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[Duffman]

I could see Ambrose and Owens swapping brands with their respective titles.

 

[Tubbs1518]

I could see Ambrose and Owens swapping brands with their respective titles.

Corbin should have won the title and then Ambrose could have went to Raw. Trade him for Balor or Joe or someone.

 

[Inimical]

Last nights raw was one of the best ones ive seen in years.

 

[wildturkey]

Corbin should have won the title and then Ambrose could have went to Raw. Trade him for Balor or Joe or someone.

I think Duffman is on to something. The fact that the match was non-title makes it easy for them to do a KO/Ambrose swap.

 

[futballiscool]

Alexa lost her rematch last night so she might be headed to Raw too.

 

[futballiscool]

Random "roster shake up" thoughts..

- The talk of Roman to SD makes sense. They can have him dominate as a world champion on SD for most of the year, drop the title in a screwy finish then win the Rumble to challenge Lesnar from Raw. I know that was in depth fantasy booking but I'm betting they're saving Reigns/Lesnar for WM and they don't want Roman out of the title picture for a year. Roman is the biggest full time star and he's going to bring new fans to SD.
- Styles has been rumored to Raw. Nakamura and Zayn would keep the smark fan on SD while AJ would bring some over to Mondays. I can see Styles getting squashed by Lesnar at a big PPV this year. Makes sure Styles is seen only as a main eventer but not "the guy". Gets some heat on Lesnar for his inevitable Roman match.
- Revival and Angle are on Raw. Alpha lost the belts out of nowhere to the Usos a few weeks back. Alpha to Raw is a lock imo.
- Alexa to Raw, Sasha or Charlotte to SD.
- New Day hosted WM and have been out of the title picture for a few months. New Day or Enzo and Cass have to go to SD. Their appeal is too similar for one show.

Outside of Roman and Styles swap which has been heavily rumored the rest are just guesses.

 

[Ewa PGH Fan]

Random "roster shake up" thoughts..

- The talk of Roman to SD makes sense. They can have him dominate as a world champion on SD for most of the year, drop the title in a screwy finish then win the Rumble to challenge Lesnar from Raw. I know that was in depth fantasy booking but I'm betting they're saving Reigns/Lesnar for WM and they don't want Roman out of the title picture for a year. Roman is the biggest full time star and he's going to bring new fans to SD.
- Styles has been rumored to Raw. Nakamura and Zayn would keep the smark fan on SD while AJ would bring some over to Mondays. I can see Styles getting squashed by Lesnar at a big PPV this year. Makes sure Styles is seen only as a main eventer but not "the guy". Gets some heat on Lesnar for his inevitable Roman match.
- Revival and Angle are on Raw. Alpha lost the belts out of nowhere to the Usos a few weeks back. Alpha to Raw is a lock imo.
- Alexa to Raw, Sasha or Charlotte to SD.
- New Day hosted WM and have been out of the title picture for a few months. New Day or Enzo and Cass have to go to SD. Their appeal is too similar for one show.

Outside of Roman and Styles swap which has been heavily rumored the rest are just guesses.

AJ said he wants to stay on SD forever last night, so you're right, he's going to Raw.

 

[Duffman]

I could see Gallows and Anderson going to SD and AJ to Raw to keep them apart still. I just don't think you can have AJ, Gallows, Anderson, and Balor all on Raw.

 

[futballiscool]

Updated rumors...

Top WWE Stars Switching Brands?, Backstage Update On Next Week's 'Superstar Shakeup' - WrestlingInc.com

 

[Duffman]

Updated rumors...

Top WWE Stars Switching Brands?, Backstage Update On Next Week's 'Superstar Shakeup' - WrestlingInc.com

Interesting, Mike Johnson said he heard yesterday that AJ is likely staying on SD and it will be Gallows & Anderson joining him. He also said it's possible Charlotte moves to SD and Alexa to Raw.

I'm sure both creative teams are fighting for people so it wouldn't shock me to see none of this happen.

 

[futballiscool]

Backstage News On WWE 'Superstar Shakeup' And Names Expected To Move - WrestlingInc.com

 

[wildturkey]

Reading the rumors, I do not understand at all why both Charlotte AND Sasha would go to SD. Isn't the entire point of this exercise is to create fresh match ups? Charlotte for Bliss makes sense. That's where it should stop

 

[futballiscool]

Reading the rumors, I do not understand at all why both Charlotte AND Sasha would go to SD. Isn't the entire point of this exercise is to create fresh match ups? Charlotte for Bliss makes sense. That's where it should stop

I know the third hour of Raw ratings wise generally falls off a cliff. One exception was when Sasha beat Charlotte for the title a few months ago. The only way having those 2 and Becky on the same show makes sense is if they want to make the women's division the focal point of the brand. Experiment to see if you can main event half of the PPVs, episodes of SD with women's feuds.

 

[jeffro151]

Safe to say that New Day will be staying on Raw. Obviously Kofi was injured before the match, otherwise it would have been Xavier being the cheerleader like usual. WWE wouldn't tease the Revival doing this if there wasn't a story being built.
Breaking: Kofi Kingston Suffers Injury At The Hands Of The Revival, WWE Provides Estimated Return Timeline

 

[jeffro151]

Also of note:
PHOTO: WWE Slam App Potentially Spoils Two Top Names Switching Brands in the WWE Superstar Shakeup - Wrestlezone

 

[futballiscool]

WWE Announces First 'Superstar Shakeup' Move - WrestlingInc.com

 

[jeffro151]

Random "roster shake up" thoughts..

- The talk of Roman to SD makes sense. They can have him dominate as a world champion on SD for most of the year, drop the title in a screwy finish then win the Rumble to challenge Lesnar from Raw. I know that was in depth fantasy booking but I'm betting they're saving Reigns/Lesnar for WM and they don't want Roman out of the title picture for a year. Roman is the biggest full time star and he's going to bring new fans to SD.
- Styles has been rumored to Raw. Nakamura and Zayn would keep the smark fan on SD while AJ would bring some over to Mondays. I can see Styles getting squashed by Lesnar at a big PPV this year. Makes sure Styles is seen only as a main eventer but not "the guy". Gets some heat on Lesnar for his inevitable Roman match.
- Revival and Angle are on Raw. Alpha lost the belts out of nowhere to the Usos a few weeks back. Alpha to Raw is a lock imo.
- Alexa to Raw, Sasha or Charlotte to SD.
- New Day hosted WM and have been out of the title picture for a few months. New Day or Enzo and Cass have to go to SD. Their appeal is too similar for one show.

Outside of Roman and Styles swap which has been heavily rumored the rest are just guesses.

This probably confirms your American Alpha prediction.

 

[futballiscool]

Perfect start

 

[futballiscool]

Why TJ Why?

 

[jeffro151]

Looks like Charlotte is most likely headed to SD after this result.