10 WWE Roster Changes That Should Happen After WrestleMania 34

Is it time for Monday Rollins to become Burn It Down Live?

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We're almost at the greatest day of the wrestling calendar, WrestleMania, and likewise, we're almost at the post-show fallout. Lord knows what major developments will happen at the show itself, but what's certain is that on the RAW and SmackDown to follow, we're going to get a sense of the changes we will see to the product for the months to come. That includes shaking up the rosters once more to freshen up the storylines and matchups.

It's important this year that WWE do a better job of roster changes than they did with last year's messy "Superstar Shakeup." Not only was the abrupt, unexplained switching of certain members of RAW and SmackDown's rosters not good television, but many of the changes derailed and stifled many talent who were previously thriving on the other show.

Hopefully, WWE will look at the stars they have on RAW, SmackDown, and NXT, and switch around people who truly need new scenery to revitalize their careers, as well as create RAW and SmackDown rosters that are truly comparable. Here are some of our bigger suggestions.

10. Bobby Roode To RAW

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Let's face it: on SmackDown, Bobby Roode hasn't exactly been glorious. True, his theme song has kept him over, but in terms of feuds and matches, he was seeing much better days in NXT. Part of the problem was that instead of letting him be the arrogant heel he was in developmental, WWE decided to roll with his popularity and debut him as a face. This was problematic, however, as now he was just a weird guy in a robe who shouted about how he was glorious, stripped of any of the ego and snobbery that made the persona work.

After WrestleMania, it would be a good for Roode if WWE hit the reset button on him and moved him over to RAW, preferably as a heel. Feuds with the likes Dean Ambrose, Finn Bálor, and Roman Reigns can allow Roode to let the strength of his character work shine, as opposed to on SmackDown, where he's in heatless, uninspired feuds with the likes of Randy Orton and Jinder Mahal.

Plus: an Elias-Roode tag team where Elias does a stripped down acoustic version of Roode's theme song would draw serious money (or maybe just my money).

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