10 Swerves That Could Happen In The WWE By The End Of 2018

Everyone likes being surprised and that certainly extends to the world of wrestling and the WWE. When Shane returned last year it blew the roof off, when Rey Mysterio appeared in the Royal Rumble it was huge. Sure we all love spoilers and finding things out in advance, but wrestling is at it's best when it shocks us.

In the last week or so we've already seen a whole host of crazy things that happened within the WWE that would have surprised everyone, most notably Dean Ambrose shoving Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman and Drew McIntyre turning on each other and Batista squaring up to Triple H.

But, with only a couple of months left until the year is over, the WWE still has plenty of time to throw in a few more unexpected curveballs. Here are 10 swerves that could happen in the WWE by the end of 2018.

#10 Stephanie McMahon costs Ronda Rousey the victory at Evolution siding with The Bellas

Stephanie McMahon might have a score to settle with Ronda Rousey

Stephanie McMahon has found herself on the receiving end of a Ronda Rousey armbar a few times this year, and with Rousey's big match against Nikki Bella at the first ever all-women's WWE pay-per-view coming up, not might be the best time for the Raw Commissioner to get her revenge.

We know that Stephanie McMahon will be there and we've seen she's still playing a heel in the SmackDown 1,000th episode as she interrupted Shane McMahon, criticized him and then mocked her father, Vince McMahon, for being old.

Stephanie McMahon continuing her 'Stone Cold/Vince McMahon'-esque relationship with Ronda at the biggest show ever for the women of the WWE by costing the popular champion the Raw Women's title and siding with the Bella Twins would be a huge moment deserving of the occasion.

#9 Bobby Roode turns on Chad Gable

Is Roode about to get tired of sharing the spotlight with Gable

Bobby Roode had an excellent run in NXT as a top heel, playing up to the arrogant nature of his epic 'Glorious' entrance, but since moving up to the main roster he's been floundering a little bit as a babyface.

Currently, Roode finds himself in a partnership with Chad Gable, with the two trying to make a go of it as a tag-team and Gable clearly looking up to Roode as a mentor of sorts. However, you can tell that Roode is starting to lose his patience with the younger Superstar.

Having Roode finally turn heel on the main roster by snapping and attacking the popular Gable would be the best way to turn him, and would lead to a great feud between the two Superstars.

#8 Kurt Angle regains control of Monday Night Raw

Kurt Angle is clearly enjoying his forced holiday from being the General Manager of Raw and is now taking every opportunity he can to mess with Acting General Manager Baron Corbin, ruining the latter's chances of qualifying for the World Cup and avoiding retribution at the hands of the Authors of Pain.

It seems clear that Angle is growing tired of Corbin's management style and wants control of his brand again. With it looking likely that the two will end up competing for control of Raw. This will probably take place at Survivor Series with each man having a team behind them.

This could be the moment Angle gets control of Raw again!

#7 Seth Rollins and NOT Dean Ambrose turns on The Shield

A lot of fuss is being made over a Dean Ambrose heel turn ever since he returned from injury earlier this year and the WWE is certainly having a lot of fun teasing dissension within the Shield and a possible turn for 'The Lunatic Fringe'.

The most recent episode of Raw had Ambrose triumphantly help Seth Rollins qualify for the World Cup, only to end up almost coming to blows with him after losing his opportunity to do the same. Roman Reigns being the peacemaker is the only reason it didn't happen.

But what if Ambrose isn't the one to turn? It'd be too obvious now, right? They've baited it and not delivered too many times. What if someone else within the Shield is the one to turn their back, and it won't be Reigns, so what if it's Rollins... again?

#6 Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir help Ronda beat the Bellas at Evolution

Will the Four MMA Horsewomen come together for the first time in WWE?

Ronda Rousey is going to have the numbers disadvantage during her Raw Women's Title match at Evolution with Nikki Bella most probably having Brie Bella in her corner. But what if there was someone in the WWE that could help Rousey?

Well, there is! The Four MMA Horsewomen were first seen onscreen together at the first Mae Young Classic and ran an angle telling the WWE's Four Horsewomen they'd have a match at any time. But for that to happen we'd need to see them together in the ring first right?

Well, Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke could choose Evolution as the perfect occasion to do so, helping Rousey overcome the Bella Twins and standing tall to close the show.

#5 Lana turns on Rusev and sides with Aiden English

Could Rusev be screwed over by Lana after all?

The 'One Night in Milwaukee' storyline between Rusev Day members Aiden English and Rusev had so much promise but seemed to have fizzled out after only two weeks when Lana revealed that English had doctored footage of them 'having an affair.'

But what if it hasn't? Aiden English and Rusev now seem to be feuding with English costing Rusev the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup. But what if during this feud Lana turns on Rusev and reveals that her and Aiden English were having an affair all along. I'd be surprised at least!

#4 Boss 'N' Hug Connection falls apart

Sasha Banks and Bayley are currently best friends again after having a heated mini-feud with no payoff earlier in the year. Now known as the 'Boss 'N' Hug Connection' the pair are early favourites to win the Womens' Tag Team Titles when they're introduced.

Now, with news of the Women's Tag Team Titles being introduced at Evolution, and Sasha Banks and Bayley not yet announced for a match on the card, I fully expect them to be heavily involved in the first match for the titles.

What if they don't win the titles and that drives a wedge between them again, leading to Sasha or Bayley turning on the other one and us finally getting the pay-off to this feud after all!

#3 AJ Styles loses the WWE Title

AJ Styles is SmackDown's longest reigning champion, impressively holding onto the WWE Title for over a year and it doesn't look like he's going to drop the title anytime soon, even with a title defence against Daniel Bryan coming up.

But, it seems to be that the plan for the WWE Title is for The Miz Vs. Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania so 'The Phenomenal One' is going to have to lose the title at some point for that to happen.

Early Survivor Series card rumours suggest that there will be a Fatal Fourway for the WWE Title with Bryan, Miz and Samoa Joe. Meaning we could end up with Styles not even getting pinned to lose the title.

#2 Bray Wyatt returns with a new faction

Will the 'Eater of Worlds' be back soon?

Bray Wyatt has been absent from Raw since losing the Tag Team Titles with Matt Hardy, but he's just recently appeared back on social media with some cryptic tweets potentially hinting at Wyatt's return.

Wrestling sites are reporting that Wyatt is due to return soon and that he's in line for a huge push which means that when he does return it's likely going to be a huge moment that will immediately cement him as a top star again.

But, what if Wyatt returns with another faction, perhaps a renewed Wyatt Family? That would be something.

#1 John Cena returns and turns heel

Could John Cena return with a new 'bad' outlook?

Yes, this was the #1. option in last year's list of possible swerves. Yes, I still think this would be the biggest swerve the WWE could make at this point and yes, I'd still love to see John Cena as a heel.

We've seen Cena debut a new move and he has new hair. So why not bring Cena back with a new outlook on life in the WWE? A bad outlook where he's the bad guy! I don't care how they do it, or why they'd do it, but they absolutely should!

Edited by Pratyay Ghosh