Roman Reigns scored a huge victory at Crown Jewel, defeating Undisputed WWE Champion Sami Zayn to become Men’s Crown Jewel Champion.

With this victory, Reigns kept his perfect 2026 record, with the OTC not having lost a single match this year, since his Royal Rumble victory in January.

Following this, Reigns defeated CM Punk at WrestleMania 42 in April, and has successfully defended the gold against Jacob Fatu, Seth Rollins, Penta and LA Knight in the months since then.

Amid speculation about Roman Reigns’ future, here are three stars who could dethrone the OTC.

Oba Femi

Oba Femi feels like the most obvious choice for Roman Reigns’ successor, especially with the company doing everything in its power to keep the two stars away from one another.

Despite calling out Roman Reigns following WrestleMania 40, Oba Femi still has yet to stand across from the OTC, with The Ruler even giving up his title shot after winning the King of the Ring tournament to instead face Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.

With Oba Femi once again calling out the World Heavyweight Champion following Money in the Bank in October, WWE evidently wants fans to keep Femi in mind as a potential challenger, without having him actually challenge for the title.

It has been heavily speculated that Reigns will face Femi at WrestleMania 40, with many believing that The Ruler will dethrone the Tribal Chief on the Grandest Stage of Them All.

Penta

One star who has a title match in hand is Penta, who won the Money in the Bank briefcase in a six man ladder match on October 10.

With Penta able to cash in for a title match at a time of his choosing, we could soon see him face Roman Reigns in a title rematch.

Roman Reigns previously defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Penta on the September 13 Raw episode in Mexico City, with Penta having won a tournament to earn this title shot.

With Reigns expected to compete in the WarGames match at Survivor Series, and being focused on other challengers, Penta could have the opportunity to capitalize on all of these distractions and become World Heavyweight Champion.

Chad Gable

Chad Gable is no longer the WWE Intercontinental Champion, losing the gold to Ethan Page on the November 2 edition of Raw.

Following this title loss, many have called for the former Olympian to be given a main event push, and potentially win his first world championship.

Between his AAA run as the Original El Grande Americano, and his Intercontinental Title reign, Chad Gable has proven himself as perhaps WWE’s most consistently exciting star this year.

If anyone deserves to win the World Heavyweight Championship after their performance in 2026, it’s Chad Gable.