Predicting The Next 5 WWE Champions

5. Shinsuke Nakamura (Hell In A Cell 2017)

Shinsuke Nakamura will challenge for Jinder Mahal's WWE Championship at Hell In A Cell, and while much has been made of the company's decision to not hold their showdown inside the titular structure, it shouldn't make a big difference. The Singhs would find a way to get involved regardless, as HIAC hasn't been effective in preventing interferences for years, and the lack of stipulation shouldn't have any bearing on the outcome.

There's a chance 'The Maharaja' could screw 'The King Of Strong Style' out of another victory, but it's time for the Jinder experiment to come to an end. He's not getting over, Indian's Network subscription rate has declined throughout his reign, and his comeuppance is long overdue after recent forays into xenophobia. Mahal should lose cleanly at Hell In A Cell, and there's a great chance it'll happen.

Fans have been crying out for a WWE Champion they can believe in for much of 2017, and they'd get that in Nakamura. His coronation would finally allow SmackDown's main event scene to escape the mire it has been stuck in since Randy Orton turned on Bray Wyatt prior to WrestleMania, so here's hoping it happens.