10 Best Candidates To Be WWE King Of The Ring 2023

Or, perhaps Triple H will reason that slapping the 'King' moniker on Bron Breakker would be a fine way to bring the NXT Champ up onto bigger platforms provided by Raw or SmackDown. There's a feeling that Bron has achieved everything he's going to on the third brand, so 2023 could be his time.

Adding on the royal gimmick could be a neat way to turn Breakker heel and morph him into an arrogant sod who actually is physically superior to most on the roster. That's certainly more interesting than his current character on NXT, to be honest.

The dude is just a really great athlete, which might not be enough on the bigger shows. Some might not like to hear it, but workers need something a little more than that if they're going to sustainably soar in WWE's system. That hasn't changed since Vince McMahon retired.

'King' Bron? 'King' Breakker? Could be.