When we look at Monday's WWE draft, many of us forget one important factor: Smackdown is about to lose its spot on The CW network.
Starting in the fall, Smackdown will air on MyNetworkTV, a loose collection of independent stations. This leads to the possible perception of Raw being the "A" show (on the USA Network), Smackdown as the "B" show, and, of course ECW being the "C" show on Spike TV.
That means, instead of switching brands, the wrestlers could be seen as getting promoted to Raw or demoted to Smackdown or ECW.
We can solve this problem with a three-step plan:
Step 1: Go ahead and make Raw the "A" show by putting all of the major stars on Raw.
Can you imagine Raw with John Cena, Triple H, Edge, Batista, Big Show, Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, JBL, Mark Henry, Undertaker, Kane and Great Khali?
Put Mick Foley in the Commissioner spot again, and you’ve got must-watch TV live every Monday night.
Merge the World title and the WWE title in February at No Way Out, with the winner facing the Royal Rumble winner at Wrestlemania for the undisputed championship.
Step 2: Devote Smackdown to the cruiserweights and tag teams.
These guys are treated as afterthoughts every week, getting squished in two minutes or left off the show entirely. Imagine if these talented wrestlers had a whole show to themselves.
WWE could bring back the cruiserweight titles and bring over A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels from TNA. Jeff Hardy and Rey Misterio could also spend a year on Smackdown before moving to Raw to challenge all the big guys.
Also, the tag team titles could be combined in a ladder match at Wrestlemania. A lot of existing talent on the WWE roster would get the opportunity to shine.
Step 3: Make ECW the exclusive home of new talent.
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