It appears the brand split may be done – at least in theory.
Since WrestleMania 38, WWE have been very lax on RAW and SmackDown stars appearing on other brands. Due to both the world and tag team titles being unified, it is likely the brand split is coming to a close in a theoretical and literal sense.
On Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez recently discussed WWE’s booking. He said that almost half of the RAW’s crew is going to be present on SmackDown Friday. That even includes Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins. Therefore, there essentially is no brand split at this point.
This isn’t anything official, but the brand extension is essentially done. Half of the RAW crew is going to be on SmackDown Friday. Cody’s gonna be there, I think Seth is gonna be there. Edge doing whatever and it makes for a better show, as we’ve mentioned a thousand times.
Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live
Of course, this isn’t an official decree of the brand split ending, but it does appear that WWE will continue to swap brands with certain stars.
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