10 Superstars who need to switch brands after WrestleMania 35

The show of shows is almost upon us, and the WWE Universe is waiting with bated breath to witness all the action unfold at Metlife Stadium. One major gripe the fans are having this year with the build-up is the lack of a strong undercard.

Even though the main events are set in stone, most of the card is still up in the air. A genuine reason for this could be the lack of a proper buildup for certain Superstars, namely Braun Strowman, Finn Balor and Drew McIntyre.

WWE usually hosts the Superstar Shakeup almost immediately after WrestleMania, and there's no reason to believe that this year is going to be an exception. Let's take a look at 5 Superstars who need to move to Raw and 5 Superstars who need to come to the blue brand.

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Superstars who need to move to Raw

#5 Shinsuke Nakamura

Nakamura has been ruined almost beyond repair

The King of the Strong Style has had an absolutely terrible year on the blue show ever since he was called up from NXT. The win at the Royal Rumble last year seemed to be the beginning of a mega push for Nakamura, but he ended up losing to AJ Styles at Mania, and it all went downhill from there.

Nakamura has traveled the world and has had legendary matches with the likes of Brock Lesnar and AJ Styles in NJPW. His NXT run was nothing short of excellent, but like many others, he turned into an afterthought on the main roster.

It's time for WWE to give him a brand new start and try to give the fans some much needed fresh rivalries pitting Nakamura with the red brand's superstars.

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#4 The Usos

The Usos have been feuding with the same two teams

There's no other way around it. The SmackDown Tag Team scene has been the same since an eternity, with the trio of The New Day, Sheamus-Cesaro and The Usos fighting since months on TV and PPVs.

The Usos couldn't take it anymore and rumors began circulating that they were trying to get released from WWE. This resulted in a surprise victory at Elimination Chamber for the tag titles. After finishing off Shane and Miz at Fastlane, they'll go back to battling their same old rivals. They need to be moved ASAP to Monday nights in exchange for another team.

#3 Daniel Bryan

The Planet's champion needs new opponents

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It has been a long time since Bryan wrestled regularly on Monday Night Raw. He was the hottest Superstar in all of WWE during the peak of the Yes Movement in early 2014. After his sudden retirement the next year, Bryan never actively wrestled on Raw.

The "Planet's Champion" is a fresh gimmick that needs to be exposed to a wider audience on Monday nights. Bryan has shown time and time again that he is capable of battling it out with anyone on the roster. His switch to Raw as a heel would give us a fresh set of matches with a completely different perspective, now that he is a dastardly villain.

Bryan will most likely lose his hemp belt to Kofi Kingston at WrestleMania 35, and there couldn't be a better time to make the switch to Raw and grow the heel Bryan character from that point on, than this year's Superstar Shakeup.

#2 Asuka

This dream match needs to happen

Asuka originally debuted on Monday Night Raw but switched to Tuesday nights when she won the first ever Women's Royal Rumble and challenged Charlotte at WrestleMania 34.

WWE sacrificed Asuka's legendary streak to push Charlotte to the Moon and groom her for Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 35. Upon losing to The Queen, Asuka was relegated to the mid-card and went on to lose to Carmella of all people. It seemed that Asuka's main event push had come to an end, just like Shinsuke Nakamura.

This wasn't the case though, as she won the SmackDown Women's title at TLC with some help from Ronda, and has been nothing but an afterthought since then. She got a big win against Becky at the Rumble but then disappeared again, to come back and lose to Mandy Rose.

The dream match of Asuka vs Ronda Rousey is something the WWE Universe wants to see and the seeds can be planted immediately upon Asuka's switch to Raw.

#1 AJ Styles

The Phenomenal One has done it all on Tuesday nights

AJ Styles has done it all on the blue brand. There's absolutely nothing left for him to prove on that show and he direly needs a brand change.

Styles has feuded with the likes of John Cena, Daniel Bryan and Samoa Joe, coming out on top on several occasions. He has been delivering classic matches one after the other, but he needs to be drafted before WWE is forced to repeat the same old rivalries again

On Raw, a bunch of dream bouts is waiting for The Phenomenal One, in the form of Seth Rollins and Finn Balor. Finn and AJ have gone toe to toe before, but there needs to be a proper feud for these two that stretches at least a couple of months. A huge match like Rollins vs Styles has never happened, and that's a clear indication that WWE might be saving that one for a future WrestleMania.

Superstars who need to move to SmackDown

#5 The Revival

A talented tag team has gone to waste

One of the greatest tag teams in NXT history was relegated to jobber status on the main roster. The Revival came to Monday Night Raw two years ago and were treated like a joke. The last straw was Revival's burial at Raw's 25th Anniversary last year when they were disposed off by DX and The Bullet Club.

A year later, the disgruntled team requested for their release and were immediately gifted the tag team belts by WWE. The Revival is set to defend their tag titles against Ricochet-Black and Roode-Gable at WWE Fastlane this Sunday.

No matter who wins the triple threat match, Revival needs to switch to SmackDown. The blue show has always appreciated actual wrestlers, unlike Raw, and The Revival would be a perfect fit on Tuesday nights. This switch would finally give the fans some much-needed fresh rivalries on the show.

#4 Ember Moon

Moon has done nothing of worth on Raw

Moon was destined for greatness from the very beginning when she was in NXT. Her callup on the main roster was met with reluctance, as the fans feared that she would be just another NXT call-up who would be wasted on Monday nights.

Unfortunately, the fans were right. Ember Moon was showcased for a while with the premier women on Raw like Sasha, Nia and Bayley, but she was soon sidelined after that. Ember Moon has done absolutely nothing of worth since then and will soon fizzle out if she isn't sent to SmackDown for some serious character development.

Ember has tons of potential and just needs to spend a year on the blue brand so as to grow into a credible opponent for the women on Raw's main event scene. Once she regains her credibility, she can be switched back to Raw immediately on next year's Shakeup.

#3 EC3

EC3 needs to switch before Raw ruins him more

EC3 is one of those Superstars who couldn't impress the higher-ups during his first run, went to TNA and became incredibly popular there, and came back to become one of the most sought after Superstars on NXT.

Monday Night Raw's ratings slump a few months ago forced WWE to take some quick decisions out of desperation. One of these decisions was to call up a bunch of NXT recruits on the main roster. EC3 had tons of promise and was an excellent talker.

The first thing WWE did upon calling him up was to turn him into a mute! He debuted on Alexa's talk show and was interrupted by Dean Ambrose. He went on to lose to The Lunatic Fringe in quick fashion and has done nothing since then.

EC3 is dangerously moving towards becoming an afterthought and a SmackDown run won't hurt him at this point. Spending some time on the blue brand is what's best for NXT's heartthrob.

#2 Drew McIntyre

Drew is a potential megastar being wasted on Raw

Drew's story is an incredible tale of how a change of character can do wonders for a Superstar.

Drew McIntyre was a part of "3 Man Band", who used to wrestle occasionally on Raw and regularly on Main Event. Soon, he was released and went to TNA. There, he turned into a muscled up giant who looked genuinely terrifying.

Drew was called back to WWE, groomed for a while in NXT and debuted as The Scottish Psychopath on Raw. The push didn't go anywhere and he's currently part of a three-man team alongside Lashley and Corbin. The trio has been sneak-attacking a string of babyfaces since months and McIntyre's aura is fading quickly.

A move to SmackDown could do wonders for him. He needs to destroy some babyfaces on the blue brand over the course of the next several months, and come back to Monday nights, ready to challenge for the Universal title.

#1 Braun Strowman

Strowman has lost his aura after his loss to Lesnar

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Even though WWE is hell-bent on putting all of its big men on Monday Night Raw, it isn't helping matters one bit. Braun was one of the most popular superstars not a while ago. After losing to Brock at No Mercy 2017 with a single F5, Braun has lost a lot of steam. He's dangerously moving to The Big Show territory, and it wouldn't be a surprise if he begins jobbing to mid-carders in a few months.

Since the past several weeks, Braun has been enduring triple team attacks by Corbin and Co. There's no payoff in sight and fans are beyond tired. It's time to build up the monster again from scratch on SmackDown, so that he could become what he was, before Brock defeated him without losing much sweat.

Even though WWE wouldn't want to move The Monster Among Men on the B-show, it's a way better idea than keeping him on Monday nights and turning him into another bland giant who loses regularly.