WWE Draft 2020: 10 Trades That MUST Happen
Monday and Friday nights are in need of a serious shake up!
WWE has recently announced that the rosters will indeed be shaken up once more when the annual WWE Draft returns in under two weeks.
On 9 and 12 October, Raw and SmackDown will be able to draft a number of superstars to their brands in order to revamp their shows. We see this occur every year these days, as WWE continually pushes the 'Brand Warfare' shtick that grew tired quite a while ago. Who wants to see a bunch of actors pretend to be TV network executives celebrate over their first-round draft pick of Natalya?
As corny as the affair may be, it is always interesting to see which stars make the switch as its a chance to see which superstars will get a renewed push in the following months in their new environment, taking on opponents that they previously couldn't. It certainly gets the fantasy booker within each wrestling fan's mind working overdrive, trying to create new scenarios in which their favourite stars could be utilised better on a different brand.
This year there are a number of stars though that find themselves in desperate need of a trade. Some have become stale in their current surroundings and others have just been downright static for a while now. Hopefully this upcoming draft is able to find some of these unlucky soles new homes and a new purpose...
10. Ricochet To SmackDown
Ricochet's time in WWE has really been a mixed bag ever since he was called up from NXT, where he was a megastar. Unfortunately, like many others, Vince doesn't see that in him. Few opportunities have been thrown his way, apart from the Universal Title squashing at the hands of Brock Lesnar, but was that really an opportunity?
WWE could make this right the second time around if they trade him to a brand that would give him a bigger spotlight and potentially a strong push. Why not send him back to NXT though? Because NXT has moved on from Ricochet, there simply isn't any room for him anymore. They're too busy establishing new stars such as Bronson Reed, Damian Priest, Santos Escobar, and many more. SmackDown, although, has been pushing new stars left, right, and center with Big E and Jey Uso stepping up to bigger things as singles stars.
Ricochet can have more room to breathe on Friday nights. Instead of revolving door feuds, he can sink his teeth into something meaningful. The Intercontinental Title scene would love to have him, the 'One and Only' could be mixing it up weekly with AJ Styles, Sami Zayn, Matt Riddle and others. Wwho wouldn't wanna see that?