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**big_bluto** · 05-17-2004, 02:04 PM

Raw is currently better than Smackdown.
It's RAW's turn. (think Yin/Yang)

Smackdown was beating the crap out of RAW until about a month before WM19.
Everybody realised that RAW needed strengthening, so when Stone Cold returned he went to RAW, The Rock went to RAW, Goldberg went to RAW, and basically, they strengthened RAW as much as possible by bringing in La Resistance, etc from OVW.
So what happened? RAW got better. Excellent.

So we're the day after WMXX, a year on, Lesnar has walked, Goldberg has walked, Stone Cold is about to walk, Angle is out injured, the Deadman has returned but doesn't have a storyline, and you're Vince and you need to do something.

Option 1: Balance the rosters, and make them both slightly above mediocre. Lose viewers on both shows.
Option 2: Stack the deck in favour of one show. Keep the ratings on that, and build some new/improved stars on the other show, gradually increase ratings.

So, if my arguments/theories are correct, V-Mac has went for option 2. If you think about it, it's actually the sensible option. (sh1t, did I just say that?)

If I'm right, then in his defence, at least RAW is still doing the business, and probably better than they have in a long time.
Meantime, Smackdown is scoring highly on the 'Mince-omitor' and this is down solely to the writers.
Storylines like Jacqueline getting the CW title (WTF?), Bradshaw main-eventing (WTF?), with the saving graces on the show either coming from Eddie (on his own), ex-RAW talent (RDV, Dudleys, Rico), or comedy tag-teams like Rico/Haas.

Fair enough that they are trying to bring on talent like Dupree, so good on them for that, but for me the whole thing is pretty simple.

Raw is currently better than Smackdown.
It's RAW's turn.
But for those Smackdown fans amongst you, don't worry.
Smackdown's turn will come again.

05-17-2004, 02:04 PM	#38
big_bluto Triple A's a bitch Posts: 1,039	Raw is currently better than Smackdown. It's RAW's turn. (think Yin/Yang) Smackdown was beating the crap out of RAW until about a month before WM19. Everybody realised that RAW needed strengthening, so when Stone Cold returned he went to RAW, The Rock went to RAW, Goldberg went to RAW, and basically, they strengthened RAW as much as possible by bringing in La Resistance, etc from OVW. So what happened? RAW got better. Excellent. So we're the day after WMXX, a year on, Lesnar has walked, Goldberg has walked, Stone Cold is about to walk, Angle is out injured, the Deadman has returned but doesn't have a storyline, and you're Vince and you need to do something. Option 1: Balance the rosters, and make them both slightly above mediocre. Lose viewers on both shows. Option 2: Stack the deck in favour of one show. Keep the ratings on that, and build some new/improved stars on the other show, gradually increase ratings. So, if my arguments/theories are correct, V-Mac has went for option 2. If you think about it, it's actually the sensible option. (sh1t, did I just say that?) If I'm right, then in his defence, at least RAW is still doing the business, and probably better than they have in a long time. Meantime, Smackdown is scoring highly on the 'Mince-omitor' and this is down solely to the writers. Storylines like Jacqueline getting the CW title (WTF?), Bradshaw main-eventing (WTF?), with the saving graces on the show either coming from Eddie (on his own), ex-RAW talent (RDV, Dudleys, Rico), or comedy tag-teams like Rico/Haas. Fair enough that they are trying to bring on talent like Dupree, so good on them for that, but for me the whole thing is pretty simple. Raw is currently better than Smackdown. It's RAW's turn. But for those Smackdown fans amongst you, don't worry. Smackdown's turn will come again.