4 hints that Lars Sullivan will become WWE champion within 18 months

#1 Lack of SmackDown Live heels

The results of the 2019 Superstar Shake-Up are a lot more interesting than past Shake-Ups, with major names including AJ Styles, Finn Balor and Roman Reigns swapping brands over the last few days.

In terms of roster depth, one of the biggest problems to emerge from the Shake-Up is the lack of heels on SmackDown Live who can realistically challenge Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship in the not-too-distant future.

The top four heels on the blue brand right now are Daniel Bryan (reportedly injured), Randy Orton (lost twice to Kingston recently), Samoa Joe (reportedly moving to Raw) and Elias (seemingly feuding with Reigns). That leaves The Bar, Rusev and Shinsuke Nakamura as possible bad-guy challengers for Kingston, but would a match with any of them really feel big enough to be WWE title-worthy?

Looking through that roster, it is difficult to see Lars Sullivan not getting involved in the WWE title picture at some point in the next six months, never mind 18 months. It is just a question of whether WWE sees him as a champion just yet.