Although GUNTHER could be lined up to be the next World Heavyweight Champion, it would be wiser to strike while the iron is hot and have Oba Femi dethrone Reigns first.

After defeating Lesnar at WrestleMania 42, Femi is one of the hottest performers in professional wrestling and has quickly become WWE’s most promising young star. When Lesnar first broke into the wrestling business, he became world champion just eight months after making his WWE debut at 25 years of age, becoming the youngest star to win the title in history at the time. Although WWE has often waited to crown rising stars, such as Bron Breakker or Jacob Fatu, who have been on the main roster for two years but have received little to no world title opportunities, Femi would instantly be launched into superstardom if he were to defeat one of the company’s most dominant performers to become World Heavyweight Champion.

Overall, WWE could elect to wait until WrestleMania 43 to pull the trigger on Femi in order not to fast-track his trajectory, but doing so also means the company would need to have a year’s worth of creative plans for “The Ruler” and keep his popularity from cooling off. SummerSlam could be a potential destination for Femi to become champion, as it would give Reigns three months with the title and allow WWE to properly capitalize on the 28-year-old’s momentum at their second biggest show of the year.