Who are the current champions in WWE?
Who do I think will beat them for the title?
UNDISPUTED WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Champion: Cody Rhodes
Prediction for Next Champion: Gunther
Explanation: First off, I'm so happy Cody Rhodes is champion. A lot of this depends on when The Rock will be back. Is that the SummerSlam program? Could Rhodes retain there and lose the title to Gunther at Bash in Berlin? I'm keeping an eye on Randy Orton, too.
WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Universal Champion: Cody Rhodes
Prediction for Next Champion: n/a
Explanation: This is still being listed on WWE's title trackers. I'm assuming they'll just retire the title, but until they make any kind of official announcement, I'm keeping it on my page here to be as informative as possible. I don't think we're getting another champion for this belt.
WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Damian Priest
Prediction for Next Champion: n/a at the moment
Explanation: That was a whirlwind, going from Drew McIntyre to the MITB cash-in. I'll update this soon after Raw, but let's see how the rest of this night pans out first.
WWE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Undisputed Women's Champion: Bayley
Prediction for Next Champion: Tiffany Stratton
Explanation: Of course, the 2024 WWE Draft could put this in a different perspective, but I think Stratton has a good chance of winning it, either outright or by proxy of winning Money in the Bank.
WWE WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Women's World Champion: Becky Lynch
Prediction for Next Champion: Liv Morgan or Rhea Ripley
Explanation: The draft might force me to change this, but I'm assuming either Liv Morgan wins the title from Becky after turning heel, or WWE will keep this title on Lynch all the way until Rhea Ripley is back and can take it from her.
WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Intercontinental Champion: Sami Zayn
Prediction for Next Champion: Chad Gable?
Explanation: I'll update this after WrestleMania. Too much going on at this moment.
WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE United States Champion: Logan Paul
Prediction for Next Champion: LA Knight
Explanation: For some reason, I think Logan Paul could be keeping the title at WrestleMania. If he gets past Kevin Owens and Randy Orton, I think LA Knight is the next best option for his feud to follow, unless the draft takes place before that. Going out on a limb here and keeping my LA Knight prediction, even though logic would say Owens and Orton are safer bets. (Update after Mania, I'm still sticking to Knight, but I could also see it being Bron Breakker)
WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current World Tag Team Champions: Awesome Truth (The Miz & R-Truth)
Prediction for Next Champions: The Creed Brothers
Explanation: Heel turn. Alignment with Chad Gable. Reformation of Team Angle, essentially.
WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Tag Team Champions: A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory & Grayson Waller)
Prediction for Next Champions: I don't think any team currently on SmackDown will win these, but a different team that will go over there after the 2024 WWE Draft will, instead.
Explanation: TBD
WWE WOMEN'S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Women's Tag Team Champions: The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane)
Prediction for Next Champions: Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, Naomi
Explanation: Bianca Belair and either Naomi or Jade Cargill (or Naomi/Jade without Bianca) could be getting title opportunities after Mania. If not, it depends on how the draft would eventually play out.
WWE SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP
Current WWE Speed Champions: n/a
Prediction for Next Champions: Ricochet
Explanation: I'd imagine the finals of the tournament are Ricochet against Bronson Reed with the high-flyer winning.
NXT CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Champion: Trick Williams
Prediction for Next Champions: Lexis King or Josh Briggs
Explanation: My immediate thought after Trick won the title is that Lexis King and Josh Briggs are the two guys I could see being next in line, although we could be looking at an entirely different roster lineup with the draft, as well as other people who get put in NXT in the meantime. I don't think Trick is dropping the belt any time particularly soon, so it'll take a while until we get someone putting that belt in jeopardy.
NXT WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Women's Champion: Roxanne Perez
Prediction for Next Champion: Giulia
Explanation: I'd be surprised with any other option.
NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Current North American Champion: Oba Femi
Prediction for Next Champion: No idea
Explanation: Well hot damn, I didn't expect Oba Femi to win the NXT Breakout Tournament originally, let alone to cash in his title shot so quickly after and beat Dragon Lee, especially since Femi had been presented as more of a babyface. I expect him to hold it well into 2024, and I have absolutely no idea who could take it off him.
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NXT WOMEN'S NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Current Women's North American Champion: n/a
Prediction for Next Champion: Fallon Henley
Explanation: This was just announced to even exist coming up. We don't know who will be in the mix for the belt. But I'll toss out Fallon Henley's name in the meantime until we see a tournament bracket or something.
NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Current NXT Tag Team Champions: The Supersonic Duo (Axiom & Nathan Frazer)
Prediction for Next Champions: Authors of Pain
Explanation: AOP went on the attack the moment Axiom and Frazer won the titles. It's the simplest prediction, and it sounds too easy to just transition immediately to them, but I don't have any other ideas in mind of who could win it, so I might as well put them down.
NXT HERITAGE CUP
Current NXT Heritage Cup Champion: Charlie Dempsey
Prediction for Next Champions: Nobody at the moment
Explanation: FINALLY, I can stop pitching the idea that Dempsey should be holding this cup. Hopefully, he holds it for a long time, if not outright retires it.
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