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#2 To improve ratings
RAW usually gets good ratings in the non-football season, but the scenario was completely different last week. The flagship show had all-time modern non-football season ratings with 2.16 million viewers last week. According to Wrestling Observer, the ratings fell under 2 million viewers in the third hour which was 18 percent fall from the first hour. Moreover, it was a nine percent fall from its previous episode.
The worrying numbers have certainly given a headache to Mr.McMahon and the company is eager to boost the ratings. It is a no brainer that big names could improve the numbers. As a result, the company brought back Roman Reigns on RAW with some top superstars of the blue brand.
#1 SmackDown Live is moving to FOX
It is no secret that SmackDown Live is moving to Fox in October. Since Fox is one of the biggest networks of the United States, Vince McMahon will be keen to bring significant viewership on the blue brand. The Fox officials also demanded improvement in the quality of the product.
With the Wild Card Rule in WWE, three elite superstars of RAW will be eligible to participate on SmackDown Live regularly. As a result, we will be able to witness exciting feuds between elite superstars of the company. The Wild Card Rule will allow a handful of superstars to wrestle in both brands. Big names like Seth Rollins, AJ Styles, Drew McIntyre, Braun Strowman will get an opportunity to compete on SmackDown Live through Wild Card Rule.
