5 Things WWE Subtly told us in 2021: Possibly bad news for part-time legends, New requirement for superstars to get pushed revealed

#3. WWE's treatment of RAW and SmackDown has balanced out better

For more than a decade-and-a-half, RAW was WWE's flagship show. For a couple of years between 2019 and 2021, WWE gave a lot more emphasis to SmackDown. There was one big reason for this -- the move to FOX.

There was likely a lot of demand from FOX executives to make SmackDown the more star-studded show. That's why Roman Reigns moved to the blue brand in 2019 and hasn't changed since then.

Between 2019 and 2021, the bigger stars and the biggest matches were featured on SmackDown. It's no coincidence that both nights of WrestleMania 37 were headlined by a SmackDown match -- the first night being headlined by Sasha Banks vs Bianca Belair (the second women's main event in WrestleMania), and the second night featuring Roman Reigns vs Edge vs Daniel Bryan as the final bout.

In all likeliness, a SmackDown match will also headline WrestleMania 38 night two. However, post-WWE Draft in 2021, many believe that RAW got the better share of talent, and it seemed to signal a bigger balance in the treatment of both brands. RAW even picked up a dominant victory over SmackDown at Survivor Series.