Should WWE end the brand split?

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Yeah

Smackdown vs Raw was a thing that reeks of the past. Vince knew the death of WCW would end up dragging his promotion down with it, so he created a brand split to put asses into seats. Now with the fact that WWE has a shyt load of shows that folks barely watch, along with the Peacock deal making it hard to watch shyt like 205 and NXT, then you have "stars" not being on the radar with what's left over of the fanbase.

They just need to do the following:

• Kill NXT
• Get rid of the bloat (fukk it they signed the contract and knew what they were getting into...fukk the bloodclot crying, UPS is hiring)
• Have talent appear on both Smackdown and Raw
• Merge the titles into one
• Have Smackdown and Raw have one hour dedicated to the new younger talent, while the last hour focus on the seasoned talent
• Stop hiring wrestlers that are still in the oven
• Let go of the thought of keep a indie focus on the brand aka GET TRIPLE H THE fukk OUT OF THE WWE

The moment they do that shyt, all will be fixed. They will go back to the basics and put foot on necks on the Dub because they have a legit roster, instead of pencil neck indie dweebs.

Meanwhile the Dub focuses on that side of talent and you have two alternatives for the fans to flick between the channels for.


Thus the war has been set

 

[richaveli83]

Yes they should. They were able to put on great shows from 1999-2002 with just one brand so why not now. Whatever happens on Raw continues on Smackdown and vice versa.

 

[Redwood]

So they've ended then restarted the brand split?

 

[Wacky D]

The moment they do that shyt, all will be fixed. They will go back to the basics and put foot on necks on the Dub because they have a legit roster, instead of pencil neck indie dweebs.

Meanwhile the Dub focuses on that side of talent and you have two alternatives for the fans to flick between the channels for.

You do realize that the WWE was saved by "indy dweebs", right?

So where do you expect them to try and grow this talent then? Unless you want them to get rid of NXT altogether and develop them strictly at the PC in hopes that they are ready for the main roster when it's time? Your idea still won't change the fact that the PC is an expensive and more than likely money losing venture.

I don't really care what they do.

Im just saying that NXT isn't really developmental aside from a handful of people at a time.

We dont work for Vince. We don't need to talk in kayfabe.

That's all I was saying.

 

[TRIPLE M]

At the least unify the titles
And have rotating champions for fresh matches

 

[Jmare007]

Ending the brand split should always come hand in hand with them understanding they do not need to use 5 hours of programming for the same 4 feuds and constant cycle of rematches.

There's no point in merging the rosters if the only thing that will accomplish is featuring the same 5 people, over exposing them, booking them into a corner and let the other 20-25 wrestlers rot in low and midcard limbo.

 

[Cartier Murphy]

Ending the brand split should always come hand in hand with them understanding they do not need to use 5 hours of programming for the same 4 feuds and constant cycle of rematches.

There's no point in merging the rosters if the only thing that will accomplish is featuring the same 5 people, over exposing them, booking them into a corner and let the other 20-25 wrestlers rot in low and midcard limbo.

That’s the most likely thing that’ll happen if the rosters are merged. The brand split isn’t an issue, I think Smackdown in 2016 best represents it can work. It’s just that RAW is creatively bankrupt and that kind of creative direction would spread across both brands. Hell as it is outside of the top feuds on SD, everybody else is basically nonstop rematches. If the character work at the top of the card wasn’t so strong with Reigns and everyone he’s been working with main roster TV would be really worse off rn

 

[Bryan Danielson]

I’m don’t think they should end the brand split and if anything I think it should go back to what it initially was when ever other PPV one brand would hose it.

Both brands don’t need to be on all the PPVs, just the major ones like WM, RR, SuSl, SeSrs


All the others can be split, this way it does give other cats a chance to shine that normally never even make PPVs always will give the champs from each brand title matches defended on PPV

Like when the last time the tag belts been defended high on the card?

having them preshow minimizes their value or importance

 

[Wacky D]

So are they gonna do an NXT draft?

 

[Mook]

If they did this they'd have better shows. Cause even the mid careers would be watchable therefore you don't need the biggest draw to be on half the show, making him even less of a draw because of overexposure.

 

[KFBF]

Personally, I think the G-League is a waste of money and resources because it's terrible at developing and creating Star NBA players.

I think the argument could be made that the formation of the g league ignite team is there first attempt at developing stars in earnest. I also don't know if the gleagues purpose is to develop stars, that's college basketballs job, g league is to get 7-10 on the rotation players and you're ecstatic if you get a starter.

 

[Wacky D]

I think the argument could be made that the formation of the g league ignite team is there first attempt at developing stars in earnest. I also don't know if the gleagues purpose is to develop stars, that's college basketballs job, g league is to get 7-10 on the rotation players and you're ecstatic if you get a starter.

They're starting to poach players from the NCAA.

I think that's why the ignite team was created, as you alluded to.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

They're starting to poach players from the NCAA.

I think that's why the ignite team was created, as you alluded to.

Which is proving my entire point that they're having to poach players from the NCAA just as WWE is doing for the indies as their developmental system has been a failure thus far. Those G-League teams are supposed to have better access to resources for better development than the college game, yet it hasn't actually created any stars.

 

[StatUS]

Which is proving my entire point that they're having to poach players from the NCAA just as WWE is doing for the indies as their developmental system has been a failure thus far. Those G-League teams are supposed to have better access to resources for better development than the college game, yet it hasn't actually created any stars.

They just had 2 top 10 picks in the draft this year come out of the G League.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

They just had 2 top 10 picks in the draft this year come out of the G League.

And before then, the only other player that had been drafted in the First Round of the draft that came from the G-League was PJ Hairston back in 2014. Mind you, we're talking about a developmental league that's been in establishment for over 20 years and the G-League since 2017. There's only been like 6 players drafted overall from the G-League.

The G-League Unite team is nothing more than the NBA admitting that their developmental system has been a failure thus far and now poaching prospects from the NCAA. Sound familiar?

Green and Kuminga were going to get drafted as lottery picks regardless of whether they went to the NCAA or G-League. Yet who gets the credit for it?