5 unexpected things that happened on Raw & SmackDown Live this week

WWE made some unexpected bookings this week on Raw & SmackDown
WWE made some unexpected bookings this week on Raw & SmackDown

#1 The Wild-Card rule

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As mentioned earlier, Roman Reigns made his way from SmackDown Live to Raw this week, but many superstars followed him to the red brand.

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These superstars included Kofi Kingston, Daniel Bryan, and Lars Sullivan among others.

While the opening segment of the night gave the Chairman of the Board o display his authority once again, he made some interesting decisions for the night.

McMahon announced three things: a wild-card stipulation in which three stars from Raw and three from SmackDown could move freely between the brands, a WWE Championship match between Kingston and Bryan, and Reigns vs. McIntyre.

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This unexpected move gives rise to a new opening for the creatives while actively burying the work done through the Superstar Shake-Up. It could also mean that the brand split is coming to an end soon, as the ratings of Raw have suffered heavily in the past few months and don’t seem to be getting any better.

Will the wild card rule help Raw regain some ground?

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