5 young WWE Superstars who could be the next world champion

#4. The sky is the limit for Cora Jade, the youngest superstar in WWE

At only 21 years of age, Cora Jade is already a WWE NXT crowd favorite. Her skater gimmick is popular with the Capitol Wrestling Center, and she is more charismatic than the majority of the rainbow brand's roster. Her tag team with former NXT women's champion Raquel Gonzalez is one of the early favorites to win the upcoming 2022 Dusty classic.

Taking into account that Jade has already been involved in an NXT Women's championship match, the only way from here is up. The Generation of Jade is just getting started, and very soon, it will be marked with world championships.

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#3: Gable Steveson can be the next Olympic Gold medalist to become WWE champion

WWE signed Olympic amateur wrestling champion Gable Steveson barely a month after his victory at Tokyo 2020, presenting him to the crowd at Summerslam 2021. The reigning NCAA Division 1 champion was then drafted to RAW despite never having a professional wrestling match in his career. This speaks volumes of how the company views the Minnesota native.

Steveson's achievements before joining Vince McMahon's promotion paint him as a cross between Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar. Given that the company's first Olympic Gold medallist and the Beast Incarnate became World champions within a year of their debuts, the 22-year old could be world champion very soon.