#3 SmackDown needs some credibility
Ever since the superstar shake-up, SmackDown have clearly lacked in star power compared to their Monday night rivals. With John Cena so openly saying he needed to leave SDLive for bigger things on RAW, the show is undoubtedly now viewed as the B-show.
It’s almost a guarantee that the RAW men’s team will be beating SmackDown’s team at Survivor Series. With stars like Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman and Kurt Angle on Team RAW, the bout already looks like a mismatch.
Charlotte Flair to return and wrestle a CURRENT CHAMPION?
The fact that fans can already see how heavily favoured the RAW team is, is indicative of how looked down upon SmackDown is.
Baron Corbin beating a heavily featured RAW Superstar gives the show more credibility, showing the WWE Universe that the higher-ups do value the blue brand.