WWE Draft 2020: 4 Superstars who need to move to SmackDown on Night Two and 4 who need to move to RAW

Several Superstars could do with a change in scenery.
Several Superstars could do with a change in scenery.

After Night One of the 2020 WWE Draft, we have a clearer picture of how the landscape of RAW and SmackDown will look for the next year. There were several surprises, with quite a few Superstars moving across brands. There is much more to come.

While 20 picks were made on SmackDown, Night Two of the WWE Draft will most likely feature 30 picks on TV. It is fair to predict that a solid portion of them would feature Superstars moving from RAW to SmackDown, or vice-versa.

Some stars are in desperate need of a change in scenery, making a roster move on Monday a necessity for them. WWE would benefit from making these moves, as would the Superstars themselves.

Here are four Superstars who need to move to SmackDown on Night Two of the 2020 WWE Draft, and four who need to move to RAW.


#8 The Street Profits need to move from RAW to SmackDown during the 2020 WWE Draft

Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods got drafted to RAW, just moments after winning the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. As a result, The New Day are now separated following the 2020 WWE Draft. The move seems confusing, but WWE might have a method to this madness.

With SmackDown's tag team titles on RAW, The Street Profits could move over to the Blue brand as the RAW Tag Team Champions. WWE should not have all three main roster Tag Team Champions on RAW. In fact, they shouldn't even have three Tag Team Champions on the main roster itself.

After the Street Profits move to SmackDown on Night Two of the WWE Draft, the company needs to work towards unifying the RAW and SmackDown Tag Team Championships. This can be achieved after The New Day and The Street Profits face each other in a series of matches, in a bid to win the tag titles of their new brands.

WWE could tell a compelling story if the RAW and SmackDown Tag Team Champions switched shows just like that. Also, this would keep Montez Ford on the same working day as his wife, Bianca Belair, who moved to SmackDown during Night One of the WWE Draft.

#7 Braun Strowman needs to move from SmackDown to RAW during the 2020 WWE Draft

Possibly the one Superstar who needs to move from SmackDown to RAW more than anybody else, Braun Strowman has already appeared multiple times on the Red brand. His move to RAW during the WWE Draft seems like a formality, but The Monster Among Men does have some business left to take care of on SmackDown.

Strowman is set to challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship on next week's 'Season Premiere' of SmackDown. However, this should not derail his move to RAW. The two should have a typically solid match, albeit a predictable one.

Reigns will likely defeat his eternal enemy, who has done everything he could on SmackDown. Braun Strowman needs to start afresh on RAW, where he has a program with Keith Lee waiting for him.


#6 Apollo Crews needs to move from RAW to SmackDown during the 2020 WWE Draft

After his United States Championship reign, there is nothing Apollo Crews can really achieve by staying on RAW. He has feuded with The Hurt Business for far too long and with the menacing stable remaining on Monday nights, Crews could really do with a change of scenery courtesy of the WWE Draft.

The former US Champion should also be separated from his supposed tag team partner, Ricochet, who really needs to be elevated up the card. Crews would be a solid babyface player in the midcard of SmackDown and could pose as a challenger for the Intercontinental Champion, Sami Zayn.

His time on RAW would be as short as AJ Styles' was on SmackDown, but both of them have been as effective as they could be.

#5 Andrade needs to move from RAW to SmackDown during the 2020 WWE Draft

After capturing the United States Championship late last year, Andrade's momentum has suffered quite a bit. His reign was marred with suspensions and injuries. The former NXT Champion's stop-start partnership with Angel Garza has also not helped matters. Perhaps, it would be better if the two would be separated through the 2020 WWE Draft.

After several failed attempts at the RAW Tag Team Championship, Andrade should move away from Garza, who was the final pick on Night One of the WWE Draft. El Idolo is good enough in the ring to command an upper midcard position on his own, with several tasty match-ups awaiting him on SmackDown.

Andrade could have excellent matches against stars like Daniel Bryan and Jeff Hardy, while also renewing his rivalry with Rey Mysterio. The two had some in-ring classics over the past two years, particularly on the Blue brand.


#4 King Corbin needs to move from SmackDown to RAW during the 2020 WWE Draft

Another Superstar who has become an increasingly tired act on SmackDown is King Corbin. His gimmick has gotten stale, much like most of his feuds over the past year and a half. WWE has not done a good job at booking Corbin, who could be a much bigger star in the company.

His rivalries with Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns went on for far too long, with his current angle with Matt Riddle similarly following suit. A move to RAW on Night Two of the WWE Draft should lead to a rebirth for Corbin.

He needs to ditch the King gimmick and return to his character before winning last year's King of the Ring tournament. That run of matches was among his greatest in WWE.

#3 Kevin Owens needs to move from RAW to SmackDown during the 2020 WWE Draft

Aside from a long program against Seth Rollins, which culminated at WrestleMania, Kevin Owens has hardly done anything since moving to RAW during the 2019 WWE Draft. His general role on the program is to host his talk show, The KO Show, and help further other Superstars' storylines.

While that is a responsibility given to the most trusted of stars, Owens can be so much more in WWE. It has been over three years since he last won a title, which is far too long for a Superstar of his caliber. A move to SmackDown in the WWE Draft could help improve his stock in the company once again.

Despite losing, Owens had a tremendous showing in his main event match against 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt on SmackDown. This could be the start of his next big push in WWE. KO needs to move to the Blue brand, where he could have some fascinating stories against old rivals.

He would be excellent in a Universal title program with Roman Reigns, with the two having had some stellar matches for the belt in the past. However, the 2020 WWE Draft would be worth it even if KO only fights for the Intercontinental Championship.

A feud between babyface Kevin Owens and heel Sami Zayn would be a fascinating new chapter in their eternal rivalry. It would fit right in with some of the brilliant storytelling currently on SmackDown, while further elevating the IC title.

#2 Alexa Bliss and #1 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt need to move from SmackDown to RAW during the 2020 WWE Draft

The budding partnership between 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss is among the most intriguing angles currently going in WWE. The two are set to explode as a main event-level heel act, but there is hardly any room on SmackDown. Roman Reigns isn't going anywhere, so it would be better for Wyatt and Bliss to move over to Monday nights on Night Two of the 2020 WWE Draft.

The Fiend could dominate RAW, with Little Miss Bliss in his corner. He could even defeat Drew McIntyre to win the WWE Championship, although he would have to lose another match further down the line. Bray Wyatt's storytelling could be well drawn out and given some space to breathe on the three-hour show.

Randy Orton could be The Fiend's next target, with their 2017 feud damaging Wyatt a whole lot. The two could tell a multi-layered story worthy of The Viper's feuds against Drew McIntyre, Edge, and the WWE legends this year. Meanwhile, Bliss could use The Fiend to manipulate her way to the RAW Women's Championship.

A move to RAW during the WWE Draft would delay The Fiend's eventual confrontation with Reigns, as neither Superstar can really afford to lose at this point. The Tribal Chief can enjoy a long Universal title reign, while Bray Wyatt terrorizes the RAW roster.

The partnership between him and Alexa Bliss would improve RAW following the WWE Draft, as much as the move would help them. This dark partnership could truly shine on Monday nights, building to a future WrestleMania main event between 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns over the Universal Championship.

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