Wrestling predictions for 2025

[RammerJammer]

I'm gonna sound negative because of the downturn of AEW and WWE spreading it's wings, I'm thinking this is the year the "success" plateaus.

WWE is getting fat and has no reason to really "come with it."

• No significant NXT call-ups (No one in NXT has mainstream appeal, really) (Bron Breakker didn't even have the "Brock Lesnar" spot like ya'll think Oba with)
• John Cena overstays his welcome (buries ppl, needlessly wins World titles)
• In-ring wrestling slips in quality because of the lack of house shows and ppl getting out of shape
• WWE doesn't take advantage of Netflix and the product feels just like it did on USA/Fox
• People are gonna beg for both shows to go back to 2 hours each

I can see WWE plateauing due to oversaturation alone

11 main roster titles
6 hours of main roster shows
Two 2 night PLEs (and maybe more in the future) + rising ticket costs

Their one saving grace though is that they’re doing a shyt ton of international shows now.

 

[br82186]

WWE:

- Cena enters in the RR and wins, which culminate in him winning a main title at WM
- Charlotte and Becky returns at the RR, with Charlotte winning setting up a rematch with Rhea
- Ricky Starks, Jordyn Grace, Fenix, Malakai Black, Josh Alexander, Matt Cardona all join
- Demolition is finally inducted into the WWE HoF
- The Rock will run everything he did in the leadup to WM back
- Rozanne, Trick Williams highlight this years callups
- Questions still remain in terms of Triple H and black talent and WWE continues to slowly become MAGA'tized
- The honeymoon period between fans and Triple H will end
- The fans begin to slowly turn on Cody the same way from when he was in AEW
- May not be this year, but we get a WWE faction version of Bullet Club consisting of former members of the NJPW version of the group
- Becky resigns and gets a Roman Reigns like contract
- The Janal Grant case gets settled out of court and WWE slowly eases Vince back into the fold, but only as an advisor with little power
- AJ Lee returns for one final match

AEW

- Darby wins the heavyweight title only for Christian to cash in his contract and win
- RoH gets picked up by a network
- Live PPV's on Max will be half off and will start the weekend of All In
- Britt Baker leaves
- The Death Riders storyline ends after Revolution
- Moxley finally gets that vacation and Jericho after losing the RoH championship finally takes time off
- Starks, Black, and Fenix leave
- Speedball Mike Bailey joins
- Athena loses her RoH Women's Championship to Billie Starks, joins the main roster, challenges Mercedes at All In and wins the TBS title
- Noise continues for Tony Kahn to sign a booker (which will finally happen in 2026)

Others

- NJPW has a rebound year setting themselves up for a renaissance 2026
- Joe Hendry wins the TNA Championship and appears at the RR thus making noise of him joining in 2026
- Baron Corbin join NJPW
- Reports break out about TNA talent leaving the company in part of Tessa's return and Anthem doing the bare minimum

 

[Heelish]

- Orton brings THE PUNT back and crushes Cody’s dome

 

[Reality Check]

- Demolition is finally inducted into the WWE HoF

Sadly I think this is the year that Sid goes into the HOF too, which is a damn shame since he should have been in there before he passed away.

 

[Peter Popoff]

WWE predictions :

Street profits win the belts. Ford turns on Angelo.

Singles push for Montez, Melo and Jacob with HBK and HHH having creative control over Smackdown/Raw.

Heavyweight championship push for Bronn Breakker possibly against CM punk.

Jacob turns on Solo.

Zilla Fatu joins WWE.

Oba Femi joins the main brand (smackdown or raw).

Jade Cargill womens title push.

Bianca and Naomi both turn heel.

Bianca and Jade at WM.

The inevitable Charlotte Flair comes back (unfortunately).

Ricky Starks joins WWE.

 

[Doctor Wily]

Cena finally makes the heel turn & adopts what ends up being the most hated heel persona since 96 Hollywood Hogan....


He openly becomes a "Vince McMahon" apologist stating that his loyalty is only to him and not the fans so he acts and dresses in the image of 90s Vince.

Which leads to him bringing back Brock and putting Theory under his wing as his apprentice.

 

[TheAlbionist]

Ricky Starks wrestles a match in GCW and the Internet argues about what it means for a month.

Darby wins the world title and the Internet argues about it until he drops it.

Dustin retires at All In or announces a date for next year.

Mercedes makes an appearance at an indie in the UK ahead of Forbidden Door.

Some scumbag works out a way to get Max and Netflix streaming figures and the IWC mines depths of misery it only dreamed about.

I finally get to start a Skye Blue Dah Bah Dee Dah Bah Dah chant.

 

[Reality Check]

Two more:

WWE
Rock and Steve Austin have their confrontation at Mania this year

AEW
The night before the NFL Draft, Snowman gets misted by someone and then proceeds to do draft day interviews claiming to be temporarily blinded, leading to more Jags Jokes.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Tony Khan buys NJPW and Rev Pro and starts up "The International League of Extraordinary Wrestlers"

 

[Heelish]

I finally get to start a Skye Blue Dah Bah Dee Dah Bah Dah chant.

If you pull that off

 

[Tres Leches]

WWE: dom will turn face due to being kicked out of JD by Finn Balor and all his heat will now go to The New Day who will become tag champs again and Xavier finally wins some single mid card gold



AEW : Bobby Lashley becomes world champ sometime in 2025 and is dethroned by Swerve Strickland 2nd title reign

 

[Jmare007]

John Cena wins #17 and has a 3 month reign with the belt. One of those defenses is against Punk in Chicago.

There's rumors about Cena vs Rock IV but nothing comes off it.

WWE leans too much into MAGA territory and gets a big Twitter backlash that ends with....nothing really happening and business continuing its normal trend.

Ricky Starks wins a singles belt in NXT.

Fighting Detectives/Astronauts start getting some momentum in Japan.

Yota Tsuji becomes IWGP Champion.

Bryan Danielson wrestles 1 match on PPV.

Bobby Lashely and Will Ospreay win the AEW Title, the latter starts a reign that goes in to 2026.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

WWE leans too much into MAGA territory and gets a big Twitter backlash that ends with....nothing really happening and business continuing its normal trend.

Sounds like you're callin out No Watch Gang

 

[Jmare007]

Sounds like you're callin out No Watch Gang

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Your prediction is that if that happens nobody will stop watching.