4 reasons why the SmackDown brand is dying creatively

The quality has just gotten stale
The quality has just gotten stale

#2 Stars like Shinsuke Nakamura and Samoa Joe wasted

It's almost shocking to see how little time Nakamura and the US Championship get on SmackDown
It's almost shocking to see how little time Nakamura and the US Championship get on SmackDown

Which was the last meaningful feud for Shinsuke Nakamura on SmackDown? What was the last meaningful thing Samoa Joe did on SmackDown other than acting as a replacement for Daniel Bryan and losing again to AJ Styles?

If you talk about the SmackDown roster, then Nakamura and Samoa Joe would have to be among the top wrestlers present in that roster. But then if you compare that with the amount of time both of them are getting on the main show, it just doesn't correlate.

Nakamura has been neglected to such an extent that the US Championship belt he carries has just become a joke, as no one wants anything to do with it. Samoa Joe on the other hand hardly features. The last time he was on TV, he got pinned by Drew Mcintyre in no time.

When two their biggest stars do nothing but warm the bench, we need to ask what they are really doing with the show.

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