5 WWE Superstar Shakeup moves that didn't make sense

Last week the second Superstar Shakeup of the current brand split occurred. Now that we have had a week to digest the 25 changes, this article is going to take a look at five of those changes that didn't make sense.

For the most part, there were some great moves in the Shakeup. The best of the moves was The Miz to SmackDown Live at the request of former General Manager Daniel Bryan. The move allows a feud that started in 2016 to continue now that Bryan has been cleared to wrestle in the WWE again.

One of the better moves to Monday Night Raw was Dolph Ziggler and a surprise ally in Drew McIntyre from NXT. They looked amazing together when they attacked Titus Worldwide. It'll be interesting to see how this duo works together in the future.

As for the five moves that didn't make sense, this list includes some wrestlers we haven't seen on television in quite some time, some that are still in the title hunt for their former brands, and moves that just didn't make sense overall.

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#5 The Bar to SmackDown Live

The Bar making their grand entrance at WrestleMania 34

The Bar is one of the best tag team stories of the past year and a half. Two former champions as singles competitors put together by then-GM Mick Foley as hated rivals, Cesaro and Sheamus have achieved a lot of success together capturing the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships a total of four times.

The move doesn't make sense because they're competing at the Greatest Royal Rumble this week for the RAW tag team championships though they're on SmackDown. It is giving away that Bray Wyatt and WOKEN Matt Hardy are winning on Friday, or it is going to create even more confusing as red titles are on the blue brand.

#4 The Riott Squad to Raw

The Riott Squad will always be regarded as a lesser form of Absolution

In my opinion, The Riott Squad was doomed from the start. They debuted one night after Absolution and their actions were a carbon copy of what Paige, Mandy Rose, and Sonya Deville did on Raw. On top of that, I don't think Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan were ready for the main roster yet.

With Absolution staying together on SmackDown Live, the right call would have been to just move Ruby Riott over to Monday Night Raw and send Morgan and Logan back to NXT with a little more experience under their belts. The bright side is there is more time on Raw to feature the three ladies, but I think a split would have been more beneficial.

#3 R-Truth to SmackDown Live

R-Truth interrupting a concert of Elias' on Monday Night Raw

I'll start this by saying I really like R-Truth. He's an invaluable veteran on the roster that can still entertain the WWE Universe. With that said, he hasn't been used much since the split of the Golden Truth last summer.

Truth recently recovered from shoulder surgery and is now back to compete in the WWE, but I think he should have stayed on Monday Night Raw. With SmackDown Live only two hours compared to Raw's three, it's going to be a lot tougher to feature him on the blue brand.

#2 Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson to SmackDown Live

Teaming up with Finn Balor rejuvenated Gallows & Anderson, but now they're split

In an article two weeks back, I predicted the moves of the Superstar Shakeup. I actually had Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson going to SmackDown Live, so why do I have them on this list? It's because of who didn't move to the blue brand with them.

For most of 2017, Gallows and Anderson were going nowhere after losing their WWE Raw Tag Team Championships to the Hardy Boyz at WrestleMania 33. Ever since they joined forces with Finn Balor once again to form the Balor Club, they were on a roll.

I think moving Gallows and Anderson to SmackDown Live without Finn Balor was a mistake. It would have been interesting to see all three of them on the same brand with AJ Styles.

#1 Samoa Joe to SmackDown Live

Samoa Joe made his return from injury after WrestleMania

Overall, I really like the move of Samoa Joe to SmackDown Live. He can reignite an Impact Wrestling feud with AJ Styles, reignite a Ring o0f Honor feud with Daniel Bryan, and create some new feuds as well, potentially with The New Day or Big E specifically.

The problem I have with Joe moving to SmackDown Live right now is the fact that he's just starting what could be a very entertaining feud with Roman Reigns on Monday Night Raw. If Reigns defeats Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship at the Greatest Royal Rumble, then the build-up for this title match at Backlash includes someone from each brand.

Now that pay per views are going to be co-branded going forward, this could easily be fixed by allowing Joe to appear on Raw and vice versa with Reigns on SmackDown.