So Much For The Draft Rules. WWE Debuts A New Loophole To Allow Superstars To Jump Between Shows

Well I guess that’s a loophole. Back in October, WWE split its roster in two again as Monday Night Raw and SmackDown became two fully separate rosters. This meant that the two groups of wrestlers would not be able to jump back and forth between shows any longer, with the only appearances coming on special shows when the two rosters were together. As you might have expected, this did not last long.

During the Draft, Shinsuke Nakamura was sent to SmackDown, but not on his own. Nakamura went over to the show along with his manager/hype man Sami Zayn. This was not the biggest surprise as Zayn had not wrestled a singles match on television since August 19 on Monday Night Raw. Zayn and Nakamura have chemistry together, but things have already changed.

This week on Monday Night Raw, Zayn arrived on the show, saying that he was now able to appear on both shows due to having a managerial license. During the show, Zayn brought out Mojo Rawley to deal with Kevin Owens, who beat Rawley down and scared Zayn off. There is no word on if the managerial license loophole will apply to other managers or if it is a unique situation for Zayn.

Nice to see you….here. Check out Zayn’s surprise return to Monday Night Raw:

Opinion: This is one of those things that you knew was coming but it doesn’t make things any better. Zayn is a great talker and while he could be fine in the ring as well, I’m not sure if it makes sense to have him on both shows. It isn’t like he has the highest amount of star power and it makes the Draft seem even worse. Yes there is an explanation, but at the same time, it doesn’t need to really happen.

Do you like Zayn moving over? Who else should do the same? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books. His latest book is KB’s Complete 2004 Monday Night Raw Reviews.

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