The Totem Pole

In the comics, the Grandmaster organizes the Contest of Champions. Of course, we haven't seen this in the MCU, since the Grandmaster seems to be content with arranging battles on Sakaar. But in the trailers, the Totem Pole indicates that the Grandmaster has his champions, and the latest is the Savage, Incredible Hulk.

We could assume that Hulk killed Grandmaster’s previous favorites. But Kevin Feige said that we shouldn't bet on it, because Beta Ray Bill, who is on the totem, is going to make an appearance sometime in the shared universe’s future.

Might this mean that the other champions are alive, too? Maybe we'll see Bi-Beast and Man Thing in a future Marvel film.

Most interestingly, Ares is among the former champions, which means that the Olympians exist in the MCU. If that’s the case, Thor: Ragnarok could be even more important to the MCU’s future than we previously believed.