My brief thoughts on the idea of these super shows they are having. Wrestlers from both of the major brands appear on both Raw and Smackdown. That is what you had last week. Having these kind of things for non-televised house shows is not uncommon at all, but what does it mean that they did this for the major shows?
The rosters are thin. More importantly, star power is thin. Rey Mysterio just recently took time off for an injury. Alberto Del Rio had a little bit of trouble last week, but he should be back. Even then, although he is WWE Champion, he is still in the process of being developed as a star. Sin Cara matches are often a little messy, regardless of who is at fault in a particular mistake. The WWE can have Triple H sell whatever excuse when he announced this, but it all comes down to pretty much the same reason TNA had to move Impact back to Thursdays last year. If they did not, the shows would suffer. TNA could not compete head-to-head with Raw. Raw and Smackdown are running stale as it stands now. Changes had to be done.
Of course, there has been some blur in the brands for a while now. Just look at the diva division. Layla and Michelle McCool would show up on Raw, even after they lost their title. Recently, Natalya and Beth Phoenix would appear on whichever show the WWE needed them. The blur would also be there around Wrestlemania and for special 3-hour Raws. But now? That blur is now necessary to help keep things fresh. The brand split does still exist in that there are separate rosters. Depending on how WWE treats things, that could still make for some very creative feuds, matches, and overall storylines. Thing is, they just cannot throw two guys from separate shows against each other as filler. If they don't do things creatively, the product will still look stale.
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