Roman Reigns currently holds the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, which he won from CM Punk in the main event of WrestleMania 42.

Reigns holding this title is somewhat ironic, as it was revived/introduced in 2023 to give Raw stars a world title to fight for due to the OTC’s lack of defenses after unifying the WWE Championship and Universal Title.

Seven individuals have held the World Heavyweight Championship since Night of Champions 2023, with Rollins, GUNTHER and CM Punk all having had multiple reigns with the gold.

With there being a number of potential title contenders set up for Roman Reigns, we could see one of the remaining six former champions regain the gold they previously held.

Here are three WWE stars who could win back the World Heavyweight Championship in the coming months.

Drew McIntyre

With Drew McIntyre having been absent from WWE TV since WrestleMania 42, there has been a lot of speculation about his return to the ring.

With many expecting the Scottish Warrior to hit the ground running upon his comeback, we could see him make the jump back to the Raw roster to pursue the title he won, held, and lost at WrestleMania 40.

McIntyre’s World Heavyweight Championship reign lasted just five minutes, with the star defeating Seth Rollins to become champion, getting into a physical confrontation with CM Punk, then dropping the title to Damian Priest during Priest’s Money in the Bank cash-in.

With this, as well as McIntyre’s previous issues with Roman Reigns and the Bloodline, it would make a lot of sense to see the Scottish Warrior make it his mission to dethrone the OTC.

CM Punk

CM Punk has held the current iteration of the World Heavyweight Championship twice, first winning the gold at SummerSlam 2025, and losing the title that same night to Mr Money in the Bank Seth Rollins.

After Seth Rollins was forced to relinquish the title, Punk defeated Jey Uso to win the vacant gold at Saturday Night’s Main Event that November and held the gold up until WrestleMania 42.

With Roman Reigns being the star to dethrone Punk, it would be interesting to see Punk make his way back to Raw for a title rematch.

CM Punk recently returned to the red brand to join Team USA against Team Mexico at Survivor Series, so we could see Punk’s Raw return become permanent in due course.

Seth Rollins

Seth Rollins hasn’t appeared on WWE TV since unsuccessfully challenging for Roman Reigns’ World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam.

With Rollins competing at four house shows during WWE’s South America Live Tour in September, there has been a lot of speculation about plans for Rollins’ TV return, with WWE reportedly saving his comeback for “maximum impact.”

While Rollins and Reigns did the Shield fist bump after their match in August, we could still see the Architect dethrone the OTC in a shocking turn of events to win his third World Heavyweight Championship.

Seth Rollins became the inaugural champion of this title’s lineage at Night of Champions 2023, and won the gold back at SummerSlam 2025 – as Charlotte Flair would say – “via cash-in.”