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The WWE Championship is the pinnacle of achievement for any WWE Superstar. Ever since the title was created in 1963, it has been the prize that every professional wrestler wishes to capture and find themselves named WWE Champion.
In the 57 years after the WWE Championship was introduced to WWE, the desire from WWE Superstars to capture WWE's ultimate prize is stronger than ever.
The biggest names in professional wrestling history have all held the WWE Championship, including Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, The Undertaker, Triple H, Shawn Michaels and John Cena among others. The represent the best of the best in WWE history.
However, as is always the case in professional wrestling, many fans and analysts are quick to look to the future. With the WWE Championship currently exclusive to WWE Monday Night RAW, who on the RAW roster could potentially reach the pinnacle of WWE and capture the WWE Championship for the first time?
Let's take a closer look at five WWE Superstars who could win the WWE Championship in the future.
5. WWE Champion Aleister Black?
Aleister Black is a former NXT Champion and ran roughshod over the black and gold brand during his tenure with NXT. However, since moving from NXT to the main roster, Aleister Black has yet to win a championship on RAW or SmackDown, let alone any singles titles.
But this is no reflection on Black's talent or ability. Many members of the WWE Universe consider Black to be one of the brightest young talents currently on Monday Night RAW. Fans have been treated to sensational matches with the likes of Buddy Murphy and Seth Rollins among others on Monday nights.
However, we have yet to see Black truly elevated to the main event picture in WWE. Not only does he regularly have fantastic matches and cut compelling promos on RAW, but he also has one of the best and most sudden finishers in WWE currently, The Black Mass.
Put all of these ingredients together and it feels like the cream will eventually rise to the top and lead to Black becoming WWE Champion at some point in the future, despite Black's current position on the card on RAW.
4. WWE Champion Kevin Owens?
Winning the WWE Championship is one of the only accomplishments that Kevin Owens has yet to achieve during his illustrious WWE career.
While Owens has previously been a World Champion in WWE, holding the WWE Universal Championship from 2016 to 2017, the WWE Championship has continued to be out of his grasp.
In addition to being a former WWE Universal Champion, Owens has also been a former WWE Intercontinental Champion, United States Champion and NXT Champion during his WWE career thus far.
One of the most widely revered and respected WWE Superstars currently on the Monday Night RAW roster, a Kevin Owens WWE Championship reign at some point in the future feels inevitable.
After Owens' victory over Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 36, many fans assumed that he would be in line for a future WWE Championship opportunity on Monday Night RAW. However, this has yet to come to fruition.
Now that SummerSlam is on the horizon and Owens has returned to RAW after a brief hiatus, perhaps it is the time for Owens to finally step into the WWE Championship picture.
3. WWE Champion Samoa Joe?
Samoa Joe has done it all in his illustrious professional wrestling career — that is, except win the WWE Championship.
The Samoan Submission Machine's achievements are endless, including being a two-time NXT Champion, two-time United States Champion, one-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion, five-time TNA X Division Champion and a one-time ROH World Champion among his other accomplishments.
The only thing missing from Samoa Joe's trophy case is a World Championship in WWE, specifically, the WWE Championship. Winning the WWE Championship would certainly be the icing on the cake of a spectacular career for Samoa Joe.
Now, some have speculated that Samoa Joe's days competing inside of a WWE ring are numbered. Samoa Joe filled in as a color commentator on Monday Night RAW during the latter half of 2019 as he was recovering from a thumb injury. However, once Joe was cleared for action he left the commentary booth and returned to the ring, paving the way for a possible WWE Championship opportunity in the future.
Unfortunately, Samoa Joe would continue to deal with injuries. Joe suffered a stinger during a tag team match in January with Kevin Owens against Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy on RAW, resulting in Joe being pulled from the match. Samoa Joe would then suffer an additional concussion filming a Monday Night RAW commercial for the USA Network in February, sidelining him again.
This bad luck was further compounded when Joe was suspended for 30 days for his first violation of WWE's Wellness Policy in late February. Due to these injuries and suspensions, Samoa Joe has recently once again transitioned into a regular color commentator on Monday Night RAW, joining Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton, and hasn't competed inside of a WWE ring since. This has led fans to question if Samoa Joe will ever wrestle again, let alone compete for the WWE Championship.
However, while Joe's commentary has been critically acclaimed, many wonder if he will return to the ring ever again or ever compete in a WWE Championship match. There hasn't been any official retirement announcement from Samoa Joe or WWE, leading fans to speculate that Joe isn't finished as an in-ring performer just yet.
While Samoa Joe has suffered injuries in the past, his star quality and ability in the ring and on the microphone is up there with the best that WWE can offer right now. Having a WWE Superstar hold the WWE Championship in addition to doubling as an announcer on the show would certainly be an interesting proposition for Monday Night RAW, but one that WWE should certainly not dismiss entirely.
2. WWE Champion Andrade?
Andrade is one of the brightest and most promising Superstars on Monday Night RAW. While his career was initially floundering in NXT, the addition of Zelina Vega as the business manager and mouthpiece for Andrade propelled the Mexican Superstar to the NXT Championship.
This success in NXT has also transitioned to the main roster. In addition to his NXT Championship reign, Andrade has become a one-time WWE United States Champion during his WWE career. Could the next step in Andrade's WWE career be an opportunity at the WWE Championship?
Many see the United States Championship as a platform and stepping stone to the main event scene in WWE. While Andrade may not currently be ready for a WWE Championship reign, at 30 years of age he has plenty ahead of him in his WWE career.
A third-generation professional wrestler, success in the business is in Andrade's blood. Therefore, given the success and accomplishments that Andrade has already achieved during his WWE career, it feels inevitable that Andrade will hold the WWE Championship at some point in the future.
1. WWE Champion Angel Garza?
Angel Garza may possibly be the WWE Superstar with the most promise on Monday Night RAW right now. While that is a big statement, it's also one shared by many WWE Superstars and Hall of Famers alike. WWE Hall of Famer Bubba Ray Dudley recently took to social media and claimed that Garza reminds him of Eddie Guerrero.
Garza, a former NXT Cruiserweight Champion, has been a permanent fixture of Monday Night RAW ever since he made his debut in February of 2020, aligning himself with Zelina Vega in the process.
While Garza may not be ready to be involved in the WWE Championship picture on Monday nights just yet, many fans and analysts see big things in Garza's future, specifically, the WWE Championship.
A third-generation professional wrestler, success is in Angel Garza's blood. WWE has been looking for an heir apparent to succeed Rey Mysterio as the top Latinx babyface in WWE for a long time. Names such as Sin Cara, Alberto Del Rio and more come to mind, but none were able to meet the standards of Rey Mysterio, a former WWE Championship-holder himself.
Could Garza finally be the Superstar that WWE has been looking for to succeed Mysterio? If so, this would surely lead to a WWE Championship reign in Garza's future.
One of Samoa Joe's colleagues had harsh words for him HERE
