Published 16:54 IST, May 12th 2020

WWE announces crossover segment between WWE RAW and SmackDown to wrestle falling ratings

WWE RAW and SmackDown network officials have asked for the brands to start working together as the shows have received low ratings since the past few weeks.

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WWE SmackDown’s King Corbin me a small cameo on this week’s WWE RAW where he slammed WWE Champion Drew McIntyre. Corbin said that McIntyre learned a lot by being under his wing, which helped him defeat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36 and become WWE Champion. Later, after defeating Andre, Drew McIntyre picked up mic and challenged King Corbin for a match at next week’s WWE RAW. WWE n anunced that NXT Women's Champion and WWE RAW superstar Charlotte Flair would be on this week's WWE SmackDown.

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This confused many fans as WWE superstars are t allowed to compete outside ir brands. According to John Pollock of Post Wrestling, FOX ( network of WWE SmackDown) and USA Network ( network of WWE RAW) officials have asked for two brands to start working toger as two shows are getting low viewership ratings since past few weeks. Last week’s WWE RAW episode drew lowest viewership numbers (1.68 million) in Monday Night RAW’s history.

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However, Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer said that crossover between WWE RAW and WWE SmackDown will be kept at a ‘minimum’. According to many, two brands are witnessing b ratings because y don’t have ir top wrestlers with m. WWE SmackDown’s face Roman Reigns is currently taking a break from wrestling because of some personal reasons and WWE RAW’s Brock Lesnar left after his storyline with Drew McIntyre ended at WrestleMania 36.

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WWE RAW and WWE SmackDown: Anunced crossover matches/segments

  • WWE SmackDown: NXT Women's Champion Charlotte Flair to appear on this week's episode
  • WWE RAW: King Corbin to face Drew McIntyre next week
  • WWE RAW: WWE SmackDown stars and WWE Women’s Tag-Team Champions Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross to defend ir title against IIconics next week

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16:54 IST, May 12th 2020