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This week's episode of WWE SmackDown was a really special occasion because it was host to the 2020 Draft. The first night of the draft actually saw The New Day win the SmackDown Tag Team Championships only for Stephanie McMahon to announce that Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods would go to RAW while Big E would represent The New Day on WWE SmackDown.
What was the reason for Stephanie McMahon to make such an interesting decision, where she split up the most important faction of our generation, in The New Day? In this article, we shall examine the reasons she could have had for his choice (on-screen that is), and what it could mean for the three performers, over the coming weeks.
Here's why The New Day has been split up into two different brands. As always feel free to comment, opine, voice your frustrations or merely, read on!
#5 The New Day's split has been long overdue
Yes, the dismay on the faces of The New Day could not be concealed during the draft when they found out, that after a WWE Hall of Fame worthy run, they would finally be going their separate ways. Sportskeeda has interviewed The New Day on a whole bunch of occasions and the joy and the happiness of the group, the friendship they share, is really authentic. So, yes, one understands if you are dismayed by what happened on this week's edition of WWE SmackDown.
But at the same time, people have been saying that The New Day needs to split up for years now, and now that it has happened, it's not the worst thing in the world, honestly.
Each of the men involved will be elevated in due time, as this article shall explain in detail.
#4 RETRIBUTION and Mustafa Ali have unfinished business with Kofi Kingston
Not long ago, Mustafa Ali was revealed to be the leader of RETRIBUTION, the heel faction that has been terrorizing RAW over the last few weeks and months. And even though RETRIBUTION is currently at odds with The Hurt Business, there is a big chance that they will soon shift their crosshairs towards Kofi Kingston now that he has moved to the RAW brand.
If you remember, it was Mustafa Ali whom Kofi Kingston replaced before he embarked on his dream run, and while Mustafa Ali couldn't do much back when he was a babyface, he is a full-fledged heel now and he is out for, well, RETRIBUTION.
Having RETRIBUTION work with The New Day and maybe even defeating the group on a few occasions could potentially elevate them to the next level.
So while Big E is focused on his singles run, the Kofi vs. Mustafa Ali & RETRIBUTION could play out to its natural conclusion on RAW in a very interesting manner indeed.
#3 The drama of the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships on RAW
One of the main things to note from this week's episode of WWE SmackDown is that the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions are headed to RAW, meaning that we do not know what the future holds for the titles. And this could be a very interesting storyline going forward, where the fate of the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships being on the other brand plays a part in the upcoming storylines.
There's only one women's tag team Championship whereas there's a tag team championship for both RAW and WWE SmackDown men's divisions, meaning that on RAW, there could be a showdown between The New Day and The Street Profits where the titles are unified.
Alternately, there could be a showdown at Hell in a Cell where the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships are defended, where The New Day could drop the title to a team that is a part of the blue brand. One is certainly keen to see how it all plays out over the coming weeks.
#2 Only real twist from the WWE Draft on night 1, on WWE SmackDown
Sure, you could say that Seth Rollins coming to WWE SmackDown from RAW was a surprise and not necessarily an unpleasant one, but we know that he will continue his feud with Dominik and Rey Mysterio from how the cards lined up. And yes, Otis being on a different brand from Mandy Rose is a strange development as well, but at the same time, Otis has been on WWE SmackDown and Mandy Rose has been on RAW for some time now. To be honest, the only real headline from WWE Draft 2020 was the dissolution of The New Day.
After The New Day won the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships and Big E won his big match as well, it seemed like a certainty that they would be on the same brand, going forward. Only it was a ruse. And a good one.
Where would you rank The New Day in the list of all-time great teams, ladies, and gentlemen? Be sure to leave a comment in the section below with your favorite memories of them.
#1 Big plans for Big E in the WWE SmackDown brand
There will come a time on the WWE SmackDown brand when Roman Reigns has run out of contenders to face for the WWE Universal Championship when Big E will be next in line. Prior to that Big E could be involved in yet another massive feud on WWE SmackDown where he takes on Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship too.
Whatever the case may be, Big E has a very prosperous future on WWE SmackDown and his singles run could even eclipse that of Kofi Kingston when the time is right. So, the future is not necessarily bleak for him after the dissolution of The New Day.
What did you think of WWE SmackDown, ladies, and gentlemen? Be sure to check out our new show, and join our hosts Rick and Denise as they run through the show and all the high and low points of the episode we saw.
Do you think it will be Big E who eventually defeats Roman Reigns to become the next Universal Champion?
