Why did WWE gut Smackdown!?

[RJC725]

Just one short year ago, SD was a very good wrestling show(as good as you can get today), but today it looks alot like a Vince Russo booked WCW. Does Bradshaw deserve a push? I'm just not sure, (although for some reason, he reminds me of Robert Fuller cira 88'-89' time frame)because I haven't seen him in the ring since the repackaging. And are they going to job Booker T out too Taker? Give Booker a run with the SD title, I think he and Eddy Guerro would put on some classic matches. I don't like the direction of SD right now.

[Kenneth Coker]

I'm really not sure about Smackdown. I may be in the minority, but I actually like JBL's push. I think it's kinda like a modern day Texas Million Dollar Man.

Other things about SD are bothering me though, like the Al Wilson angle, Billy/Chuck's Wedding, and Guerrero's mother faking a heart attack.

It also bothers me that Booker T. may be jobbed out to Taker. I mean it's near time for the Deadman to retire.

With folks like Dustin Rhodes getting canned, WWE can still hire Paul Bearer to just walk to the ring with an urn? What in the world? He holds really no purpose IMHO.

I think on the other hand that Raw has made strides upward with the recent influx of great matches between the trio of Beniot, HBK, and HHH. I also think Christin and Y2J have a pretty good program going, and the Benjamin/Orton feud is also a good one. Go figure, a year ago, everyone was hooting bout Smackdown, and now a year later, Raw is the better show week in and week out.

[RJC725]

Kenneth said:

I'm really not sure about Smackdown. I may be in the minority, but I actually like JBL's push. I think it's kinda like a modern day Texas Million Dollar Man.

Other things about SD are bothering me though, like the Al Wilson angle, Billy/Chuck's Wedding, and Guerrero's mother faking a heart attack.

It also bothers me that Booker T. may be jobbed out to Taker. I mean it's near time for the Deadman to retire.

With folks like Dustin Rhodes getting canned, WWE can still hire Paul Bearer to just walk to the ring with an urn? What in the world? He holds really no purpose IMHO.

I think on the other hand that Raw has made strides upward with the recent influx of great matches between the trio of Beniot, HBK, and HHH. I also think Christin and Y2J have a pretty good program going, and the Benjamin/Orton feud is also a good one. Go figure, a year ago, everyone was hooting bout Smackdown, and now a year later, Raw is the better show week in and week out.

I believe that both shows can prosper, at the same time. I mean how about tying up the losse ends, between RVD and Booker? Booker is one of the better talents in WWE, so why job him out to Taker, I don't get it. If you ask me, the writers/bookers have no clue as to what they want to do.

RAW on the other hand is very good now. I am back to the point tp where RAW IS worth making an effort to watch, a year ago, you couldn't say that.