Superstar Shakeup 2018: Analysing The Good and The Bad of it

How did Smackdown Live fare in the final part of the Superstar Shake-up 2018?
Quite a shakeup for the two brands this past week!

Bad: No title swaps

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Surprisingly, the US Title came back home to SmackDown Live
Surprisingly, the US Title came back home to SmackDown Live

When Jeff Hardy returned from his injury to Raw and won the US Championship from Jinder Mahal (who was the first Superstar to change brands) in the opening match, it looked like WWE was planning to make some changes to the mid-card titles of the two shows, namely the Intercontinental and the US Championships.

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It was briefly thought that Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins might make a move to the blue brand, taking his title with him.

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But, in a surprise move, Hardy showed up with his new US Title on SmackDown the next day.

While the Charismatic Enigma is a great acquisition to the brand, it would have been a refreshing change to swap the mid-card titles between the two brands.

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