Who are the current champions in WWE?
Who do I think will beat them for the title?
Who do I think will beat them for the title?
WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Champion: Daniel Bryan
Prediction for Next Champion: Finn Balor
Explanation: I have no idea. WWE is booking things like someone with schizophrenia. But what the hell, let's go with Finn Balor winning it sometime post-Mania. Total shot in the dark that I have zero faith in. I'll update this sometime around Royal Rumble.
WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Universal Champion: Brock Lesnar
Prediction for Next Champion: Seth Rollins
Explanation: If he drops the title at WrestleMania, it'll be either to Batista or Seth Rollins, but I don't think that's going to happen, even though I have Rollins down. I honestly think he's just going to keep it until late 2019, like August for SummerSlam, because WWE just likes having the belt on him for long stretches of nothingness, for some reason, and I wouldn't be shocked at all if they kept it on him as long as possible in the hopes that Roman Reigns could come back and win it. But maybe, MAYBE, they like Drew McIntyre well enough that they want to give it to Rollins so he can drop it to McIntyre.
INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Intercontinental Champion: Dean Ambrose
Prediction for Next Champion: Elias
Explanation: Shot in the dark.
UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
Current United States Champion: Shinsuke Nakamura
Prediction for Next Champion: Rey Mysterio
Explanation: With Daniel Bryan's heel turn, we need at least one babyface champion on SmackDown and Mysterio is the only person left, really. It's only a matter of when this happens, not if.
CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Cruiserweight Champion: Buddy Murphy
Prediction for Next Champion: Mustafa Ali / Ricochet
Explanation: Mustafa Ali was my go-to pick as the next babyface in line for the title, but my gut is telling me Buddy Murphy might pass it to someone like Ricochet instead and Ali may have to wait, unless they start telling the story of him getting a shot for the belt at WrestleMania.
RAW WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Raw Women's Champion: Ronda Rousey
Prediction for Next Champion: Charlotte Flair or Becky Lynch
Explanation: Triple Threat at WrestleMania.
SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current SmackDown Women's Champion: Asuka
Prediction for Next Champion: Ronda Rousey
Explanation: Asuka fights someone boring at WrestleMania. Rousey drops the Raw title at Mania. Rousey moves over to SmackDown and beats Asuka for the SmackDown title, cause there's a connection between Rousey and Fox and that gives SmackDown a boost.
RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
Current Raw Tag Team Champions: Bobby Roode and Chad Gable
Prediction for Next Champions: The Authors of Pain
Explanation: I'm expecting AOP to just win the titles back.
SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
Current SmackDown Tag Team Champions: The Bar
Prediction for Next Champions: The Usos
Explanation: Total shot in the dark. I doubt WWE has any plans. They don't care about the tag team division.
NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Champion: Tommaso Ciampa
Prediction for Next Champions: Matt Riddle
Explanation: I thought Gargano was a certainty, but that no longer seems to be the case. I also thought EC3 had a shot, but they seem to put him on the sidelines frequently. Now, I'm wondering if Ciampa is holding it until Matt Riddle can take it. For the most part, though, I have no clue. Velveteen Dream could win it, for all I know.
NXT WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Women's Champion: Shayna Baszler
Prediction for Next Champion: Bianca Belair or Io Shirai
Explanation: Belair is my go-to pick just because nobody else is remotely close to being able to take this title off Baszler, but I don't think it'll happen at Phoenix. In fact, I don't even necessarily think it'll be Belair who wins it. I really just don't think it's going to someone like Conti, Borne, LeRae, Evans, Aliyah, or back to Sane. The only other person in mind is Io Shirai, and if Baszler beats Belair and we see Shirai get a shot at TakeOver: New York, then that might be it.
NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
Current NXT Tag Team Champions: The Undisputed Era
Prediction for Next Champions: War Raiders
Explanation: Seems pretty clear.
NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Current North American Champion: Ricochet
Prediction for Next Champion: Dominik Dijakovic
Explanation: I had thought Lars Sullivan, but he's going to the main roster, so nope. Now, they're starting with the Dijak push, so he's my next go-to monster guy that will dethrone Ricochet.
UNITED KINGDOM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current United Kingdom Champion: Pete Dunne
Prediction for Next Champion: Joe Coffey, Wolfgang or Eddie Dennis
Explanation: Here's the thing. I could see them giving the belt to Wolfgang and then the tag titles to the Coffey brothers to try to make Gallus a powerful faction. I could also see Joe Coffey winning the title, as he's got a match at TakeOver: Blackpool. But really, more than anything, I think they like Eddie Dennis and he could beat Dunne sometime post-Mania in 2019.
NXT UNITED KINGDOM WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current United Kingdom Women's Champion: Rhea Ripley
Prediction for Next Champion: Toni Storm
Explanation: I'm expecting Toni Storm to be the big babyface of the NXT UK scene, unless they want to save her for something else down the line and go with a different babyface like Dakota Kai, then another heel like Jinny, then Toni Storm. Now that Kai is injured, she's out of the running just like Tegan Nox, so I'm back to my Toni Storm pick.
NXT UNITED KINGDOM TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
Current United Kingdom Tag Team Champions: n/a
Prediction for Next Champions: Moustache Mountain or Grizzled Young Veterans
Explanation: It pretty much has to be one of these two teams, right? They're the two in the match. I'm leaning more towards GYV.
WWE WOMEN'S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
Current Women's Tag Team Champions: n/a
Prediction for Next Champions: Sasha Banks and Bayley
Explanation: These belts are not yet confirmed.
