Now, let me preface this by saying that this take on purely contingent upon Drew McIntyre first defeating Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 40, momentarily making him the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

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For the last three years, McIntyre has been fixated on winning another world championship, and in some instances, he came very close to doing so. Unfortunately, all of McIntyre’s title pursuits have ended in failure, sometimes to no fault of his own. On April 7, McIntyre has an opportunity to rectify those previous losses as he challenges Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship on night two of WrestleMania 40.

The night prior, Rollins will team with Cody Rhodes in what will likely be a grueling tag team match against Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and “The Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns. Regardless of this match outcome, there is no doubt that Rollins will be walking into his subsequent title defense against McIntyre at a physical disadvantage. For this reason, I believe Drew McIntyre will assert dominance in this title match, and finally fulfill his quest of capturing his third world championship in WWE.

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Just as McIntyre revels in his victory, though, an opportunistic Damian Priest should charge down with his Money in the Bank briefcase. Priest, of course, is not particularly fond of McIntyre, as the two butted heads before and after teaming together in the Men’s 2023 WarGames. Priest even attempted to cash-in his Money in the Bank contract in one of McIntyre’s previous title matches. That respective attempt was ultimately thwarted by McIntyre.

Given their history, and the uncertainty of McIntyre’s WWE contract status, WrestleMania 40 would be perfect setting for Priest to successfully cash in his Money in the Bank contract and secure his first world title in WWE. Aside from this, a vengeful CM Punk has more than enough motivation to assist Priest in dethroning McIntyre after wrapping up his commentary duties in the preceding title match.

Written by Ella Jay