5 things WWE needs to avoid in 2018

#2 Make Smackdown play second fiddle to RAW

The blue brand needs to regain its lost glory.

2017 wasn’t a half decent year for the blue brand. With names like Randy Orton, AJ Styles, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura and Kevin Owens on the roster, one might wonder, how did the WWE mess up so bad. Barring the splendid Hell in a Cell PPV, Smackdown left a lot to be desired.

Putting the WWE Championship on Jinder Mahal was a gamble that did not pay off. WWE received a plethora of flak for pushing the 'Modern Day Maharaja'. As a result, a lot of weary wrestling fans stopped tuning into Smackdown on Tuesday nights. Thus, AJ Styles' second world title win came as a huge sigh of relief for the entire WWE Universe and WWE alike.

But it was too little, too late. The damage was already done. WWE would have never crowned someone like Jinder Mahal as the numero uno guy of RAW, and they shouldn't have done it on Smackdown either. Hopefully, the WWE will not put one of the most prestigious Championship in all of sports entertainment on someone undeserving this time around.

Also, while RAW is loaded with some of the biggest names in the WWE at the moment, Smackdown was always a couple of superstars short. Thus, this imbalance of star power is something that the WWE must keep in check in the year 2018.

If both RAW and Smackdown do well in 2018, then it is the WWE that will gain the most out of it. Treating Smackdown on par with RAW will surely help the WWE keep its loyal fans happy and the cash register ringing.