you only need know one thing. what network carries each show. that answers how smackdown sells compared to raw...

Interesting, divulge please?

Hard for me to comment as i haven't watched a full SD episode in years, dunno what it's like these days.

As you said, it retained purpose during the aftermath of the Monday Night Wars not just from a psychological continuation standpoint but a practical one given WWE had shed loads of superstars on their books. And while it was horrid, cheap booking strategy in my eyes, there's a concieveable argument that it had vaildity during the Cena/Batista era as both characters were to high maintenance to compete for the approval of the fanbase under one roof, both always required a certain level of invincibility to stay over which both couldn't have got without Smackdown's existence.

Now a days there is no purpose for SD really other than to potentially be the show where they embrace risk taking. Growing up i was a massive fan of Buffy, but as much as i got into the latter series i don't think i could've been completely satisified with the overall product in front of me towards the end without Angel as an alternative - solely because that was the show where Joss Whedon broke alot of the generic patterns that were always ever-present in Buffy and increasingly waning as the series's kept coming. It gave the viewer another aspect of his universe they'd never have gotten in his primary show, that's what SD should be to WWE. The surreal, hippe hybrid of Raw, NOT just a watered down Raw......... that's where i liked your Ziggler/Swagger (heel vs heel) concept for SD awhile back

I remember that dission, SD would work of it was as u say a hybrid of Raw. This would negate feeling brand tiering. Are u suggesting that performers stay exclusively 2 SD? That SD has its own paradigm it exists within?

Would dratfing still occur?

Would a new title be necessary?

Would we see a new and seperate writing team?

smackdown originally was great, it would just carry on the storylines from raw but obviously as the pool of wrestlers has increased they all want their airtime so it is what it is, didnt sunday night heat air as almost a 3rd show a while back or was that just before ppv events?

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At the moment, Nxt is better than both

Never seen NXT, may check it out.

As 4 the heavyweight title, tje cynic in ke says it is indeed dead and lets face it, Vince used it as a 2 fingers 2 Ted Turner by having HIS premier title as his secondary one.


As 4 its relevance 2 the ic title, SPOT ON! It has completely diminished the prestige of the title. The ic title held a specific place in the psychi of the viewer, when a person got the ic belt u knew a WWF title push was on, so we would invest so much subject matter into it.

But since the HW title arrived the title structure we grew up with, and relied on for our sense of subjective direction if u will, diminished and the rot started.

Smackdown would benefit greatly if it went more creative, because clearly creative have been hamstrung by Linda Mcmahon and her desire to cater for kids.

We can only dream?


Why dnt u agree with a name change im curious?