10 Worst Ever WWE Superstar Brand Switches 

#2 Rob Van Dam To SmackDown - 2004

Mr Monday Night was better

Rob Van Dam instantly became one of WWE's most popular superstars when he joined the company in 2001, despite being a heel.

RVD would be drafted to RAW during the original Brand Extension, becoming a top pick for RAW General Manager Ric Flair. He spent his first few months trading the Intercontinental Championship with Eddie Guerrero is a great series, and then feuded with Brock Lesnar and Chris Benoit, before challenging Triple H for the World Championship at Unforgiven 2002.

Now while things didn't go RVD's way at Unforgiven, he would still remain a prominent player on RAW throughout the rest of the year and all of 2003. Many often wondered during this time if he would do any better on SmackDown, as the 'wrestling show', seemed better suited for him. Many fans got their wish when RVD would be drafted to SmackDown during the 2004 Draft lottery.

As it turns out, RVD should have probably stayed on RAW. Rob didn't have many career highlights on the blue show as he mainly teamed with Rey Mysterio, where they would have a month-long reign as Tag Team Champions and would also occasionally challenge for the United States Championship. RVD went down with an injury at the end of the year, and returned to RAW in 2006, after being drafted back in 2005.

Overall, RVD's SmackDown run was overwhelmingly disappointing, he gave next to no memorable performances and suffered from poor booking decisions.