10 New Raw Matches Made Possible By WWE's Superstar Shakeup

5. Samoa Joe Vs. Bobby Roode

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After the first leg of WWE's Superstar Shakeup, there are at least nine (at first count) ex-TNA full-timers on the Raw roster. Mike Kanellis, Matt and Jeff Hardy, Rhyno, Luke Gallows, Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre, Bobby Roode and Samoa Joe are all former stalwarts of Impact Wrestling.

It'd be sweet for longtime fans of that company to see them feud in WWE, and the Roode/Joe combination is at the top of the list. There's one simple reason for this: it'd necessitate a double turn between both guys and let them fulfil their potential on Raw.

Joe has shown his promo chops recently, and he has pleased fans by completely obliterating Roman Reigns on the mic. Roode, a natural heel, has struggled as a smiling babyface since moving to the main roster, and it's time he was allowed to prove what a strong heel he is.

Put them together and there'd be an incentive from both to kill it in the ring. Everyone would be a winner here; Joe as a tough-talking wrecking machine fans live vicariously through and Roode as a smug heel who can arrogantly dismiss the Samoan as beneath him.

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