5 Talking points from this week's Raw and SmackDown Live (April 15,16)

All right! The Superstar Shake-up editions of Raw and SmackDown Live are done and dusted and both the episodes were really good. There were some predictable moves, while some were unexpected. On Monday Night RAW, we saw some big SmackDown Live superstars move to the red brand; namely AJ Styles, Andrade, The Miz, Rey Mysterio, The Usos, and The Viking Experience got promoted to the red brand from NXT.

With SmackDown losing too many big superstars to the 'A' Show, all eyes were glued to see who comes in on Tuesday night. The likes of Roman Reigns, Finn Balor, Lars Sullivan, Elias, Kairi Sane, and Lars Sullivan got drafted to the blue brand. Paige announced Asuka and Sane as her surprise SmackDown Tag Team.

The Superstar Shake-up was all about setting up future feuds leading into WrestleMania 36 and besides the feud between Lacey Evans and Becky Lynch, there were no signs of feuds being set up and that is what was missing from this week. There were also a few needless matches which made no sense and that is not what you want to see as a WWE fan.

So, keeping all the above in mind, here are the 5 talking points from this week's Raw and SmackDown Live:

#5 Raw's Tag Team division is underwhelming at the moment

This has been the case for the last year or so as Raw doesn't really seem to have tag teams that can bring the house down. Don't get me wrong, there are some brilliant tag teams but they have been terribly booked so far.

Take the current Raw Tag Team Champions Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins for example, they were pinned by the debutants, The Viking Experience on Raw and how weak it made the Champions look.

How can you pin the champions who have had the belts for only two weeks? It just doesn't make any sense. The Revival has been booked terribly as well and one can just hope that The Usos and Ricochet & Aleister Black add that much-needed firepower to the Raw tag team division.

#4 Roman Reigns' switch to the blue brand was a good move

This move simply had to happen as SmackDown Live has lost too much star power in the Superstar Shake-up. One of their biggest stars in AJ Styles just joined the red brand and so did The Miz.

In order to balance out, Vince McMahon had to make this decision of letting his favorite superstar join the blue brand. Also, Seth Rollins is currently the face of Raw and The Big Dog can be the face of the blue brand.

Moreover, Reigns has been on Raw since the brand split and just to get out of that monotonicity, the Big Dog had to move to the 'B' Show.

Another reason why this move makes sense is the FOX takeover. Apparently, Ronda Rousey is on leave and that means they would have wanted a top star on SmackDown and who bigger than Vince's favorite superstar?

#3 Lacey Evans vs Becky Lynch is going to be brilliant

Lacey Evans took on Nattie on Raw to get an opportunity to face Becky Lynch

Lacey Evans has one of the most intriguing gimmicks currently in WWE and on Monday Night Raw, she defeated Natalya to become the #1 challenger for the Raw Women's Championship.

The Southern Sassy Bell put on a great match against the veteran Natalya and her moonsault is what everybody has been talking about. From the things we saw on Raw, it is clear to say that the match between Evans and Lynch is going to be brilliant.

Also, their social media battle has made this rivalry much more believable and that only increases the excitement of the WWE Universe

#2 Kevin Owens can be a brilliant babyface

One of the reasons why SmackDown Live was a better show than Raw this week was Kevin Owens' comedic segment with the New Day. Big E was injured and didn't appear, so Owens suggested to be the honorary member of the New Day and that back and forth action was hilarious.

One thing that we saw on Tuesday was that Owens or 'Big O' is supported wholeheartedly by the WWE Universe and he can really be a great babyface.

While this angle could soon lead to Owens turning heel and challenging Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship, I personally think WWE should consider not ending Owens' run as a face, at least not anytime soon.

#1 There seem to be no challengers for Kofi Kingston and Seth Rollins

One of the biggest drawbacks of this week's Raw and SmackDown Live episodes was the fact that there were no developments in the Universal title and WWE Championship picture.

While there were some big moves from both brands but Rollins and Kofi didn't have anyone challenging or even showing some intent for the titles. Now with the superstar shake-up out of the picture, WWE should start thinking about the next challengers for the most important belts at Money in the Bank.

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