5 Best Candidates To Dethrone WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns

There was a time - that's not even too distant a memory - when the same argument was being made for who would eventually tear the title away from Brock Lesnar, so it's hard to think of a more likely choice than The Beast himself. It would undoubtedly return to something that fans aren't too keen to see, but what could be more on-brand for WWE than that?

Lesnar has been away for some time now, as fans haven't seen him since he lost the WWE Championship to McIntyre at WrestleMania 36. As of right now, he's not technically under contract with the company, but his alumni profile was moved to the Raw roster on WWE.com earlier this month, so it might be time to print the "welcome back" banner.

While The Beast Incarnate and the former Shield brother have battled before, it would be entirely different this time, as Reigns has completely new energy behind him, and the distance will have allowed Lesnar to regain some of his goodwill. A match between them would be a real clash of the titans, and it's one that Lesnar could very believably win, as he's one of the most strongly booked wrestlers in company history.