5 Titles that should move brands in the WWE draft

This week kicks off the 2019 WWE roster draft, with the two-night event taking place on SmackDown this Friday night, and on Raw next Monday night.

All current WWE roster members, including members of the NXT and NXT UK rosters, will be available for the draft, meaning it will truly be an anything goes two-night event this week and next.

The roster draft will be used to definitively set separate rosters for Raw and SmackDown in WWE, effectively ending the Wildcard Rule instituted back in the summer which saw members of Raw and SmackDown appearing on each other's shows in order to boost declining TV ratings.

This year's draft will have higher stakes than ever, as both NBCUniversal and FOX will no doubt be vying for top talents to appear on Raw and SmackDown, respectively, and it remains to be seen how WWE will divvy up the talents.

Another important thing to keep an eye on during the WWE roster draft is the status of current Champions, who could be drafted to another brand and take the titles with them. So given the above, let's take a look at five WWE titles that should move brands during the draft.

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#5 The United States title should move to SmackDown

AJ Styles

It seems as if WWE is currently pretty high on The O.C. on Raw, as the company decided in recent months to re-team AJ Styles with Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows to re-form The Club, which WWE considers to be the "official" club in pro wrestling.

It's very possible that all three members of The O.C. could be moved during the WWE roster draft, but if not, it might be a good idea to move AJ Styles and The United States title over to the SmackDown brand.

With SmackDown likely being offered as more of a sports-oriented product on FOX, it would make sense to have one of WWE's best in-ring wrestlers on the show, and really build up the U.S. title with excellent bouts.

#4 Both women's titles should move to Raw for a unification feud

Charlotte Flair

The WWE women's and tag team divisions are spread pretty thin across both Raw and SmackDown, so it would make sense for the company to move the entire women's division to Raw, which could help create more depth and competition in the division.

Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch are the reigning SmackDown and Raw Women's Champions respectively, and this past week on Raw the two were forced to team up with each other to face The Kabuki Warriors in a tag team match.

While Flair and Lynch worked well together in the match against Kairi Sane and Asuka, the Women's Champions traded barbs during a MizTV segment which preceded the match, and the bad blood between the two former allies still exists.

Given the animosity which is still very present between Flair and Lynch, it might be a good idea for WWE to draft Charlotte Flair to Raw so she and Becky Lynch could feud and ultimately unify the two Women's titles.

Following the unification, the women's division as a whole could be moved to Raw in order to strengthen the competitive field and offer more depth to the title feuds.

#3 Both Tag Team titles should move to SmackDown for a unification feud

Robert Roode

Much like the Women's division, the WWE tag team division feels spread too thin across both Raw and SmackDown, and it might benefit the division as a whole if it was moved to SmackDown.

With SmackDown likely being offered more as a sports-oriented product on FOX, it would be a good idea for WWE to feature great tag team wrestling, which could be wildly popular among fans, on SmackDown every Friday night.

The current WWE Tag Team Champions on Raw and SmackDown are Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode, and The Revival. On Raw next week, The Viking Raiders have the opportunity to take the titles from Roode and Ziggler when the two teams compete in a tag team title match, and should The Raiders win gold on Raw and then immediately be drafted to SmackDown it could be a really great surprise move.

The Usos are expected to be returning to WWE TV soon, and should the Raw tag team champs move to SmackDown along with a returning Usos team, the tag team division could heat up tremendously in WWE with teams like The Usos, The Revival, The Viking Raiders and The New Day all competing for gold on Friday nights.

#2 The Cruiserweight title should be moved to SmackDown

Drew Gulak

The WWE Cruiserweight title is currently in a state of flux as the future of 205 Live remains uncertain.

Last week's episode of 205 Live was canceled before SmackDown's premiere on FOX, but it appears as if the Cruiserweight show will be returning live to the WWE Network this Friday night immediately following SmackDown.

Last week on WWE NXT, it was announced that the Cruiserweight title had been rebranded as the NXT Cruiserweight title, meaning the title will be defended more on NXT now that the show has moved to USA Network.

While NXT does indeed feel like a good home for the Cruiserweight title, it might be a good idea to give the title even more of a higher profile by having it defended regularly on SmackDown on Friday nights.

In a surprising move, Drew Gulak could be drafted to SmackDown on Raw next week, setting up the possibility for the Cruiserweight title to be defended on both NXT television and on SmackDown television. The SmackDown brand would benefit greatly from the high-flying action of the Cruiserweight division, and the title would get a good boost from being featured on network TV.

#1 The 24/7 title should be featured only on WWE Raw

R-Truth and Elias

During this past weekend's WWE Hell in a Cell PPV, the 24/7 title was won, and then lost, by Tamina Snuka. The title was regained by R-Truth mid-PPV, and following the title change, many fans online chimed in with their opinions that the 24/7 title storyline might have run its course, and the concept is starting to feel stale on WWE TV.

It is for the above reason that it might be a good idea for the 24/7 title to be defended solely on WWE Raw so that the belt has exposure on TV once a week as opposed to being overexposed on two different brands every week, and a PPV every month.

When the 24/7 title was first introduced, it became a popular storyline when both R-Truth and Drake Maverick were battling back-and-forth for the title, and WWE booked unique and entertaining ideas for the how and where the title would change hands on both Raw and SmackDown.

However, with the concept of the 24/7 title aging quite rapidly, WWE might benefit from having the title defended only on Raw, which appears to the more "sports-entertainment" oriented show of the two main roster brands.

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