Coming off the heels of the Netflix premiere, fans should expect to see a lot of changes unfold in a new era for WWE Raw.
Ahead of the debut on the streaming service, WWE introduced the idea of a “transfer window,” which allows stars to move between all three brands.
Fans should expect to see stars from SmackDown and NXT make the move over the red brand in the weeks to come.
Here are seven WWE stars who could potentially join Monday Night Raw.
7. Logan Paul
At the WWE Raw on Netflix kickoff event, GM Adam Pearce announced that Logan Paul had signed a contract to move to the red brand.
During the Raw on Netflix debut, a vignette aired with Paul announcing that he intends to become a full-time WWE star and wanted to take this seriously now.
Over on Raw, Paul immediately becomes one of the brand’s top stars who would make an intriguing opponent for several popular babyfaces on the show.
Whether it be CM Punk or GUNTHER, Logan will become a lightning rod that will cause tension with the rest of the locker room and the fans on Raw.
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6. Santos Escobar
After their rivalry with LWO concluded in early 2024, Legado Del Fantasma has had a hard time finding consistent TV time.
With SmackDown now at three hours in duration most weeks, the group should get more of a spotlight, but WWE could allow Santos Escobar space to grow in a fresh environment.
Following several failed attempts to win the United States Championship, Escobar feels lost in the shuffle of the midcard on SmackDown.
Moving Santos over to Raw would allow him to shine against the exceptional group of talent over there like Bron Breakker, Sheamus and Chad Gable.
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5. Meta-Four (Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson, Oro Mensah & Noam Dar)
At WWE Crown Jewel 2024, NXT’s Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson made their main roster premium live event debuts, challenging for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship in a four-way.
Ahead of this debut, reports circulated that WWE were discussing a potential main roster call-up for the duo.
Legend and Jackson are half of the NXT group Meta-Four with Noam Dar and Oro Mensah, who would not look out of place on Raw or SmackDown.
Bringing Meta-Four to Monday Night Raw would allow Lash and Jakara to shine in the singles or tag team division, while Dar and Mensah could make some headway in the men’s tag team division on the show.
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4. LA Knight
Since getting called up to the WWE main roster, LA Knight has remained a big part of the SmackDown brand.
Winning the United States Championship and becoming one of the company’s most popular stars, Knight has wrestled and feuded with a who’s who of talent on SmackDown.
From Roman Reigns to Logan Paul, “The Megastar” has cut down enemies and scored some key wins along the way.
This change feels needed for the further growth of Knight who could potentially win the World Heavyweight Championship as a Raw star.
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3. Bayley
On the WWE Raw Netflix premiere, fans could see Bayley backstage chatting with GM Adam Pearce.
This could be teasing the multi-time WWE Women’s Champion making her way back to the red brand after two years on SmackDown.
Bayley is another necessary move to help to reshape the Raw women’s division after recent major changes like Rhea Ripley dethroning Liv Morgan for the WWE Women’s World Championship.
With “Mami” back on top and the introduction of the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship, Raw needs Bayley to bring some more star power to the brand following the Netflix debut.
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2. Roxanne Perez
The Monday Night Raw women’s division has been in need of a reset for a few months now.
Rhea Ripley regaining the WWE Women’s World Championship from Liv Morgan helps to restructure things from top to bottom for the division.
Ripley will need some new opponents to square off with to differentiate from her last reign and Roxanne Perez, off the back of losing the NXT Women’s Championship to Giulia, provides just that.
Also, Dakota Kai is set to face Lyra Valkyria to crown the inaugural WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion, so adding a former champion like Perez makes her an immediate contender for that new gold on Raw.
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1. Roman Reigns
This seems like the most obvious and logical move that has yet to be officially announced yet.
On the WWE Raw on Netflix premiere, Roman Reigns defeated Solo Sikoa to win Tribal Combat and reclaim the ula fala as “The Tribal Chief” of The Bloodline.
After announcing his next appearance for the January 27 WWE Raw, it seems like Roman’s unofficial move to the red brand is in full effect.
With this move to Netflix, Raw is undeniably the flagship program in WWE once again, so it only makes sense to put the company’s biggest star in Reigns on that show.
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