Without a title after his WrestleMania loss, Brock Lesnar is free to go some interesting ways with his next feud in WWE.

There are seemingly endless options. But if WWE wants to keep Lesnar away from the universal title now that it will be regularly defended on Raw, his next fight has to feel like a big match without gold. A heavyweight bout.

Narrowing the field a bit, guys like Braun Strowman and Samoa Joe will likely be busy elsewhere and have already feuded with Lesnar anyway. The Undertaker isn't walking back through that door for a match. Lesnar fighting John Cena or Triple H again would be tiresome.

The most obvious candidate is right in front of everyone: Bobby Lashley.

It doesn't get much more big-fight feel than that. WWE has done a good job lately of building up smaller guys like Daniel Bryan and Finn Balor before their matches with Lesnar. Lashley doesn't need any help. He's a monster in his own right and—even better—also has a professional fighting background.

And for those who want to point out Lesnar fought some of the best the MMA world has to offer while Lashley drummed up his record against iffy competition, so what? This is wrestling, where a small guy like Bryan almost beat Lesnar. Relax.

Part of this idea is attractive simply from a physicality standpoint. Few guys can stand in the ring with Lesnar and look physically intimidating. Lashley is one of those rare Superstars.

But part of it stems from Lashley's recent WrestleMania performance. He dropped the intercontinental title while putting over Balor's Demon character, but he looked like a million bucks in doing so:

A small shift but an intimidating one. And it goes beyond the look, as Lashley seemed to turn it up a notch on the biggest stage, pulling out some agile, if not gravity-defying, moves for a man of his size.

Rest assured Lashley would pull out a similar performance against Lesnar. And WWE could use it on big stages that aren't 'Mania too. They have a show in Saudi Arabia to book. Lashley himself made a good point on social media:

There is always an outside chance WWE keeps Lesnar away from Raw now anyway. SmackDown makes the shift to Fox this year, and one can presume the transition means more sports-esque programming. Throwing a storied MMA fighter like Lesnar on the blue brand makes sense following this train of thought, as does having Lashley serve as his main opposition.

This probably sounds bad to folks who haven't seen some of Lashley's non-WWE work over the past few years. But when he's been given time on the mic, he's done well. WWE has simply botched his character since his return in April 2018. He has hardly remained afloat while being assigned shticks like smacking his butt on live television.

Lashley can hold his own on the mic and build a feud, but it doesn't hurt he could still have Lio Rush serving as his mouthpiece to combat Paul Heyman in this scenario. These two don't need a ton of storytelling in the first place, but there are positive chips in place to work in some talking.

Keep in mind Lashley has hinted he might dip back into MMA too. So on paper, he and Lesnar could go all out in a memorable match before diving into the world of combat sports with an understandable reason for being missing from WWE programming.

Overall, a feud like this would knock a ton of items off a list at once. It gives fans a unique flavor they haven't had before and crosses the hardcore and casual fan boundaries at once. It gives Lesnar respectable competition he doesn't have to be around for often to build up, and it pulls Lashley out of a strange purgatory and likely prevents another fall to the midcard, where he will spin his wheels.

Perhaps best of all, it keeps Lesnar out of the title picture so new guys can emerge on that front too. Not that Lashley doesn't deserve fighting for the top of the card, but he would slot in well in a heavyweight bout most wrestlers won't ever get to experience.

If WWE wants a fresh feud and big-fight feel, Lashley can offer it in the ring with Lesnar, even if he isn't the first name to come to mind.