10 Ways SmackDown Can Save WWE
4. Sonya Deville & Adam Pearce Take Sides
The dropped conflict between indistinct authority figures Sonya Deville and Adam Pearce doesn't necessarily need to be revised in order for this to work, but it would elevate both shows and the rosters on them if the two split themselves between Raw and SmackDown and only ever featured to sort out the most serious administrative issues.
The old model for comparison used to always be Jack Tunney, but in reality it's now Tony Khan. Vowing never to appear on Dynamite, his name is often dropped as the matchmaker by the commentators after fights or scuffles break out. This is enough, and both Raw and SmackDown might feel a little more organised without the wrestlers still going to Mam and Dad to get their pre-match b*llockings.
That's the difference - this isn't really about on-screen power but an off screen idea of it. Structure is great and helps shape everything else. Splitting the two to have Very Normal Jobs would go a long way to pulling the ludicrous Raw in particular back to something resembling reality.