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Friday, April 6, 2018

Superstar Shakeup preview

My ideas for switching the rosters around in the month after Wrestlemania.

-- Raw to Smackdown:
- Singles names (high):
Finn Balor. I think he'd have a better chance of being a spotlight star away from Roman, Braun, and Rollins. He could really benefit from something new.

Big Cass. I think he could get a bigger spotlight by returning on Smackdown.

- Singles names (low/mid):
Goldust. He could be an interesting change of pace. He's kind of stagnating on Raw. Plus, he could work with Breezango. 

Titus O'Neil. He's peaked on Raw. He could use some new opponents.

- Teams:
The Bar. They've been through everyone on Raw. They could do some new stuff on Smackdown before potentially going for singles titles.


The Revival. They REALLY need a second chance to break out. They're really floundering on Raw.

- Women:
Sasha Banks. New opponents and a new environment will do her well. She's hit a wall on Raw.


Dana Brooke. She's stagnated on Raw. Hopefully she'd get new life on Smackdown.

-- Smackdown to Raw:
- Singles names (high):
AJ Styles. He's faced all the top Smackdown names. Time for something new for him and for the Raw main event scene.  

Sami Zayn. Get him away from Kevin Owens already.

- Singles names (low/mid):
Tye Dillinger. I mean, they're not doing anything else with him. Might as well put him on Main Event for a while. 

Zack Ryder. Basically just to shift things around for both shows' lower ends. He's not doing anything. Heck, maybe he could work with Hawkins some more.

- Teams:
The Usos. This would be fresh for both divisions, and get them away from facing New Day again.

The Ascension. They're just filling space on Smackdown. They'll probably just fill space on Raw, too, but it would give them new opponents.

- Women:
Becky Lynch. It's an unofficial rule to have two Horsewomen on each show. This would move things around for both divisions.


Natalya. A fresh move for both sides. 

(Asuka as a result of challenging Charlotte).

-- NXT to Raw:
- Singles names:
Drew McIntyre. He's ready for bigger things. He's already been NXT Champion, so it's time for him to move up.

Lars Sullivan. I don't expect him to hold gold in NXT, so they might as well have him move to squashing people on Raw. This one is partially to make sure both sides get the same number of picks from NXT.

Wesley Blake. He's been in developmental FOREVER. Might as well have him work the undercard on Raw.

- Teams:
Authors of Pain. As much as I want to see them face The Bar and the Bludgeon Brothers, I don't want to derail Harper and Rowan by having them fight these two. Build Akam and Rezar for a while on Raw before they eventually work the former Wyatts. Maybe at Survivor Series?

- Women:
Ember Moon. She's ready. I was worried she'd get lost in the shuffle with Asuka (post-Mania win), Sasha, and Naomi on Smackdown, so let's have her on Raw.

Iconic Duo. They've peaked in NXT, and I don't want to split them up. I think they might fit better on Raw.

-- NXT to Smackdown:
- Singles names: 
Kassius Ohno. He's just kind of hanging out in NXT right now. Time to change that.

Killian Dain. I'd love to see him work the IC Title picture.

No Way Jose. Another guy who's just kind of there in NXT right now. He's not going to hold gold, so it's time to call him up.

- Teams:
SAnitY (Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe). They're ready to contribute higher up, and they've done about all they can in NXT. To be clear, I'm fine with SAnitY being a four-person group on the main roster, but I split them up into where they'll be used.

- Women:
Nikki Cross. Smackdown just gets one woman from NXT, BUT they get Asuka after Mania, so it somewhat evens out. She could really be a big force. 

-- Raw to NXT:
Apollo. He's floundering, and moving him back to Smackdown isn't going to alleviate that. Let him build himself back up in NXT. 

-- Smackdown to NXT:
Mike Kanellis. He's not going to make any kind of splash on Raw or Smackdown anytime soon. He needs to develop into something more than or different from what he is now.

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