7 Booking Steps For Bobby Roode On WWE's Main Roster

Gone are the days of developmental upstarts fighting nameless local competitors during the first few weeks of their main roster arrival (unless their name is Braun Strowman, of course).

The success of Kevin Owens, who faced John Cena in his first feud after making the step up, and Samoa Joe, who made his Raw bow by attacking Seth Rollins, shows that the way to go is to pair them up with an already-established main eventer.

And, if SmackDown is Roode's destination, AJ Styles is the obvious choice. The pair are already acquainted from their time together in TNA, and AJ is a dab hand at bringing the best out of his opponents (as his feuds with Shane McMahon and John Cena have capably illustrated).