Who are the current champions in WWE?
Who do I think will beat them for the title?
WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Champion: Roman Reigns
Prediction for Next Champion: Cody Rhodes
Explanation: I'm worried WWE doesn't just want Roman to go past
1,000 days, but to surpass
Hulk Hogan's run to take him into September 2024. I'm HOPING, though, that Cody Rhodes beats him for the belts at WrestleMania 40.
WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Universal Champion: Roman Reigns
Prediction for Next Champion: Cody Rhodes
Explanation: I'm worried WWE doesn't just want Roman to go past
1,000 days, but to surpass
Hulk Hogan's run to take him into September 2024. I'm HOPING, though,
that Cody Rhodes beats him for the belts at WrestleMania 40..
WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Seth Rollins
Prediction for Next Champion: I don't know.
Explanation: WrestleMania 40 seemed like it was going to CM Punk. With this whole Cody Rhodes thing, I'm kind of wanting to just say Damian Priest cashes in to win at Mania instead.
WWE UNDISPUTED WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Undisputed Women's Champion: Iyo Sky
Prediction for Next Champion: Bayley
Explanation: WrestleMania 40.
WWE WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Women's World Champion: Rhea Ripley
Prediction for Next Champion: Becky Lynch
Explanation: I don't think it's necessarily guaranteed that Becky wins the title from Rhea at WrestleMania 40, but who else could even stand a chance?
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Intercontinental Champion: Gunther
Prediction for Next Champion: Kazuchika Okada?
Explanation: Oh man. I have no idea, especially with the controversies popping up and changing the WrestleMania card. I don't think anyone is winning this title until after WrestleMania and after the draft, to be honest.
WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE United States Champion: Logan Paul
Prediction for Next Champion: LA Knight
Explanation: WrestleMania?
RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Raw Tag Team Champions: The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest)
Prediction for Next Champions: This depends on if they split the Raw and SmackDown belts.
Explanation: Are we splitting Priest and Balor to separate the belts? If so, then there are a number of different ways they can take this. DIY, Awesome Truth, Creed Brothers, Street Profits, maybe even some new team.
SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current SmackDown Tag Team Champions: The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest)
Prediction for Next Champions: This depends on if they split the Raw and SmackDown belts.
Explanation: Are we splitting Priest and Balor to separate the belts? If so, then
there are a number of different ways they can take this. DIY, Awesome Truth, Creed Brothers, Street Profits, maybe even some new team.
WWE WOMEN'S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Women's Tag Team Champions: The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane)
Prediction for Next Champions: n/a at the moment
Explanation: I can't really make a prediction until after Elimination Chamber to see where we're at. Nobody stands out to me as the go-to options. These belts might not even change hands at WrestleMania if there aren't any solid enough competitors.
NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Champion: Ilja Dragunov
Prediction for Next Champions: Trick Williams
Explanation: NXT Stand & Deliver.
NXT WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Women's Champion: Lyra Valkyria
Prediction for Next Champion: Roxanne Perez
Explanation: I had thought Cora Jade was the plan for Stand & Deliver. Now that she's torn her ACL, that's obviously not going to happen (if that ever even was the plan to begin with). This is now making me think they're going to turn Roxanne heel and go with her.
NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Current North American Champion: Oba Femi
Prediction for Next Champion: No idea
Explanation: Well hot damn, I didn't expect Oba Femi to win the NXT Breakout Tournament originally, let alone to cash in his title shot so quickly after and beat Dragon Lee, especially since Femi had been presented as more of a babyface. I expect him to hold it well into 2024, and I have absolutely no idea who could take it off him, as they seem to be pushing Josh Briggs toward a heel role and Von Wagner can't accomplish anything worthwhile.
NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Tag Team Champions: The Wolf Dogs (Baron Corbin and Bron Breakker)
Prediction for Next Champions: Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows
Explanation: I could see them dropping the belts at Stand & Deliver, but there isn't a single team that immediately stands out to me right now as the next in line to be the ones to dethrone them, unless the game plan is to just pivot over to The Good Brothers since The O.C. seems to be falling apart.
NXT HERITAGE CUP
Current NXT Heritage Cup Champion: Charlie Dempsey
Prediction for Next Champions: Nobody at the moment
Explanation: FINALLY, I can stop pitching the idea that Dempsey should be holding this cup. Hopefully, he holds it for a long time, if not outright retires it.
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