Who are the current champions in WWE? Who do I think will beat them for the title?
Here is a list of all the WWE Superstars who are holding a title right now and some predictions for who may dethrone them to become the next champion.
UNDISPUTED WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Champion: Cody Rhodes
Prediction for Next Champion: Gunther or Randy Orton
Explanation: I'll admit, with the way WrestleMania went down, I have no clue where they're going with this haphazard story, especially after pivoting over to Gunther. I don't think they know, either.
WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Roman Reigns
Prediction for Next Champion: Bron Breakker
Explanation: I think we're getting a variation of the original plan, which was supposedly Roman Reigns beating Seth Rollins for this belt and then losing it to Bron Breakker at SummerSlam. OTC beats Punk at Mania, holds it until Minneapolis and drops it to Breakker there.
WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Undisputed Women's Champion: Rhea Ripley
Prediction for Next Champion: No idea
Explanation: I would love to see Chelsea Green win this, but I can't imagine that's at all a chance. Jade Cargill winning it back is certainly a possibility. Charlotte Flair is one to watch out for, too. I don't think Jacy Jayne will be the next in line, but I do think she's at least within the bubble, as is Blake Monroe.
WWE WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Women's World Champion: Liv Morgan
Prediction for Next Champion: No idea right now
Explanation: Immediately following Morgan's win at WrestleMania, nobody stands out to me as an obvious next in line. I'll update this once I think of someone worth predicting with any bit of confidence, as it's a total blind guess for me right now. It could be Iyo Sky or maybe an eventual return of Naomi. I don't think Stephanie Vaquer will just win it back.
MEN'S WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Intercontinental Champion: Penta
Prediction for Next Champion: Ethan Page
WWE WOMEN'S INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion: Becky Lynch
Prediction for Next Champion: Sol Ruca or Iyo Sky
Explanation: If not these two, who?
MEN'S WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE United States Champion: Trick Williams
Prediction for Next Champion: Carmelo Hayes?
Explanation: Maybe?
WWE WOMEN'S UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Women's United States Champion: Tiffany Stratton
Prediction for Next Champion: Chelsea Green, Jacy Jayne, or Blake Monroe
Explanation: You can never bet on Jordynne Grace winning anything, so it has to be one of these top heels.
WWE WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current World Tag Team Champions: The Vision (Austin Theory & Logan Paul)
Prediction for Next Champions: The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso)
Explanation: I thought The Usos would win the titles back, but now I'm not so sure. Maybe they still do, and WWE is just taking a longer route with some detours.
WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Tag Team Champions: Damian Priest & R-Truth
Prediction for Next Champions: MFT
Explanation: Well my Motor City Machine Guns prediction sure didn't work out well, did it?
WWE WOMEN'S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Women's Tag Team Champions: Brie Bella & Paige
Prediction for Next Champions: Literally any team is an option
Explanation: Maybe when Nikki Bella is ready to go, she and Brie turn on Paige? Or do they just give the belts to Roxanne and Raquel or some other team?
WWE NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Champion: Tony D'Angelo
Prediction for Next Champions: Keanu Carver
Explanation: With the reset, Carver is one of the guys they're pushing, but he's not the only one. Naraku and Mason Rook are viable options, too.
WWE NXT WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Women's Champion: Lola Vice
Prediction for Next Champion: Kelani Jordan
Explanation: I'm actually on the fence about whether Vice or Jordan will be called up to the main roster, so this is a split decision for me. If Jordan gets promoted, then she obviously isn't winning it from Vice, and my next prediction would probably be Kali Armstrong.
WWE NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Current North American Champion: Myles Borne
Prediction for Next Champion: Jackson Drake
Explanation: I originally thought Charlie Dempsey would have a shot at this, given his past with Borne, but WWE has decided BirthRight needs to be a bunch of losers. All the newcomers like Naraku and Mason Rook could win this, as could Keanu Carver, Tristan Angels, Kam Hendrix, Shiloh Hill, etc, but I'm going to say they give the belt to Drake.
WWE NXT WOMEN'S NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Women's North American Champion: Tatum Paxley
Prediction for Next Champion: Zaria
Explanation: This is very tough to call, but since Zaria is going for this belt instead of the NXT Women's Championship, I'll say her.
WWE NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Tag Team Champions: The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes)
Prediction for Next Champions: OTM
Explanation: OTM continues to be a team WWE keeps going back to for random pushes, so they must like them enough to want to give them the ball at some point. DarkState has a lot of attention on them all the time, though, so they could very well just win it back.
WWE SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Speed Champions: Lexis King
Prediction for Next Champions: Sean Legacy
Explanation: Can we limit his uber-babyface pep talk speeches to 3 minutes per month? I think he's very talented, but good lord is that white meat babyface shtick a little nauseating.
WWE SPEED WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Speed Women's Champions: Wren Sinclair
Prediction for Next Champions: Thea Hail
Explanation: I'm going to keep her name in this until I can't anymore, trying to wish it to happen.
WWE NXT HERITAGE CUP
Current NXT Heritage Cup Champion: Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo
Prediction for Next Champions: n/a
Explanation: I've been saying for years that they should retire this. It seems like they've just decided not to feature it anymore, but haven't removed it from the site or given any explanation to it. So what are we doing here?
MEN'S WWE EVOLVE CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE EVOLVE Champion: Aaron Rourke
Prediction for Next Champions: Harlem Lewis
Explanation: I didn't expect Aaron Rourke to be the guy to beat Jackson Drake, and they keep bypassing Harlem Lewis. Braxton Cole already lost as well, so even though Lewis could come back around, I think Cole is out of the running. Kam Hendrix is now on NXT, so no. Tristan Angels is also on NXT, so while I think he would've been a go-to pick, I don't see how they put the belt on him and not just do the whole "you have to vacate it because you're on NXT" gimmick, right? So I guess I'm back to Lewis as the safest bet, even though I think Max Abrams is being pushed enough that I could see them going with him as another option, too.
WOMEN'S WWE EVOLVE CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE EVOLVE Women's Champion: Wendy Choo
Prediction for Next Champions: PJ Vasa
Explanation: I'm glad Choo got the belt. I don't think she'll hold it for long, but it's cool that she's getting some recognition after all this time. Zena Sterling, Chantel Monroe (when she's healed), and any random new signing could also be in the mix.
MEN'S WWE ID CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE ID Women's Champion: Cappuccino Jones
Prediction for Next Champions: n/a
Explanation: It isn't worth trying to predict how people who aren't truly signed to the company can win titles on house shows that aren't aired.
WOMEN'S WWE ID CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE ID Women's Champion: Laynie Luck
Prediction for Next Champions: n/a
Explanation: There's no use in predicting it, to be honest, just the same as the men's.
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