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WWE: Brand Split vs No Brand Split

WWE WITHOUT THE BRAND SPLIT --

Overexposure of top talent.

Not using the opportunity to create NEW top stars because “why should they when the already established top stars can just show up on both shows?”

Fans getting the SAME MATCHES on Smackdown that happen on RAW or vice versa.

MORE video packages for shit that happens across BOTH RAW and Smackdown.

More people (who should / have the in-ring talent to be on tv) thrown into the 24/7 Championship Division or not even on TV and stuck in catering.

HOW WWE SHOULD HAVE MANAGED the Brand Split --

Not overexpose top talent. 

Build up new top stars. 

CYCLE TALENT IN AND OUT to let folks rest and make sure the fans aren’t tired of seeing the same person / people week in and week out.

Let only the CHAMPIONS be cross brand stars and let them have feuds with people on BOTH brands to, again, BUILD UP NEW STARS!!!!

How WWE ACTUALLY managed the Brand Split -- 

Overexposure of top talent. 

Didn’t use the opportunity to really build up new stars (for the most part with the exception of a FEW select names).

Weeks / months of repeat matches for both RAW and Smackdown.

A MULTITUDE of video packages and replays ON both shows.

Champions / Championships being locked to one brand and having to create MORE championships and get more champions for the brand that didn’t have one for that’s brand’s division. (The only exception in recent years to this is the Women’s Tag Belts; since the champions could float between the brands.)

This shit isn’t rocket science... even if WWE try to make it seem like it is.

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7 Takeaways From The WWE Brand Split

Everything’s rebooting these days. Comic books, film franchises, even our beloved Nerds on the Rocks podcast is rebooting. Consider this the official WWE reboot. On July 19th, beginning with the first live edition of SmackDown, the 2016 WWE Draft officially commenced and the roster was divided yet again between Team Red and Team Blue. Here…

7 Takeaways From The WWE Brand Split was originally published on Nerds on the Rocks

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WWE BATTLEGROUND! It's time

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Mark My Words: An Architect's Draft

So, Seth Rollins was top pick in the company draft last night, July 19th, surprising absolutely no one, especially not any of the dirtsheets who had already covered to death why Seth would be the first pick, no matter who had it. When it came down to it, it was erstwhile Authority mother Stephanie McMahon who took him under her somewhat bitter and warped wing, rather than the comforting big brother of Shane McMahon, but if WWE are really detemrined to keep Seth heel, then it makes sense to put him back with the women he worked best with in his first solo heel run.

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Video: AFP editor Chris Graham breaks down WWE brand split draft

Video: AFP editor Chris Graham breaks down WWE brand split draft

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RAW

Mick Foley is the the Raw GM, I approve 👍🏻 Daniel Bryan as Smackdown GM, not bad but not the best in my opinion but I'll stay positive

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WWE Brand Split 5 DON’TS

With all the positives that can come from something, there can be negatives as well. While there are some things WWE should do(in my opinion of course) there are somethings that I feel they need to avoid doing.

1. Don’t split the Women’s division between Raw and Smackdown

The Women’s Division is improving, it’s been the best it’s been in quite sometime. However as a whole it’s not completely stable. It has multiple great workers such as Sasha Banks, Paige, Becky and the current champion Charlotte. However other than them the rest of the division isn’t that strong, the rest of the main roster women are either still need more time to improve, or just aren’t that good. You need to give the division stability and time to grow and give it more depth. Therefore just keep the division on Raw, this way you allow all of them to be able to keep working, and you don’t risk over exposure of your talent. 

2. Don’t bring back the big Gold Belt as the second world title

While WWE is most likely bringing back a second world title(which they've been hinting at as at times they've call the current one the WWE championship), you can't bring back the old World Title. I have nothing against it, but the issue is many fans will remember the many lackluster men who held the title or how the title was treated as a second class title. While they probably will just bring it back they need to avoid making it 2nd class this time around or you risk making the brand split bland again which they can't afford to do this time around.

3. Build up the IC and US titles

Prior to 2015 the IC and US titles weren’t being treated as credible secondary title for a while. They were just seen as accessories to the superstars with, however with guys like Rollins, Owens, and Cena holding the secondary titles at times in 2015 the prestige was built up again. With each show to only be getting one of the titles(my opinion Raw should get the IC title and Smackdown the US tile) it will be key to establish strong feuds for the titles, as a strong mid card is important for the overall card of a show, and both titles should have the feel like one day the guys that hold them now could one day be world title contenders.

4. Don’t weakly book the new call ups from NXT

While there has been many successful NXT call-ups, there have been many flubs Tyler Breeze, and The Ascension. WWE needs to book their most recent call ups like Corbin, Crews, and the VaudeVillains better, as well as to make sure they correctly book the new call ups that they’ll get(other than Balor and Bayley cause I’m sure they’ll be fine).

5. Don’t burn dream matches right away. 

One thing that WWE can give us is great dream match ups. We all want to see these great matches like Balor vs Styles, Rollins vs Owens and so on and so forth. One thing the old brand split did is that we could potentially see these matches at big events, whether guys were on the same brand or brand vs brand matches. This time the WWE needs to book these matches at the right time, don’t give them away randomly, make the audience want to buy the network in order to see the great matches there can be, it'll help the product in the long run. 

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The WWE Brand Split 5 DO’s

As we all know the WWE draft will occur this Tuesday July 19th on Smackdown live. Now the draft will be huge for the company as ratings have fallen off the last few years and many are becoming more displeased with the product. So this is a huge opportunity for the company to revitalize and improve the product. So here’s 5 things they should do for the brand split.

1. Have good, involved general managers. 

While this may be weird, I find the GM underrated in WWE. If pulled of right they can add to the show, making things more interesting(Paul Heyman when he was Smackdown GM or Eric Bischoff as Raw GM). A good GM that is involved at times can add to storylines and overall make the show cooler to watch overall. 

2. Put more of the established guys on Smackdown

RAW is the flag ship show of the WWE, even when ratings are struggling they are still above average compared to other shows and they will always have the brand and the personnel to put on a good show. However SmackDown is another story, towards the end of the last brand split and now in the current format Smackdown as just been a carbon copy of Raw and only had replays of rivalries and matches from Raw. With the draft you can now give Smackdown it’s own image again but you can’t do it with only young guys because not everyone would want to watch just a glorified minor league show(when NXT already has young guys and is very successful). You can still put some younger guys on Smackdown(like Crews and Corbin) but predominately Smackdown should have established guys like the New Day, Randy Orton, John Cena, Alberto Del Rio etc. The reason is because you effectively make Raw the future and you'll make some people want to watch Smackdown now because of the big names that’ll be on there.

3. Keep One set of Tag Titles, just have the champs able to fight on both shows

You don’t need to sets of everything and the tag titles are an example of that. You have some solid teams on the roster right now and you have some factions where they can have two guys compete for the titles (Rowan and Strowman on the Wyatts). You also have some tag teams that can come up to the roster so just keep one set of tag titles, and let the champs have great matches on both. 

4. Add another title

With the Cruiserweight Classic this would be the perfect time to bring back the Cruiserweight Championship. You can sign some of the guys from that tournament and put them on Smackdown, as well as sign some veterans you've had in the past. This adds something just for Smackdown, which is the whole point of a brand split and a Cruiserweight Division will show us some great high flying and technical matches which is what many fans want to see some more of. 

5. Draft guys from NXT

This one is kind of obvious, WWE needs to bring up some more people from NXT. American Alpha will add more to the tag division( and there was a rumor that they could be the new team Angle if Kurt Angle would come back which I’d love to see), Finn Balor should already be on the roster, Bayley and Nia Jax will add more to the Women’s Division etc. NXT has plenty of talent without these guys, and WWE needs to give itself a little bit of a shot of adrenaline so why not bring these people up and let’s see what they can do for the company. 

and those are my 5 DO’s, in a bit i’ll put my 5 DON’Ts