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It is not certain that these changes will take place, but there are strong indications that this could be the case starting after Wrestlemania.
In essence, each brand will have 8 PPV's per year and any cross promotion between the two brands will be eliminated.
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Source: themayhem.com
Of course, this is only a rumour. Make out of it what you want, but personally, I believe Vince will actually do this. So, thoughts and opinions? Success or failure?
> It just gets worse and worse doesn't it.
No, I don't think it does. Ok business is in a bit of a lull at the moment and everything is a little bit dull, but it's not the under-carders fault. Give them a decent storyline and they will grow to be over with the fans. Sack the writers, a 5 year old could do better than they are at the moment.
> Ant wrote:
> Smackdown is a pile of wa*K!
>
> Bah, I didn't write this either. :D
>
Suuuuuuure. Heh.
> Why don't they just have one brand it's far more interesting. All
> these slpits, arghhhh....
The wrestlers find it easier not having to work twice a week anymore.
Raw's main event is always dominated by HHH, which means that it cannot carry a PPV, either. Until he is deposed, Raw's PPVs will not be successful. The undercard is the most excitnig bit of Raw, though, and would make good watching, but possibly not worthy of an entire PPV.
> I would've thought most people would think RAW couldn't carry a
> PPV...but then again, Smackdown does tend to use the same guys all the
> time, RAW has quite a decent variety with more feuds.
Yea that's my thinking as well. Whenever i think of Smackdown i just think of Lesnar, Angle, Edge, Rey Rey, Benoit, Undertaker and the big show and that's usually it for the feuds. Well with the Los Guerroroes (sp?) thrown in occasionally.
RAW on the other hand has Booker, Dudley Boyz, Kane, maybe Austin when he comes back if HHH can stay out the politics backstage, HHH, Steiner RVD, Jericho, Christian, Test, Batista etc etc.
Raw has more variety so you wouldn't get the same matches PPV after PPV you would get with Smackdown. Just my opinion anyway