WWE SmackDown: Will Double-Taping Ruin the Show? Pt. 2

In my first-ever article, written over three months ago, I posed the question: Will taping two episodes of SmackDown in one night ruin the show? I believe I got my answer last night.

With big developments in the story line on Monday night’s RAW, I was left wondering how the WWE would incorporate this story line into a show that was filmed well over a week ago. The simple answer is they didn’t.

Edge was in a match, but apart from some commentary that had noticeably been added over the top, there was no mention of what had transpired only days prior.

Triple H and Randy Orton were absent in all respects, but a recap of Monday's action was shown. No development at all, though.

The Money in the Bank qualifier had been spoiled well over a week ago, so it was not interesting to watch.

The Undertaker, not surprisingly, beat Vladimir Kozlov. Since his undefeated streak was broken by Shawn Michaels, he has lost his invincible status, so there was only ever going to be one winner here.

The one silver lining in last night's show was that some life has finally been pumped into the corpse that is the Hardy rivalry. Jeff decided he had enough of his brother after some provocation, and attacked Matt.

I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who found SmackDown boring. It can really only be due to the fact that it was taped so long ago.

The problem has been magnified recently due to the inter-promotional rivalries. With so many stars crossing over shows, it is not unexpected that we would have this issue

The WWE needs to do two things to get viewers; draw them in and keep them watching. If someone were to tune in to SmackDown last night I doubt they would have been left wanting more.

In the long run, Vince McMahon will want to build a larger fan base and by putting on poor shows like this he is shooting himself in the foot.

At a period in time when the WWE really needs to be producing the best product possible, they continue to value their profits over quality. With WrestleMania XXV just over three weeks away, it is not the greatest time to be airing bad shows.

I hope that the WWE realizes they are putting far too many nails into SmackDown’s coffin and revive it before it dies.