5 wrestlers who are likely to sign with WWE

Impact Wrestling has had a solid 2018 with Don Callis and Scott D'Amore overseeing operations. Despite this, money problems have persisted and the company has continued to lose stars from their roster including Bobby Lashley, EC3, Alberto El Patron and Sienna.

With the WWE positioned as the top wrestling company for years to come, more Impact stars are likely to head there in the near future. Here are some of the names that you will likely see leave for the WWE in 2019.

Pentagon Jr. and Fenix

The Lucha Bros in action

The Lucha Bros are currently enjoying success on both Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground. Despite a reluctance among many Mexican wrestlers to join WWE, this pairing's potential signing is gaining momentum after they canceled a number of independent bookings. Dave Meltzer has confirmed the interest from WWE due to the need to increase Mexican representatives on the roster.

Signs point to the Lucha Bros debuting on NXT in early 2019. This is somewhat surprising considering the draw that the brothers have become over the last few years. However, it will probably not take long before WWE fans can look forward to seeing Pentagon Jr use his devastating finisher on either RAW or Smackdown when he gets his inevitable promotion to the main shows.

Johnny Impact

Johnny Impact will be challenging Austin Aries at Bound For Glory

Impact previously wrestled with the WWE under the names John Morrison and Johnny Nitro. After winning the reality show Tough Enough, Impact forged himself a successful career where he regularly held the tag team championships. He eventually left in 2011 and now finds himself representing Lucha Underground and Impact Wrestling.

Reports at the start of the year claimed the wrestler would imminently sign with NJPW. This never happened and instead, he remains with Impact Wrestling where he is largely wasted despite his great look and the fact that he is one of the company's biggest names.

A return to WWE looks likely considering Impact reportedly only signed a one-year contract extension in December of last year. This would mean that his contract will soon expire and at the age of 39, Impact may feel like a final run in WWE would be the perfect way to end his successful career.

Trevor Lee

Trevor Lee as X Division Champion

Trevor Lee has been with Impact Wrestling for over three years now. His journey in the company has been mixed despite starting off so well. Signed as a 22-year-old, the wrestler had an immediate push in 2015 and quickly became the dominant force of the X Division with his unique style. This period of dominance ended nearly two years ago and since then he has lost looked lost in the shuffle of new management.

Lee remains an immense talent and he has an incredible amount of experience despite his young age. Impact Wrestling has turned him into a comedic relief act recently so Lee may decide that he wants to move to a company where he can instead showcase his wrestling skills.

NXT appears to be the most likely destination for Lee as it will allow him to work on his persona while fine-tuning his in-ring work. Don't be surprised to hear Lee asking for his Impact release in the coming months and then debuting on the WWE Network exclusive show.

Tessa Blanchard

Blanchard is the current Impact Knockout Champion

Blanchard is currently the dominant force in the Knockout division. Her in-ring product is among the best in wrestling and she continues to work on her character which is currently reminiscent of EC3's character in Impact Wrestling. Despite this, the current knockout roster is not well stacked and it won't be long until Blanchard outgrows the division.

The problem is that Blanchard recently signed a new two year deal with Impact. Despite this, we have seen recent examples where the company agreed to cancel a contract early due to interest from the WWE. This was notably done with Bobby Lashley and Crazy Steve, although Steve was eventually not offered a WWE contract.

With WWE emphasizing their women's division more than ever, it would not be surprising if Tessa Blanchard only completed one year of her current Impact deal before moving to the top promotion at the end of 2019. This would be beneficial to all parties as Blanchard would provide Impact with a year of great performances before moving aside to let Impact's other young wrestlers such as Kiera Hogan shine.