5 Reasons why WWE shifting Money in the Bank was a good move

Money in the Bank takes place in July this year.
Money in the Bank takes place in July this year.

#4 WWE can work on potential debuts/returns

Keith Lee and Mia Yim
Keith Lee and Mia Yim

One thing that WWE needs to do is refresh the rosters on both RAW and SmackDown. While Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley both deserved their runs as WWE Champion, a lot of the storylines on RAW feel stagnant.

By essentially dispatching McIntyre, Lashley will have removed the biggest obstacle in his title reign.

On SmackDown, WWE has essentially had Roman Reigns destroy both Daniel Bryan and Cesaro, who were positioned as two of the top babyfaces on SmackDown.

Bryan lost and was forced to leave SmackDown whereas Cesaro was attacked three times following his title loss to Reigns.

That leaves Kevin Owens, Shinsuke Nakamura and Big E as the remaining main-event level faces. Owens has already tried and failed to dethrone the Tribal Chief.

Nakamura hasn't been booked as a main-event guy since his feud with AJ Styles. Big E could finally get that huge push to challenge and potentially defeat Reigns.

One of the biggest names that could make a huge impact on either show is Keith Lee. He has mysteriously been absent from WWE TV since the Elimination Chamber PPV.

He was supposed to be a part of the US title match won by Riddle. Instead, he hasn't been in a match since February. If he's truly hurt, then hopefully he can be cleared to return in time for Money in the Bank.

On the flip side, there are two huge women's names that could help out the blue brand.

According to some reports, Mia Yim was "quietly" moved to SmackDown. Fans haven't seen anything of her since RETRIBUTION disbanded.

Io Shirai dropped the NXT Women's title to Raquel Gonzalez. She said she'd still be gunning for the title but could feasibly move up to RAW or SmackDown.

By postponing MITB for another month, it gives the stars, and WWE, more time to plan out their debuts/returns. Shirai may not have moved up, but Yim was rumored to debut in each of the last two weeks. It was probably held off so that WrestleMania Backlash could play out.

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