Wardyz
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Post by Wardyz on Mar 12, 2017 3:39:10 GMT -5
Recently many of us (including me) has preferred the Smackdown Live shows over the RAW shows
My question is that if this trend continues, with the 3-hour drag of RAW and the 2 hours of effective booking on Smackdown, will SD Live ever be considered as the "A Show" by WWE?
Even though we can all agree that the Smackdown brand has been outperforming RAW, it will always and forever feel like RAW is the show for the big moments and will never be knocked off its perch as the "A Show"
What do you guys think? Maybe beefing up the SD Live roster could maybe change the tide?
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Post by Next Man’s Yeeter on Mar 12, 2017 6:18:35 GMT -5
SmackDown already has John Cena and AJ Styles, the two best in the business. And it's still not the A show. It never will be, because Raw has the tenure. The Monday Night Wars cemented that night as the wrestling night.
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Post by Deco on Mar 12, 2017 7:09:32 GMT -5
I've got to say, I don't think so.
Early doors, I enjoyed Smackdown more, I felt AJ as champ and the freshness of the brand made thinks entertaining. However in recent weeks, I'd say I've enjoyed Raw more recently. Aside from the Orton/Wyatts feud and with Harper in the mix- there's not much else that's really happened that's gripped me in recent weeks.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 12, 2017 7:50:59 GMT -5
Quality wise, it already easily is.
However, it will never be the overall "A" show. Nothing will surpass Raw for that role.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Mar 12, 2017 8:09:59 GMT -5
Smackdown has a huge problem and I will start by saying AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose and Alexa Bliss. Now to my knowledge those 3 have something in common and that is that they are the only 3 stars who have appeared on every episode since the draft. Everyone else tends to miss weeks quite regularly.
Look at last weeks episode Wyatt, Harper, American Alpha, Crews and the rest of the tag teams were all missing.
Ever since the American Alpha won the tag titles they regularly miss weeks and haven't even been in a strong feud so how are people suppose to take them seriously as champs if they only appear now and again?
People also want Smackdown to get lots of NXT call ups after WM but being truthful that is the last thing they need because they can barely showcase the roster they currently have without adding more.
Is it better than Raw? Yes but is it perfect? Hell no!
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Post by punksnotdead on Mar 12, 2017 8:36:48 GMT -5
Quality wise, it already easily is. However, it will never be the overall "A" show. Nothing will surpass Raw for that role. |
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Post by bababooey on Mar 12, 2017 8:43:27 GMT -5
Many would argue Smackdown was the better show during the original brand split with the youth movement and "Da Undataka!" It still got treated like the younger sibling.
Smackdown is a good show but RAW is an institution.
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Post by Rated [R] NinJa on Mar 12, 2017 8:53:20 GMT -5
Many would argue Smackdown was the better show during the original brand split with the youth movement and "Da Undataka!" It still got treated like the younger sibling. Smackdown is a good show but RAW is an institution. It really was, 2002-2004 SmackDown completely destroyed RAW in terms of entertainment. It was only until the 2005 Draft though when I began realising RAW takes all the stars built on SmackDown leaving SmackDown high and dry and I think they struggled in 2006 onwards till maybe 2008 but then slowly declined afterwards again. SmackDown will never be the flagship show but it'll always be the 'A-show' to me. |
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Post by ARUN on Mar 12, 2017 9:50:47 GMT -5
You could argue that it already is the A Show.
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Post by theMOESIAH on Mar 12, 2017 10:07:16 GMT -5
That depends on how you quantify "A show." It has been the better show during the brand spilt and it was the better show for a very good portion (if not the majority) of the previous brand split. So it is the A show in terms of quality, ratings and house show attendance but I don't see the WWE ever looking at it as their main show. Raw will always be priority #1 to them.
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Post by Evil Abed on Mar 12, 2017 10:13:10 GMT -5
In the minds of the company — no, Raw will always be the flagship WWE show.
In the terms of quality — SD has been the A show since the brand split.
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Post by marino13 on Mar 12, 2017 10:45:31 GMT -5
First thing I gotta say, I think RAW suffers from the 3rd hour. Without it, I think the shows would be far more equal. Both have pros and cons IMO, but the third hour dilutes RAW more often than not.
As for SD becoming the "A" show... I assume that would largely depend on the advertisers. If more companies choose to air commercials during SD than RAW, the WWE will eventually view SD as their cash cow. Then the more stars they would send over and the more PPV they'd headline.
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Post by J12 on Mar 12, 2017 11:49:53 GMT -5
No. The more Smackdown overtakes Raw in quality, the more likely Vince will become to either rob Smackdown of its talent, or hotshot returns, surprises, and part timers to Raw. You're already seeing the latter during Wrestlemania season.
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Post by Rated [R] NinJa on Mar 12, 2017 12:37:25 GMT -5
No. The more Smackdown overtakes Raw in quality, the more likely Vince will become to either rob Smackdown of its talent, or hotshot returns, surprises, and part timers to Raw. You're already seeing the latter during Wrestlemania season. You are spot on, around Survivor Series Undertaker was calling SmackDown his home and saying Team RAW should "rest in peace" but since then he hasn't even appeared on the show lol. |
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Post by Valbroski on Mar 12, 2017 13:09:54 GMT -5
Yeah I feel like it already is. And some of my best moments watching as a fan came from smackdown so I'm glad it's still striving.
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Post by JC Motors on Mar 12, 2017 15:51:30 GMT -5
It's the better show out there now
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Post by LA Times on Mar 12, 2017 16:53:34 GMT -5
Many would argue Smackdown was the better show during the original brand split with the youth movement and "Da Undataka!" It still got treated like the younger sibling. Smackdown is a good show but RAW is an institution. It was only until the 2005 Draft though when I began realising RAW takes all the stars built on SmackDown leaving SmackDown high and dry and I think they struggled in 2006 onwards till maybe 2008 but then slowly declined afterwards again. SmackDown will never be the flagship show but it'll always be the 'A-show' to me. Smackdown was booked by Paul Heyman during that time. WWE started neglecting it in 2006 when the networks moved it to Friday nights. When the brand split ended, it basically became a Raw recap show with a few matches thrown in. |
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Post by The Brain on Mar 12, 2017 16:59:37 GMT -5
Raw will always be the flagship show in WWE's eyes. The show next January turns 25 after all.
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Post by ClashOfStyles on Mar 12, 2017 17:55:01 GMT -5
To the fans, Smackdown has been the A show since the brand split. They've been using talent properly, putting new stars up front instead of relying on part timers to carry the show, and most importantly, the commissioner isn't dead set on burying every man and woman on the whole  ing show. In Vince's mind though, whatever show Roman Reigns is on is the A show, and for the foreseeable future, that looks to be RAW. |
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Mar 12, 2017 18:22:55 GMT -5
The WWE will always consider RAW to be the A Show no matter what. Even though SmackDown has far and away been the better weekly show since the brand split, RAW is always going to get preferential treatment from Vince, which is completely fine by me.
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