10 Predictions about Pro Wrestling's future.

5. More inter-promotional shows.

Ring of Honor and New Japan have been staunch allies for years.

As the pro wrestling fan is exposed to more and more of what the world has to offer, their appetites for a variety of action will increase. Expect to see many of your favorite promotions reaching deals with their kin across the ocean.

Lucha Underground and Impact wrestling are already working together, as is ROH and New Japan. So long as the WWE is seen as the big bully on the block, the other promotions will be willing to join forces to cut a slice of the wrestling audience pie.

6. There will be more bold and varied match types.

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When Matt Hardy first started having "Deletion" matches at his own house, many were skeptical from the fans to the critics to the wrestlers themselves.

However, the wildly divergent match type was a huge success, and let to Matt Hardy being hired by the WWE despite being middle aged. The WWE took a stab at deletion themselves, which led to huge ratings for RAW, after trying to copy the gimmick with a House of Horrors match between Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt, without much success.

As fans become more willing to suspend disbelief, expect wrestling to spill out of the arena and into the real world.