Predicting The First 10 WWE Universal Champions

1. Xavier Woods

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Big E's WrestleMania victory will make him the WWE Universal Champion, but it won't end his feud with Xavier Woods. Like the former members of The Shield, Woods and Big E will continue to clash for as long as they can, with Woods focused on wresting his belt back from his former teammate.

He won't be able to defeat Big E in his contractually-enforced rematch, forcing Woods to step aside as other challengers vie for the title. The former champion will still have his eyes on the prize, however, and when he captures the Universal Title briefcase at Money in the Bank 2019, he'll have his opportunity.

Big E will be well aware that Woods is breathing down his neck, but he'll still have to contend with everyone else who's after his title - including Seth Rollins. Despite both being babyfaces, the two will battle at Hell in a Cell 2019 in a heated match pitting the first two NXT Champions against one another. Big E will successfully retain the title, but when the cell is lifted, Woods will have free reign to cash in his case and beat Big E to become a two time champion.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013