When you look at the lay of the land on Raw, Big E doesn't have a long list of strong contenders square off with. And I think his grand debut will occur at the 2022 Royal Rumble, where he'll outlast 30 other men and book his way into a match against WWE Champion Big E at WrestleMania. I predict Walter will take the next logical step in his career by enjoying an extended run in the States as the newest member of the Raw roster. I've watched far too many NXT call-ups get disrupted by horrible booking, but I think Walter's high intimidation factor and simple yet understandable gimmick might give him a fighting chance at doing something worthwhile on Raw or SmackDown. But now that he's no longer NXT UK Champion and really doesn't fit in with NXT 2.0's current direction, the only place I can see him excelling next is the main roster. Yes, I know - rumors have pointed to Walter having little to no interest in staying in the States for a prolonged period of time. Owens will make his way to AEW in 2022 and probably become an amalgamation of his crazed ROH self and his 'Fight Owens Fight!' WWE moniker on Tony Khan's grandest stage. But looking at his current trajectory in WWE leads me to believe that he'd eventually become someone along the lines of Cesaro - a Superstar who's only relied on to get good matches out of everyone instead of getting meaningful feuds to involve himself in. He's turned heel and face more times than I can count, been featured in some memorable storylines, and competed in some of the best matches I've watched in recent memory. When you look at Owens' WWE career, it's filled with some highly celebrated accolades - NXT Champion, managed to defeat John Cena in his very first main roster match, Universal Champion, Intercontinental Champion, United States Champion, etc. And if so, my gut instincts are pointing to him rejecting a new contract offer in order to rejoin his Mouth Rushmore brethren in AEW. The rumor mills have made it clear that Kevin Owens' WWE contract is coming up in January 2022. Here are 12 wild wrestling predictions that I'm betting the house on! At least five of these gotta come true, right.RIGHT? Alright, let's get into it! I decided to get in my Miss Cleo bag here and take a look into the future. And judging by the final developments of the year, it's clear that the wide and wonderful world of wrestling is going to produce even more craziness in 2022. Even with all those occurrences in mind, there's a wealth of other noteworthy happenings that blew everyone's minds in 2021. And Game Changer Wrestling managed to gain a ton of fan goodwill and notoriety as the latest premiere indy fed on the wrestling scene.

NXT got a major overhaul as it entered its '2.0' era. AEW continued to build momentum by signing major stars such as CM Punk, Bryan Danielson, and Adam Cole. Huge names like Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman, and Keith Lee got released by the world's largest wrestling organization.

When wrestling fans look back on the year 2021, they'll enter a heated discussion over all the madness that transpired over its hectic 12 months.īig E finally claimed the WWE Championship.

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