AJ Styles, Charlotte Flair Among WWE Superstars Rumored to Switch Brands

With a "Superstar Shake-up" scheduled for Monday's episode of Raw, several high-profile WWE Superstars are rumored to be switching brands. 

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (h/t Marc Middleton of WrestlingInc.com), AJ Styles and Alexa Bliss are rumored to be going from SmackDown Live to Raw, while Charlotte Flair and the New Day may be switching from Raw to SmackDown Live.

In lieu of a full redraft, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon announced Monday that the shake-up will allow for "trades, deals and other moves that [the general managers] feel fit," per WWE.com.

While Styles has been the face of SmackDown since the draft, a move to Raw could be beneficial for the Phenomenal One since it sets up potential dream matches against Finn Balor, Seth Rollins and Universal champion Brock Lesnar.

Putting the New Day on the blue brand would also be a logical change. Since the Hardy Boyz won the Raw Tag Team Championship, they can now be the faces of Raw's tag division, while the New Day could help boost a SmackDown tag division that hasn't been utilized much.

As for a trade of Charlotte for Bliss, swapping the top female heel on each brand could provide a breath of fresh air.

Both Superstars recently lost the Women's Championships, so allowing Charlotte to chase Naomi on SmackDown and Bliss to chase Bayley on Raw would create new and intriguing storylines.

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