4 Major WWE Stars Who Desperately Need To Change Brands

In theory, a brand split in WWE is always a good idea, especially when they have the vast amount of depth on their roster that they currently have. But unfortunately, WWE isn't always the best at getting the most out of their deep roster, as most of the men and women on the roster are marginalized for no apparent reason.

Since the brand split returned back in 2016, the main event scene on both brands has been dominated by the same guys: Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar on Raw, AJ Styles and, well, really anyone else on SmackDown.

Seeing the same person or people in the main event scene over and over again does get a bit old, even if it's someone as good as AJ Styles. Sure, right now he's in an awesome feud with Samoa Joe, but what happens after it ends? Who can he go up against on the blue brand that'd be a new and exciting challenge for him? The only name I could come up with is Daniel Bryan, and it doesn't look like they're doing that match anytime soon.

So, with all that in mind, here are four major WWE superstars who desperately need to change brands.

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#4 AJ Styles

AJ Styles has pretty much been the face of WWE's blue brand ever since he debuted in the company back in 2016, and while it's been great to see The Phenomenal One dominate the main event scene on SmackDown, I'm ready to see something completely new.

The best way to get AJ Styles off of SmackDown would be to have him switch brands after he drops the title to Samoa Joe, which I really hope will happen at the Hell in a Cell show. Then, WWE can let Joe carry SmackDown, while AJ tries to climb the ladder on Raw.

With the departure of AJ Styles, the blue brand would need a new top babyface, and that's the perfect spot for Daniel Bryan. Of course, WWE does have a lot of work to do with Bryan to get him to that point, as they've completely botched his return.

#3 Finn Balor

When WWE decided to bring Finn Balor up to the main roster back in 2016, it really looked like they were going to make him into their next big main event superstar, however a significant injury derailed The Demon King's push, and he's been terribly underutilized ever since.

As previously mentioned in the AJ Styles entry, if WWE moved AJ to Raw, then a top spot would open up on SmackDown Live, which could be filled by Daniel Bryan. Or, if WWE essentially trades Styles for Balor, then Balor could be the new face of the company's blue brand.

Also, a move to SmackDown would give Balor an opportunity to once again reunite with Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, so they can actually do a proper Balor Club storyline, and not have it forgotten about like it was earlier in the year.

#2 Bobby Lashley

Unfortunately, since his return, Bobby Lashley has been stuck in limbo on Raw, as the company clearly has no idea what to do with him.

Lashley has everything it takes to be a better version of Brock Lesnar, however, due to him being on the Raw brand which is already dominated by other big guys such as the aforementioned Lesnar and Roman Reigns, he's kind of been stuck with nothing to do.

A move to SmackDown Live could be the best thing that could happen to Lashley at the moment, as it would give him a fresh set of opponents -- guys like AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, Shinsuke Nakamura -- which would spring him right into the main event scene.

But, if he's left on Raw, he'll probably continue to be an afterthought, which is really a shame, because he could be one of the most popular guys on the roster if they used him correctly.

#1 Brock Lesnar

While it is pretty much a sure thing that Brock Lesnar is heading to the UFC for a fight with current Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier, it'd be foolish to think that he's not coming back to WWE anytime soon, even if he does end up becoming the UFC's new Heavyweight Champion.

As we all know by now, WWE is set to move SmackDown Live to the Fox network, and they do want to stack the show with huge stars. Of course, someone like Lesnar wouldn't be on every single week, but just having him be a part of the brand would probably be a big deal.

Also, Lesnar has pretty much exclusively appeared on Raw since he returned to WWE back in 2012, so it'd be something new. Plus, it'd be a good way to get him away from Roman Reigns, who'll presumably stay on Raw for the foreseeable future.

So, to sum it up, when Lesnar returns, the best thing for WWE to do would be to have him switch brands and become the top guy on SmackDown Live.