12 Roster Moves WWE Must Make Right Now

12. The Authors Of Pain To SmackDown Live

While NXT mostly consists of established independent wrestlers at this point, the black-and-yellow brand should be commended for how they've handled The Authors of Pain over the past year, considering they started from scratch with them. The dominant duo quickly embarked on a path of destruction from the moment they arrived, winning the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic as well as the NXT Tag Team Championship.

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Essentially, after being beaten for the first time by SAnitY at TakeOver: Brooklyn III last month, there's nothing left for them down in developmental. Plus, they went from being a fairly green pair of rookies to a pretty polished tandem, contesting excellent matches with everyone they've waged war with. With the addition of reDRAGON and The Street Profits to the division, Authors of Pain are no longer needed down in NXT.

Between Raw and SmackDown Live, The Authors of Pain would be a better fit on the blue brand. Raw's tag team division is stacked with The Hardy Boyz, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, and The Revival. SmackDown has The New Day and The Usos, sure, but the well runs dry after them. It's unknown whether Paul Ellering would be a part of the package as well, but he would continue to serve as a nice addition to their act.

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