9 Bold Predictions For Post-WrestleMania RAW & SmackDown

2. Shinsuke Nakamura Debuts On SmackDown

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This one is long overdue and something fans have been calling for for months. As far as most are concerned, it's not a matter of if or even when, but where?

Shinsuke Nakamura has done all there is to do in NXT, and regardless of where you stand on him as a performer - some fans find him to be all that is right with professional wrestling and a guaranteed superstar, while others have more managed expectations for the Japanese grappler - it's time for him to move on to the main roster.

While every single NXT champion that has thus far been promoted has ended up on Raw, hopefully Nakamura will be the one to break the streak and make the blue brand his home.

SmackDown is in need of more talent at the top of the card, and as the more workrate-centric show he would fit in much better alongside stars like AJ Styles - someone with whom he has already shown excellent chemistry. Raw is more about angles and characters, and as as someone who still struggles with the English language, that's not the ideal landing spot.

If you add in the fact that WWE needs to make the post-Mania SmackDown shows as important and must-see as the Raws, then Shinsuke's debut would be the ideal way to accomplish just that.

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