WWE seems to have a "very strong candidate" to win the new WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Following the draft, whichever brand fails to draft the WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns will have a new champion minted instead as the new WWE World Heavyweight Championship was unveiled to the world by Triple H. This is similar to what happened in 2016 when SmackDown picked WWE Champion Dean Ambrose and Raw then debuted the Universal Title, which Finn Balor won at SummerSlam that year. According to WrestleVotes, when it comes to who Triple H and WWE perceive as the first title holder, Seth Rollins looks to be among the favorites:

“With the new title, I’ve heard he’s a very strong candidate to be the first guy. No doubt about it, Seth is your leading candidate.”

According to the report, Cody Rhodes will be unlikely to be the first new WWE World Heavyweight Champion, and his priorities remain set on Roman Reigns:

“Cody is wrapped into the Roman storyline. He needs to be the guy to beat him so the first champion shouldn’t be Cody, right? By giving him this new title, it’s not going to do anything for the title, or for him.” h/t GiveMeSport

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Seth Rollins’ 3 words hilarious reaction to his match against Omos at WWE Backlash

WWE fans were not the only ones taken aback by a recent Backlash match announcement. Fans learned on Friday that Seth “Freakin’” Rollins will face the “Nigerian Giant” Omos in Puerto Rico on May 6, following the former’s triumph over Logan Paul at WrestleMania 39. Rollins moved to Twitter after the unveiling to answer in GIF form, with his reaction depicted by Jim Carrey from “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” stating “Alrighty then.” Another name to enter the GIF response discourse was “WWE Raw” announcer Corey Graves, who was introduced by a perplexed Nick Offerman in “Parks & Recreation.”

Rollins vs. Omos joins a growing Backlash card that includes Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar, Rhea Ripley defending her “WWE SmackDown” Women’s Title against Zelina Vega, Austin Theory defending his US Title against Bronson Reed & Bobby Lashley, and Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and Matt Riddle battling The Bloodline.

Will Seth Rollins be the one to become the first person to win the new WWE World Heavyweight Championship? It is still not confirmed but do follow us for more information.

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