10 Wrestlers Who Could Win Their First World Title In 2022

10. Damian Priest

The current United States Champ is someone WWE are rather high on.

Time is shorter than some might think though - Damian Priest will turn 40 next September, so Vinnie Mac might want to get a move on if he fancies seeing what the former NXT man can do in the WWE Title hot seat. His recent run as a tweener shows range though, which is something McMahon adores.

Priest has options here. He can either stick with the babyface routine and hope to grab a run as WWE Champ post-Big E, or he can turn full-on heel and become the New Day member's successor during WrestleMania season. Why not? Damian has shown he's comfortable on the mic despite some seriously crap material, and he's regularly solid in-ring.

It'd be nice to see another ex-NXT favourite work his way up the WWE ladder towards Raw's top prize too. The one-time ROH TV Champion certainly deserves the chance to break through and become an even bigger deal.