9 Reasons WWE Draft 2016 Was A Colossal Failure
6. Splitting Up The Women's Decision Was A Mistake
For all the effort made to make improvements in the women's division and have them taken seriously, there's a justifiable fear that all of that hard work has been undone by the results of the draft. While the ladies' roster may feature more talent than it has at any point in the company's history, there still aren't enough main roster-ready women at WWE's disposal to afford to split them up.
When it was announced that the newly-revived cruiserweight division would remain Raw-exclusive, many assumed that the women would be relegated to one show as well. When Charlotte was chosen with the surprisingly high pick of #3 overall, it appeared that the women would also compete solely for Raw. But Daniel Bryan and Shane McMahon brought an end to that assumption when they chose Becky Lynch with the 14th pick.
Even with the addition of NXT talents Nia Jax, Alexa Bliss, Eva Marie and Carmella - none of whom are ready for the main stage at this point in their careers, by the way - there simply aren't enough women on the roster to justify having them split between two shows. SmackDown is depressingly devoid of females, with just Lynch, her rival Natalia, Naomi, Bliss, Eva and Carmella to carry their end of the vision over on the blue brand.
Meanwhile over on Raw, Charlotte, Sasha Banks, Jax, Paige, Summer Rae and Alicia Fox round out their half of the women roster. No depth whatsoever.
And yet Bayley is STILL down in NXT while people with a fraction of her skill and marketability see an increase in their paychecks.