a title match once Money in the Bank gets over. This is the same lineup reserved for the upcoming house shows of the WWE suggesting the feud is already planned between these two.
However, there could be a change in the plan due to WWE’s TV rating declines in recent times. Fans may not love to see the repeated rivalry of Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin. So Slice Wrestling hinted that WWE officials may change Rollins’ future opponent in due course, (courtesy wwfoldschool.com)
“Slice Wrestling is reporting that the Universal Championship feud between Rollins & Corbin could get canceled due to the current drop in viewership. For those who don’t know, WWE is currently under a lot of pressure from their TV partners due to record low viewership numbers.”
