3 things the WWE Universe learned this week (15 and 16 October 2018)

This week's WWE Raw and SmackDown episodes were pretty decent considering the programming they have been putting up for the past couple of months. While Raw played it pretty safe with their booking of matches and segments, SmackDown celebrated the landmark of 1000 episodes. A lot happened, and we even got to see some turns.

Each week, we get to know about the next steps in the different storylines, and this week WWE didn't disappoint in that regard. Since the company already has two upcoming parallel events, the creative team was clinical in its approach. Lets look at 3 things the WWE Universe got to know after this week's shows.

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#3 WWE isn't concentrating on their mid-card championships at the moment

This week he easily lost against Rey Mysterio in the WC qualification match

It has been a while since we have seen a proper feud for the Intercontinental or the United States Championships. People who do not watch these shows on a weekly basis may not even know about the respective champions.

Even the holders do not talk about their futures. Seth Rollins last defended his belt against Dolph Ziggler on Raw after the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view which happened last month. Since then, he is just carrying the belt around in the feud between The Shield and The Dogs Of War.

He will not defend it for a couple of weeks more as he is scheduled to participate in the World Cup at Crown Jewel.

Shinsuke Nakamura doesn't seem like a true champion, as he does not perform on SmackDown on a regular basis, and whenever he appears to defend the title, he rarely wins cleanly.

This week he easily lost against Rey Mysterio in the WC qualification match. To conclude, WWE is just degrading both mid-card belts. Those championships mean something, and have a huge legacy behind them. They deserve to be treated better.

#2 It is impossible to make the crowd boo Becky

It is time WWE stops trying to make Becky the bad person

Becky Lynch is the most over wrestler right now, and the fans love her. She can get away with anything at the moment. She can go as far as slaying someone, and still fans will continue to support her. But, for some reason, the management is trying to book her as the heel in the feud between her and Charlotte Flair.

WWE has tried everything to portray her as the bad person. They have made Becky insult the crowd, attack Charlotte from behind, and win matches by using unfair means, but nothing seems to work as fans are continuing to cheer her as a natural babyface.

This week on SmackDown's 1000th episode, WWE went a step ahead by making Becky insult Edge who was appearing on the show for a special segment, and is undoubtedly a crowd favorite.

It seemed like a sure plan as no one can get away with insulting The Rated R Superstar, but Becky proved to be the exception. Despite Becky asking Edge to get down from 'her' ring, the crowd still continued to cheer her, and booed Charlotte the babyface after she came out to confront her. It is time WWE stops trying to make Becky the bad person, as it is never going to work.

#1 WWE studies fan opinion more than we know

It is safe to say that WWE does not ignore their fans completely

Fans have been complaining for a long time now that Vince does not listen to their requests and opinions, which is true to some extent as we have seen some questionable bookings made by the management over the years, but after this week's SmackDown episode, it is safe to say that WWE does not ignore their fans completely.

Raw's 25th anniversary's special episode received a lot of outrage from the fans as many of the segments were illogical and not managed properly.

WWE clearly listened to that criticism as they gave us a good show on SmackDown's 1000th episode. Even though this show was about nostalgia as many former wrestlers made special appearances, they were limited, and no one over-stayed their welcome.

The main focus was on the current wrestlers as we got to see many good matches mixed with brief segments from those former wrestlers, which is the way to book such auspicious occasions. WWE utilised their 2-hour slot really well.