These guys and gals won’t be lacing their boots up for “Monday Night Raw” anymore.
Tonight’s “SmackDown Live” drew very clear battle lines for the WWE Universe,as Superstars were drafted to one of two rosters. The “Raw” group will wrestle exclusively on the WWE’s three-hour Monday flagship program. The “SmackDown” gang is now live on Tuesday nights. Both shows run on USA Network.“SmackDown” is only two hours, so Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan had just two-thirds the picks to work with. Their first choice though was about as beneficial as it gets, and current WWE Heavyweight Champion Dean Ambrose.
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J. Styles. He and The Club were effectively broken up, as tag team Gallows and Anderson went to “Raw.”John Cena — the face of professional wrestling — was selected third. He was followed by another veteran, or Randy Orton.
Bray Wyatt rounded out “SmackDown’s” Top 5 picks. Like Styles and The Club,Wyatt may have to strike fear in the hearts of his opponents without group The Wyatt Family, who were not drafted to either note on TV. Talented heel Wyatt has been expected to rep much more of a solo push upon a recent return from injury.
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