Wow, I can't believe people think Smackdown is more interesting than Raw, because I thought I was the only one that thought this.
The WWE is currently making me lose a little interest in the product, and it's really simple. It's because we see the same main event feuds with the same superstars over and over again. When the main event of Wrestlemania 25 is a match the fans have seen at least 6 times already, you have a real problem on your hands. Vince thinks that by throwing every fucking wrestler on Raw, people will be more interested in the show that has all the big names such as my personal favourite John Cena, Batista, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, and many more. Those 5 there are arguably the top 5 most important superstars in the company. Only the Undertaker is missing from that group.
They think by having both World Champions on Raw, that people will enjoy the show more. They think by drafting over at least 4 or 5 GOOD upper mid-carders, they will grow and become main eventers. It just doesn't work that way. Yet, with all these superstars on Raw, there is only one credible heel on the show. If Randy Orton gets injured, Raw is completely fucked. You simply can't rely on the Big Show and Matt Hardy to carry the flagship show of the company. Because a babyface
has to feud with a heel, and if your top heel is gone, your entire show is completely fucked. Smackdown has Edge and Chris Jericho, so if one of them gets injured, they have the other one to fall back on. I like that.
This is where Raw will start to feel the loss of JBL. Before, they had Orton, Jericho and JBL. Now, they've only got one of those guys. Batista needs to turn heel. Considering he returned last week from a major injury, the pop he received this week was shit. When Triple H is out popping Batista, you know something is wrong. Turn Big Dave heel right now, when people don't remember he's a "good guy". John Cena is my favourite wrestler and has been since 2003. When my favourite show is the show that John Cena is NOT on, something is definately wrong here. Edge, Cena, HBK, HHH, Orton and Jericho have been in the spotlight a lot over the past three years especially. They've all feuded with one another, many times in fact. Do you know why Raw's rating dropped so much over the past year? It's because it's the same old shit, with the same old wrestlers.
On the WWE's Official Website, there's a headline that says "The King of Raw", above it is an image of Triple H holding the WWE Championship. It made me sick to my stomach. Smackdown before this draft was awesome. Triple H, Jeff Hardy, The Big Show, Edge, Undertaker and many more, made for some interesting television. Because Raw and Smackdown almost felt even, it was good for a change. But even without all those big names, my favourite show currently has to be Smackdown. I look at Smackdown's roster, and I see 3 legitimate main eventers. One of them is Edge, who has worked his ass of for 3 years now. Another one is Chris Jericho who has improved drastically within the past 12 months and is now one of my favourites. The other one, is the Undertaker. Apparently, he's taking time off this year. In a way, this will benefit Smackdown even more.
Because apart from the Undertaker, the next big babyfaces are Jeff Hardy and CM Punk. One of them was buried by Triple H countless times over the past year, even though his title reign could have been something really special. The other one, was a victim of bad booking and his title reign failed miserably. With Taker gone, those two will have to step up to the plate. I'm sure many people are excited about this. I've been wanting new main eventers since 2007 now. Lashley got released and Kennedy was a victim of bad luck. MVP is definately fucked right now since he's on Raw. So essentially, 2009 is the year CM Punk, Jeff Hardy and John Morrison finally succeed. I
love all 3 of these guys. And Punk and Morrison in particular, are what I call the future of the company. They have the look, the gimmick and the skills. They have it all.
Turn John Morrison face this year, so he can be in a similar position to CM Punk. Do NOT push both of them at the same time. It won't work that way. Push Punk first. Then at the end of the year or even at Wrestlemania 26, have Morrison win the WWE World Title. Also, another thing I noticed is that Smackdown has only 2 title belts. One of them is a Womens's Title, and the other one is a belt that hasn't had any credibility in many years now, at least since 2005. Rey Mysterio should work in the mid-card this year, because he shouldn't be pushed ahead of the guys I just mentioned earlier, he's already had his time. Edge is winning back the World Heavyweight Championship at Backlash. He can continue unfinished business with Jeff Hardy. Edge vs Jeff Hardy is better than anything Raw can give me right now that hasn't been done already.
Undertaker vs Chris Jericho, Undertaker vs John Morrison, Undertaker vs CM Punk, Undertaker vs Rey Mysterio, Rey Mysterio vs Chris Jericho, CM Punk vs Chris Jericho, Chris Jericho vs John Morrison, John Morrison vs Edge, and many more. These are matches that look really great on paper, and could all be superb matches. On Raw we have the same old shit, just with the addition of Triple H (who has faced everyone there is to face in the company), and The Big Show who I don't really go crazy for. Matt Hardy has a chance to succeed on Raw, and I hope he does. But right now, Smackdown is looking a lot better than Raw. It proves that you don't need a roster full of main eventers, you don't need a roster full of title belts, you just need a roster with mid-carders that has room to develop without being overshadowed, thus creating fresh faces in the main event. Thus creating a more interesting show in general .
Bottom line is: Smackdown > Raw.
I apologize to whoever reads this, because it really wasn't meant to be a long post
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