5 WWE Superstars who could win their first main-roster championship in 2020

As we close out the year of 2019, the new year will spark a new beginning for WWE. The main roster is a place filled with tremendous potential and talent, sure to wow the world in the next twelve months.

Several Superstars have shown such potential this past year, but not all have had a chance to fulfill it. It has been a tough year for some and one of transition and build-up for others.

A large portion of the roster has won some form of gold in WWE already, but there are a few with no titles to their name. Some of them had success in NXT, with no real signs of it repeating on RAW or SmackDown.

Here are those Superstars who could hold their first piece of championship gold on WWE's main roster, whether or not they did so at Full Sail University. These are five WWE Superstars who are likely to win their first main-roster championship in the coming year of 2020.

#5 Mustafa Ali

2019 was a challenging year for Mustafa Ali. The year started with him in the WWE Championship picture, coming close to earning a match against Daniel Bryan at Royal Rumble. Ali was also set to be part of the Elimination Chamber match for the title before an eye injury set him back. Kofi Kingston replaced him and the rest is history.

The former 'Heart' of 205 Live had some stellar performances in the cruiserweight division in 2018, before his leap to SmackDown late that year. However, Ali failed to win the Cruiserweight Championship. 2019 frustrating. Following his injury, Ali was unable to garner any momentum for an extended period.

He was the man who had the Money in the Bank Ladder Match won before Brock Lesnar crashed the party. Hopefully, he does receive some due success in 2020 after a difficult twelve months. A man of Ali's talent would make for a fantastic mid-card or tag team champion on either brand, particularly his current home of Friday Night SmackDown.

#4 Heavy Machinery

At the start of 2019, Heavy Machinery was touted to be a failure as one of the many moving parts in a tag team division that WWE didn't seem to care about. They were part of the group of NXT acts that were getting called up after the McMahon family's public apology for the product they were putting on. Seriously, how much has actually changed since that happened?

Anyway, Otis and Tucker have defied all expectations of mediocrity to become one of the more fun acts on the main roster. The 'Steaks and Weights' mantra is a solid basis for comedy, while Otis's outrageous mannerisms have made him one of the most over men on SmackDown. His "romance" with Mandy Rose is fun to see and is thoroughly more entertaining than their counterpart of sorts on RAW.

While their forte lies in entertainment, Heavy Machinery has had their fair share of good matches. The program they shared with Daniel Bryan and Rowan for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships was extremely fun, with the resultant match at Stomping Grounds being one of the best on the entire show. It is surely a matter of time before Heavy Machinery captures some gold of their own. 2020 could very well be their year.

#3 Aleister Black

Aleister Black began the year as the number one contender for the NXT Championship, before moving over to RAW and SmackDown. He did double duty on both NXT and the main roster, as a tag team with Ricochet. They teamed together until WrestleMania, winning the 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic in the process. After 'Mania, the two were split up in the Superstar Shake-up. Black moved to SmackDown.

Due to the Wildcard rule, the former NXT Champion was in the wilderness for months, before he was finally found, locked in a dark room. Black challenged the entire roster to knock on his door and pick a fight with him. Cesaro accepted the challenge and the two proceeded to have an excellent match at Extreme Rules. However, Black remained stagnant for the rest of the year.

The Dutch Destroyer moved to the RAW brand and has had semi-regular squash matches on the show before entering into a program with Buddy Murphy. The two had an excellent match at TLC and will face each other again on next week's episode. The next year will surely spark better things for Aleister Black. He is good enough to hold at least the United States or the Intercontinental Championship for a long time.

#2 Lacey Evans

Like the aforementioned Heavy Machinery, Lacey Evans was called up to WWE's main roster at the tail-end of last year. The year she had was certainly interesting, to say the least. Evans was the first entrant of the 2019 Women's Royal Rumble Match and kept making infuriatingly inconsequential appearances during the Road to WrestleMania. On the RAW after WrestleMania, Evans interrupted Becky Lynch, one night following her ultimate triumph.

She proceeded to feud with The Man for the RAW Women's Championship, in a saga that likely lasted longer than it should have. Evans looked slightly out of her depth, showing that she still needed some improvement before stepping back to the top of the women's division. The Sassy Southern Belle has tremendous potential though, having a fantastic hold of her gimmick, constantly improving in the ring and making history while doing so.

Evans was the first woman, alongside Natalya, to wrestle a match in Saudi Arabia at this year's Crown Jewel event. She turned face a month or so ago and could fulfil her potential in the coming year. Whether or not she wins singles gold in 2020, a stint in the women's tag division would prove to beneficial to her progress. Lacey Evans could even form a super-babyface team with Natalya, after bonding over their history-making moment together.

#1 Andrade

2019 was an absolute stop-start year for Andrade. It started brilliantly, as he wrestled a number of classics alongside Rey Mysterio. Andrade even got to defeat the Lucha legend clean. It seemed like this would be the year of Tranquilo but somewhere along the way, he just got forgotten about. After finishing in the final four of the Royal Rumble Match, Andrade did not do much.

The former NXT Champion was put into the Kickoff Show battle royal and did not get a bone thrown at him until Finn Balor showed up on SmackDown. The two had a program for the Intercontinental Championship, ending at Super ShowDown when Balor donned his face-paint to vanquish Andrade. The two even shared some dangerous high-spots in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.

Again, stop-start booking has derailed Andrade's momentum many times throughout the year. He dominated Rey Mysterio, but it all amounted to nothing. He has recently been feuding with Humberto Carrillo, as well as showing signs of dissension with Zelina Vega. Hopefully, that is a false alarm and Andrade rises to capture the United States Championship from Mysterio himself.

It would be the perfect way for him to move to the next level after over a year of stagnation on RAW and SmackDown.