4 mistakes WWE made on RAW's Superstar Shake-up episode

In an attempt to hype up things, and shake up the WWE landscape, the company presented the first half of Superstar Shake-up 2019 on RAW. WWE has lost plenty of star power recently. Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey have probably both began their indefinite absence from WWE. Nia Jax recently got injured, and Kurt Angle has retired. This Superstar Shake-up had to make things right for the red brand.

The show was nothing explosive, in fact often underwhelming. Yes, we saw some big, albeit predictable moves to RAW. Most notably, SmackDown Superstars, AJ Styles, Rey Mysterio, and Andrade have been drafted to the red brand.

Still, RAW only moved at a pedestrian pace. And we received average segments one after another. In this article, we evaluate 4 mistakes that WWE made on the Superstar Shake-up edition of RAW.

#1 Finn Balor's loss

It has been reported that Samoa Joe had to be pulled out from RAW due to an illness. Whether the plans were to have Joe switch brands or to work an angle with Strowman is not clear.

But, WWE needs to switch the brands of the Intercontinental and the US Champions. While Finn Balor has had a struggle on the red brand, Joe has gained some momentum recently and he has some dream feuds awaiting him on the red brand.

On RAW, firstly, WWE brought the impressive Andrade to the red brand. Then, he surprisingly beat the Intercontinental Champion. We can't disagree that the win would do wonders for El Idolo, but Balor shouldn't have taken the loss there.

The way WWE used Finn Balor on RAW was odd, lest familiar. It's still hard to understand why WWE likes to have their champions lose so frequently. Intercontinental Champions, especially, are treated like jobbers. It further harmed Balor's credibility as a main event star.

Yes, Balor may move to SmackDown, but it's weird that he'd go out with a loss. It was a mistake.