5 Biggest things we could see on SmackDown Live (16th April 2019)

The Demon and the Phenomenal One
The Demon and the Phenomenal One

After witnessing a brilliant WrestleMania weekend in which we saw one of the best 'Mania's in recent history, followed by a couple of great Raw and SmackDown Live shows, we are in for another brilliant week of insane action as we approach the annual Superstar Shake-up that will take place on 15th and 16th of April.

Vince McMahon has a huge task of maintaining that unpredictability and wow factor for this week's huge episode. We saw some teasers from the WWE last week when the likes of Lars Sullivan, Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman pulled double duty as they appeared on both SmackDown Live and Raw.

This week's SmackDown comes live to us from the Bell Centre in Montreal and whatever happens, expect some very unpredictable and great amount of action and in this slideshow, we take a look at the 5 biggest shockers that Vince McMahon could be planning for us:


#5 Finn Balor moves to SmackDown Live and gets challenged by AJ Styles

Will we finally witness the dream feud?
Will we finally witness the dream feud?

Most of the WWE fans are speculating whether or not the Intercontinental Title and the United States Title will switch brands and I can personally see it happening, as a move from Samoa Joe to Raw makes sense.

Last week on SmackDown, we saw Braun Strowman and the Samoan Submission Machine in a brawl and that could just be a teaser for what is going to happen in the superstar shake-up. Come Monday Night, we may see Joe on the red brand and Balor on the blue brand.

Another unexpected thing that could happen is that AJ Styles (if he stays on SmackDown Live) comes out and challenges Balor for the Intercontinental Championship at MITB. This also makes sense as the only match between these two took place was at TLC 2017 and it received a huge pop. So, expect the roof to come down if these two elite wrestlers come face to face on Tuesday.

#4 Drew McIntyre moves to SmackDown and challenges Kofi Kingston

The Scottish Psychopath
The Scottish Psychopath

This was another teased move as we saw McIntyre face the New Day with The Bar last week and that could just possibly mean that Vince is pondering on the move of the Scottish Psychopath to the blue brand.

This also makes sense as Roman Reigns beat Drew at WrestleMania 35 fair and square, so, it might be that the Big Dog would get the shot at Seth Rollins' Universal Championship leaving McIntyre in the mid-card which is surely not what WWE wants from their premier heel.

So, come Tuesday Night, don't get shocked to see the Scottish Psychopath on SmackDown Live with The Bar at his side and challenge Kofi for the WWE Championship at MITB.


#3 Lars Sullivan gets drafted to SmackDown and destroys Kevin Owens

The Freak Athlete
The Freak Athlete

Lars Sullivan made his much-anticipated debut on the main roster last week and he was one of those stars who appeared on both brands. First on Raw, he destroyed Kurt Angle and then on SmackDown Live, he destroyed the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Hardy Boyz.

While to which brand he would be drafted to is still a question, I personally think Sullivan should move to the land of opportunity as he would clearly get much more screen space on the blue brand. Also, the Raw roster looks to be quite stacked, so, expect Vince to draft the freak athlete to SmackDown.

Just like last week, Sullivan could come to the blue brand and do another attack but this time to set up a feud between him and Kevin Owens. Since Owens' return, WWE hasn't really found what to do with him but a feud with Sullivan can work wonders for both the superstars and there is no doubt that these two can produce an instant classic.

#2 Asuka turns heel and challenges Becky Lynch for the SmackDown Women's Championship

Asuka
Asuka

When Asuka was defeated by Charlotte Flair on SmackDown and she lost her SmackDown Women's Championship just before WrestleMania, many WWE fans were unhappy with the booking and Vince can only make up for it by pushing the Empress of Tomorrow after WrestleMania 35.

Maybe a heel turn could help in pitting Asuka against Becky Lynch for the SmackDown Women's Championship. The Empress of Tomorrow never really had an opportunity to avenge her title loss and this is a match that many fans can see happening.

Also, this feud has the potential to produce one of the best matches we would see this year and I would personally request Vince to make this happen for the WWE Universe.


#1 Bray Wyatt returns... but with a different gimmick

Bray Wyatt
Bray Wyatt

We all know that Bray Wyatt is on the brink of a WWE return and we may finally see the 'Eater Of Worlds' return but this time on SmackDown Live and with a completely different character as Wyatt deleted all his previous tweets suggesting the end of his previous character and he has also got himself a new look.

Now; WWE played this video on Raw post WrestleMania 35 and many fans have been speculating that this is a teaser for a Bray Wyatt's return and this video also teased a bizarre new character.

Now, I may be completely wrong but this video just has that Bray Wyatt feel about it and I can't wait to see him return to WWE.

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