WWE Superstar Shake-up: 7 shocking decisions the company could make

A little bit too sweet to be true
A little bit too sweet to be true

#2 Back to basics

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Zayn is in search of a crowd that deserves him, could he find one next week?
Zayn is in search of a crowd that deserves him, could he find one next week?

NXT has been one of WWE's saving grace's for a long time now, as the yellow brand has produced a plethora of outstanding wrestlers that have proven themselves down in the Full Sail Arena, which makes them more than capable enough to hold their own on the main roster. But not every NXT standout's main roster experience has been hunky dory.

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It's no secret that WWE has misused more NXT talent than they would like to account for, as we have seen a countless number of Triple H's handpicked megastars fail to even get a narrative on the main roster, and 'the Game' has addressed this in the past.

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Triple H said that WWE would like to make NXT the third brand in the future, and with the show rivaling other big WWE shows like Raw and SmackDown Live in terms of quality TV, it seems like this could be true.

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Moreover, with the Superstar Shake-Up around the corner, there is always a possibility that WWE could surprise us. Imagine seeing some of Raw and SmackDown's least used stars being drafted to NXT, as certain wrestlers' narratives at the moment actually could make this move possible.

We have seen Sami Zayn criticize the WWE audience for being fickle, and another man who has used that term excessively over the last few months has been Daniel Bryan, do you think we could see these disgruntled stars go back to the place where their careers took shape?

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#3 The cruiserweight division gets a new home

Could SmackDown Live handle the cruiserweights better than Raw?
Could SmackDown Live handle the cruiserweights better than Raw?

Fans were shocked when they realized that the company was bringing back the cruiserweight division to WWE programming and that Raw would the home of the cruiserweights, as their three-hour runtime could include these highflying marvels.

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Yet, as time had gone on the WWE creative team got more careless with booking the division, which led to its demise. However, recently the company has put more effort into rebuilding the division, as this has seen talents such as Lio Rush and the 205 Live GM get bigger roles on Raw, but the question is for how long?

As long as the cruiserweight division is a subdivision of Raw - it will be sidelined, therefore, the best way to take the division forward from here is to have it move to SmackDown Live.

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While just taking the entire division and placing it on the blue brand cannot change anything much, it can give the division a new feel, a new environment to work in, and it can credit SmackDown Live for being the land of opportunity.

WWE is at an advantage here and doesn't have to make drastic changes to the brand as 205 Live already starts after SmackDown Live every week. Therefore, the only thing the company needs to do is to grow and develop the division in an environment where the product can be appreciated and booked correctly.

Furthermore, evident from cruiserweight talents such as Mustafa Ali succeeding beyond anyone's imagination on the blue brand, WWE could integrate the purple brand's best stars on SmackDown Love in an effort to produce more megastars.

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Edited by Anthony Akatugba Jr.
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