WWE TUESDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN LIVE - April 11th, 2017

Preview

The Headliner(s)
Who knows?!?!
Night one of Vince McMahon’s “Superstar Shake-Up” sent a lot of big names from Tuesdays to Mondays. While it wasn’t very satisfying for fans (like yours truly) who were hoping to see Raw General Manager Kurt Angle negotiating with his SmackDown counterpart Daniel Bryan, or even much in the way of storyline justification for the moves, it did create suspense about who might be sent the other way tonight.
Who knows, we might even get some backstory on the talks between Angle and Bryan or rationale for the swaps during the April 11 show - or on Talking Smack later in the evening.
For now, the focus is on what talent Team Blue will pick-up to fill holes left by the eleven Superstars who switched to Raw on Monday, April 10.
It seems fans dodged a bullet as the Bryan/Shane McMahon braintrust seem to have protected their most precious asset - the Face Who Runs The Place, AJ Styles. But that hasn’t stopped the spin that Raw came away with quite a haul of talent.
Rumors, and the company’s official preview for tonight, have focused on SmackDown picking up Charlotte Flair, or possibly Sami Zayn. Reports have also identified The New Day as likely to be moved. But what else?
It might not be explained in-depth, or even make a lot of sense, but you know you’re curious!


The Title Scene

► World champion Randy Orton is still on SmackDown, but his title might not be after the next red brand pay-per-view (PPV), Payback. That’s because former titleholder Bray Wyatt is now on Monday nights, and he’s bringing his contractually obligated rematch with him. Can The Viper survive a House of Horrors match (whatever that is) on April 30 and keep the strap on Tuesdays?

► Doesn’t really matter what Intercontinental champ Dean Ambrose is up to, since he’s a Raw talent now. But we might want to look out for U.S. titleist, and self-styled Face of America, Kevin Owens is doing this evening? KO took a loss to Ambrose last night, and has his own match against Chris Jericho at Payback, but would be a logical guy to flip to blue in the “Shake-Up”.

► Not only did Women’s titleholder Naomi defeat her rival Alexa Bliss last week, she found out Bliss and Mickie James are on a different show now. Dirt screens point to Naomi needing to watch out for Queen Charlotte soon, but could a Boss be coming to Tuesday nights, too?

► Despite some teases from Shane on the April 4 Talking Smack, looks like the tag champs are staying put, but will Jimmy & Jey Uso be able to keep the belts around their waists? American Alpha get another chance to dethrone the twins in Beantown tonight.


Other stuff to keep an eye on:

► Team Blue added a couple members to their roster last Tuesday with the promotion of popular NXT star Tye Dillinger and HUGE global icon Shinsuke Nakamura. What challenges will these new Superstars face in their new home?

► Things were looking up for Baron Corbin when he won a non-title match against Ambrose on April 4, but now the Lone Wolf is back to square one in his pursuit of his first championship.

► What will become of the just returned Erick Rowan now that his father figure is on Raw? It doesn’t seem like he’ll be able to turn to his old brother Luke Harper for guidance, at least if their main event battle last Tueday is any indication.

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