#2 John Cena to lead the SmackDown brand with AJ Styles
Both the brand needs some top names to carry them after the brand split, and the current names that are being thrown around for SmackDown are John Cena and AJ Styles. Cena is currently engaged in a feud with AJ Styles after Styles turned on Cena on Memorial day.
They will have their first match at Money in the Bank and this feud is expected to run through to SummerSlam which means that they are ending up in the same brand.
Also, having Cena on SmackDown instantly boosts the brand. Cena is the biggest draw that WWE has at their disposal and as the whole brand split is because of the USA network being unhappy about the ratings.
Having Cena on SmackDown is the right solution to that.
Edited by Staff Editor