#3 A change in the landscape of Raw
If the Miz does capture the IC title at Backlash and takes the title to SmackDown Live, the hottest question would be, what is going to happen to Raw’s mid-card division now? Monday Night Raw is hanging by a thread, and that thread is the IC title, as many are convinced that the IC TItle is more important the absent Universal Title.
Therefore, with the Intercontinental title gone to SmackDown Live, Raw’s roster will have no option but to do one thing, bring the Universal title back to its full-time glory. Moreover, this would mean that Brock Lesnar would have to serve as the center of the flagship show, as all the male superstars on the red brand have no other title to strive for other than the Universal Title.
From the better booking of mid-carders to pitting “The Beast” up against several dream opponents, WWE could change the landscape of Raw by doing one important thing, make the Universal title the centerpiece of the show again.