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#1. Plans for the WWE Superstar Shake-up

As revealed by Sportskeeda's Tom Colohue back in December 2019, WWE has lined up a Superstar Shake-up that will take place after WrestleMania 36.

Tom opened up about the planned Shake-up in his new YouTube video. The plan hasn't changed and the rosters will experience a shuffle in April.

NXT will also have a role to play in the Shake-up and Tom speculated that the Undisputed Era and Shayna Baszler are most likely to change brands in the Shake-up.

WWE would also be looking to fix the apparent balance issues with regards to the roster that is particularly prevalent on SmackDown.

Here's what Tom said:

I reported this on Sportskeeda back at the end of December. It still looks likely now. With the amount of time between the report and actuality, there is always a possibility to change but that is the working plan at the moment. I know there was a Draft back in October, the situation hasn't changed too much since then but there are some balance issues that are starting to become apparent now particularly with the lack of faces at the top of SmackDown.

Now that we've seen The Miz turn back heel. Daniel Bryan is not a 100% face, there are a few quandaries there that could be very interesting, and also a few issues with the women's division now that Becky Lynch has beaten quite a lot of them, to be honest, beaten quite a lot of them and that's why we're seeing Shayna Baszler appearing now as the opponent.

I did report back at the Royal Rumble that Baszler was the likely winner, the end result was this match, this match is of course now happening, or at least it will be happening if Shayna Baszler wins at the Elimination Chamber. The Superstar Shake-up is planned to have NXT Stars involved. This is becoming more clear as to who it might be based on current storylines and current championships.

Rhea Ripley is now getting challenged by Charlotte Flair, a victory for Charlotte surely means a trade of some sort there, a victory of Shayna Baszler challenging Becky Lynch surely means some trade there.

But also when you look at Gargano/Ciampa going one last time, hopefully, one last time, when you look at Undisputed Era losing a lot of their championships recently, only the actual NXT Championship remains. It seems highly likely that Adam Cole will be defending the title against Finn Balor in the coming weeks leading up to WrestleMania at Takeover: Tampa.

Undisputed Era and Shayna Baszler are the most likely candidates to get the call-up, of course now it's a call sideways, but there are believed to be a number of changes planned. When it comes to moves to NXT, it will maintain the NXT spirit that the fans have come to expect, that is a direct quote from a source.