10 Predictions For WWE SmackDown Superstar Shake-Up Tonight
7. Anderson & Gallows Join SmackDown
WWE’s tag divisions have struggled in 2017, but it looks like the company are finally making an effort to resolve the issues. Raw has benefited immensely from The Revival’s addition and the Hardy Boyz’ return, and they even acquired former SmackDown Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Rhyno last night. SD’s division could still use a boost, however, and the Shake-up as the perfect opportunity to address this problem.
We can expect at least one major Raw tag team to join SmackDown tonight, and Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows should be in the conversation. There’s not a single credible heel team outside of The Usos on SD at the moment, and while Gallows & Anderson have struggled at various points throughout their WWE careers, they’ve been rehabilitated over the past few months.
Simon Gotch’s release means The Vaudevillains are dead, Slater & Rhyno are gone, leaving SD with The Usos, American Alpha, The Ascension, and Breezango. The division is in dire need of some depth, and that’s exactly what Gallows & Anderson would provide. More importantly, there’s little chance of them ever being booked in a gross testicle-collecting angle on SD...