1) Why Seth Rollins Was Moved To Smackdown
Dave Meltzer spoke about Seth Rollins moving to Smackdown in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. He started by saying that WWE wanted to move some of their biggest storylines over to Smackdown in order to help with the ratings.
Here is what Meltzer wrote about the situation:
It was noted to us by one key person in WWE that having the three big angles all on Smackdown was on purpose because Raw is a lock on USA no matter what because they need the show or USA Network collapses in the ratings. FOX doesn’t need Smackdown. FOX is heavily into sports and sports rights are escalating and the feeling is niche sports, and Smackdown on FOX could qualify as that, would be in trouble as far as being able to land a good deal. Smackdown will be fine with current numbers in two years, but if they drop 25 percent each year, that wouldn’t be good.
Meltzer also noted that Rollins was moved to Smackdown as a replacement for AJ Styles, who wanted off the brand:
Styles in particular was expected since he publicly complained about missing his son’s high school football games on Friday nights, just months after complaining about wanting to get off Raw because he blamed Heyman, who was in charge at the time, for Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows being fired. Rollins was his replacement and to keep his angle going, that meant the Mysterio family and Murphy had to go to Smackdown with him.
My Take:
- I definitely like Rollins moving to Smackdown. I can’t wait to see him face off against names like Big E, Roman Reigns, and more. It will be weird to see Rollins off RAW though as he has been on the brand since 2016.
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