10 wrestlers who can become World Champions in WWE for the first time in 2018

#3 Samoa Joe

Samoa Joe currently out of action due to injury

While the name ‘Great Balls of Fire’ drew a lot of smutty jokes from the internet wrestling community, the fans expected to see Samoa Joe take the fight to Brock Lesnar when they faced each other for the Universal title. Instead, Lesnar defeated Joe with ease, rendering all those weeks where Joe attacked Brock - as ‘Woken’ Matt would say - obsolete.

Joe is currently sidelined with an injury but is expected to return to action before WrestleMania 34. Samoa Joe, when booked correctly, can be an impregnable foe, as we had seen during his NXT run. Joe is one of the best in-ring workers currently in the company and has the intensity and mic skills that would make him one of the most well-rounded performers in the business.

It is only a matter of time before Joe gets his hands on the Universal Championship, and that could very well happen this year.