What's the story?
According to CagesideSeats, AJ Styles is one of WWE's top priorities heading into the "roster shakeups" to come next week on WWE television. After his phenomenal debut year for the WWE and his entertaining and exciting performance in the match with Shane McMahon, WWE has big plans for The Phenomenal One coming soon.
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There is a lot of speculation about AJ Styles getting back into the WWE Title picture on SmackDown after Wrestlemania 33 now that Randy Orton is the new WWE Champion. The rivalry between Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton may not continue and this would allow Styles to get back into the title hunt.
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There is just as much speculation about The Phenomenal One moving to Raw during the "roster shakeups."
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The heart of the matter
AJ Styles heading to Raw means that SmackDown's roster will change dramatically because he's been the top guy for the brand since the official WWE brand extension last year. If AJ Styles is moving to Raw, WWE will be moving someone huge to SmackDown, so the roster for both brands is going to change dramatically over the next week.
It will be interesting to find out the star WWE will shift from Raw to fill the void AJ will leave behind on the blue brand.
What's next?
Last night, the WWE Universe saw the post-Wrestlemania edition of Raw, which had some big moments on the show. If that's what WWE had planned for Raw, it's likely there will be big moments for SmackDown as well.
AJ Styles will likely brag about beating Shane McMahon at Wrestlemania and he will be busy this week before next week's roster changes, but it could be the last time Styles is on SmackDown Live for a while.
Author's take
On paper, AJ Styles being on Raw is a no brainer. He's accomplished a lot on SmackDown, but these "roster shakeups" are likely to be an annual thing, so there will be more for him to do on Raw than on SmackDown over the next year. In my opinion, seeing Finn Balor vs. AJ Styles alone is enough to convince me that Styles should be on Raw.
However, rumour has it that WWE plans to have him re-enter the WWE Title picture. It's possible that he could enter the WWE Universal Title picture on Raw, which means we will see Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles sooner rather than later. To me, that's extremely interesting, and I'd like to see that immediately.
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