Triple H recently revealed plans to crown a new World Heavyweight Champion who will be exclusive to RAW.
He followed that announcement by confirming the new title holder will be crowned at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia later this month, with a tournament set to decide which two Superstars will compete for the belt taking place on RAW and SmackDown in the coming weeks.
Now, the 12 Superstars who will compete for a chance to wrestle for the World Heavyweight Championship at Night of Champions have finally been revealed.
Cody Rhodes, Damian Priest, Finn Bálor, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, Shinsuke Nakamura, and The Miz will represent RAW, and AJ Styles, Austin Theory, Bobby Lashley, Edge, Rey Mysterio, and Sheamus will battle it out for SmackDown. It's an impressive lineup, but who stands a chance to actually win the title?
The Miz, Sheamus, and Rey Mysterio seem highly unlikely at this stage in their careers, as does AJ Styles. Unless Judgement Day is about to get a huge push, we can probably discount Finn Bálor and Damian Priest too (though it would be great to see WWE finally pull the trigger on the latter).
Bobby Lashley and Edge are strong contenders, but Austin Theory is likely out of the running seeing as he's United States Champion and has been drafted to SmackDown.
WWE is finally taking Shinsuke Nakamura seriously, of course, but it may well be too little too late for him. With that in mind, we're betting this tournament comes down to Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins.
Check out the announcement below!