10 Things WWE Raw Can Learn From No Mercy 2016

No Mercy was a good show. Not a great show but a good one. However, what it made clear was that once again SmackDown is doing things right where Raw is doing them wrong.

It is no secret that when the draft was over and done with SmackDown was left with the short straw. While Raw is packed with so much talent they don't seem to know what to do with it; SmackDown has a whittled down roster, which is only two or three injuries away from looking weak.

Yet, in the weeks since then, SmackDown has gone from strength to strength and Raw has occasionally floundered. The blue brand is quickly becoming WWE's best show.

That doesn't have to be permanent, though, and you won't find many wrestling fans who don't want both brands up to full strength. So it might be time for those in charge of Raw to have a peak at what SmackDown is up to and maybe learn a thing or two.

For the last couple of years, Jack Swagger has been a non-entity in WWE. On Raw he barely got a look in and before the brand split his primary job was to look patriotic as Rusev bulldozed him.

It’s a position that is understandable. Swagger is a great in-ring talent but his work on the microphone and as a character is severely lacking. He’s never connected with the audience, and because of that, it is hard to see the company ever getting behind him.

That doesn’t mean he can’t play a part, though, and SmackDown has shown that in the last few weeks. By having Swagger come in and feud with the still green Corbin WWE make both the future star look good and gives a talented performer something to do.

While Raw has a subs bench full of the likes Neville and Mark Henry SmackDown has nothing of the sort and is making full use of their forgotten men.