10 Best Candidates To Win WWE’s New World Heavyweight Title

10. Drew McIntyre

Alexa, play the Terminator 2 theme.

Like Arnie, Drew McIntyre is about to return from the (admittedly rumoured) brink and stake his claim to become the first World Heavyweight Champion in the new belt's lineage. His WWE contract is running on fumes, sure, but this could be a carrot dangled in front of the Scot to keep him hungry.

Not that McIntyre needs much motivation for that - he's been on a tear since that WWE release back in 2014, and was fully deserving of his World Title run in 2020. It's just a pity that his entire WWE Championship reign(s) played out without fans. So, with that in mind, perhaps this would make up for past disappointments?

A heel Drew reverting to his "Chosen One" status and clutching the World Heavyweight gold could work, and it'd be worth it just to see his deceptively-excellent wicked smirk once again. Don't rule this comeback and title win out completely.