Brock Lesnar Has Nothing to Lose at WrestleMania 34

Brock Lesnar is heading for a showdown with Roman Reigns at WWE WrestleMania on April 8. The Beast Incarnate is out to prove his dominance over the Raw roster and more importantly, over The Big Dog. It’s a return match from WrestleMania 31 and it’s moving forward whether fans want it or not.

They don’t want it because Reigns is likely going to win. He is the face of WWE after all and he has conquered every obstacle put in his path. But he has never conquered The Conqueror. The only problem is Brock Lesnar has nothing to lose.

The Universal champion is not a man; he’s a machine. It doesn’t matter if he was knocked down. It also doesn’t matter if he lost. The only thing that matters is every time he goes down, he gets right back up. He also wins much more than he ever loses.

Lesnar is 34-9 since his return in 2012 and the majority of his wins weren’t even close. He’s portrayed as the unbeatable monster and nothing can slow him down. Even the loss to Goldberg at the Survivor Series in 2016 was sold as a fluke, which was validated when Lesnar won at WrestleMania 33.

So what happens at WrestleMania 34? Brock Lesnar will step into the ring with Reigns and the beast will dominate. He will toss Reigns around like a rag doll and he will do everything in his power to destroy him. Fans will cheer and though Reigns will fight, he will struggle.

Brock Lesnar is still Brock Lesnar. That means despite who he faces, he’s still going to look superhuman. Reigns may be the top guy but he will have to wear his working boots when he steps into the ring against The Beast Incarnate.

But in the end, Lesnar is losing the match. He’s losing the WWE Universal Championship. Then he’s likely leaving WWE again, perhaps for the last time. That may sound as though he will come up short everywhere it counts, but that could not be further from the truth.

This is not the story of a man that’s trying to hold on to his spot. Lesnar is not the veteran lifer who sees the young guns coming after him and is fighting to stay on top. He’s not working for the betterment of the company in mind and he’s not building the next guy in the process.

Brock Lesnar is doing this for himself. Period. He’s there for the paycheck and though fans may hate him for it, there’s really no reason to. This is the situation WWE created when Lesnar came back to the part-time contract he’s enjoyed for nearly six years.

Lesnar is just playing his part. Common sense says that he obviously would not want to lose if meant looking bad. After all, he is one of the most experienced and athletic big men in the company right now. Anyone in his shoes would only want to do business if it’s done in the right way.

But when it comes to whether or not he should lose to Reigns, the easy answer is the right one. Of course he should lose to Reigns. Not only will he likely not have a problem with it, he probably doesn’t even care if he wrestles again.

There won’t be a return match. What would be the point? Reigns couldn’t get past Lesnar the first time. But Reigns has beaten everyone else in the company; no one else remains. Lesnar is the only one still standing. Once Reigns beats Lesnar, the story will come full circle for both men. At this point, there’s no point in booking Lesnar to win. It just doesn’t make sense.

Any other time, losing a title can be a big deal to the man dropping it. But that’s not the case with Brock Lesnar. The Universal Championship is nothing more than a prop for him, as the company never took the time to actually book it the right way.

He won the strap on April 2 at WrestleMania 33. His first title defense was at Great Balls of Fire on July 9. The next four title matches came during July, August and September of 2017. His last two defenses occurred in January and March of 2018. Of the seven matches, only five were on pay-per-view. Months pass between his appearances and meanwhile everyone in the heavyweight division is chasing a championship that’s just not there.

That is not how a new top title should be built. The idea of the Universal Championship was laughed at in the beginning and not much has changed since then. Lesnar is a dominant Superstar. He is everything WWE says he is and much more. Had he been a full-time competitor, he would likely have earned the respect of everyone in the audience. He may even be the heel over the babyface Reigns right now.

But Lesnar doesn’t care and Reigns cares more than anything. That should work in Reigns’ favor but it doesn’t. Though it’s not entirely his fault, Reigns is the babyface that many fans love to hate. He’s the top guy but he’s not the most popular guy.

However Lesnar, through no fault of his own, doesn’t have to be anything. He’s just there. He’s holding the title and he’s sticking around long enough to drop it to Reigns. When WrestleMania 34 is over, Reigns will surely still be under fire and he will still deal with the hate. He’s always going to face the critics and he’s always going to have an uphill battle.

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Brock Lesnar doesn’t have a care in the world. He can walk away with nothing but he really has nothing to lose.