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#1 The brand split might not exist in the next few months
The 'Wild Card Rule' has put a question mark on the brand split. The rule began on Monday Night RAW where Vince McMahon announced that three superstars would be eligible to compete in the other brand. However, four superstars from RAW showed up on SmackDown Live this week - Sami Zayn, AJ Styles, the Miz, and the Usos. AJ Styles mentioned during his segment that the rule now allowed four performers to cross over.
WWE recorded poor ratings last week, and that could be the main reason for the introduction of this new rule. Nevertheless, it could be an early sign that the company might decide to finish the brand split, like it had done during the 'SuperShow' era. Vince McMahon's billion dollar company reintroduced the brand split three years ago. Apart from different rosters for two brands, the company intoduced new titles as well.
SmackDown Live will be moving to Fox in October. The top-tier superstars of the company could appear on both brands if WWE merges two brands. Earlier, the blue brand was neglected when the company ended the brand split in 2011, but the scenario could be different this time.
