10 Best Candidates To Win WWE’s New World Heavyweight Title

2. Seth Rollins

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The suits! The shades! The charisma! The in-ring skill! The connection with audiences! The...World Heavyweight Championship? Seth Rollins could have everything once again if WWE's writers don't shunt him onto the same brand as Roman Reigns during the Draft and have him challenge for the Undisputed Title(s) instead.

Seth cutting a promo whilst posing next to the new belt Triple H unveiled on Raw defo bodes well for his chances, to be fair. This is a star who hasn't held the WWE Title since 2016 and the newer Universal Title since 2019, so he's long overdue another crack at the bigger prizes.

It could be on the horizon.

Rollins has gone full-blown baby lately too, so he'd be a welcome face counterpoint to Roman as a heel on the opposite brand. WWE would just need to be careful not to scrimp on villains during the Draft, otherwise he'd struggle. Every great champ needs great challengers.

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