WWE May Be Giving Fans What They Want By Ending Raw & SmackDown Split
WWE could be ending its brand split soon, meaning that all superstars could be used freely on both Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown for the first time since 2016. It's a direction that the company has been moving in since WrestleMania 38. On that night, Roman Reigns downed Brock Lesnar and unified the WWE Championship and Universal Championship to become the undisputed champion. And on the May 20 edition of SmackDown, The Usos beat RK-Bro to unify the tag-team titles as well.
This has led fans to wonder whether or not WWE is planning on ending its brand split entirely. While bigger stars like Reigns and Lesnar have floated between the red and blue brands, that same flexibility hasn't been utilized for mid-carders or even upper-level stars who aren't quite on the same level as someone like Reigns. A recent report indicates that this may be changing, and sooner rather than later.
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On the most recent edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez stated the following about WWE's brand split: "I mean they haven't officially said anything, but the brand extension is essentially done. Half of the Raw crew is going to be on SmackDown Friday. Cody's going to be there, I think Seth is going to be there. They're just going to do whatever."(h/t to Cultaholic.com for the transcription)
Alvarez's statement that WWE is "just going to do whatever" will probably elicit a chuckle from longtime fans, as they know that Vince McMahon generally does this with his roster and booking anyway. Or at least it's' felt like it at times, with Reigns and The Bloodline faction dominating the top storylines on both Monday and Friday nights and other top draws seeing time on
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