WWE: 3 reasons why Vince McMahon's 'Wildcard Rule' is a brilliant idea

This week's WWE Raw came live from the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio, and at the start of the show, Vince McMahon dropped some bombshells on the WWE Universe.

When the WWE Chairman started speaking, Roman Reigns joined him, like he had promised, but McMahon wasn't happy about that as he was a SmackDown Live superstar. Then Daniel Bryan joined them which further infuriated the boss and then we saw Kofi Kingston come down which made it three SmackDown superstars on RAW.

McMahon announced two WrestleMania rematches; one between Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre, and the other one between Kofi Kingston and Daniel Bryan. He also announced a wildcard rule in which he can allow 3 Superstars from SmackDown Live to go Raw and vice versa on a weekly basis.

This means three superstars from both brands can switch every other week and this could prove to be a game-changing rule as we move forward. Let's take a look at the three reasons why this rule is a brilliant idea:

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#3 Unpredictability factor

Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan

When something becomes predictable, it gets boring and that is something Vince McMahon wouldn't want his WWE Universe to feel. So, this rule increases the unpredictability as we could see anyone from both brands challenge for the biggest titles.

If anyone thought Reigns wasn't going to be a Universal Champion in a long time, this rule changes that. Now, we can see many unpredictable appearances every week on both brands which only increases the excitement.

After the brand split, it was clear that WWE had failed to excite the crowd every week as feuds and matches on both brands became predictable. But with this wildcard rule now on the table, anything can happen on both brands on any given week.

#2 Opens up the possibility of Interbrand feuds

Kofi Kingston

This is one of the biggest reasons why Vince McMahon would have thought of implementing this idea. Now we can see Interbrand feuds and matches on a weekly basis and that opens up the possibility of seeing a Universal Champion on SmackDown Live and a WWE Champion on Raw.

Interbrand feuds are always exciting as nobody knows what can happen. This also leaves the WWE writers with many possibilities and that leaves us fans wondering what the next feud will be, and that is what I want as a WWE fan.

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#1 Helps with the FOX deal

FOX will soon be taking over SmackDown Live

FOX will soon air SmackDown Live and this would have been the biggest reason why Vince thought of this idea. FOX would want big superstars in their ranks as they would want drawing power on the blue brand, and that means that they would want some big superstars every week.

This rule allows McMahon to let the likes of AJ Styles, Seth Rollins, and Drew McIntyre to appear every other week on SmackDown and that would mean more views for FOX. Whatever happens in the following weeks with this idea remains to be seen, but from the initial looks, this looks to be the best for the business.