Your Brand Split Rosters

Add Kane to RAW and I agree with your rosters.

I did this before, but the rosters on my previous list are now outdated due to recent releases. The main idea behind my selections is to separate what’s “old” and what’s “new”. I would put all of the former World Champions and all of the former Women’s Champions on Raw, and the rest on Smackdown. This is how I actually have all of my rosters in all of the WWE video games set up. It might make it look like the Blue Brand is the B Show, but that’s because it is.

Screw it, why not. I don't know if I want two world titles or one, so I'm leaving that out. Tag Team Championships travel. Women's title travels as well. My initial thought was to put all the women on Raw and dedicate the equivalent of the extra hour of Raw to them, but I don't like the idea (and I'm guessing WWE doesn't either) of having no women representing a touring brand. I don't think it would be smart to have no women at half of the house shows. It would also limit the work those women got on the road.

RAW:
Roman Reigns
John Cena
Dean Ambrose
The Miz
The New Day
Sheamus
Rusev
Alberto Del Rio
Enzo & Big Cass
Samoa Joe
The Usos
Baron Corbin
Primo & Epico
The Lucha Dragons
Apollo Crews
Kane
Fandango
Jack Swagger
The Ascension
Goldust & R-Truth
Zack Ryder & Mojo Rawley

Part Time Guys:
Chris Jericho
Brock Lesnar

Charlotte
Becky Lynch
Bayley
Nikki Bella
Dana Brooke
Emma
Maryse (by extension of The Miz)
Lana (by extension of Rusev)

Commentary Team: Michael Cole, JBL, & Byron Saxton
Ring Announcer: Lillian Garcia
Backstage Correspondent: Renee Young
Exclusive Championship: United States


SMACKDOWN:
Seth Rollins
AJ Styles
Randy Orton
Sami Zayn
Kevin Owens
The Wyatt Family
Cesaro
Finn Balor
Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows
The Dudley Boyz
Dolph Ziggler
The Vaudevillains
Neville
Big Show
The Primetime Players
Mark Henry
Tyler Breeze
The Social Outcasts
Dash & Dawson

Sasha Banks
Natalya
Paige
Asuka
Noami
Alicia Fox
Tamina
Summer Rae

Commentary Team: Mauro Ranallo, Corey Graves, & Jerry Lawler
Ring Announcer: JoJo
Backstage Correspondent: Tom Phillips
Exclusive Championship: Intercontinental

I left Nakamura off with the idea that he would temporarily anchor NXT with the loss of Balor and Joe. He would eventually be called up to Smackdown.

RAW-Stephanie McMahon

WWE World Heavyweight Title
IC Title
WWE Tag Team Titles

Announcers:Michael Cole & Paul Heyman

Roster:
John Cena
Roman Reigns
Randy Orton
Chris Jericho
Sheamus
Bray Wyatt
Rusev
Dolph Ziggler
The Miz
Karl Anderson
Luke Gallows
Big Show
Kane
Goldust
Mark Henry
R-Truth
Bubba Ray Dudley
D'Von Dudley
Big Cass
Enzo
Aiden English
Simon Gotch
Big E
Kofi Kingston
Xavier Woods
Jimmy Uso
Jay Uso
Baron Corbin
Tyler Breeze
Titus O'Neil
Heath Slater

Smackdown-Shane McMahon

World Title(Maybe call it the Global Title or something,new start and legacy)
US Title
Women's Title

Announce Team:Mauro Ranallo & Corey Grave

Roster:
Seth Rollins
AJ Styles
Shinsuke Nakamura
Dean Ambrose
Kevin Owens
Finn Balor
Samoa Joe
Sami Zayn
Austin Aries
Bobby Roode
Eric Young
Alberto Del Rio
Cesaro
Luke Harper
Hideo Itami
Neville
Kalisto
Apollo Crews
Sasha Banks
Bayley
Asuka
Charlotte
Becky Lynch
Paige
Natalya
Emma
Dana Brooke


Something like this,I know it guts NXT but they still have Jordan,Gabiel,Ciampa,Gargano...ect and can bring in guys like Zack Sabre Jr,Cedric Alexander,TJ Perkins...ect

Don't know what to do with the part time legends in Taker and Brock.I would have one on RAW and one on Smackdown unless the WWE bring back someone like Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio.I really feel that Smackdown need one or two of these part time legends and guys that where apart of the orginal brand split era and where some of the main stays. Ideally if they could be brought back I would go with Taker/Brock on RAW and then Angle/Mysterio on Smackdown,where they would basically just work TV and the PPV's on a limited dates deal.

I would switch Enzo and Cass with The Stars but your smack down is super stacked

I would have RAW as the "Superstar" brand that's laced with drama while Smackdown is more of a "workrate" brand that features more simplistic feuds. I would feature one WWE World Heavyweight Champion, WWE Women's Champion, and WWE World Tag Team Champion - only the champions are eligible to appear on both brands (I would probably have all champions exempt from being drafted; after they lose the titles, they can sign with any brand they chose).

Furthermore, I would have a RAW/Smackdown Champion, RAW/Smackdown Tag Team Champion, and RAW/Smackdown Women's Champion. The purpose of these titles is to determine the number one contenders for the three main titles. For example, let's say Roman Reigns is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion and it's his turn to defend the title against a RAW opponent. The RAW opponent would be whomever holds the RAW Championship (this makes everyone on the roster want to fight for the belt). While Roman and the RAW Champion are building their feud, over at Smackdown we're determining who will be the Smackdown Champion to face Roman at the next PPV. If the RAW/Smackdown Champions lose, then the titles are vacated as we determine new number one contenders. This creates an insane level of competition. I would also have the Intercontinental Championship and United States on RAW and Smackdown respectively. I'd create two more unique titles for RAW and Smackdown to use exclusively.

Finally, as for my roster...I'm only going to include big time players and exclude the one's that really don't factor into any long term plans. I'm also factoring in NXT callups; finally, these would not be my finalized rosters as I think WWE will go on a huge roster spree of TNA/ROH/NJPW as well as the indies and I can't predict who will go where.

WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Roman Reigns (Cannot be drafted)
WWE Women's Champion: Charlotte (Cannot be drafted)
WWE World Tag Team Champions: The New Day (Cannot be drafted)

1. Alberto Del Rio
2. Asuka
3. Baron Corbin
4. Big Cass
5. Big Show
6. Brock Lesnar
7. Chris Jericho
8. Dana Brooke
9. Darren Young w/Bob Backlund
10. Enzo Amore
11. Eric Rowan
12. Epico
13. Finn Balor
14. Karl Anderson
15. Kevin Owens
16. Luke Gallows
17. Luke Harper
18. Miz w/Maryse
19. Natayla
20. Primo
21. Randy Orton
22. Rusev
23. Samoa Joe
24. Sasha Banks
25. Sheamus

1. Aiden English
2. AJ Styles
3. Apollo Crews
4. Bayley
5. Becky Lynch
6. Braun Strowman
7. Bray Wyatt
8. Bubba Ray Dudley
9. Cesaro
10. Chad Cable
11. Dean Ambrose
12. Dolph Ziggler
13. Emma
14. Hideo Itami
15. Jason Jordan
16. Jey Uso
17. Jimmy Uso
18. John Cena
19. Kalisto
20. Neville
21. Paige
22. Sami Zayn
23. Seth Rollins
24. Shinsuke Nakamura
25. Simon Gotch

I know the WWE has already stated it and has every thing in motion for a brand split with RAW/Smackdown but wouldn't it have been a smart move instead to go with a split and have it be WWE/WCW.I know WCW has been dead for 15 years and most of the actual talent that wrestled in WCW are dead,retired,to old..ect and only a few can still go but I think bring back WCW would have been the smarter move and actually would have increased the ratings and draw more people in.Why not have WWE RAW .Vs WCW Nitro once more with Nitro replacing Smackdown.Even after nearly 17 years Smackdown is still viewed as a second rate show and does have the name power that Nitro did and still does.Just look at how well WCW DVD/Blu Ray stuff sell even today when the WWE releases it.

Plus with Shane McMahon back it would tie into the Invasion storyline from 15 years ago with him being the one to bring back WCW.You could have the few talents left in Chris Jericho & Big Show on Nitro,bring in Booker T as a commentator,have Flair be a manger for someone...ect to give it ties to the old WCW and for that feeling while focusing on the newer talent like Rollins,Styles,Ambrose,Owens,Joe,Balor..ect

Reigns going to Smackdown as a heel couldn't be a better way to rejuvenate his failed push

Doubtful it will happen though

After thinking about it some more I think that Cena and Orton should be on different brands.I still like my idea of most of the home grown WWE stars on RAW and the indy guys on Smackdown but feel that Cena and Orton should be this brand split era's versions of HBK/Taker.By which I mean the two most legendary and biggest names on the current roster wrestling full time that have ties back to the era or even two ear's before our current one.Have Cena on RAW and Orton on Smackdown.

Top players on both brands would then be,


RAW:Cena,Reigns,Jericho,Sheamus,Miz,Rusev,Wyatt,Ziggler,Big Show,Kane,Bubba Ray,Big Cass,Breeze,Corbin..ect

Smackdown:Rollins,Styles,Orton,Ambrose,ADR,Joe,Balor,Owens,Cesaro,Nakamura,Roode,Young..ect