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|  #1 Posted on 11.4.18 0928.09
Reposted on: 11.4.25 0929.01 | Who would you like to see moves if you could move guys? I’d move a lot more guys to Smackdown myself, but haha yeah right. Anyway
To Raw
The Usos
Charlotte
Naomi
Bobby Roode
Dolph Ziggler
To Smackdown
Asuka
The Revival
The Miz and company
Alexa Bliss
Kane
Finn Balor
Alicia Fox
Jeff Hardy
The Club
To NXT
Kevin Owens
Sami Zayn
I’d also move a Shield guy to Smackdown, but I don’t think they are spreading them out again.
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|  #2 Posted on 11.4.18 1707.59
Reposted on: 11.4.25 1708.33 | I like the idea of Sami and Kevin going to NXT, that would be clever. Owens just gets more and more bitter about his situation while Sami eventually learns his lesson and sees the error of his ways. The other way you could do it is Zayn stays on the main roster under a mask as El Generico.
Jeff Hardy stays on Raw, while Woken Matt and Woken Bray move over to Smackdown. It'd create an interesting scenario against the Bludgeon Brothers, given their Wyatt Family past.
The Bryan vs. Styles match last night makes me think they wanted to get that matchup in before the two of them switched shows. Might make sense to get Styles, Balor, and Gallows/Anderson all on one show to open up some Club-faction possibilities in the future.
Moving Styles also means moving the WWE title, of course. I wonder if we might actually see a wholesale shift of champions --- Lesnar and Rollins to Smackdown, AJ and Mahal coming to Raw. The IC belt becomes the 'real' week-to-week championship on SDL with Lesnar still absent, you get the WWE title headlining Raw and (in my perfect world) the U.S. title being the special attraction defense every week with the return of the open challenges. | Big Bad
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| #3 Posted on 11.4.18 1711.14
Reposted on: 11.4.25 1715.09 | The other factor here is the TV contract negotiations. Current rumours have WWE tied to FOX, with Raw potentially getting two hours every Monday on the actual main Fox Network, with Smackdown on Tuesday on FS1. If this ends up being the case, WWE will load their biggest stars on the network show, creating an even starker division between the two brands. That being the case, it wouldn't necessarily mean Smackdown would be worse-off....it could actually open the door for some interesting NXT-style storytelling if it becomes the brand for everyone Vince "doesn't see as a star," which usually has no bearing on an act's talent.
Originally posted by BigDaddyLoco
I’d also move a Shield guy to Smackdown, but I don’t think they are spreading them out again.
I'd like to see them do **something** with the Shield reunion because we still basically haven't even seen it yet, thanks to all of the injuries. Plus, the only way Roman is ever over is when he's aligned with Rollins and Ambrose.
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|  #4 Posted on 11.4.18 1742.21
Reposted on: 11.4.25 1743.10 | Originally posted by Big Bad
The other factor here is the TV contract negotiations. Current rumours have WWE tied to FOX, with Raw potentially getting two hours every Monday on the actual main Fox Network, with Smackdown on Tuesday on FS1. If this ends up being the case, WWE will load their biggest stars on the network show, creating an even starker division between the two brands. That being the case, it wouldn't necessarily mean Smackdown would be worse-off....it could actually open the door for some interesting NXT-style storytelling if it becomes the brand for everyone Vince "doesn't see as a star," which usually has no bearing on an act's talent.
Isn't that basically how SMACKDOWN became the better wrestling show for a while? Just put Paul Heyman back in charge of that show and sit back and watch what happens. | Quezzy
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| #5 Posted on 11.4.18 2017.52
Reposted on: 11.4.25 2018.46 | Charlotte to Raw is smart money to set up Charlotte/Rousey for next year's big Wrestlemania match. I'm also wondering if they are pulling the trigger on a Sasha/Bayley match on Monday because it's the last time they'll be on the same brand. So I'll say Sasha to Smackdown.
I think Daniel Bryan goes to Raw for the reason Big Bad said. Raw needs the big stars to hammer home this TV deal and nobody gets reactions like Bryan. Also, Miz stays on Raw to feud with Bryan.
Usos to Raw sounds good too. Some people might not like it because it'd be so Roman-centric but I'd like to see Usos vs. Dean/Rollins with Reigns being forced to choose a side (and he chooses the Usos).
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| #6 Posted on 11.4.18 2107.00
Reposted on: 11.4.25 2108.03 | You know they'll have something like they always do with the title holder switches brands but loses the belt at the next PPV. I think they might go AJ to RAW and Roman to SD. Then Reigns wins the belt vs Brock at GRR. They have all those title matches set any can be the switcheroo.
My guesses:
RAW:
Jinder
Bryan
Corbin
Woods and Kingston, no Big E
Charlotte
Roode
Natty
Smackdown:
Asuka
Rollins
Cesaro
Banks
Titus and Crews. No Brooke.
Free Agents:
Taker
Cena
Y2J
Owens
Zayn
Sticking to the 3 to 2 RAW to Smackdown ratio. | Hokienautic
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| #7 Posted on 11.4.18 2218.29
Reposted on: 11.4.25 2218.29 | I'd like to see Braun go to Smackdown, just because I think they'd be more likely to give him the alleged B Show title than have him be "the face of the company." I think he needs that title to really cement him as a top-level star, and I don't think they're quite ready to have him at the top of Raw.
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| #8 Posted on 12.4.18 0757.44
Reposted on: 12.4.25 0758.39 | To Raw:
Daniel Bryan
Big E
Woods
Kofi
Charlotte
Becky
Mojo
Dillenger
Roode
To SDL:
Kane
Jordan
Deville
Rose
Alicia Fox
Hawkins
Goldust
Lars Sullivan | Big Bad
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| #9 Posted on 12.4.18 1727.49
Reposted on: 12.4.25 1728.40 | Originally posted by Quezzy
Charlotte to Raw is smart money to set up Charlotte/Rousey for next year's big Wrestlemania match. I'm also wondering if they are pulling the trigger on a Sasha/Bayley match on Monday because it's the last time they'll be on the same brand. So I'll say Sasha to Smackdown.
I'd keep Charlotte and Rousey on separate brands, actually. If they're on the same show for a full year, it wouldn't make much sense to keep them apart until Mania 35.
It does indeed seem like Bayley and Sasha will be kept apart, though I'd guess Bayley goes to Smackdown just because management apparently sees Bayley as the lesser star. | Big Bad
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| #10 Posted on 18.4.18 0220.00
Reposted on: 18.4.25 0221.18 | | For the first time ever in one of these draft/shake-up situations, Smackdown got the way better end of the deal. | | ALL ORIGINAL POSTS IN THIS THREAD ARE NOW AVAILABLE |
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