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Enjoy the Shane vs Steph guys
newdayrocks
Member
I wasn't around for the original draft/brand split, so I'm excited to watch this unfold.
I get the idea, but a two hour live show every week the day after a three hour RAW that everyone feels is too long? On PPV weekends that will be eight hours of WWE in three days.
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Deleted member 47027
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Wow. Brand split again! Hope they handle it well.
The good news here is that you no longer have to watch the three hour shitfest.
If they don't nail this they are so fucked in the next round of rights negotiations. SO much potential to do good but nearly more potential to fuck everything up even more.
Hey if they brought Rollins back as a babyface there's a young talent that you can build Smackdown around you fuckwads.
Worthintendo
Member
I worry what this means for the Tag Team and Women divisions, neither of them are strong enough to be broken up yet 
Unless they draft a load of jobbers to SD and keep Owens, AJ, Zayn, Cesaro, etc on RAW.
Bluekaveli
Member
YES! FINALLY!
slightconfuse
Banned
Someone must have seen how much money Civil War made.
#TeamOwens
#TeamOwens
Bluekaveli
Member
Cody could've possibly had his chance.
SallyIsNow
Banned
Hopefully SmackDown! crushes it. Fuck the Monday night Roman Reigns Verbal Felatio extravaganza.
This move is to specifically spite Ryback and Cody probably
I worry what this means for the Tag Team and Women divisions, neither of them are strong enough to be broken up yet
I could see the Women's title being shared between the shows, no way can they have a full two roster split by the time they start this thing.
You could call up a bunch of teams at once from NXT for the tag stuff although it'd be less than ideal.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Lost in this:
Taped Impact has one hour where they're competing with live SD lmao
Taped Impact has one hour where they're competing with live SD lmao
I worry what this means for the Tag Team and Women divisions, neither of them are strong enough to be broken up yet
Call ups are going to happen most likely, while two tag teams and two woman wrestler will carry each side.
On the woman's side, there's Becky, Charlotte, Sasha, Bayley, Asuka and Paige, as for the tag team's, Dudley, Enzo & Cass, New Day, The Club and the Wyatts. All those performers are over, and that's just from the top of my head.
I think that, as long there are three of the "big ones" on each side, it'll be fine, as the not so popular performers will have time to up their game or, at very least, the company will be able to come up with new talent.
Bluekaveli
Member
And what really sucks is, some of the guys who are/were not happy with their spot could've proved to be so much more worthy. I still haven't heard more about the Swagger situation.
They're actually going ahead with a brand split? Well I'll be damned. Thought the roster as it is now is too thin for that to work. If they're bumping up NXT talent then that could help. They really need to focus on Smackdown though and not lose interest after 2 months like every other relaunch. Helps if they book Smackdown a little differently than Raw.
Who is making the OT thread guys
Although the people left watching TNA right now probably think that the WWE is made up of lizard people trying to brainwash them and Aunt Dixie provides the only pure wrestling product under the sun.
Although the people left watching TNA right now probably think that the WWE is made up of lizard people trying to brainwash them and Aunt Dixie provides the only pure wrestling product under the sun.
Unspeakable Evil
Member
Time for a second women's title!
I hope he stays at Raw with the US Belt and Roman with the WWE belt, keep the Usos and Ziggler as well. Actually, they should contact me and ask how to split the talent
lol
Arrowgigantic
Member
Already doing the Shane vs Steph angle...
http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/article/smackdown-live-usa-network-july-19?sf26901739=1
http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/article/smackdown-live-usa-network-july-19?sf26901739=1
Empyrean Heaven
Member
I can see WWE making Smackdown the more "Wrestling Focused" show for hardcore fans, with the tighter time frame, less fluff, and likely a majority of the NXT roster, while Raw is the fluffier, more kid-friendly, more star-packed show.
The only negative I can see to this? The return of...
IT JUST WON'T FUCKING DIE!
The only negative I can see to this? The return of...
IT JUST WON'T FUCKING DIE!
avengers23
Banned
I worry what this means for the Tag Team and Women divisions, neither of them are strong enough to be broken up yet
Maybe champions have to appear on both shows, while chumps are restricted to only one?
Bluekaveli
Member
Keep that bitch and Roman Raw. I actually like to enjoy SD.
avengers23
Banned
And don't be surprised if the Cruiserweight Classic ends with a Cruiserweight title exclusive to SmackDown or Raw.
newdayrocks
Member
If I wanted to go back and watch the original draft/brand split stuff, are those episodes on the Network?
5.5 (including overrun) hours of live tv in 2 days.
NBC is so fucking desperate to prop up USA Network numbers but its going to kill the WWE.
Plus its not like NBC bothers to try and promote the WWE.
HeisenbergLannister
Member
Can't wait for Monday Night Raw-llins and SashaDown.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Another thing lost in this:
If they split the world and/or tag titles again so there's stuff to fight for on SD, it'll be official - they'll expect you to watch minimum 5 hours a week instead of the minimum 3 we previously had before this week
If they split the world and/or tag titles again so there's stuff to fight for on SD, it'll be official - they'll expect you to watch minimum 5 hours a week instead of the minimum 3 we previously had before this week
Skyward Sheep
Banned
Feels a bit weird that they're doing the split just after they've let go of a lot of employees. I'm assuming they'll be a lot of NXT call-ups then to make up for it.
Bluekaveli
Member
The most offensive weapon of all time in wrestling has to be the noose. Wtf were they thinking.
FlammableD
Banned
3 hours is too much. 5 hours IN 2 DAYS is nuts. You just killed the brand split 2 years ago cause it was shite.
lolwwe
lolwwe
Q
Queen of Hunting
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Styles will go to smackdown and be one of tops there i imagine. Heance why he lost to roman
Well yeah, one would assume AJ Styles is being looked at to be among the main eventers of Smackdown.
Also, really excited for split PPV's again, two months build-up to matches instead of rushing from big show to big show. Might actually get some title changes on TV again.
Been telling everyone who'd listen that this has been in the works for at least two years now. The signs got real obvious in the last eight months or so.
USA was the one who basically killed Smackdown as a separate brand. When WWE returned from Spike USA started getting pretty picky about what talent could go over from RAW because they didn't air it. Now it's on USA.
They hired a world class commentator...for Smackdown.
They've been picking up every indie darling they can. A lot of people assumed it was for NXT, but in reality it was for filling another roster.
They're running two separate touring groups anyways.
The leaked upcoming events thing that basically told everyone a brand split was coming a few months ago yet people still assumed this was some sort of false flag.
Finally, Shane. A good guy authority figure and this whole new era stuff?
USA was the one who basically killed Smackdown as a separate brand. When WWE returned from Spike USA started getting pretty picky about what talent could go over from RAW because they didn't air it. Now it's on USA.
They hired a world class commentator...for Smackdown.
They've been picking up every indie darling they can. A lot of people assumed it was for NXT, but in reality it was for filling another roster.
They're running two separate touring groups anyways.
The leaked upcoming events thing that basically told everyone a brand split was coming a few months ago yet people still assumed this was some sort of false flag.
Finally, Shane. A good guy authority figure and this whole new era stuff?