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Originally Posted by Tommy Gunn 2006-2007 Smackdown was the wrestling show while Raw was packed full of crappy John Cena promos. On Smackdown, they took the time to build new guys and give them decent mid-level pushes with the US and Tag titles. Problem was, whenever a guy started to do really well on SD, they'd move him to Raw in the draft and NEVER fucking use him, then draft him back to SD the next year minus all of his heat (Kennedy / MVP). Last summer was almost like a return to the good old days, with Ryback, Damien Sandow and Antonio Cesaro all having regular matches on Smackdown, as well as blending quite well into Raw matches as well. How you can tell a Smackdown guy in the the supershow era... They work Raw AND Smackdown, because they're fucking hardcore that's why. Raw is still the promo-centric show, while Smackdown is where they fight on Friday nights.

Pretty much agree with all of this.

Smackdown is definitely a B show, but it allows talent that would not normallt get top billing a chance to be at the top of the show. On Raw, for instance, Del Rio would never get a face World Championship run - it's too risky to do that at the top of the flagship show. But on Smackdown, he learns to work as a face (and has honestly shocked me with how good he's been) and may someday cross over and become one of the legit top guys in the company.

I can see why some people would say to get rid of SD (and I for one do not watch a whole lot of SD anymore, I'm much more a casual fan who tunes in from December to April - Mania season), but I appreciate it for what it is and realize that the spot it holds to let talent develop in the WWE is very important.