11 Implications Of WWE's Brand Extension 2016

3. WWE's Roster Can Sustain The Split

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When WWE first attempted the brand split way back in 2002, it had just acquired WCW and ECW and as such had a humongous roster with which to play with. Despite this, Billy & Chuck were the 5th overall draft pick for SmackDown, so go figure.

In 2016, World Wrestling Entertainment has as stacked a roster as one can imagine, with top tier talent filling it throughout.

A user on rabbit-hole site reddit.com posted a kayfabe tierlist following Extreme Rules, and it is clear from looking at it that WWE has more than enough talent to sustain the roster split, especially true if you bring NXT into this fold as well. The brand split also gives an opportunity to those on the lower rungs of the ladder to climb further up, individuals like Luke Harper, Darren Young and Fandango.

WWE has a huge amount of talent at its disposal, and the brand split should see more of that talent get showcased.

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