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Ethan Page

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Explanation: I can't imagine a better person to hold the belt next than Ethan Page, can you?

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Roxanne Perez

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Explanation: I'm going to keep pitching Perez wins this belt and fights AJ Lee at some point until it happens. Manifest!

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Damian Priest or Royce Keys

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Explanation: SmackDown definitely needs to shuffle its roster. Unless Royce Keys is somehow still on that brand instead of Raw (which he seems to be) going forward, these are the two I can imagine filling this role. Everyone else is either higher than the United States title scene, like Gunther, or they're a babyface, like Finn Balor. Priest turning on R-Truth and going heel makes him a much stronger possibility now, while Keys will get SOMETHING down the line and is still technically listed as a SmackDown star. A draft or some trades can really shake things up, though.

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Tatum Paxley

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Explanation: This could go to a number of people, but I don't feel super confident in any of them. Tiffany Stratton, Giulia, and so forth are in the running. But I'll go with Tater Tot.

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The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso)

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Explanation: OTM has a chance to win these belts, but WWE doesn't even seem to know who is heel and who is face right now, so I'm just going to keep The Usos down.

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Shinsuke Nakamura and Kyoki

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Explanation: Why not?

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Tiffany Stratton and Chelsea Green

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Explanation: Depending on when Green drops the WWE Women's Championship, this could be the next thing.

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Shiloh Hill

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Explanation: A lot of people could be in the running for this. Mason Rook comes to mind, along with EK Prosper, Saquon Shugars, Elio LeFleur when he returns, etc.

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Jaida Parker

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Explanation: I'm hoping Zaria has a rather long title reign, so by the time she's about to drop it, there could be all sorts of new women added to the roster. Some people to watch out for would be Lizzy Rain, Myka Lockwood (if Zaria were to turn face), Kali Armstrong, and maybe Izzi Dame, but I'll bank on it being Jaida Parker.

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Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno

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Explanation: Shot in the dark.

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Harley Riggins or Kale Dixon

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Explanation: I'm mostly looking at Harley Riggins, Jax Presley, Kale Dixon, and maybe Max Abrams. Out of that bunch, Presley is injured, and Abrams strikes me as someone who will go to NXT before he wins this belt. The same could happen with Riggins, but I think he might end up sticking around a little longer, and I'm shooting his name out there even though when push comes to shove, I would say Dixon is probably my prediction.

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Layla Diggs

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Explanation: I could see a scenario where Diggs moves on to NXT before she gets this belt, or maybe they give the title to someone who moves down from NXT more so like Wren Sinclair or Thea Hail. There's no telling which other women end up on this brand in the meantime, too.