WWE Draft 2020: 5 things that must happen - New rule change, Roman Reigns' brand destination

#4 WWE must draft rivals to the same brand

WWE’s annual roster changes actually meant something after the 2016 Draft and the 2017 Superstar Shake-Up. However, due to the Wildcard Rule, Brand-to-Brand Invitational, and various other loopholes, a lot of Superstars have been allowed to show up on whichever brand they like over the last couple of years.

If this year’s brand moves are going to be taken seriously, WWE must ensure that rivalries between WWE RAW and WWE SmackDown Superstars do not continue in the weeks that follow the 2020 Draft.

For example, let’s say Seth Rollins stays on RAW as The Monday Night Messiah. Rollins vs. Murphy looks set to happen at WWE Hell in a Cell later this month, so those two Superstars should remain on the same brand in the upcoming Draft.

Why? Because if WWE is going to assign over 80 Superstars to a specific brand, there is no way that they should be allowed to show up on a different brand simply because they have an issue with somebody on that show.

It looked as though the WWE SummerSlam 2016 match between RAW’s Brock Lesnar and SmackDown’s Randy Orton was going to be a one-off, with Superstars from opposing brands never meeting again (excluding Survivor Series) after that.

But, as the Drafts/Shake-Ups since then have shown, these RAW vs. SmackDown rivalries often continue for several weeks after the roster changes have been finalized.

That must change in 2020.