9 Vital Ways To Save WWE SmackDown

Since its inception in 1999, SmackDown has been the WWE's second most important show, behind only Monday Night RAW. At its peak, SmackDown existed as the second brand of the WWE and featured major superstars exclusive to the show such as The Undertaker, Edge, John Cena, Kurt Angle and many more. The show was treated as an A-list show up until several years ago after the brand extension was officially dropped. It is very difficult to keep even one programme on the air for as long as the WWE has with RAW, but to do so with two is almost inconceivable. Often referred to as the Blue Brand, SmackDown has had many suitors in terms of network homes over the show's 15 year history, but it has remained a part of WWE programming longer than any show not named RAW. As impressive a fact as that is, the show has deteriorated greatly in terms of quality as well as its importance to the WWE. What once was a show viewed as almost equal to RAW has declined severely, to the point where the show is an afterthought. With the recent announcement of another network switch (this time to the WWE's home base of USA Network) there have been rumors of major changes to be implemented on the program. This article takes a look at what those some of those changes should be in and how their implementation could salvage this once-great show.