Welcome back to the blog. The Superstar Shakeup is in the books. Here are my thoughts about some of the draft picks.
Raw picks
The Miz
Good to see Miz on Raw, perhaps they'll allign him with the B-team again to reform the Miz-tourage.
Andrade + Zelina Vega
Nothing to say here, on to the next.
Ricochet + Aleister Black
I'm surprised they have kept these guys on the same brand.
The Viking Experience
Has anyone seen the War Raiders? This is what happens when Vince calls you down to the main roster...
Rey Mysterio
I guess with Andrade being on Raw also, him and Rey can continue their story on this here brand.
The Usos + Naomi
This was going to happen seeing as Usos lost the smackdown tag titles to the Hardys and Naomi and Jimmy are married. Logical and easy prediction to make.
Eric Young
Its the end of Sanity with this pick.
EC3
Someone send this guy back to NXT. He's done nothing since the call down from the yellow brand.
Cedric Alexander
Good luck to Cedric on the main roster. Hopefully he will challenge for the US title in near future.
Lars Sullivan (?)
I'll talk about this guy later.
Lacey Evans
It looks like Lacey will challenge Becky for the Raw women's title considering events on Monday past.
AJ Styles
Looking forward to see AJ vs. Seth for the Universal title in the near future. Whoever is heel when they meet, it'll make for fantastic television that's for sure.
Pending: Samoa Joe.
SmackDown picks
Finn Balor
The IC champ defeated Mustafa Ali on SmackDown debut.
Ember Moon
Good pick this, I hope she challenges Becky for the SmackDown women's title.
Bayley
The crowd reacted differently to her, WWE should turn her heel.
Kairi Sane
She will be teaming up with Asuka and be managed by Paige.
Lars Sullivan (?)
There is a question mark with his name because he was on Raw the night before. He attacked Truth and locked eyes on Carmella. Carmella to turn against Truth and align with Lars.
Buddy Murphy
A potential contender for Balor's title? Time will tell...
Elias
He should've stayed on Raw to be honest. How are they going to fill ten minutes on Monday Night? Did you detect sarcasm? Good.
Roman Reigns
When It was suggested that Vince was going to announce the biggest acquisition in SmackDown history, I thought it was going to be Brock or Roman. To the surprise of no one, it was Roman. The Big Dog is on Tuesday nights.
The following names are also on SmackDown following announcements on WWE.com.
Liv Morgan
Chad Gable
Apollo Crews
Mickie James
Heavy Machinery
Free Agent: Nikki Cross.
The results are in. I was expecting the draft randomiser to return to make interesting viewing over the two nights. It wasn't to be. Instead we had people just showing up without any announcement whatsoever. I hate that.
Who "won" the Shakeup? I'd say SmackDown. I reckon we will see Ronda or Brock (or both) on SmackDown when it goes to Friday nights on Fox later in the year.