Official SmackDown Live Preview – April 17, 2018

One more shake for good measure. Last night’s episode of Monday Night Raw saw several names being thrown from Raw to SmackDown with a large portion of the roster being changed in one night. That will be the case again tonight but things will be moving in the opposite direction. Tonight, Monday Night Raw wrestlers will be coming over to SmackDown Live, including the Miz, whose move was already announced last night.

Here are last night’s Raw results if you need a recap.

WWE.com has released its official preview for this week’s SmackDown Live. As mentioned, this week’s show will be headlined by the second half of the Superstar Shakeup, which will see a new cast of characters coming to the blue show. In addition to this though, there are several other stories taking place on tonight’s show, many of which were set into motion at either last week’s WrestleMania 34 or SmackDown Live. Here are the stories presented in the official preview:

The Superstar Shake-up continues

Bobby Roode debuts on Raw in the Superstar Shake-up: Raw, April 16, 2018

Will Shinsuke Nakamura continue to antagonize AJ Styles?

Why did Nakamura attack AJ Styles at WrestleMania?: SmackDown LIVE, April 10, 2018

Princess Mella’s reign begins

Can Carmella bring the SmackDown Women's Title to Raw?: Exclusive, April 16, 2018

Are The Usos ready for a bludgeoning?

The New Day vs. The Usos - Winners earn a Tag Team Title opportunity: SmackDown LIVE, April 10, 2018

The Miz returns to Team Blue

The Miz is headed to SmackDown LIVE: Raw, April 16, 2018

Opinion: It would be nice to wrap up the Superstar Shakeup and then the Greatest Royal Rumble so we can get back to something normal around here. The problem is tonight we redefine what normal will be on SmackDown Live and that should be good. Last night’s show took a lot of the dead weight away from the show but that doesn’t mean tonight won’t see all the Monday Night Raw dead weight come right in and take its place. Hopefully not, but would you really be surprised?

Who do you expect to see come to SmackDown? Who do you not want there? 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 26 wrestling books. His latest book is the WWE Grab Bag.

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