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The 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-Up took place last week on Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live. This was the most anticipated Shake-Up because fans like to see something different once in a while and with the blue brand moving to Fox later this year, WWE will try to make sure that they don't disappoint.
One of the most exciting parts of the Superstar Shake-Up is that we get to see our favorite superstars in different brands, such as the former WWE Champion AJ Styles moving to Raw. This was a must needed move for Styles because he has done everything on the blue brand and there was nothing left for him.
Let's move back to RawJust a couple of weeks ago at WrestleMania 35, Seth Rollins did the improbable by slaying The Beast Brock Lesnar and bringing back Raw's biggest prize where it rightfully belongs. Seth is a full-time champ, and he will be defending his Big Red Belt in every PPV to come. He is currently scheduled to face AJ Styles for the Universal title at Money in the Bank.
With the Money in the Bank contract on the line the very same night, anyone could walk out of the PPV carrying the Universal Championship. Here are 5 next WWE Superstars who will be crowned the Universal Champion after Seth Rollins.
Also read: 5 WWE Superstars who should win the men's Money in the Bank contract
#5 Baron Corbin
Baron Corbin has been riding the waves for quite some time now. WWE Chairman Vince McMahon is no doubt high on Corbin. The former Raw Constable is a former United States Champion, Money in the Bank contract winner and 2016 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal winner AND, he is also the man who defeated the HoF'er Kurt Angle in his retirement match at WrestleMania 35.
Corbin faced AJ Styles in the main event of Raw with the winner earning a shot at Seth Rollins' Universal Championship. Even though Corbin was unsuccessful, there is no doubt that he is a future Universal Champion. The fact that we don't want to see it happen is more reasons why it will happen because that's WWE Creatives for you. Let's just hope it doesn't happen anytime soon though.
#4 Samoa Joe
Samoa Joe had a dominant run on Raw when he first debuted on the main roster. He attacked Seth Rollins, pinned Roman Reigns and won a fatal 5-way match at Extreme Rules in 2017 to earn a shot at then Universal Champion, Brock Lesnar. The two faced off in the main event of the inaugural Great Balls of Fire pay-per-view, where Lesnar retained.
Joe got another shot at the title at SummerSlam in the same year in a fatal 4-way match involving Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman and then Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. Even though Joe was unsuccessful in capturing the title several times, anything is possible now and with Joe now part of the red brand once again, another shot at the Universal Championship could very well be in his horoscope.
The Samoan Submission Machine is currently the United States Champion and with his rumored feud with Braun Strowman, he could drop the title to the Monster Among Men and move on to the Universal title picture once again. Joe will be a far better Universal Champion than the previous champion. Fans will surely be happy if this happens.
#3 Braun Strowman
Braun Strowman was once a force to be reckoned with, a true monster that fans accepted, but now it looks like WWE has given up on him. Whether it's because they found their new monster in Lars Sullivan or for whatever reason, Strowman is another victim of WWE Creative's bad booking. He has been made to look like a joke several times and his recent storyline with the hosts of Saturday Night's Live was just a step too far.
That doesn't mean that he won't climb his way back to the main card and find a way to eventually taste the glory of being Raw's top champion. It will be a complete waste if Strowman is removed from the title picture for a while because this is the guy we wanted to see as the Universal Champion at Crown Jewel.
Strowman is a very talented superstar, and he is the kind that Vince McMahon favors; big and muscular. He is good on the mic and in the ring, making him the complete package and definitely worthy of being the next Universal Champion.
#2 Drew McIntyre
I'm sure you already knew that Drew McIntyre would be on this list even before you started reading it. That's because how can he not be? Drew rebuilt himself into the star he is today and he is another Superstar that WWE management is high on. It's just a matter of time before we see him wearing the Universal Title around his waist. And boy, how good it would look!
McIntyre is one of, if not, the biggest heel on Monday Night Raw right now, and his future looks bright on the red brand. Many fans are expecting him to be the next Universal Champion after Rollins and he could also very well win this year's Money in the Bank contract.
The Scottish Psychopath is good on the mic and his stature is truly remarkable. He was hand-picked by the boss himself as 'The Chosen One' and after a decade, he could very well receive the world championship that was promised to him and that he truly deserves.
#1 AJ Styles
Former two-time WWE Champion AJ Styles is finally back on Monday Night Raw and he could very well make the show great again. After a phenomenal run on SmackDown Live, the house that he built, Styles is already making headlines on the red brand. He successfully defeated Baron Corbin in the main event of Raw and he's currently scheduled to face Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship at Money in the Bank, a dream match that we will finally get to witness.
Personally, I didn't want the match to happen this soon because I wanted WWE to save it for the main event of WrestleMania 36. But, it's going to happen anyway in just a few weeks. I don't expect Styles to win the title, because it's still far too early and Seth can't lose his first title defense, especially not after a fresh win at WrestleMania 35.
He might not win the Big Red Belt at Money in the Bank but he will definitely win it sometime in the future.
Also read: 4 Mistakes WWE must not make at Money in the Bank 2019
Who else do you think could be the next Universal Champion? Let us know in the comments below!
