Five Superstars Who Should Have Moved In The Superstar Shake-Up 

The WWE Superstar Shake-Up is in the history books and it has been a very interesting couple of days. Raw has pretty much raided the whole Smackdown mid-card, bringing in over 20 new stars including the NXT call-ups, while Smackdown has, once again, went for quality over quantity by clearing out some of the deadwood and replacing it with some high-quality Superstars.

Of course, though, the jury is still out on whether this year's Shake-up was a success, but for the most part, it has been better received than last year's show. There are always, however, going to be some superstars who didn't get the move that they needed, and who will now have to potentially wait another year to get that much-needed change of scenery.

Let's take a look at five superstars who should have moved during this week's Superstar Shake-Up.

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#5 The Revival

The Revival

need

to be refreshed

It seems hard to remember now, but this time last year, fans had high expectations for The Revival. The former NXT tag champs were one of the hottest tag team acts in the business, and when they defeated The New Day on their main roster debut, fans felt optimistic that their NXT hot-streak would continue into the WWE.

Then the injuries hit, and the two men were forced off television. Since their return, they have been booked appallingly. The team has been jobbed out on several occasions and have zero momentum behind them on Monday nights.

A move to Smackdown would have given the company a chance to press reset on The Revival. There are plenty of talented teams on Smackdown who could get the best out of them, and given that The Ascension has been sent to Raw, there is only room for one extremely talented tag-team who are forced to play jobbers, on each show.

#4 Elias

Should Elias be walking on Smackdown live?

Elias has had an excellent debut year on WWE television. The former drifter arrived in little fanfare but he has gone on to become one of the most entertaining acts on Monday Night Raw.

If Elias is ever to ascend the roster, then he needs to have a real program with someone. Over the past 12 months, he has floated from match to match, with no real feud holding them together. He has only competed in one singles PPV match- which was an impromptu one against Jason Jordan at TLC.

Elias has all the potential to be a solid star in the upper mid-card of the WWE, but with Raw having taken all of Smackdown's mid-card stars, Elias will now find himself competing for spaces. A move to Smackdown would have put Elias on a much smaller roster, and as a result, given him more time and opportunities to compete.

Raw's roster is bigger than ever now, and it stands to reason that Elias may struggle to find his place.

#3 Becky Lynch

Becky Lynch has been living in Charlotte's shadow for the last year

Becky Lynch is one of the most talented women on the WWE roster, but you will struggle to find many fans who believe the WWE is utilizing her correctly. Lynch has basically played second fiddle to Charlotte for the last twelve months, and because of that, she has not been able to get anywhere near a title shot.

Smackdown's women division has its established face in Charlotte, and now that Asuka has arrived on Tuesday nights, Becky is just going to slip further down that pecking order.

While she may not have been inserted straight into the title picture on Monday nights, she could, at least, get some fresh opponents and finally step out of Charlotte's shadow.

#2 Randy Orton

Randy Orton needs a change of direction

Randy Orton is, for want of a better word, boring. The former WWE champion has done everything there is to do on Smackdown live, and he is now just hanging around like a bad smell.

WWE have tried to give him something different to do by dropping him down into the mid-card and US title scene, but his programs with Bobby Roode and Jinder Mahal never really got out of first gear. His feud with Roode, in particular, was a massive disappointment given the talent of the two men involved.

Moving Orton to Raw and turning him heel would at least present him with some new opponents and some fresh storylines while having him stay on Smackdown just means we will see more of the same from him in the coming months.

#1 Finn Balor

Finn will be feeling very lonely on Monday nights

Poor Finn. Smackdown Live has some of the most gifted in-ring workers in the WWE, and the idea of Finn Balor joining the likes of Samoa Joe, Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan makes a lot of sense but alas, it wasn't to be.

To make matters worse for Finn, his friends, The Good Brothers, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows, were drafted over to Tuesday nights, while he is left all alone on Raw.

Balor is an excellent performer and he will still find some success on Raw, but he will likely struggle to break into the main event scene. He wouldn't have to do the same Smackdown. The roster on Raw is full of big men, and while Finn can hold his own against them, Smackdown just feels like a much more natural fit for the former Universal Champion.