A wise man once said
Heres my list of how I would like to divide the roster up for the WWE Brand Extension in todays WWE. In order for this to work, Raw has to drop back down to 2 hours, to make it seem like a level playing field. I left out the part timers (Brock Lesnar, The Rock, Shane McMahon, Sting, Triple H, and the Undertaker), but I also added some NXT SuperStars that I feel should be on the Red or Blue shows.
Raw live on Monday, exclusive home of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Title
Alberto Del Rio
Big E
Big Show
Bubba Ray Dudley
Cesaro
Chris Jericho
Curtis Axel
Dean Ambrose
Dolph Ziggler
Goldust
Hornswoggle
Jack Swagger
John Cena
Kalisto
Kane
Kevin Owens
King Barrett
Kofi Kingston
Luke Harper
Mark Henry
The Miz
R-Truth
Randy Orton
Rhyno
Roman Reigns
Rusev
Ryback
Seth Rollins
Sheamus
Stardust
Zack Ryder
Alicia Fox
Bayley
Brie Bella
Charlotte
Natalya
Nikki Bella
Paige
Sasha Banks
Smackdown live on Tuesday, exclusive home of the WWE World Tag Team Championship Titles
Adam Rose
AJ Styles
Alex Riley
Austin Aries
Bo Dallas
Braun Strowman
Bray Wyatt
D-Von Dudley
Damien Sandow
Darren Young
Diego
El Torito
Erick Rowan
Fandango
Fernando
Finn Bálor
Heath Slater
Hideo Itami
Jey Uso
Jimmy Uso
Konnor
Neville
Sami Zayn
Samoa Joe
Sin Cara
Titus O'Neil
Tyler Breeze
Tyson Kidd
Viktor
Xavier Woods
Becky Lynch
Cameron
Emma
Naomi
Rosa Mendes
Summer Rae
Tamina
The Intercontinental Championship Title, the United States Championship Title, and the Divas Championship Title can appear and be defended on both shows. These 3 Championship Titles can be used to transition a SuperStar from Smackdown to Raw.
Since King Wade Bad News Barrett and Brie Mode Bella have announced their intentions to leave WWE in a few months, each roster would then have 37 SuperStars (30 male and 7 female).
I put this on the other Brand Extension thread, but I have more to add to this.
First of all, any talk of the WWEs financial situation is moot. How much money did the WWE make during the Brand Split vs. how much money are they making since the Brand Split ended
it doesnt matter how much money did the WWE make during the Brand Split vs. how much money are they making since the Brand Split ended. All I care about is what I want to see on WWE TV. I want to see district and complete variety between the Red show and the Blue show, aside from the color scheme. If the WWE wants me to watch Smackdown, then stop showing me Raw on Thursday nights.
Second of all, the WWEs main roster can be split up in many different ways. There are some who want an even split, similar to the way it was before. I, personally, prefer having the Main Eventers on Raw (like the Majors), the rookies on NXT (like college), and the SuperStars in-between on Smackdown (like the Minors). This way, you can really take advantage of the farm system the WWE is trying to implement and give those who graduated more time to develop.
Third of all, the Championship Title designation, which is the number reason why Im a fan to begin with, doesnt necessarily have to be one way or the other, as demonstrated during the oriental Brand Split. I, myself, have come up with quite a few variations I wouldnt mind utilized in the WWE.
Option 1 (my current favorite idea) Keeps the Main Eventers of Raw and the mid to lower card Stars on Smackdown, using the Intercontinental and United States Championship Titles as the transitional marker for those making the jump from Blue to Red.
WWE / Inter-brand
Intercontinental Championship Title
United States Championship Title
Divas Championship Title
Raw Exclusive
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Title
Smackdown Exclusive
WWE World Tag Team Championship Title
Option 2 Each of the 4 WWE shows would have exclusive Championship Titles, except the Divas Championship Title
WWE / Inter-brand
Divas Championship Title
Raw Exclusive
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Title
Smackdown Exclusive
Intercontinental Championship Title
Main Event Exclusive
United States Championship Title
SuperStars Exclusive
WWE World Tag Team Championship Title
Option 3 Makes the Intercontinental Championship Title Mondays main attraction and the United States Championship Title Thursdays main attraction.
WWE / Inter-brand
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Title
WWE World Tag Team Championship Title
Divas Championship Title
Raw Exclusive
Intercontinental Championship Title
Smackdown Exclusive
United States Championship Title
Option 4 Give each Brand a set of exclusive Championship Titles, similar to the original format.
Raw Exclusive
WWE Championship Title
Intercontinental Championship Title
Raw Tag Team Championship Title
Womens Championship Title
Smackdown Exclusive
World Heavyweight Championship Title
United States Championship Title
Smackdown Tag Team Championship Title
Divas Championship Title
My point is, it doesnt matter how they do it, but it would benefit everyone involved by having re-splitting the roster. Of course you need a remix, thats how you make 1 hit record into 2. 50 Cent. You split the roster and assign them to a specific show, and that gives more opportunities to those who otherwise wouldnt get it, being under one banner. Someone listed a bunch of names of who probably wouldnt be WWE or World Champion had it not been for the Brand Split. Real or kayfabe, Championship Titles legitimize the Wrestler. Gold and Leather is the difference between a SuperStar and a Legend.
Forth of all, this talk about Smackdown being the B-Show is tralse and fue. Yes, I can agree that from 1999 to 2002 and again from 2011 to present day, Smackdown is, without a doubt, the B-Show. Its the Raw recap show. Its the deleted / extended scenes from Raw show. Its the show that you dont need to watch. However, from 2002 to 2011, it was the show where you can only see certain SuperStars. It was the best taped Wrestling show on Earth. The WWE can do that again today, if they really wanted to. Lets say the WWE took my format of having the Main Eventers and the mid to lower card SuperStars on separate shows, but they featured the Main Eventers on Smackdown and featured the mid to lower card SuperStars on Raw, would that make the playing field even?? Absolutely!! Would that make Raw the B-Show?? Absolutely not!! It would give the viewers a chance to see all 74 WWE SuperStars on 2 different shows, instead of the 20 that we currently see at a minimum of twice a week.
Ive been a fan, a SMark, a proud member of the WWE Universe since the spring of 1989. Ive seen it before 89, but wasnt hooked until after the Mega Powers exploded. Thats shorter than a few, but longer than most here in the Zone. I dislike a lot of the things most like (I cant think of an example right now) and I loved a lot of the things most hate (The WCW / ECW Alliance Invasion angle). In 27+ years, I know what I want to see, and thats more in every sense of the term. I want to see Triple H open Raw and Kevin Owens close Raw. I want to see Kalisto open Smackdown and the New Day close Smackdown. I dont want to see someone I saw on Monday show up on my TV on Thursday. I just want to need to see Smackdown again.
TL;DR FU
I mean AA.