Actually when it first happened, Smackdown was great and Raw was continually garbage. Then it would go the opposite way.It could work as long as they treat it like the first brand split where both shows are treated equally, they keep the brands separate, and they use it as an opportunity to develop certain guys characters.
Seriously when the Brand split first happened Smackdown was consistently great. Raw was pretty good too, it's just that the main event scene there was awful due to HHH and his 15 minute opening promos.
Don't forget Jeff Hardy in 09. Was getting massive pops.
Actually when it first happened, Smackdown was great and Raw was continually garbage. Then it would go the opposite way.
Instead of another brand extension between RAW and Smackdown what about a Civil War type of storyline where Shane runs RAW and The Authority run Smackdown but the roster remains the same so if Wrestler A is feuding with The Authority he might get more favorable treatment when he's on RAW but when he's on Smackdown he has the deck stacked against him. People start picking sides and we take The Authority angle to a more inter-promotional level type of feud where the wrestlers are caught in a power struggle for the company. And to make it different let it transcend the usual heel/babyface dynamic. Some babyfaces pick Team Authority over Team Shane but that doesn't mean they suddenly turn heel. Undertaker facing Shane at WrestleMania can plant the seed for that idea, where Taker decides to support Vince but doesn't become a heel just for doing so. It just means its a more complicated alignment.
Instead of another brand extension between RAW and Smackdown what about a Civil War type of storyline where Shane runs RAW and The Authority run Smackdown but the roster remains the same so if Wrestler A is feuding with The Authority he might get more favorable treatment when he's on RAW but when he's on Smackdown he has the deck stacked against him. People start picking sides and we take The Authority angle to a more inter-promotional level type of feud where the wrestlers are caught in a power struggle for the company. And to make it different let it transcend the usual heel/babyface dynamic. Some babyfaces pick Team Authority over Team Shane but that doesn't mean they suddenly turn heel. Undertaker facing Shane at WrestleMania can plant the seed for that idea, where Taker decides to support Vince but doesn't become a heel just for doing so. It just means its a more complicated alignment.
Reigns acts about as good as Hayden Christensen in the Star Wars prequels.
Also, this thread needs more Bayley:
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The Wyatts are just so hard to take seriously.. Since all they do is lose. :/
^Digging the avatar, Evil.