Switch: Monday Night Raw Star Officially Moved To SmackDown

That’s a big move. There are a lot of wrestlers on the WWE roster, to the point where the company can split the roster into multiple groups on their own shows. These wrestlers rarely interact with each other, but you do see it happen from time to time. Usually this is the case before some of the bigger shows of the year and that seemed to be the case again. Now though, we are seeing a more permanent change.

This week on SmackDown, it was announced that Big E. has officially been moved from Monday Night Raw back to SmackDown. The move allowed Big E. to reunite with his former New Day teammates Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, with Big E. teaming with Kingston in a tag match on this week’s show. There is no word on why the move was made or if this will be an official reunion of the New Day.

Big E. was moved into a singles run in the 2020 WWE Draft, when New Day was officially split up. The team was then reunited for a few weeks, only to have Big E. jump over to Monday Night Raw after winning the WWE Title via the Money in the Bank briefcase. Big E. would go on to hold the title for about three and a half months, ultimately losing it to Brock Lesnar on January 1, 2022.

Opinion: I’m not sure what this is going to mean, but at least for now, it feels like WWE is punting on Big E.’s solo career. I hope that is not the case as Big E. never got much of a chance in the main event scene. Yes he was WWE Champion, but he was rarely treated as a serious player. The way he won the title didn’t help things, but maybe that can change a bit on SmackDown.

What do you think of the move? How will Big E. do on SmackDown? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 60,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 6,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books

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