The
WWE brand split is happening this week and, overall, I think it
stands to be a positive move for the company. Oh, the two
pay-per-views a month plan is all kinds of over-saturated stupid but
I concede that Raw and Smackdown need to offer unique experiences to
get people to watch all five hours of weekly content instead of just
defaulting to Raw as the older, longer and more prestigious show (or
just giving in and watching NXT, which is better, shorter and stuffed
with new talent).
One
thing concerns me, though: the Women's Division.
The
Women's Division is not big enough to split. I wish it were. I wish
we were in a position where we could have multiple women's titles
split across two brands and a strong enough division with enough
talent to make that much programming.
Sad
thing is they aren't there yet. They're bloody closer than they've
been in years. The women's matches are the best they've been since
the since the heyday of Trish and Lita only with substantially more
than two women about the place who can pull out those sort of
performances.
But
at the end of the day the new, improved and amazing Women's Divison
is still built around a core of Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch and
Charlotte. Yes, they could bring Bayley, Asuka and Nia Jax up to main
roster (Bayley especially is overdue) but I still doubt you could get
two shows out of the roster.
Frankly,
and it sticks in my craw to say this, the Women's Division needs to
stay on one show. If they're serious about keeping them absolutely
separate the best thing would be to only have women's wrestling on
Raw. I feel like a complete bastard saying it because for years I've
wanted more women's
wrestling, but...
I
just... I have waited too long for this company to take its female
talent seriously to see them squander it by spreading that talent too
thin.
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