As per expectations, Bobby Roode got promoted to the main roster following his run with the NXT title. Ever since Drew McIntyre arrived into the developmental territory scenes, the speculations were there of Roode dropping the title, as early as possible and join the WWE live television.
So, the match’s outcome at the NXT Takeover: Brooklyn was much predictable one. On that night, the NXT Championship was on the line against the newer franchise player, Drew McIntyre who won the championship from Roode. Following the match, we also saw Adam Cole arriving on the scene attacking McIntyre which indicated that these two will feature in the main NXT storyline from now onwards.
So, it was evident that there’s no need of the former champion at the NXT tapings, anymore. Quite expectedly, Bobby Roode debuted on Smackdown Live following the NXT Takeover brand. The audience welcomed him to the brand with an ovation. Despite being the heel superstar on NXT, he started acting like a babyface on the blue brand.
For the past couple of weeks, he has been part of some random matches on the brand who’s been waiting for a full-fledged feud. This debut will mark his first rivalry on the main roster, and he should be pitted against someone who can put him over in the process. The recent reports have been able to give some hints on that.
According to the reports of the DirtySheets.net, Dolph Ziggler is going to be Roode’s first opponent at the main roster. Being a jobber for the past few years, the show-off is a veteran while losing matches and established newer guys. So, it is quite evident that the former world champion got selected for this role.
Previously, Rusev was the one who would lock horns with the Glorious One. However, for quite some time, The Bulgarian Brute is having some rift with the officials, and hence this planning was called off. Rather, the feud with Randy Orton got stretched.
With that said, we can expect to witness the rivalry between Ziggler and Roode getting started from the next episode of Smackdown Live. The show-off recently put over Shinsuke Nakamura after the latter one arrived on Smackdown and will do the same to another former NXT Champion.