10 Wrestlers Who Could Win Their First World Championship In 2020

10. Rusev

Could 2020 finally be the year WWE pull the trigger and make Rusev Day Rusev Year? Based on WWE’s track record with the Bulgarian Brute it seems unlikely, unfortunately. However, Rusev’s trash TV plotline with Bobby Lashley and Lana has recaptured the audience support Rusev enjoyed during his tandem with Aiden English last year. Considering the amount of airtime given to this tale of infidelity and its consistently high viewing numbers on WWE’s YouTube channel, it’s safe to say WWE currently holds a vested interest in all three parties involved.

Assuming Rusev ultimately vanquishes Lashley and silences his wife turned nemesis, he will be in a good position to move on as a popular babyface act on a show where heels currently dominate. With that in mind, Rusev may very well be a dark horse candidate for Brock Lesnar’s yearly Raw World Title WrestleMania challenger, meaning we can look forward to him criticising Lesnar’s part time schedule before eating 400 German suplexes on the Road to WrestleMania.

We could enjoy a couple of months of the big belt on Rusev Day before Lesnar inevitably wins it back to start the cycle all over again. Unlikely but not impossible.