I’ll be honest. Something told me that we weren’t gonna be on Smackdown anymore…”
Woods, Kingston, and their currently inactive stablemate Big E have been on the SmackDown brand since 2017. Together, the trio have won the SmackDown Tag Team Championships on seven different occasions.
It has been noted that superstars selected for the Raw brand include Dana Brooke, Nikki Cross, Johnny Gargano, Los Lotharios, Akira Tozawa, Piper Niven, Xia Li, Tegan Nox, Emma, and Riddick Moss. Additionally Raw gained Odyssey Jones from “WWE NXT” as well as a returning Jinder Mahal.
Meanwhile, the blue brand only saw two new picks on “Raw Talk” — Tamina and NXT’s Grayson Waller. The rest of the night’s picks all fell into the free agency category of superstars who can appear across both brands. Those superstars now include Baron Corbin, Cedric Alexander, Shelton Benjamin, Elias, and Xyon Quinn. The free agency label also encompasses superstars such as Brock Lesnar, Omos, and Mustafa Ali.
One of the biggest headlines of the picks from “Raw Talk” is Waller getting called up to the main roster. Last week, Waller unsuccessfully challenged NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes on WWE NXT Spring Breakin. Notably, Waller is set to be on the brand opposite Gargano, his opponent from the Stand & Deliver premium live event.
