Got an idea of how to take the Universal belt off Brock and cement Daniel Bryan as 'the man' (taking from Austin / Hart WM13 and Angle Benoit RR03):
Royal Rumble: Final two are Bryan and Reigns. Bryan eliminates Roman to make up for IIRC 2015 when Bryan got screwed.
Build up is around how small Bryan is, he can't take Brock on etc.
Early in the match Bryn hits the knee and slices Lesnar's head ear to ear, full on Muta kinda blood (something nobody's done since he's come back). Lesnar's remains pretty dominant but Bryan keeps hitting shots that have a greater impact. The match continues and the ring mat just looks red. You can do all sorts of crazy spots through tables etc and have Bryan get some close calls in, (mabe even have one where Brock has to get his foot on the ropes - could be a good swerve if the ref doesn't see and counts three, Heyman can point out the foot so the match continues) but then, instead of Brock then winning, he goes for an F5 and Bryan, somehow, turns it to the Yes lock.
Now, this spot will last a while. Brock stays on the lock for a while, gets to roll over, but Bryan holds on. Brock gets to his feet, but Bryan still holds on. Brock, on his feet, runs Bryan into the turnbuckles, but Bryan holds on. Now the mat is soaked on Brock's blood. Brock then goes to stand again, gets to one knee, but then collapses. Bryan keeps holding on and the ref lifts the hand and it drops 3 times for Bryan to win the title.
It protects Brock as he never actually got pinned or submitted, all the while cements Bryan as the man as (a) he's the first to bust Brock open, (b) gets a visual pinfall when Brock has his foot on the ropes and (c) survives with enough left over to apply his finish and keep it on to the point of Brock passing out.