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: n/a?
Explanation: We'll see how they plan on splitting these unified titles after WrestleMania.
WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Universal Champion: Roman Reigns
Prediction for Next Champion: The Rock
Explanation: I'm confident WWE has absolutely no plan right now for who the next in line may be. The idea is just "Reigns will retain until we think of something or we need to put the belt on someone else for some reason." However, if there are two people who could be considered a bigger priority to win the title instead of Reigns holding it until someone like Gable Steveson gets his footing, it would be either Brock Lesnar or The Rock. Considering how the bigger story overall is Rock vs Roman, maybe there's a chance they give The Rock the title at the end of all this and he has a short reign (and maybe even loses it back to Roman and they start the whole cycle up again).
RAW WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Raw Women's Champion: Bianca Belair
Prediction for Next Champion: No idea at the moment.
Explanation: WrestleMania isn't even over. Let's see what happens in a few days at least before I just randomly toss out Charlotte Flair's name or something.
SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current SmackDown Women's Champion: Ronda Rousey
Prediction for Next Champion: Becky Lynch
Explanation: WrestleMania 39.
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Intercontinental Champion: Ricochet
Prediction for Next Champion: Happy Corbin or Madcap Moss
Explanation: I wasn't expecting Ricochet to beat Sami Zayn, so that was a pleasant surprise. Obviously, the next candidate is more than likely a heel who is already on SmackDown, rather than being switched over (although that's a possibility, always). Given that lineup, Happy Corbin is the one who stands out to me the most, though Madcap Moss has a shot, too.
WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
Current United States Champion: Theory
Prediction for Next Champion: Tommaso Ciampa
Explanation: Let's keep the title on Theory for a good while and let him have a solid run. Then, when its time for him to move on to something better, maybe the best person in the range of this belt will be someone who is currently on SmackDown or NXT. However, in the meantime, looking at the pure Raw roster, I'll go with Tommaso Ciampa (even though I think he'll turn heel and not be in the best position for this).
RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Raw Tag Team Champions: RK-Bro
Prediction for Next Champions: The Usos
Explanation: It sure seems like WWE is in this "The Bloodline should have all the titles they can and unify things" mood, doesn't it? Considering the level of credibility The Usos have, they're the best suited to dethrone Randy Orton and Riddle even without having the other belts.
SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current SmackDown Tag Team Champions: The Usos
Prediction for Next Champions: The New Day
Explanation: I don't think WWE has any idea, so the best thing I can do is guess the top team. More than likely, two singles stars will be paired together to win this instead of it being a proper tag team.
WWE WOMEN'S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Women's Tag Team Champions: Naomi and Sasha Banks
Prediction for Next Champions: Two randomly paired people
Explanation: Knowing WWE, they'll put two people together like they did with most of the previous pairs. They'll wait until something manifests out of thin air and just go with the flow. There's no way there are actual plans in mind of building to something.
WWE 24/7 CHAMPIONSHIP
Current 24/7 Champion: Dana Brooke
Projections: This belt is meaningless and changes hands at random. It almost entirely revolves around a few names. Currently, those are predominantly Dana Brooke, Reggie and Tamina with the regulars Akira Tozawa and R-Truth. There isn't any reason to try to predict the next one.
NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Champion: Bron Breakker
Prediction for Next Champions: Carmelo Hayes
Explanation: If not Carmelo Hayes, the other options I could see taking the title are Grayson Waller and in a distant third, Von Wagner.
NXT WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Women's Champion: Mandy Rose
Prediction for Next Champion: Nikkita Lyons
Explanation: You don't see her being a big star?
NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Current North American Champion: Cameron Grimes
Prediction for Next Champion: Grayson Waller
Explanation: I don't think Waller will be the next NXT champion, so this is the next best thing.
NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Tag Team Champions: Pretty Deadly
Prediction for Next Champions: The Creed Brothers
Explanation: I thought this would happen at Stand & Deliver. Clearly, I was wrong. After MSK vacated the titles, I then figured Pretty Deadly would get the belts next so The Creed Brothers have something to chase. Let's see if that ultimately plays out. But there's always a chance Dexter Lumis and Duke Hudson win the titles instead, or something.
NXT WOMEN'S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Tag Team Champions: Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne)
Prediction for Next Champions: A team that doesn't exist yet
Explanation: With the way WWE approaches tag teams, especially in the women's division, especially in NXT, just look at the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and you'll see no teams really exist. Maybe Cora Jade teams with someone to win the belts, since they passed over her for the NXT Women's Championship.
NXT UNITED KINGDOM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current United Kingdom Champion: Ilja Dragunov
Prediction for Next Champion: Jordan Devlin
Explanation: Jordan Devlin keeps sticking out to me as the obvious choice, but they keep making it almost too obvious and circling around him. Is that just to dance around not putting the title on him too fast, or am I seeing something that isn't there? I get the sense they like him a lot, just like Dragunov, and that he's the logical next in line, so I'll keep him as my prediction until someone new comes along that convinces me otherwise.
NXT UNITED KINGDOM WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current United Kingdom Women's Champion: Meiko Satomura
Prediction for Next Champion: Blair Davenport
Explanation: Aoife Valkyrie originally was my pick. Then, it was Blair Davenport. I'm convinced she was going to win it in the match she got injured, so when she's able to return, I think they'll put the belt on her. If not Davenport, McKenzie having a relationship with Satomura. Maybe they go the route of the student overcoming the teacher.
NXT UNITED KINGDOM TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current United Kingdom Tag Team Champions: Ashton Smith and Oliver Carter
Prediction for Next Champions: Die Familie
Explanation: Teoman and Rohan Raja, Rohan Raja and Charlie Dempsey, or a combination of the three working in tandem with the Freebird Rule.
NXT UNITED KINGDOM HERITAGE CUP
Current United Kingdom Heritage Cup Champion: Noam Dar
Prediction for Next Champions: Joe Coffey
Explanation: I had Noam Dar down as my next champion for SO long, and then switched it to Jordan Devlin only for Noam Dar to win it. Ha. So now, I'm going with my gut for as long as I can and I'm saying Joe Coffey wins this next. If it ends up being Rampage Brown, my second pick, grrr.
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