Supershow

[PHX]

So what does everyone think so far of this whole crossbrand supershow thing they have been doing?

To me I just really dislike it and reminded me why I liked the idea of brands and not just ending the brand split. For one mainly because so far it's mostly been Raw always using Smackdown's guys and Smackdown doesn't really get to use the biggest stars from Raw on their show with the exception of when HHH was still running day to day stuff and Punk was on there to face Christian. Also just think it screws some people from being put on the show or leads to too many pointless matches they have to fill show time.

 

[Aniking]

I don't like it either, I've never been a fan of blurring the lines between brands.

What ever happened to Raw and Smackdown having a brand rivalry? Nobody wins with this other than the top Raw and Smackdown superstars, especially the Smackdown ones, as they appear regularly each week.

The WWE wonder why Smackdown gets bad ratings, but the thing is all the Smackdown superstars appear on Raw anyway, so all we need to do is watch Raw to see our favourite Smackdown superstars.

What also doesn't help is when the WWE just change a superstar's brand because they feel like it, and a recent example is Brodus Clay. He is "contracted" as a Smackdown superstar, making various appearances there after NXT, but he returns on Superstars and isn't going back to Smackdown. Instead, as advertised on Raw, Clay makes his debut next week.

Smackdown superstars need to stay on Smackdown, Raw superstars need to stay on Raw, and both brands need to be of equal talent. The WWE are way too hung up on Raw being the flagship show as every week we see just where their loyalty lies.

 

[PHX]

Main thing I'm just wondering at this point is if they keep this up is how it is going to effect the draft. Because at this point it makes the draft totally pointless if smackdown guys are gonna be on Raw and vice versa.

 

[PegasusKid]

I am not a fan, I think it is just a cheap way for WWE to showcase their smackdown fueds. I honestly taped the last show and sat down minutes ago to watch it and cant get through it. Superstars shoud stick to their shows otherwise what is the point of the Draft if everyone turns up whenever they want to. Not a fan and hope it ends soon. Enough said.

 

[Kingslayer]

I don't like it. SmackDown's roster is horrible, and apart from Barrett and Christian, I don't want to see these guys once a week, let alone twice. Not to mention, Riley might still be on tv if all the time wasn't going to these SmackDown guys.

 

[Dale]

Had my reservations at first but it seems to going fine for the RAW side of the things with getting the main players on the flagship show. SmackDown hasn't seem to have changed and is still stuck with pretty much the same matches and boring stuff week in, week out.

 

[Troy]

The only positive I have seen out of it is it is exposing more fans to the quality of Smackdown and may be helping to increase it's ratings.

Overall I don't like it though because I want WWE to go back to the old brand rivalry and make it that no wrestler from RAW can appear on Smackdown and vice versa. Create some proper rivalry again and then it will help WWE sell the Bragging Rights and Survivor Series PPVs. Allow the Tag team champions and the Divas champion to appear on both shows but other than that no wrestler can suddenly wrestle on the other brand. WWE keep blurring the line because theydon't have enough maineventers but then by allowing stars to appear on both shows they are hindering the progress of the midcarders because they now have less time.

Hopefully after Survivor Series it stops. Or next time they do a draft start from scratch again. Have a RAW GM and Smackdown GM take turns in picking the wrestlers they want on the roster. That way they can even out the shows again and get Smackdown's ratings even closer to RAW's and they can freshen the whole company up.

 

[The New F'n Show]

Ever since PPV's started being both brands again, the split didn't matter much so I don't mind the supershow idea it in theory helps build feuds more. The execution so far has not been great though. A lot of midcarders aren't being used and feuds aren't really being built either.