Who are the current champions in WWE?
Who do I think will beat them for the title?
WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Champion: Bobby Lashley
Prediction for Next Champion: Drew McIntyre
Explanation: WrestleMania. Yawn. They couldn't have come up with something better than this hot potato 11th hour stuff? They had a full year to plan stuff out.
WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Universal Champion: Roman Reigns
Prediction for Next Champion: Edge
Explanation: I don't buy 100% into Edge winning the title. However, it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility for him to dethrone Reigns, just to drop the title back a month later.
RAW WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Raw Women's Champion: Asuka
Prediction for Next Champion: Rhea Ripley
Explanation: WrestleMania.
SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current SmackDown Women's Champion: Sasha Banks
Prediction for Next Champion: Bianca Belair
Explanation: If Belair doesn't win the title, who else will? Bayley again? How pointless would that be?
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Intercontinental Champion: Big E
Prediction for Next Champion: Apollo Crews
Explanation: I'm not sold on Crews winning the belt at WrestleMania 37, but after six other attempts, if he doesn't win it then, he's never winning it from Big E. I don't think WWE has a better plan other than that, either. Maybe it's not a bet I'd take, but it's the smartest bet you can make at the moment.
WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
Current United States Champion: Matt Riddle
Prediction for Next Champion: Keith Lee
Explanation: I had thought WrestleMania, but Lee's injury has put that on hold. If not, maybe Sheamus wins it from Riddle and drops it to Lee.
RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Raw Tag Team Champions: The New Day
Prediction for Next Champions: AJ Styles and Omos
Explanation: I didn't see this one coming, but as soon as AJ Styles and Omos came out to talk about this idea, I can't help but to go in that direction for my prediction. It's a shame The Hurt Business was just pushed aside like that.
SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current SmackDown Tag Team Champions: Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode
Prediction for Next Champions: Dominik Mysterio and Rey Mysterio
Explanation: Dominik and Rey Mysterio, The Street Profits and Alpha Academy lost a Fatal 4-Way. Theoretically, none of them deserve to be the next champions. But unless The Usos just win it next, despite that being heel/heel, who else is there? I guess I'll just keep my prediction about The Mysterios for now.
WWE WOMEN'S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Women's Tag Team Champions: Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler
Prediction for Next Champions: The Riott Squad
Explanation: There really isn't any solid choice, so just give it to the proper team that hasn't won the title yet.
WWE 24/7 CHAMPIONSHIP
Current 24/7 Champion: R-Truth
Prediction for Next Champion: n/a
Explanation: By its sheer nature, WWE will literally do completely random things with this title at completely random moments and none of it will mean absolutely anything. That means there's ZERO point in trying to predict who the next champion will be. The general rule of thumb, though, is that if it's not currently on R-Truth, he'll probably be the next champion or the one after that.
NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Champion: Karrion Kross
Prediction for Next Champions: No idea.
Explanation: I have no clue, largely in part because I think WWE doesn't have anything in mind. Maybe this is going to come back around to Kyle O'Reilly? Maybe there will be a different signing in the future we don't have on the roster now who will beat Kross?
NXT WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Women's Champion: Raquel Gonzalez
Prediction for Next Champion: Shotzi Blackheart
Explanation: You might have to come back and check this out over time, but I'll be sticking to my original thoughts of "Shotzi Blackheart wins the belt after whoever dethrones Io Shirai". I had thought it would be Toni Storm, rather than Raquel Gonzalez, so I was wrong about that, but until something else happens to move this in a different direction, I'll stick with Shotzi as my pick.
NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Current North American Champion: Johnny Gargano
Prediction for Next Champion: TBD
Explanation: Bronson Reed came up short at Stand & Deliver, so I'm left without a prediction for the moment. Stay tuned and come back another time soon and I'll have updated this with someone in mind.
NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Tag Team Champions: MSK
Prediction for Next Champions: Imperium
Explanation: MSK just won the titles and I don't know which team I'd go with for the next in line. I don't think WWE has any solid ideas in mind, considering it's just happened, but I'll come around to this with a prediction soon enough. If you want a total shot in the dark, I'd say Imperium is next.
NXT WOMEN'S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Tag Team Champions: Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart
Prediction for Next Champions: Tian Sha
Explanation: Well, The Way couldn't get the job done. There aren't any other teams to win this than Tian Sha, right? If it doesn't go to Mei Ying and Xia Li, who else would win it?
NXT CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Cruiserweight Champion: Santos Escobar
Prediction for Next Champion: Kushida
Explanation: There could be a wide variety of potential new champions, but I'll stick with my prediction that I've had for months now in that Kushida is the next in line.
NXT UNITED KINGDOM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current United Kingdom Champion: WALTER
Prediction for Next Champion: No idea.
Explanation: I legitimately have no clue whatsoever. Maybe if Harry Smith pops up on this particular roster, he can fit the bill. Other than that, I'm at a loss.
NXT UNITED KINGDOM WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current United Kingdom Women's Champion: Kay Lee Ray
Prediction for Next Champion: Aoife Valkyrie or Emilia McKenzie
Explanation: Kay Lee Ray has held the title forever and a day. I thought it would go to Piper Niven two times "for sure". Then, I thought it HAD to go to Meiko Satomura. Now that those have passed, I'm convinced WWE doesn't have a game plan or at least wants to wait until there are fans before having a title switch. Probably both. It's probably a case of "Well, she's had the title such a long time. Let's wait and it'll mean more when fans in attendance can pop for someone to beat her. We don't know when that will happen or who will beat her, but we'll just stall in the meantime and hope that when the time comes, we'll figure out something decent. And if we don't figure out a game plan down the road? Too bad. We'll just tell you it's long-term storytelling and ask that you'll forgive us and move on and forget about it."
NXT UNITED KINGDOM TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current United Kingdom Tag Team Champions: Pretty Deadly
Prediction for Next Champions: Moustache Mountain
Explanation: It would be weird if they never held the titles, right?
NXT UNITED KINGDOM HERITAGE CUP
Current United Kingdom Heritage Cup Champion: A-Kid
Prediction for Next Champions: Noam Dar or Jordan Devlin
Explanation: If Jordan Devlin drops the Cruiserweight Championship, he could be the next in line for this as sort of a transitional thing. However, for right now, Dar seems like the most sound prediction.
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