10 Huge WWE Superstar Shake-up Predictions To Revitalise Raw

1. Daniel Bryan

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The 'YES!' Man formally resigned as SmackDown Live! General Manager on the post-WrestleMania edition of the broadcast, implying with some assurance that his WrestleMania return wasn't going to be one of several special attraction performances from the former WWE Champion.

Further to that, his replacement Paige immediately booked a dream match as the evening's main event. WWE gave everything and nothing away with Bryan and AJ Styles' first main roster meeting, punctuating a catch-as-catch-can classic in-the-making with a run-in from new top heel Shinsuke Nakamura. 'The King Of Strong Style' callously booted Bryan in the head and out of the ring, which should see him roll all the way to a top spot on Monday Night Raw.

The very fact that these iconic contests preside on SmackDown Live! explain why he'll be so valuable to the red brand. He's not interacted with half of the roster as an authority figure, and requires some separation from Styles, Nakamura and even Shane McMahon to forge a new path in his second life as a WWE Superstar.

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