>Part of the philosophy behind the brand split, and therefore the Superstar Shake-Up, is that SmackDown in an incubator for talent WWE can eventually “promote” to Raw.
Why?
>unsourced dirtsheet "rumor"
This really deserved its own thread
It's not like they have NXT for this exact purpose already...
Smackdown official jenetty confirmed
>>2522661
They took away the biggest star of smackdown the miz
>Smackdown is just a glorified NXT
>Apollo Crews got promoted way too soon again
Vince and Haitch must really like Apollo
>>2522658
>Part of the philosophy behind the brand split, and therefore the Superstar Shake-Up, is that SmackDown in an incubator for talent WWE can eventually “promote” to Raw.
That's not even true.
That is how NXT is positioned, but nowhere in any of the WWE's own communications do they refer to any idea of moving to Raw from Smackdown as being a promotion.
Just absolute garbage writing.
>Bray Wyatt
>""""talent""""
haha
>>2522658
Yeah like Cena.
Don't make shit up OP ya weed.
It's clearly still the B-show in Vince's mind, but to try and imply it's just a stepping stone for people to get promoted to Raw is dumb. Fucking curt Hawkins got shipped to raw