Predicting which Superstars will switch brands in the WWE Draft

With the WWE Draft beginning at the end of the week, let’s take a look at some of the Superstars who could switch brands.

The WWE Draft is coming up soon, taking place on Oct. 11 on Friday Night SmackDown and Oct. 14 on Monday Night Raw. There have been rumors of some big names switching brands over the course of those two nights. Let’s make a few predictions as to which Superstars could make a move

Note to the reader: These are not in order of draft picks, as those are TBD.

10. Alexa Bliss to SmackDown

Bliss has been a part of Monday Night Raw for a while now. She has also been a staple for the women’s division for some time, including winning the Raw Women’s Championship at last year’s Money In The Bank, cashing in on Nia Jax.

For a better part of this year, she has been paired with Nikki Cross, and the two recently had a run as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. However, after dropping the belts at Hell in a Cell to the Kabuki Warriors, it’s possible the Bliss-Cross pairing is split up.

Bliss could be one of the big names to make a switch to the blue brand. Bliss is a two-time SmackDown Women’s Champion. If WWE decides to break up her and Cross, it would make sense for her to start a feud with whoever is the SmackDown champion when that time comes.

The Goddess returning to SmackDown could become a reality.

9. The Miz to SmackDown

When the WWE had a draft earlier this year, The Miz made the switch from SmackDown to Monday Night Raw.

It was an odd beginning for The Miz on the red brand, where he paired with Shane McMahon, then became Raw Tag Team Champion, then feuded with Shane for a couple of months. Currently, he is feuding with Shinsuke Nakamura for the Intercontinental Championship.

It would make sense for The Miz to be back at SmackDown, and then continue the feud with Nakamura.

8. The Usos to SmackDown

The Usos, like The Miz, made the switch over to the red brand during the WWE Draft earlier this year, which was a shocking move at the time. The Usos have been a staple in the tag division for the blue brand for quite some time, so the shift to Raw was unexpected.

In fact, they are four-time SmackDown Tag Team Champions. Making the switch back over seems right for the twin brothers. They also appeared on Friday Night SmackDown‘s debut episode on FOX, their first appearance on WWE television since July.

Will the Uso Penitentiary terrorize the SmackDown tag team division once again? It only seems like the natural fit.

7. Daniel Bryan to Raw

It certainly seems like Bryan is starting to turn babyface once again, after teaming up Roman Reigns at Hell In a Cell against Luke Harper and Erick Rowan and then hugging it out with Reigns after the two were victorious.

Bryan recently had his best run as a heel, as he captured the WWE Championship over AJ Styles, then lost to Kofi Kingston at WrestleMania 35, but babyface Bryan is the more natural fit. Fans cannot help but cheer him.

Switching brands for Bryan could also help refresh his character. There are endless feuds he can start with Superstars on Raw, and more interesting storylines for him than SmackDown could offer.

6. Bayley to Raw

Yes, it is time for Bayley to move to Monday Night Raw. She lost the SmackDown Women’s Championship to Charlotte Flair at Hell In a Cell and had a breakdown outside of the ring afterwards.

If Sasha Banks, her best friend, stays on Raw, the two could remain a team, run through the women’s division, and try to dethrone Becky Lynch together.

It would be interesting to see Bayley and her new personality on Raw, and see how she does over on the red brand.

5. Chad Gable to Raw

Gable is being pushed heavily, due to the fact he is super talented, but also because Vince McMahon reportedly also supports him.

He made it all the way to the final round of the King of the Ring tournament, where he faced Baron Corbin, and lost. However, his feud with Corbin remains ongoing.

With Gable getting over with the crowd during his run, it is time he made the switch to the red brand, and start pushing him to get some title reigns under his belt.

A Gable and AJ Styles feud for the WWE United States Championship would be an entertaining pairing once this program with Corbin comes to an end.

4. Heavy Machinery to Raw

Heavy Machinery is one of the most entertaining groups in the tag team division right now, beside The New Day. Coming over to a new brand with new feuds would do wonders for Heavy Machinery.

They already faced the Raw Tag Team Champions in Robert Rhode and Dolph Ziggler. The WWE could make this an interesting rivalry between the two teams rather than a one-off match.

It would make sense to give these two a new home, and move on over to the red brand to re-start their feud with Rhode and Ziggler.

3. The Fiend to SmackDown

The Fiend faced Seth Rollins at Hell In a Cell, and it ended in the most bizarre, and lazy way. Whether or not that booking decision ruined The Fiend’s momentum he has been building for months remains to be seen.

However, with FOX reportedly wanting The Fiend on the blue brand, it would be the better decision to move him over and away from Rollins, Raw and the Universal Championship.

He would add another interesting twist the men’s division, and give Friday Night SmackDown a bit of a creepy edge.

2. The New Day to Raw

With Kofi Kingston losing the WWE Championship to Brock Lesnar on Friday Night SmackDown on Oct. 4, and Xavier Woods and Big E also recently losing their tag team titles, it seems fitting for the trio to move over to Raw.

They can start a lot of new feuds, and it can be a reboot for the whole group. Kingston can also have another run at a singles title by starting a feud with Rollins.

It would be an interesting twist for the most entertaining faction in WWE today.

1. Lacey Evans to SmackDown

Lacey Evans debuted on Raw earlier this year after being called up from NXT, and started a feud with Becky Lynch, facing her for the Raw Women’s Championship twice, and losing twice.

Since then, she has spent the past few months feuding with Natalya, and Natalya has won a majority of those matchups.

Whether or not Evans is being buried on Raw remains to be seen, but if this is a continued trend for Evans, she should switch brands.

We’ve seen teases of a feud between her and Charlotte Flair. WWE could pick that up again and put Evans in pursuit of Flair once again, and her SmackDown Women’s Championship.