5 Major Mistakes WWE Made With The Superstar Shake-up
4. Trial Separation
WWE were keen to promote the usual 'anyone can move' malarkey ahead of this year's shake-up, but few trades actually made use of the potentially chaotic circumstances.
Shelton Benjamin and Chad Gable - a pairing stuck together with chewing gum when Jason Jordan went off to Raw to deal with his daddy issues - were pulled apart at their weak seams despite only just recently getting over. Why waste this gimmick on a duo with gas in the tank?
Titus Worldwide have been a long-abandoned punchline on Monday Night Raw for so long that they were somehow deigned as being below new blue brand refugee Dolph Ziggler on the WWE totem pole. How, logically, can Apollo Crews think affiliation with Titus O'Neil has helped his career?
Meanwhile, Sheamus and Cesaro look to have exhausted most or all opponents thanks to a largely prosperous last 18 months. The time - if not now - was very soon for the 'Swiss Superman' in particular to have another bite of the cherry as a solo star. Sheamus wasn't likely to prosper, but coming off the best main roster run of his career would have given him the best possible chance.