Ranking Every Raw WWE Superstar Shakeup Move From Worst To Best

5. Bobby Roode

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Bringing out the best in Bobby Roode is also a pressing concern.

WWE dropped the ball by giving in to Roode's emerging popularity and booking him as a babyface on SmackDown. At times, it felt awkward, and it didn't quite have the aura his heelish arrogance did over on NXT programming. It's time to set things right.

By turning heel on Raw, Roode would open himself up to matches against Seth Rollins (provided he's not heading to SmackDown in the Shakeup), Bobby Lashley, Jeff Hardy (similar to Rollins) and even Elias should WWE concede to his own popularity and pen a babyface run.

Roode works best in the ring as a heel too, and his "Glorious" character is tailor-made to play the cowardly villain WWE adore. If Raw's writers get it right, Bobby Roode will be one of the best trades in quite some time.

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