4 WWE superstars who benefited from the Superstar Shake Up and 3 who did not

The shake-up helped out both shows but not every superstar
The shake-up helped out both shows but not every superstar

#3 Benefited - Finn Balor

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Balor's last match on Raw was a loss to Andrade but his first match on SmackDown saw him defeat Ali in a great match
Balor's last match on Raw was a loss to Andrade but his first match on SmackDown saw him defeat Ali in a great match

When Finn Balor was on Raw, there were obviously huge plans for him as he was the golden boy of Triple H in NXT.

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Things kept going great for Balor as he was drafted to Raw and became the inaugural Universal Champion.

But during the match for the title he got hurt, and ever since then, it appeared as if Mr McMahon lost all his faith in Balor.

He did get two runs as the Intercontinental Champion, but those things only happened because of Roman Reigns' departure and Seth Rollins moving up to challenge Brock Lesnar.

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Since he had been practically living in the shadow of the face Shield during his time on Raw, he was never going to be treated as one of the top faces on that show.

And although he was moved to SmackDown with Reigns, he still has a chance to be one of the top faces on the show along with Reigns and Kofi Kingston.

The spectre of Reigns will still be looming over Balor, but with Rollins out of the way, he might have a better chance.

He is still the IC Champ and will hopefully have a long reign, but a lot of fans are hoping for a main-event title run.

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Edited by Anirban Banerjee
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