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WWE is without doubt the biggest pro wrestling company today. They feature the storylines and rivalries no one can feature. But in a year there are many surprises.
There are four months left for the year to end and here are a few things that will happen before the year ends, and there are a few things that won't happen.
Let us talk about 5 things that won't happen in 2018.
#5 The Undertaker retires
Undertaker is probably the greatest wrestler to ever step foot inside a WWE ring. But after wrestling for more than 27 years for WWE, many speculate that The Phenom might retire either at SummerSlam 2018 or at Survivor Series. But the fact is The Undertaker is not going to retire in 2018.
Some even speculated that WrestleMania 33 was his last match (against Roman Reigns, the second time he lost at WrestleMania), but he returned to face John Cena at WrestleMania 34.
The Undertaker is getting better and may fight 4 or 5 matches more before he decides to hang up his boots. The Phenom might end his career at next year's WrestleMania, and get a spot for himself in Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
#4 Finn Balor finally gets his title rematch
Finn Balor is a complete package. He has great moves, and most importantly he can deliver great matches. But for some reason, WWE does not see Finn Balor's potential as a wrestler and hasn't given him a rematch for the title he never lost.
We can't deny the fact that the month in which he debuted (July 2016) is the only month he got pushed.
He defeated Vince's Boy Roman Reigns on his first night on the main roster and defeated Seth Rollins at SummerSlam to become the first ever WWE Universal Champion.
His happiness was cut short due to a shoulder injury which kept him out for six months. Due to this he was forced to relinquish the title.
He is currently in a feud with Baron Corbin, and the current Universal Title picture features Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman (MITB holder), so don't expect him to get into the Universal Title picture after SummerSlam. He might not get his title rematch until 2019, so we have to wait some more.
#3 Triple H takes over from Vince McMahon
We already know that Triple H is unarguably the best booker in the wrestling industry. The current booker of NXT, Triple H's management led to WWE getting their first five-star match in seven years in the form of Johnny Gargano, a five-star ladder match, first ever unsanctioned five-star match between Johnny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa and the first ever five-star tag team match in WWE history between The Undisputed Era and The Moustache Mountain. All the matches were booked by Triple H in the same year.
On the other hand, Vince McMahon has really disappointed in recent years due to the continuous and unreasonable pushing of his favourite stars. His booking has also been bad for some time now.
Everyone wants Triple H to take over the company from Vince McMahon and be in charge of all brands (Raw, SmackDown and NXT) for good. But the fans have to wait longer as Vince McMahon might be holding onto the company till September 2019 before he hands it to Triple H when SmackDown's deal with FOX starts. We still don't know about Raw, but let's get SmackDown to good days.
#2 John Cena makes history
John Cena has been the face of the company for the past 15 years. In those years he has been a 2 time Tag Team Champion, 5 time United States Champion and a record tying 16 time World Champion.
The last time he won the WWE Championship was at Royal Rumble 2017 where he defeated AJ Styles and tied Ric Flair's record for the most World Titles.
But since then, Cena has been losing constantly and has put his wrestling passion on a part-time schedule in favour of shooting films. He has got pinned clean more in the past three years than at anytime in his entire career. While that will not hurt his legacy, the part-time schedule will.
John Cena was last seen in a WWE ring at The Greatest Royal Rumble when he faced Triple H in April. Rumours are that he might miss SummerSlam due to his busy schedule. He might not be seen till October or November, so it is difficult for him to win a World Title (WWE or Universal) in a mere two months.
If he is able to appear at Survivor Series, he might face The Undertaker, and it is not possible for him to win the gold for the 17th time in a month.
#1 The Elite jumps to WWE
The Elite are truly the best trio in professional wrestling today. They have been killing it in NJPW with their skills, talent and charisma. The main reason NJPW is getting better is this trio.
The trio consisting of Young Bucks and Kenny Omega have truly been the best. The Young Bucks hold the IWGP Tag Team Titles, ROH World 6 Man Tag Team Championship (with Cody) and Never Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Titles (with Marty Scurll) while Kenny Omega holds the IWGP Heavyweight Title.
There is nothing left for the trio to prove on the independent wrestling circuit. Kenny Omega has shown interest in joining WWE, The Young Bucks haven't. But the fact is everyone wants to join the largest promotion in the world, and The Elite might fly from Japan to WWE.
However, it is not possible for them to join WWE in 2018 as they are currently under contract with NJPW till January 2019.
If they all plan to join WWE, The Best Bout Machine might be seen as a surprise entrant in the 2019 Royal Rumble just like AJ Styles in 2016, and The Young Bucks would chase the Tag Team Championship later on. But for that, we need to wait till 2019!
