*MERGED* Anything Smackdown Syfy, Live & Roster Movements General Discussion

[hman24]

I hope they do some real realignment. Now that Smackdown! is on a channel most people actually have, I wouldn't mind them doing a complete roster realignment. I know it won't happen but I wish it would. If they want them to be seen as equal, competing brands, they need equal talent on each show. I know Raw will always be seen as the flagship show and will always be the more watcheds of the two, but it would be nice for them to at least create the atmosphere that they were on the same level.

Daniel Bryan: I think he'll get buried on Raw and with Smackdown! being the more wrestling oriented show a move to the blue show could elevate him to the next level.

John Cena: Again its a long shot (and by long shot I mean won't happen), but if the guy has been doing the same thing against the same people for almost 5 years. I think a move to Smackdown! might add some much needed change and could refresh his character and give the brand some attention again.

 

[Sasori]

Randy Orton - Perfect choice, he took John Cena's place at the top, and is most likely going to win the title at NoC, he should go to Smackdown and he will bring in tons of ratings.

John Cena - The king of PG, and also the King of ratings, he can really help Smackdown, John Cena first became "John Cena" at Smackdown, he should return to his home. He hasn't been there since '05.

lol, Why would you bring both Cena AND Orton? The two biggest stars in the company... Honestly both of them should not be on RAW especially since Orton isn't heel anymore.

John Cena will remain on the flagship show no matter what, because even if Orton is just as popular as Cena, John Cena is, and for years to come will be the face of the company.

 

[Dr. Stinger A. Zoidberg]

Edge is a no-brainer. He is way too stale on RAW, and is in dire need of a face turn. Which the WWE wont give him. Moving him over to Smackdown will allow him to turn face, and pick up where he left off. Which was actually putting on more than decent matches with various superstars.

Another man I would like to see is Evan Bourne. As many of you have said, he is getting lost in the shuffle of RAW. Yes, there was a gleam of hope for a few weeks on RAW, but all that seems to have gone down the drain. Sending him over to Smackdown will allow him to wrestle on a show that is dedicated to mostly wrestling.

Also, John Morrison needs to go over to Smackdown if he doesnt want his career to go down the shitter. This was a man who was main-eventing Smackdown last year, and even had a world title match. He put up a good match, but lost. When he was drafted to RAW, any hope of him turning into something good was lost because of the very crowded scene there. Putting him back on Smackdown will allow him, like Evan Bourne, to wrestle on a wrestling-based show. Which is what he does best.

You Just Got Stung!

 

[Chris Kennedy Himself]

I understand why you made this thread, SD is at its worse right now ...
It was a terrible decision making Jericho and Edge go to RAW, but I think we all know (or should know) it was because of TNA's Monday Night's , that the two came to raw. But now TNA is back at Thursday, no need for Jericho and Edge to be there, we know that they are NOT going to win the Six Pack, it has to either be Barret, Orton or Sheamus.

Randy Orton - Perfect choice, he took John Cena's place at the top, and is most likely going to win the title at NoC, he should go to Smackdown and he will bring in tons of ratings.

Chris Jericho - Another good choice, he is the best at what he does, he has tons of fans, even though he's heel, or a kinda tweena right now...
He can pull of feuds and even can push stars to the top without caring of him "jobbing"

Edge - Rated R Superstar, another good choice, he can do it all, pull off great story lines, he can even feud with CM Punk or the Undertaker again.

John Cena - The king of PG, and also the King of ratings, he can really help Smackdown, John Cena first became "John Cena" at Smackdown, he should return to his home. He hasn't been there since '05.

By moving Cena and Orton to Smackdown, Smackdown will just be Raw 2.0, and it gives Triple-H a bigger mound of dirt for him and his shovel since he would be the only one digging.

 

[LigerBomb]

Yep, Im sure that everybody knows that smackdown is moving to syfy network in october. Which to me is great, because I never get to see smackdown on directtv since they dont carry mynetwork tv.

Hmm, sucked to be you then i guess.

This is a victory for all wrestling fans.

Not really ALL wrestling fans, just the ones who were in situations similar to yours, but I see what you mean.

The ratings should go out of the roof on cable.

I really hope so too, but it's really going to be up to WWE to make people who may have stopped caring about Smackdown to re-think their stance and reinvest their time in keeping up to date with the program. A simple network change is not a guaranteed fix. But it certainly is a step in the right direction.

I really feel that the WWE had knowledge that many of us fans were left out in the dark when it came to smackdown because of network tv. especially for directtv users like myself.

Yes, that knowledge would be called TV ratings and MyTV network availability/coverage. They're not idiots, they didn't want to be release from The CW and they certainly would have preferred to go to a "name" cable channel if it was at all possible. It simply wasn't in the cards at the time of their CW departure sadly.

Fingers-crossed this'll give the so-called "B" show a much needed kick in the pants to start getting things back on track. Personally I say they should invest heavily in guys like CM Punk.

 

[Hartvict]

Zack Ryder - He's not doing anything on RAW and I'd rather see him Jobb than have him released.

Evan Bourne - I know he's suppose to receive a huge push but I think they should move him to SmackDown and have the fans know him alittle better by giving him more ring and mic time.

 

[ratedrstar4life]

I do not think that the Miz will be switching brands in October. Don't forget that the Miz's MITB contract is for a RAW title match only. If the Miz is being pushed as "the future of the WWE" then it wouldn't make sense for him to win the title then drop it all on Raw before this October. With that being said I think that these men will make the switch to the blue brand:

Randy Orton- SD! needs a huge top face. Right now that's the Undertaker but there isn't much left in the tank for him. Randy Orton is the third most popular face to number 1, John Cena who obviously won't make the switch, and the Undertaker, who made a name for himself on SD! in the last few years.

Evan Bourne- His mini-feud with Jericho on Raw served as the test... Evan Bourne can make a good mid-card rivalry and not job. On SD! he can recieve his chance since Mid-card rivalries on SD! are more abundant than on Raw.

Edge- There's something about Edge on Raw that makes my stomach turn. Maybe its because some of his most famous feuds happened on SD!. Edge vs Batista, Edge vs Taker, Edge vs (insert memorable name here) all happened when Edge was on the blue brand. Also, with Edge and Randy switching to the blue brand, they can recreate Rated RKO and feud with a Raw tag team over the WWE Tag Team Championships.

 

[WWE.IS.AWESOME]

Before I start let me just say that The Miz will not be moving to Smackdown! this October and neither will Daniel Bryan. (IMO)

Evan Bourne - He's my #1 pick. He had a good push but now it's just disappearing. He's great in the ring so why not move him to Samckdown! to fued with Ziggler over the IC Belt. He could fued with Cody Rhodes to and put him in an actual storyline.

Edge or Jericho - One of them need to move to Smackdown! I don't care wheather they are heel or face but someone's got to go because they are both to stale on Raw.

Triple H - When he's done with Sheamus he needs to move to Smackdown! and either

A) Stay face and fued with SES/Kane

B) Be a tweener and fued with Taker

C) Turn Heel and fued with Mysterio

 

[Scotty]

I love it. As you said, people such as us ( I have Dish Network until I finish my training for DIRECTV and get my satellite through them) have not been able to see SmackDown. I love watching SmackDown because it is highly entertaining to me and has a completely different drawing aspect than Raw in more in-ring competition. They have some interesting characters and normally have a fresh main event scene.

Since the draft, we have seen good pushes for the likes of "Dashing" Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler is finally getting some limelight, Kane is finally getting another World Championship run, and Jack Swagger is looking strong with the ankle lock. They are building young talent while Raw uses the star power in a fight against Nexus. I'm not hating on that, but Smackdown is the place I would want to be if I was a young wrestler.

 

[I_Am_Electro_Boy]

It's good for SD because there will be more viewers due to more people being able to watch SD so WWE might actually care about SD again and won't treat it like the b show (although we all know it is) and put some bigger names in SD and get even more viewers.

 

[Dave]

Yes! I am very excited for Smackdown to be moving to cable television but I don’t think it is that much of a big deal for the fans of Smackdown in my neck of the woods. You see, all of our WWE needs are taken care of by Sky Sports and it wont make a jot of difference to us where it shown in the US.

However, I am very much hoping that the WWE put some more faith into the show and give us something that we can all get our teeth into. The best angle of the summer was the Nexus and they have basically dominated Raw. My hope is that Smackdown can get something of that ilk. I have my fingers crossed that Smackdown is going to get people talking again and something as big as the Nexus might just do that. With a bit of luck, the insecurity that Vince felt about MyNetworkTV will be gone and Smackdown will be on more of an even keel with Raw.

Obviously Raw will always be the number one show but I am hoping that the playing field will be levelled somewhat by Smackdown moving to a more stable broadcast company. That being said, I doubt any of these things will happen. Raw will continue to get the lion’s share of the best angles and Smackdown will probably build superstars for Raw to use whenever they want.

It may sound rather bleak but I think there is great hope for Smackdown these days. Moving to a better network may just be the first step on a road to quality television.

 

[MonstAbetA]

I agree with what most people said so I will only name two because I like everyone's reasoning on the others.

JoMo- feud with S.E.S.He has history with Mercury as part of MNM and his feud with Punk on WWECW was awesome. If Punk has the title by then(which I think is very possible) it could help elvate Morrison to ME. Smackdown would also give JoMo some time to get into his face character more because he would actually be used and not lost in the shuffle.

Zack Ryder- He's just lost on Raw. Good talent who had/s everything. Original look, catchphrase, great finisher, decent mic skills(could work on this), and memorable theme. Smackdown has plenty of people who could be pushed up the card. I can see him being a face and with Kofi's ME push coming eventually(imho) I can see him taking that upper mid card spot.

 

[Fire Marshall Bill]

Well obviously it should add viewers because not everyone gets MyNetworkTV.

Personally I'm just glad because while I get "Friday Night Smackdown," it's always been Saturday night, or Sunday at 1230am Smackdown for me. Pain in the ass if I didn't have my DVR now.

I'm hoping with the move they do a little reworking of the roster as well. Raw has too many of the big names since they moved them with the last draft.

 

[KKKKwe]

So we all know Smackdown is taped on Tuesday and is shown to the North American population on Fridays. But if Smackdown goes live like moday Nights think of how great the show would be with top stars like The Undertaker, Kane, Rey Mysterio, Christian, Matt Hardy, Dolph Ziggler, Drew Mcyintre, Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Big Show and now Alberto Del Rio the show wouldnt be considered the "B" show and would be on the same level as RAW.

Plus if Smackdown went live we would get to see everything instead of them editing out things making matches sometimes look awkward also no there would be no spoilers which would be great. So what I'm saying is make Smackdown live on either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursdays it would be great forget Fridays people like to go out and party or do something for fun like when did WWE forget that around 8 pm on a friday night people are out do things with their lives, this is why ratings are bad on Smackdown.

Also if Smackdown goes live this means Raw would have competition and it would be hard to decide which show is better. If WWE would put more of their Heart & Soul into Smackdown like they do for RAW then smackdown should be good.

So I'm just going to take a page out of my favourite Wrestlezone talkshow Chair Shot Reality PLEASE VINCE PLEASE Make Smackdown live on Tuesday Wednesdays or Thursdays because this would benefit for Wrestling fans that cant stay home on Friday Nights and also would be better because it would make Smackdown more enjoyable to watch.

 

[Ferbian]

Smackdown going live wouldn't do shit to the fact that they're the B show or not. Smackdown is not RAW, and even if they went live they'd still be considered the B show, because they most likely wouldn't be pulling the same ratings that RAW is, and some might not be as interested in it compared to RAW.

But I agree, it could do wonders for Smackdown to go live. And I find it rather mind boggling that they haven't gone live yet.

The editing out and all that actually makes for a better show at times. Smackdown have done nicely in playing with Kane's promos. Something I'm sure Smackdown and WWE programming could make work of with or without the live programming, but it definitely shows that being a taped programming in terms of editing isn't hurtful.

I would like to see Smackdown go live, I certainly would. Because it'd do wonders for the show, and it might very well introduce some more interest in it. However I'm not a 100% certain if WWE will ever even consider doing it. Especially considering, it's doing fairly well already.

 

[I_Am_Electro_Boy]

Smackdown going live wouldn't change that it's still the b show, it would be good for SD though. But as you said people still go out on Fridays so it still probably won't get as high ratings as Raw does just because it's live. I do think it might get higher ratings though because when you watch Raw live it gives it a different type of feeling than watching SD that's not live.

 

[Hillsy]

Smackdown IS going live on October 1st.

Jim Ross said it on The Ross Report, on wwe.com

Will Friday Night Smackdown ever go LIVE like Monday Night Raw?
It will on one night, Friday night October 1 from the Oklahoma City Ford Center, for the SD debut on Syfy. That event will be the most significant WWE event ever promoted in OKC without question.

It wont be permantent, but they may use it as a try out and see how it goes live.

 

[Krobra]

Since its move to MyNetwork, I have unable to watch Friday Night Smackdown. When it was on CW, I enjoyed watching Smackdown every week and refrained from reading the spoilers so I'd enjoy the show more. However, since its move it MyNetwork, Ratings have going down to 2.0 level (I could be wrong, I haven't seen the ratings for Smackdown for months.) I know the WWE treats Smackdown as the B show, but maybe they can make it rival Raw in terms of ratings and rake in the money. But how could you do this?

First, lets look at the current roster.

World Heavyweight Champion: Kane
Intercontinental Champion: Dolph Ziggler
Women's Champion: LayCool.
Alberto Del Rio
Beth Phoenix
Big Show
Caylen Croft
Chavo Guerrero
Chris Masters
Christian
CM Punk
Cody Rhodes
Curt Hawkins
Drew McIntyre
Finlay (off screen)
Hornswoggle
Jack Swagger
Joey Mercury
JTG
Kelly Kelly
Kofi Kingston
Luke Gallows
Matt Hardy
Matt Striker (Announcer)
MVP
Rey Mysterio
Rosa Mendes
Shad
Theodore Long
Tiffany
Todd Grisham (Announcer)
Trent Barreta
Tyler Reks
Undertaker
Vance Archer
Vickie Guerrero

Out of these guys, the main event and midcard talent are: Undertaker, Kane, Big Show, CM Punk Rey Mysterio, MVP, Matt Hardy, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Christian, Alberto Del Rio, and Kofi Kingston. Compared to Raw though, Smackdown has the short end of the stick. So, how could you shift the power so it balances out?

Three people. Edge, Chris Jericho, and Randy Orton. Raw has too much talent right now for the main event scene. On Smackdown, only Taker, Big Show, CM Pink, and Rey would be considered in the main event scene. Raw has a lot more. With Jericho, Edge, and Randy Orton to Smackdown, the shift would be enough to shift power and make it balanced, as well as let Orton elevate to the main event scene as a top face.

Also, the potential feuds would be great. We can see Randy Orton vs. The Undertaker, Edge/Jericho vs. Christian, Edge vs. CM Punk, and other feuds. John Cena can be on Raw, since he is the face of the company, and Randy Orton can be the face of Smackdown and become stronger as a face.

Another thing that must happen is make Smackdown Live. Either put it on Tuesdays, or make it live on Fridays. Ratings would go much higher because people can't read the spoilers several days in advance and not watch the show.

Anything I forgot?

 

[Super Strudel]

I think Daniel Bryan will go to Smackdown.
The fued with Miz will continue and Miz will cheat his way to victory. That way Miz keeps his momentum, and Bryan keeps some of his due to the nature of the victory.
The main reasons I see Bryan going to Smackdown is a) a fresh midcard face for Ziggler and b) to team up with Kaval against the new Nxt rookies.
With Nexus on Raw, it's a reasonable assumption the other group will go to Smackdown. Who better for them to fued with than Kaval, the winner. Who better to back him up than his fellow IWC hero.
Aside from Bryan, others who stand to benefit from a move are JoMo, Edge and Jericho.

 

[themiz937]

you probley know Smackdown is going to syfy and one episode is going to be aired live. and i was thinking smackdown loses some ratings because it isnt live so if there was a ratings boost they might make smackdown live for good or would that mess up raw being the main show its up to vince on either he wants more ratings or Raw as the main show what do use think

 

[Trill Co$by]

I'm not so sure if it would mess up the raw show as it would traveling issues. WWE usually runs a Saturday-Tuesday schedule I believe, and the would set them off with the Wednesday-Friday resting periods. I would say that I wouldn't mind seeing Smackdown moved to Live, but then it would have to be on Tuesdays.

Plus, Superstars has some of their matches recorded at Smackdown which would in the end delay the airings... although Superstars sucks.

 

[martymcfly]

Personally, I think that since smackdown is moving to a new network, it would be foolish not to have a few big names go along with it to keep or grab people's interest for the move. It also would be a good opportunity to thin out the overload on RAW right now. Two birds with one stone, so to speak.

I don't think a huge mix up like a draft is necessary, but a few moves might really help. For example, edge I think would be a good shuffle. He would add some star power to smackdown and it would be a good move because there isn't really much for him to do on raw right now.

I also believe that either Cena or Orton should go to smackdown. I know that they are both huge fan favorites and have become raw mainstays. But they both are in the roles right now of huge unstoppable faces, they both have matches that go the same way (usually receiving huge beatdowns that eventually culminate in the RKO or the attitude adjustment/STF from "out of nowhere") and there is not a need to have two unstoppable faces on the same show. Plus, smackdown is in dire need of some top tier face talent right now.

So just thought I'd see what others think.

 

[Aeon Mathix]

I think edge and Jericho should go to smackdown. Ya smackdown is full of heels and im only saying this if jericho returns to "Y2J". While having either Cena or orton on smackdown, especially Cena considering he has not been on smackdown in 5 years, I truly believe that Orton and Cena should remain on the "A" show raw. Thats just my opinion though, they are the top 2 draws in the company at the moment and it would make sense to leave them on the show that gets the highest rating in the WWE. Plus putting edge and y2j on smackdown would re-ignite something with christian which i would love to see

 

[Ellila]

Randy Orton. The guy has feuded with just about everyone in the RAW roster. I think he could have some fantastic feuds with the SD guys

 

[Wade's Public Transit Bomb]

I think the Miz would really benefit by going to Smackdown! He has that briefcase, but there's a group of people who (storyline wise) should get the belt or have the slot to get before him: Barrett, Orton, Cena, and Sheamus. I know people are big on the guy, but I still don't think he is a main event talent. Not to say the guy is bad, but I just don't think he has the presence to build a high level talent pool around him.


And to be honest, I just want Edge and Morrison to go so people can stop complaining about how Raw "ruined" them. When are people going to stop making excuses for these guys' blandness and overall "he is just not good"-ness?