The WWE needs to do a better job of building up storylines for BIG PPV Events

[Mogadishu]

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball Once they openly declared Raw their flagship on air multiple times when before it was treated equal to smackdown or at least seen as the more unpredictable show since it was live, the whole brand split has been declining in quality overall. They are willing to destroy Smackdown/ECW ratings and popularity for short term RAW ratings boosts. It also doesn't help that they keep promoting RAW as their flagship and make people who bought a ticket for Smackdown feel like they getting the inferior show. While RAW has been very stale as a show, Smackdown and ECW are set up in a way to be exciting since they always pushing new stars and wrestlers in the main events.

Exactly.

I think Gorgeous Dale Newstead said it best. This is all obvious stuff but there has to be other factors at play here.

Being ECW champ is the modern day equivalent of being a European Champion....in terms of credibility amongst the fans. Similarly, being the World/WWE champ on Smackdown is the modern day equivalent of being the Intercontinental Champion. I don't even want to comment on the meaning (or lack thereof) of the other singles titles.

In my opinion, RAW would be awesome if the following changes occurred:

To RAW:
-Edge
-Christian
-CM Punk
-Shelton Benjamin
-John Morrison

Off RAW:
-John Cena
-Randy Orton
-Big Show
-Triple H
-Batista (which has already happened).

With a RAW set up like that, I would also try and persuade RVD to come back (RVD + CM Punk = -)

That's just how I would arrange it, but I'm sure other people have different opinions.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Originally Posted by Mogadishu Exactly. I think Gorgeous Dale Newstead said it best. This is all obvious stuff but there has to be other factors at play here. Being ECW champ is the modern day equivalent of being a European Champion....in terms of credibility amongst the fans. Similarly, being the World/WWE champ on Smackdown is the modern day equivalent of being the Intercontinental Champion. I don't even want to comment on the meaning (or lack thereof) of the other singles titles. In my opinion, RAW would be awesome if the following changes occurred: To RAW: -Edge -Christian -CM Punk -Shelton Benjamin -John Morrison Off RAW: -John Cena -Randy Orton -Big Show -Triple H -Batista (which has already happened). With a RAW set up like that, I would also try and persuade RVD to come back (RVD + CM Punk = -) That's just how I would arrange it, but I'm sure other people have different opinions.

Nah the Smackdown world title actually has the value of a proper world title as it is a constant ppv main event title and the most over guys in the company have been wearing it of late (Edge, Punk and Hardy).

[Mogadishu]

Originally Posted by Gorgeous Dale Newstead Nah the Smackdown world title actually has the value of a proper world title as it is a constant ppv main event title and the most over guys in the company have been wearing it of late (Edge, Punk and Hardy).

I guess so. Despite that however, you can't deny the fact that RAW still ends up getting more World title matches as the final match on the card during a calendar year. Furthermore, take a look at the top guys on RAW compared to the top guys on Smackdown.

RAW
-Triple H, Orton, Cena, Batista (until recent), HBK. ALL of these guys have won World titles at Wrestlemania....as the very last match.

Smackdown
-With the exception of Taker, none of those guys have.

Even if Punk, Edge, and Jeff Hardy are/were the most over stars in the company, you can't tell me that any of these guys have been booked in such a way to be made to look like bigger stars than their RAW counter-parts. This is why that I still believe, that being a world champ on RAW still significantly outweighs being a world champ on Smackdown....the way the WWE has shaped itself.