5 things you need to know before tonight's WWE SmackDown Live (April 16th, 2019)

Who will be the biggest acquisition in SmackDown Live history promised by Mr. McMahon?
Who will be the biggest acquisition in SmackDown Live history promised by Mr. McMahon?

#2: The Superstar shakeup continues

The Miz, AJ Styles, Naomi and The Usos are just some stars who jumped to RAW.
The Miz, AJ Styles, Naomi
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The Usos are just some stars who jumped to RAW.

In case you missed last night's edition of Monday Night RAW, let me fill you in.

During the three hour broadcast, over half a dozen SmackDown live stars jumped to the red brand, as part of the annual Superstar shakeup.

These leavers include former World Champions such as AJ Styles, The Miz, and Rey Mysterio, as well as young up-and-comers like Andrade and Eric Young.

But what goes around comes around, and tonight it is SmackDown's turn to raid the longest running weekly episodic show in WWE history.

Who will defect to the Blue brand tonight? Perhaps a former World Champion ready to take back the gold? A bonafide legend trying to return to glory? A smaller star who hopes for a fresh start on team blue?

And then of course, there's THE announcement...

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