10 Reasons Why WWE SmackDown Is Better Than Raw
5. Flying Under The Radar
Part of the reason that any given episode of Raw feels so disjointed and so difficult to get through is the distinct feeling that too much work goes into it. The show feels like dozens of writers have spent time crafting it, trying to cater it to the whims of a single man. Then, said man goes over it a few times, making edits where he deems it necessary, failing to adjust for some of the effects of the changes he's made. The result is a jumbled mess.
That man - WWE chairman Vince McMahon, if I was unclear - also gets the final say on what happens on SmackDown, but it seems like he takes more of a hands-off approach. Likewise, it seems like SmackDown is written by a more streamlined team working in tandem, producing something that feels coherent.
Whether any of that is true is anyone's guess, but it certainly wouldn't be surprising to learn that more preparation and attention is devoted to Raw (to its detriment), despite a boost for SmackDown's ratings being the motivation behind the split. Either way, SmackDown fans aren't complaining.