Big news just came out regarding the future of the WWE brand split, so we’ll see what’s
going on there.
We’ll also see the latest with Sasha Banks and Naomi rumored return date, as well as
what’s going on with Becky Lynch, and more
Let’s start things off with the latest on the WWE brand split because this has been
a back and forth situation over the last few months
The WWE had first split their roster up back in the early 2000s when Smackdown started
to became a main show
Each brand had their own roster of talent and it was highly successful back then because
WWE had such a loaded roster and was able to pull it off back then
But as the years went on, WWE went away from the brand split and merged their rosters to
be used on both shows
Then in 2016, WWE decided to go full brand split mode once again
And since 2016, Raw and Smackdown have had their own exclusive rosters
It was a great move back then in 2016 because it allowed more opportunities for the entire
roster
There were two world titles, two women’s titles, two tag team titles, so superstars
that were barely being used before the brand split started to get a lot of opportunities
and make the most out of it, so it was great at the start
But as the years went on and a big chunk of talent were let go from the company, the Raw
and Smackdown rosters weren’t as deep in depth as they once were
Fans really took note of this issue especially during the 2022 men’s Royal Rumble, that
match wasn’t as thrilling as a Royal Rumble match usually is and a lot of fans blamed
it on the weaken roster
Then when Roman and Brock’s world title unification match was confirmed, a lot of
fans understood that as another big hint that WWE was possibly done with the brand split
But reports around the time of Wrestlemania claimed that the brand split was not over
Well fast forward a few weeks later, after the crowning of unified tag team champions,
and now reports are completely flipping on what they said a few weeks ago, now they’re
saying that the brand split is in fact basically over
There’s now one world champion and one set of tag team champions
And like we’ve been talking about over the last few months, Raw and Smackdown superstars
just randomly appear on opposite brands now whenever they feel like
We know that in the past few years, it used to be a big deal if a superstar was coming
to the opposite brand
WWE invented the wild card rule that allowed superstars to make limited appearances on
opposite shows, but that rule was basically forgotten about right after it was invented
So now, you don’t need a wild card rule or anything of that sort, Superstars can now
appear on whatever show they want, whenever they want
The only real plot hole with ending the brand split will be with the two women’s world
titles
If the brand split is coming to a full end, maybe it doesn’t make the most sense to
have a Raw and Smackdown women’s champion anymore
So maybe we’ll see a title unification match happen there real soon because if everything
is going back to normal with merged rosters, it’s possible that we could be going back
to having just one overall women’s champion
And if that’s the case then maybe we see a big unification match between Bianca Belair
and Ronda Rousey in the near future
Once we have one women’s champion, that would definitely mark the end of the brand
split
There’s a lot of pros and cons to the end of the brand split
Obviously, it’s kind of unfortunate for the superstars on the bottom of the card because
now superstars from other brands will be coming over and taking TV time away on the show that
could’ve been going to those lower card superstars
But on the bright side, it’s great for the quality of the show
Now WWE doesn’t have to work with half of their roster for their major shows, now the
full roster will be at their disposal and it’ll make for a better show
Storylines could probably progress faster now if they’re updated on both Raw and Smackdown
from one storyline update per week, we could start seeing two storyline updates per week
for those bigger storylines on Raw and Smackdown, that’s a big plus from the end of the brand
split
So that appears to be the latest there on the brand split, it looks like things may
start slowly going back to how it was before that 2016 WWE draft
Superstars will be used on both shows going forward
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WWE has found themselves in a tricky situation for when it comes to the Raw women’s title
at Hell In a Cell
Originally, Bianca Belair was set to pick up the win over Naomi at Hell In A Cell, while
Aus-ka and Becky Lynch would’ve kept their feud going at the same time
But due to Naomi’s exit, Bianca Belair has sort of been thrown into Becky and Aus-ka’s
feud
So it’ll now be a triple threat at Hell In A Cell between Bianca Belair, Becky Lynch,
and Aus-ka
It was reported that WWE originally wanted to keep Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch apart
for a bit until the next huge show to have that Wrestlemania rematch
But with Aus-ka being put into the match to face Bianca Belair, it looks like they had
no choice but to throw Becky Lynch in there as well
It’s still not a one-on-one rematch between Bianca and Becky, so maybe they will still
make that happen down the line
Bianca Belair should definitely pick up the win here, but it’s difficult because who
can she really pin?
You can’t really pin Aus-ka because she’s still just coming back and you can’t pin
Becky Lynch again either, so Bianca should still win but it’s gonna be tricky for sure
In other Becky Lynch related news, Nia Jax was recently asked during a recent Q-and-A
if she still had a good relationship with Becky Lynch
Becky and Nia had that big broken nose incident back in 2018 which robbed us of seeing Becky
versus Ronda Rousey, but it sort of was the reason why we saw the women main event at
Wrestlemania 35 as well
So that punch from Nia Jax to Becky Lynch really did alter WWE history in a lot of ways
But Nia Jax responded to the question by saying that she’s unsure if Becky Lynch has a good
friendship with anyone backstage
That’s all Nia had to say about Becky, but it definitely appeared to be a little jab
implying that Becky Lynch doesn’t have much friends backstage
Becky has yet to respond to those comments from Nia Jax
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Nothing has reportedly changed with Sasha and Naomi’s WWE status
They’re still suspended, were stripped of the titles, had their merchandise removed,
and continue to be buried by WWE on air, but fans have noticed something pretty insane
Sasha Banks and Naomi are still being advertised for the June 24th edition of Smackdown
Now this graphic just went up by WWE days after Sasha and Naomi’s walkout took place
So a lot of fans were confused to see Sasha and Naomi on the Smackdown graphic and advertised
for this June 24th edition of Smackdown
Even though WWE just put this graphic out after the walkout, it’s still hard to imagine
Sasha and Naomi actually being there on this show
So this is likely a graphic that was already done and maybe they didn’t have the time
to update it because where we’re at right now this entire situation, it doesn’t look
like Sasha and Naomi are returning any time soon, even in late June
So that’s the latest there with that situation, yes Sasha and Naomi are being advertised for
the show, but it’s hard to picture a world where they actually appear on Smackdown next
month
But what are your thoughts on all of today’s stories with the end of the brand split, Becky
Lynch, and Sasha and Naomi?
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