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This year's Superstar Shake-Up is the most important one that has happened and may ever happen. As Smackdown Live is moving to Fox soon, WWE really needs to move some top stars over to the blue brand. We could potentially see many big stars switch brands as anyone could move this year.
While many things could happen, not all of them will. As we know Vince McMahon can change his mind in a heartbeat, so he may plan these now and change his mind later, but these are 3 unexpected things that could happen in the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-Up.
#3 A NXT Takeover
As we only saw one call-up on the Raw after 'Mania, that being Lars Sullivan who we already knew was coming up, it is very possible we will see some call-ups at the Shakeup. We could see a lot more than usual.
There are many stars who could come up this year from both NXT and NXT UK. Names like Pete Dunne, Undisputed Era, Kairi Sane, Rhea Ripley, and Matt Riddle all come to mind when it comes to call-ups this year.
Even those who it may seem unlikely to come up may still be called up to the main roster. As we saw earlier in the year, WWE can have people work NXT and the main roster at the same time. They did this with Ricochet and Aleister Black in the run-up to this years WrestleMania.
We will also hopefully see these new faces pushed straight to the top on arrival. Much like how Finn Balor was immediately made a main eventer when he was drafted in 2016. While not too many call-ups will happen, it sure seems like this year we will see more than a few names pop up.
#2 Midcard Title Swap
The current United States champion on Smackdown is Samoa Joe, while the Intercontinental Champion on Raw is Finn Balor.
It is possible that Vince McMahon really wants to shake things up big, and so he could decide to swap the US and IC belts. As Finn is a face and Joe is a heel, it really depends on where everyone else ends up and this one could be decided last.
However, last year at the Superstar Shakeup, the United States title changed hands when Jeff Hardy defeated Jinder Mahal. So that means it's also not impossible for there to be a title change or two at the shows.
The swapping of the belts would be a big thing and it is one of the more possible options in the Shakeup. It really just depends on how Vince McMahon is feeling on the day of the Shakeup.
#1 Lesnar To Smackdown Live
As we know, Smackdown is moving to Fox in October which means they need Smackdown to have big stars. What bigger star to put on Smackdown than The Beast Brock Lesnar?
While people assume Brock may be leaving, his rumored fight with Daniel Cormier may not be happening. Brock would work the same schedule that he does on Raw in which he would work only a couple of PPV's a year. Brock doesn't even have to appear on Smackdown yet. Paul Heyman can just announce when his next appearance is going to be on Smackdown.
With a babyface in Kofi Kingston currently being champion on Smackdown, it is possible that Brock appears somewhere down the line to face Kofi for the title. If any other superstars go to Smackdown like Roman Reigns, he could also face them in the future. Brock going to Smackdown would definitely be something that would attract more viewers to Smackdown when in moves to Fox and impress the network with good ratings.
