3 Reasons why Kevin Owens should return to RAW and 3 reasons why he should come back to SmackDown Live
The world of wrestling is full of speculations. Each and every moment we witness a thousand rumors and predictions circulating the internet. WWE, the biggest promotion of them all, garners a lot of attention from the world. With the rise of AEW and other promotions like NJPW, ROH and Impact Wrestling producing some of the finest wrestling matches ever, one wonders what WWE will do to remain at the top of the mountain.
With Dean Ambrose already set to leave the company and many other wrestlers reportedly demanding their releases, it would be exciting to see in which direction the WWE roster heads. Many superstars are set to return to the squared circle in 2019 and their proper booking will surely lead to an increased viewership. One such returning superstar is Kevin Owens.
The Canadian wrestler was an indie veteran and left his mark with the exceptional performances he gave while working for Ring of Honor. Wrestling under his birth name (Kevin Steen), Owens would go on to win the ROH World Championship and ROH World Tag Team Championship, along with various other titles in the independent circuit.
Making his WWE debut in 2014, Owens would defeat CJ Parker in a grudge match at NXT Takeover: R Evolution. Fans were wondering as to where Kevin Owens would go on from there, but their questions were answered the same night.
Sami Zayn (who was associated with Owens in ROH as El Generico) would win the NXT Championship in the main event of the PPV. Kevin would come out to congratulate Zayn before brutally assaulting the new champion.
Since then, Owens has achieved almost everything there has been to achieve. He won the NXT Title and held it for 143 days before losing it to Finn Balor. During this tenure, he would even make his main roster debut, defeating John Cena in a Champion vs Champion match at the Elimination Chamber 2015 PPV.
‘The Prizefighter’ would then go on to feud against the likes of Ryback and Dean Ambrose over the Intercontinental Championship. Losing his second IC Title at WrestleMania, Owens would go on to lead RAW post brand split as the Universal Champion. Winning his first US Title at WrestleMania 33, Owens would have an epic rivalry with AJ Styles over the title before entering into a feud with Shane McMahon.
Fat forward a few months and Owens is floundering in the mid card of RAW, jobbing out to Braun Strowman on multiple occasions. A double knee surgery forced the WWE officials to have Lashley injure Owens (in kayfabe) to write him off television.
Recently, a video aired on RAW which saw Owens enjoying at the bowling arcade with his family. He did announce that he will be returning to the ring in a month, but was unsure of the brand. He came across as a full-ledged babyface, a side of his character which the WWE hadn’t tapped onto until now. So, without further ado, let us take a look at the reasons why Owens would return on Raw or SmackDown:
#6 Return to RAW: Content featuring his return aired on the red brand only
This would make the most sense, won’t it? When Curt Hawkins was set to make his re-debut on the SmackDown brand, promos and vignettes hyping his return would be an exclusive feature of the blue brand. Videos featuring the transformation of Emma to Emmalina would feature exclusively on RAW, as the female wrestler would return on the red brand only.
The episode of RAW after TLC, which saw McMahon family took control over WWE (in kayfabe), was the RAW which first aired the vignette hyping the return of Kevin Owens. While nothing regarding his return was showcased on the show in the following months, the most recent (11th February, 2019) RAW tapings saw another video, which featured Kevin Owens announcing his return to the WWE within a month. With Owens being a part of RAW before injury (like Dean Ambrose), it would make sense to have him back on the red brand.