10 Ways SmackDown Can Save WWE
7. Throw The USA Network A Bone...
...and not just the typical legends sh*t.
Vince McMahon's a cheeky b*stard.
He's all the things ever said about him, but he's a cheeky b*stard too. The USA Network has been home to WWE for much of its existence, and the relationship has served the Chairman extremely well during times of strife. Monday Night Raw needed a new destination in 2005 after the company took millions of dollars to move to TNN/Spike TV years earlier. The flagship found its way back home when nowhere else would take it. SmackDown was virtually a recap show before the network put it out there live on Tuesday nights, inadvertently triggering the most creative and critically rewarding stint in the blue brand's history.
But what's the lay of the land looking like at the moment?
USA Network have busted flush NXT on the books, along with a Raw that fills fans with dread as well as three hours on a Monday. As the biggest paymasters, Fox get the biggest stars, including a recently-drafted Becky Lynch and theoretical Raw wrestler Brock Lesnar.
The upcoming draft is an opportunity to send something USA's way before they rethink exactly how much they're prepared to pay for the old dog with no new tricks left come renegoiation season.