Five Notable WWE Figures to Keep an Eye on in 2025
Five Notable WWE Figures to Keep an Eye on in 2025
In 2024, WWE had an exceptional year, securing a major deal to broadcast Monday Night Raw on Netflix, hosting its most successful WrestleMania ever, and maintaining a long-running streak of live event sellouts.
Much of WWE's success could be attributed to their consistent production of high-quality storylines and transforming mid-card talents such as Jey Uso and Liv Morgan into top-tier stars. Though WWE as a brand has played a significant role in their success, their ability to cultivate new stars is what will sustain their momentum over the long term.
Witnessing the rise of up-and-comers like Solo Sikoa and Rhea Ripley, WWE, under the leadership of Triple H, has shown they are more than capable of producing replacements for retired or semi-active performers. A fresh crop of headliners is emerging, ready to fill the void left by retirees.
Here are five WWE stars to keep an eye on in 2025:
Scarlotina Green
After being released by WWE, Green made history at the reprisal of Saturday Night’s Main Event by becoming the inaugural Women’s United States Champion.
This achievement only marks the beginning of what might be a remarkable career for the former Tough Enough contestant, who has displayed an exceptional gift for quick-witted humor and outstanding character development to captivate the WWE audience. Impressions from WWE officials suggest that they were awestruck by Green's talent for breathing new life into a “joke character" and turning it into one of the most popular acts on their programming, which resulted in her winning the US title.
Green's US title win will undoubtedly afford her an opportunity to elevate the championship to new heights, potentially paving the way for even greater achievements. Though Green's title victory has already elevated her stature on SmackDown, her ascent may prove to be just the beginning.
A versatile performer with formidable wrestling skills, captivating promos, and a talent for breathing new life into even the most unpromising characters, Green’s US title win could catapult her to new heights in 2025.
Duncan McIntyre
It's challenging to envision McIntyre achieving more success in 2025 than he did in 2024, however, things are looking promising.
Following the re-signing of McIntyre with WWE in early 2024, the Scottish superstar claimed the World Heavyweight Championship, engaged in WWE’s best feud of the year against CM Punk, and emerged as perhaps the most captivating heel in the entire company. Electrifying work on television and captivating social media interactions have reportedly caught the eye of WWE officials, who are said to be planning to give McIntyre even more prominent exposure in 2025.
McIntyre, fresh off a pair of memorable victories over Sami Zayn, has excelled at merging fact and fiction, which is why he continues to captivate audiences as a sinister villain in professional wrestling.
Despite his accomplishments in 2024, it seems that McIntyre has only just scratched the surface of his potential. The ignition of a major storyline targeting The OG Bloodline has fueled speculation that McIntyre will be offered an equally substantial boost in 2025—and a well-deserved one at that.
Tatiana Stratton
Stratton took the initial step towards the pinnacle of WWE's women's division earlier this year by winning the Money in the Bank briefcase. The following step? A world title victory.
Given Stratton’s on-screen alliance with current WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax, this achievement seems imminent. In fact, it might only be a matter of months—or even weeks—until Stratton finally cashes in on Jax and solidifies herself as a future cornerstone of the women's division.
Though Stratton's immense talent in the ring and exceptional rapport with fans have garnered tremendous praise, she's still relatively inexperienced. Her various roles on television and built-in long-term storyline on SmackDown provide her with a solid foundation to build upon in the coming year.
Stratton is merely three seconds away from ensuring that she will be showcased in a main-event match at WrestleMania 41—an accomplishment that the WWE women's division desperately needs, as it has predominantly been controlled by the same handful of stars for the previous few years.
Jacob Fatu
Fatu has yet to enjoy a significant singled victory—his only notable victory thus far being a win over Jey Uso on a recent episode of SmackDown—but anticipations of singular stardom for this towering figure are high.
Currently serving as Sikoa’s enforcer, Fatu has consistently delivered in the ring and on camera on every occasion he’s appeared on Raw or SmackDown. His prominent role in The Bloodline storyline has catapulted him into the limelight, affording him the opportunity to demonstrate his indomitable presence and extraordinary in-ring skills.
Inimitable and intimidating, Fatu showcases an aura of main-event scarcity, and his exceptional talents pave the path for an illustrious singles career.
With his debut as a member of The Bloodline saga and his instantaneous success, Fatu has demonstrated that he could emerge as the true rising star within the organization, potentially surpassing Sikoa.
While Sikoa might be known as the "Tribal Chief" currently, he has his share of critics. Conversely, the viewer response towards Fatu has been predominantly favorable. As a significant player in WWE's main narrative, the creative crew would have to seriously bungle things up for him not to become a leading solo performer by year's end.
Bron Breakker has recently starred in several prominent bouts in 2024 and can already boast being a two-time Intercontinental Champion. The sky's the limit for the young second-generation talent.
WWE is fully aware of the potential they hold in the 27-year-old, ex-football player and extraordinary physical specimen. They have big plans to advance him up the ladder as he leaves a trail of destruction in his wake. Breakker has already shown signs of climbing the ladder in 2024, but WWE has reportedly planned an even more significant promotion for Breakker as Raw transitions to Netflix.
John Cena is scheduled to hang up his boots next year, Roman Reigns wrestles sporadically, and other top talents like Seth Rollins are closer to the end of their careers than the beginning. This leaves ample room for Breakker, who won't turn 28 until October, to potentially headline WWE in the near future.
Breakker is developing a strong rapport with the crowd and has shown that he possesses the aura required for a top WWE star to shine. He just needs WWE to place him in a significant narrative to thrust him into the main event picture.
Tiffany Stratton's alliance with Nia Jax could lead to a world title victory for her in 2025, solidifying her place as a future cornerstone of the women's division. Bron Breakker, with his trail of destruction and strong rapport with the crowd, is seen as a potential successor to top WWE talents like John Cena and Roman Reigns, who are closer to retirement. Chelsea Green, after making history and winning the Women's United States Championship, is expected to elevate the title to new heights and potentially pave the way for even greater achievements.