Published 17:53 IST, February 17th 2020
WWE: Mark Henry reveals why RAW and SmackDown were created as two separate brands
In a conversation with WWE network, WWE Superstar Mark Henry revealed the real reason why WWE chose to create two separate brands with RAW and SmackDown.
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era of Ruthless Aggression in WWE revolutionalized sport of professional wrestling for all right reasons. However, WWE h to take a strong decision at that time and it was about splitting promotion into two separate brands. No wonder, a lot of fans thought that to be a b idea. WWE veteran Mark Henry has now revealed what forced WWE to create two separate entities called RAW and SmackDown.
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Why did WWE create RAW and SmackDown separately
According to 'World's Strongest Man' Mark Henry, WWE roster h too many talents for one show and a lot of wrestlers were left unused in process. Thus, WWE decided to create two separate brands - RAW and SmackDown. During his conversation with WWE network, Mark Henry stated, “re was too much talent for one show. You h 30 guys sitting around in locker room not being able to get TV time. So brand split was like best thing since sliced bre, because now you have got anor 8 guys, 12 guys, able to go and have a platform.”
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brand split up in WWE brought a lot of interesting turns for promotion. Apart from one-on-one rivalries, concept of ‘brand rivalry’ emerged in WWE. No wonder, WWE used RAW vs SmackDown concept to build interesting storylines. It has benefitted m with massive numbers. Till this day, RAW and SmackDown are considered to be each or’s competitors. Thus, WWE is competing within mselves in order to prevent or emerging wrestling organisations of world from stealing its limelight.
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17:52 IST, February 17th 2020