Superstar Shake-Up 2019: 5 WWE Superstars who must switch brands

WWE has an immense amount of talent working for them. There are over twenty wrestlers in each brand alongside some of the biggest names in the history of sports entertainment. WWE has grown with leaps and bounds in the last few years and even though there is stiff competition outside, the company is still untouchable in terms of its reach and success.

Often pertaining to the huge number of wrestlers that perform for them, WWE is plagued by wrestlers who don't get to come to the top. It's hard to manage so many wrestlers and book everybody to the top. There are many factors that come to play when a wrestler is being booked, but the root cause of a wrestler not rising to the top can be attributed to the fact that he/she isn't on the right brand.

The brand split has caused a lot of problems for wrestlers who haven't been able to perform to their full potential because of the brand that they are in. It's a known fact that wrestlers who couldn't work to the top in one brand have often found success when they have changed their brand. As we come closer to the Superstar Shake-up, here is a list of wrestlers who should switch brands.

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#5 AJ Styles - SmackDown Live to RAW

The Phenomenal will have great opponents at RAW

AJ Styles is a wrestler who is very talented and a spectacular performer inside the ring. Styles currently performs on the blue brand. The former WWE Champion seems to have run out of opponents on the show. He has had feuds with almost all the wrestlers on the blue brand and it remains to be seen where his fate will lie in the upcoming Superstar Shakeup.

The prospect of having AJ Styles on RAW is very strong considering the fact that Styles can have great matches with the likes of Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. AJ Styles will be open to so many possibilities and can even be in line for the Universal Championship. A change of colours for AJ Styles can benefit him a lot considering how dull a performer he has been over the last few months after dropping the WWE Championship.

#4 Drew McIntyre - RAW to SmackDown Live

Drew McIntyre should move to SmackDown Live

Drew McIntyre is menacing. McIntyre debuted on RAW with so much promise but over the course of the last few months, The Scottish Psychopath has lost his menacing touch. McIntyre once used to be a force to reckon with but has now fallen at the hands of Roman Reigns.

The real problem lies in how McIntyre has been booked in his time at RAW. He has formed various stables with the likes of wrestlers who are both heavyweight giants and formidable contemporaries. If McIntyre switch brands, he will be open to other opportunities which aren't just about Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins.

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#3 Elias - RAW to SmackDown Live

Elias should compete in the ring as well.

Elias hasn't found the kind of success that one hopes from him, despite being amazing behind the mic and a talented wrestler. Elias found interference in the form of John Cena at WrestleMania 35 but is yet to garner enough attention where the WWE Universe goes behind him to support him in matches.

If Elias switches brands, it will be a new opportunity for him to find some stage strength against other wrestlers and potentially start having great matches as well.

#2 Andrade SmackDown Live to RAW

Cien Almas can rise to the top again if he moves to RAW

Andrade was once looked at as the Royal Rumble winner and in contention for the WWE Championship. Almas is a talented wrestler who proved his in-ring capabilities during his time at NXT and it remains to be seen if the WWE is looking at Almas as the next big thing now that WrestleMania is done and over with.

Almas could be a great prospect at RAW and considering his antics inside the ring, he books himself as a heel capable of dismantling any wrestler inside the square.

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#1 The Bar - SmackDown Live to RAW

They should probably split as well

There is always an opinion that goes on the behalf of Cesaro and Sheamus to have them compete as individual talents not limited to Tag-Team Division. Sheamus used to be a very intimidating wrestler back in the past. He was a Champion, had WrestleMania matches for Championship matches and had also won the Royal Rumble.

Cesaro is a talented wrestler whose strength can be compared to the likes of John Cena and is very much capable of pulling great matches. That being said, if both the wrestlers remain as tag teams, a move to RAW will greatly help the both of them. A new set of Tag-Team opponents will certainly help the duo.