5 Superstars who need to change brands during next WWE Superstar Shake-Up

Former WWE and Tag Team Champion, Bray Wyatt.
Former WWE and Tag Team Champion, Bray Wyatt

The night after Wrestlemania last year, Vince McMahon announced that "it was time to shake things up around here" in order to provide fresh match-ups for each respective brand. During these times we've also seen call-ups from NXT.

In this article, I will just be covering which superstars on the main roster currently that are in need of a change of scenery in the form of switching brands. The first superstar shake-up left a lot to be desired when it ripped the foundations of SmackDown and placed them on RAW since then the show hasn't been able to recover or give off the same vibe it had before the shake-up.


#5 Bray Wyatt to SmackDown Live

Since returning to Monday Night Raw following the WWE superstar shake-up, Bray Wyatt's career has been going downhill dramatically. Feuding with a Woken Matt Hardy and Finn Balor, Wyatt hasn't sniffed a championship since leaving SmackDown.

During his run on SmackDown Live, however, Wyatt was able to recruit Randy Orton into the Wyatt family and entered into a year-long storyline with Randy Orton. During this year-long storyline, Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt would win the SmackDown tag team championships This would be Bray Wyatt's first championship win of any kind since joining WWE.

Bray Wyatt would win the elimination chamber the following month, pinning John Cena to win the WWE championship.

Moving back to SmackDown Live, Wyatt could feud with AJ Styles, Bobby Roode, and Shinsuke Nakamura. He could even reunite the Wyatt Family by reuniting with Luke Harper and Erik Rowan and hope he could get back to the Cult leader he was during his first run on SmackDown Live.

#4 Randy Orton to Raw

13-time World champion, Randy Orton.
13-time World champion, Randy Orton

Since being drafted to SmackDown since the Brand Split, Randy Orton has been a consistent part of SmackDown. The only problem with that is, He's feuded with just about everybody on SmackDown Live.

Winning both the WWE World Heavyweight champion and the SmackDown Tag team championships, even winning the Royal Rumble and being a Sole Survivor for SmackDown, Randy Orton has done everything he possibly could on SD Live, besides winning the United States championship which could happen anytime before or at WrestleMania.

A change to Monday Night Raw would give him a fresh variety of amounts including The Miz, Braun Strowman, Elias, and Finn Balor.

#3 Jeff Hardy to SmackDown

Former World Heavyweight and Intercontential champion, Jeff Hardy
Former World Heavyweight and Intercontinental champion, Jeff Hardy

Before Jeff Hardy left the WWE, he was a regular member of SmackDown. Holding the World Heavyweight Championship and feuding with top names like CM Punk, Matt Hardy, and Edge, Jeff Hardy is currently out of action with a shoulder injury and should be cleared to return to action in the upcoming months.

SmackDown Live could use another main event talent to bring more eyes to the brand and the addition of Jeff Hardy would definitely give SmackDown Live the much needed shot in the arm of adrenaline it needs to get back on top.

With Superstars such as AJ Styles, Bobby Roode, Dolph Ziggler, and Shinsuke Nakamura for Jeff Hardy to feud with, he could have another successful run with the WWE World Championship. Maybe adding more fuel for an eventual Woken Matt vs Brother Nero down the road.

#2 Mojo Rawley to Raw

Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal Winner, Mojo Rawley.
Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal Winner, Mojo Rawley

Mojo Rawley was once apart of the Tag Team Hype Bros along with Zack Ryder and also the winner of last years' Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Since breaking up with Zack Ryder, Rawley has been coming into his own.

With limited TV time, Mojo Rawley showed his true promise when cutting promos from his cell phone on social media about Zack Ryder, showing more fire than I've ever seen from Mojo Rawley. Since then, Rawley has been using social media such as Twitter to try getting more eyes on him. Many have started to see that without a script, a heel Mojo Rawley could be money.

Moving him to Raw, he would be able to show Vince Mcmahon his work first hand and maybe win over the chairman of the WWE to put himself in a better position.

#1 Braun Strowman to SmackDown

The Monster Among Men and current Raw Superstar, Braun Strowman
The Monster Among Men and current Raw Superstar, Braun Strowman

Braun Strowman has been a pleasant surprise since being drafted to Raw during the brand split. Displaying impressive features of strengths and holding his own against top Superstars, Strowman has quickly become a fan favorite. Feuding against every top Superstar there is to feud with on Raw such as Roman Reigns, Brock Lesner, Seth Rollins and The Big Show.

I personally would love to see Braun Strowman move to SmackDown live for the potential match-ups and a new list of wrestlers for him to destroy. Pairing Strowman up with Superstars such as AJ Styles, Dolph Ziggler, Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura, his in-ring ability and story-telling could drastically improve working with this talent every night.

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