4 undrafted WWE stars that should join SmackDown and 1 that should join RAW

After the Draft, SmackDown has who WWE might consider the two top stars in the company - Roman Reigns and Charlotte Flair. However neither of them seem to have credible challengers on the blue brand.

Flair joins Sasha Banks, Naomi, and Shayna Baszler as the top four women on the blue brand. Banks and Naomi are former champions but management haven't shown much faith lately in Naomi or Baszler as singles Champions. For this reason, Smackdown needs reinforcements for the women's division.

Regardless of who holds the Universal Championship, there haven't been many credible challengers built up to challenge for the title. SmackDown needs some big names or potential future Champions on the roster, but they all stayed on RAW.

Some big WWE names like Brock Lesnar and Bayley were left undrafted. PWInsider recently reported that a few of those undrafted stars have been listed as part of RAW. That's according to WWE's internal list, but it is subject to change.

So which undrafted performers should join SmackDown and RAW? Here are four names that should be added to the blue brand's roster and one for RAW.

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#5. Harry Smith has a history with some current SmackDown stars.

Harry Smith, the son of "the British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, has been signed to the WWE for several months. He has wrestled in dark matches before SmackDown just as the likes of Xia Li, Austin Theory, and others did before the 2021 WWE Draft.

The Draft came and went and Smith's name was not mentioned. That could be for a few reasons. One is that he could be headed to either NXT or NXT UK as per original plans for his return. The Covid pandemic changed those plans. .

Some recent reports came out stating that Smith was recovering from COVID. Because of that, he was left undrafted by RAW and SmackDown. Once he is fully recovered, however, the son of the British Bulldog should join SmackDown.

Physically, Smith is an imposing figure. He's six feet, five inches tall, and over 240 pounds. That makes him bigger than Roman Reigns. If WWE booked it right, Smith could be a potential challenger for the Tribal Chief.

If that is too much too soon for his return, then he could be placed in the singles or tag team division. He was known more as a tag team wrestler during his initial run in WWE from 2006-2011. While Cesaro should be a main-eventer, the two could form a tag team. Both tagged with Tyson Kidd and are friends with him outside of the ring.

Since WWE loves familial ties, they could also work Smith into an angle alongside Natalya. The two are cousins and worked together during his first run. SmackDown needs big names and challengers for Reigns. Smith could be one if he joins SmackDown.

#4. Asuka should return from injury as a member of SmackDown.

SmackDown needs more big names for the women's division. The report from PWInisder mentioned that internally, Asuka is listed as a member of RAW. She has been a member of the red brand for the last two years.

Asuka took over as RAW Women's Champion in 2020 after Becky Lynch announced her pregnancy. Winning that year's Money in the Bank match afforded her the title when Lynch relinquished it.

While WWE.com lists her as a member of RAW, it did not list Brock Lesnar as a member of SmackDown as the report suggested. So with that, it's hard to know where undrafted stars actually belong.

Asuka was one of the Superstars that essentially carried WWE during the pandemic/no-crowd days. Her run with the title hit a speed bump when she lost it to SmackDown Superstar Sasha Banks in the summer of 2020. She would win it back and then drop the title to Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 37.

For a good part of 2021, Asuka feuded with Ripley and Flair. While it would be wise to keep the Empress of Tomorrow away from the Queen, SmackDown needs Asuka more than RAW.

RAW has a division full of depth with several women that could feasibly defeat Becky Lynch. Nia Jax, Ripley, Bianca Belair, and Alexa Bliss could all be the next RAW Women's Champion. Smackdown's list has less credible challengers.

Plus, Asuka has a history as the SmackDown Women's Champion, and if WWE decided to do it, they should pay her back with a win over Flair at WrestleMania. It could be with or without the title attached.

Simply put, Asuka is arguably the best female wrestler in WWE when healthy. SmackDown needs depth across the board, and Asuka could add to that depth if she rejoins the blue brand.

#3. Eva Marie should remain on RAW instead of going to SmackDown.

While SmackDown needs some help in its women's division, it shouldn't come in the form of Eva Marie. Marie is fine for what she is - a heel performer who is more interested in herself and her looks rather than with what she can do in the ring.

SmackDown has been more of an athletic showcase brand since it is only two hours. With RAW being a three-hour show, it allows for more characters and drawn-out angles.

Eva Marie's angle with Doudrop is over. It doesn't mean, however, that she can't come back and try to weasel her way back into manipulating someone new.

WWE wrote her off of TV via an attack from Shayna Baszler. Baszler stomped on Marie's elbow, essentially injuring the starlet. Baszler has also done the same to Dana Brooke and Nia Jax in the past.

The real reason Baszler did that to Marie was so that she could take time off to film a movie. That's also why she was not drafted by RAW or SmackDown. Once that filming is over, Marie should remain on RAW rather than going to SmackDown.

RAW has a deep and diverse roster following the Draft. While Eva Marie should never challenge for a major title in WWE, she could be a manager. When it is warranted, she could wrestle a few times.

Her gimmick might conflict with someone like Carmella who also champions her appearance over success in the ring. These two could still also be paired up as a tag team.

#2. Elias could be a major player on SmackDown if booked correctly.

The Drifter has been a member of SmackDown in the past but it didn't lead anywhere. He has the potential to be a major player in WWE but has experienced stop/start and 50/50 booking.

Elias is listed internally as a member of RAW, but that is subject to change. RAW's mid-card features a lot of talent like Karrion Kross, Bearcat Lee, John Morrison, the Miz, Apollo Crews, Austin Theory, Damien Priest, and T-Bar to name just a few.

SmackDown, on the other hand, has a lot of similarly sized Superstars in the tier below the main event. Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo might be a tag team, but if they disband they are cruiserweights. The same goes for Ricochet, Mustafa Ali, Mansoor, Swerve, and Ashante Adonis.

The blue brand does have Happy Corbin, Sheamus, Jeff Hardy, Ridge Holland, Sami Zayn, and Shinsuke Nakamura as well. Depending on his new gimmick, Elias could fit in better with the mix of veterans and high flyers on SmackDown.

If his new direction is more serious, he could even be a future Intercontinental Champion. Should he get an enormous push, he could even challenge Roman Reigns or whoever holds the Universal Championship.

Some rumors did emerge stating that he would be getting a renewed push with the new gimmick, but that idea was dropped. Elias is getting a reboot and it should at least involve a more serious and no-nonsense approach. That will fit better on SmackDown than on RAW.

#1. SmackDown's women's division could greatly use Bayley's help.

Bayley was one of the bright spots of SmackDown before she suffered her unfortunate ACL injury in July. Her character was annoying, but the work she was doing was so good that it got her cheered for her efforts. When she confronted the Bellas at WrestleMania, she was cheered instead of the twins.

In a tweet from September, the former SmackDown Women's Champ claimed she was ready to return. Bayley has been very active on Twitter during episodes of SmackDown, even mocking Shayna Baszler during the Draft. She also backed Liv Morgan when the latter said she would win the Queen's Crown Tournament.

Bayley is one of the most well-rounded performers in all of WWE. She can play a heel or a face, but when she returns to action, it will have to be as a face. That doesn't mean that Bayley will have to return to her Hugger gimmick. She could simply tweak her heel persona and direct it towards the bad gals on SmackDown.

SmackDown has a few credible faces in Banks and Naomi. But if neither dethrones the Queen, then Bayley's chances grow if she returns to SmackDown.

There's also the possibility that Bayley could return and win the 2022 Women's Royal Rumble. Big returns always happen at that PPV and her return would line up with healing from her injury in July. If she did win the Rumble, it would mean that three of the Four Horsewomen of NXT would have won that match.

SmackDown's women's division needs some work. If Bayley and/or Asuka join it, that work will be done. Bayley seems synonymous with SmackDown due to her long reign as Champion. For that reason alone, her returning to the blue brand seems like the right call. Will it happen, or will she come back on RAW?