What if Erick Rowan hadn’t gotten injured?

#3 A face turn for The Bar

Sheamus and Cesaro would likely have turned face to challenge The Bludgeon Brothers.

The best team the Bludgeon Brothers hadn’t yet beaten in this run on SmackDown was The Bar. Sheamus and Cesaro would have made good opponents for them—hard-hitting and powerful enough to believably stand up to Harper and Rowan, besides being established enough stars to have the credibility to pose a viable challenge.

While WWE could have theoretically booked both teams as heels, or even turned the Bludgeons, the most likely solution would have been for Sheamus and Cesaro to return to the face role they had occupied for some time on Raw.

The Bar could still turn this fall, but without The Bludgeon Brothers in the mix, they’re more likely to hold down the fort as the top heel team on their brand opposite The New Day, The Usos, and the more tweener Good Brothers. The good news for Sheamus and Cesaro is they’re probably more likely to actually capture the gold at this point.