Predicting the Next 5 WWE Champions

#3 Finn Balor, SmackDown Live 9/18/18

New show. New look. New champ. Finn Balor

Having just come off of Extreme Rules the Sunday before in a loss to the WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Finn Balor finds himself on SmackDown Live looking to make an impact. Balor had gone full heel earlier in the Summer with Gallows and Anderson as the Balor Club and in a true effort to shake things up, had been traded to SmackDown Live. This would be a completely surprising move that the general managers pull off, with Kurt Angle sending the entire Balor Club to SmackDown Live and in return getting Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and Rusev. The Raw roster was invaded by Owens, Zayn, and Rusev the night before and knew that there was a trade made, but neither roster knew who SmackDown Live got in return. John Cena, being the fighting champion that he is, issued a WWE Championship Open Challenge that was accepted by none other than Finn Balor. Finn would go on to win the match and the WWE Championship and would hold the belt all the way until WrestleMania 35, where he would meet the winner of the Royal Rumble...