10 WWE Wrestlers Poised To Break Out In 2018

10. Bianca Belair

Going into the Mae Young Classic, much of the hype understandably revolved around the likes of Kairi Sane, Toni Storm, and Candice, who'd already built sizeable reputations on wrestling's smaller stages, but were yet to compete under WWE's lens.

Even the likes of UK standouts Kay Lee Ray and Piper Niven, UFC veteran Shayna Baslzer, and ex-TNA Knockouts Champion Mia Yim attracted considerable attention, leaving the bulk of the company's existing developmental prospects in the shadows. They were only there to fill out the numbers, it was assumed.

Bianca Belair made everyone who passed this judgement look like a fool, emerging not only as the MMC's biggest breakout star, but one of WWE's hottest young prospects. Carrying herself with poise and just the right amount of cockiness, she performed with a finesse that belied her relative inexperience. Belair's second-round bout against Sane was one of the tournament's finest, and while her in-ring skills still need sharpening, her signature hair-whip is an immediate audience hook, and her charisma is already through the roof.

NXT's crowded women's scene means she'll have to bide her time, but Belair is set to make major developmental waves in 2017.