8 Times WWE Ignored The Second Brand Extension
1. Kane Randomly Resurfaces On Raw (Raw, 16 Oct. 2017)
WWE often underestimates how well wrestling fans can remember things, especially pertaining to their own history. That's why it comes as such a slap in the face when they insult our intelligence by totally glossing over a wrestler switching shows for no reason whatsoever.
This hasn't happened a ton during the second Brand Split (Jason Jordan's move to Raw was justified when Kurt Angle repaid Daniel Bryan by giving him Shelton Benjamin), but the most recent occurrence was too ridiculous to ignore. It involved Kane randomly resurfacing on Raw with no explanation as to how he got out of his SmackDown Live contract.
Kane targeting Roman Reigns last Monday night was likely his way of avenging his brother The Undertaker's (apparent) retirement, or maybe he just despises The Shield, but it would have been nice if SmackDown showed some sort of frustration over losing a seasoned star to Raw by bothering to acknowledge it.
Prior to that, Kane hadn't been seen since December 2016, and although it has been nearly a year, that doesn't mean fans forgot he was on SmackDown. It was absolutely inexcusable by WWE, but it won't stop them from making the same mistake in the future.