When did WWE "lose" you? (If they did)

**Evil Vito** · 02-12-2021, 08:18 AM

I stopped watching SmackDown in 11/12 once they started turning every Raw into a "Supershow", it was clear nothing important would ever happen on SmackDown from then on, it would either be shown on Raw or if there was a banger of a match it would be done again on Raw.

Then Raw moved to 3 hours inb 2012 and many weeks it felt like such a slog to get through. At numerous points between 2014-16 I took breaks away from weekly viewing.

When the brand split came back in 2016 I decided to give it a chance and for a while I actually found myself really enjoying both programs. With defined rosters and separate creative teams, everything felt somewhat fresh and refocused. It didn't last long, I think Raw was back to feeling like Raw by the end of the year. SmackDown was dope for a little while longer but when they forced the Jinder title run, did an endless Orton/Jinder feud, jobbed Nakamura to him multiple times, etc. Bleh. So it was back to breaks and dipping in and out.

I watched the entire Road to WM 35 since I was going to the show and didn't see anything that made me want to go back to committing 5 hours a week.

02-12-2021, 08:18 AM	#11
Evil Vito President of Freedonia Posts: 58,329	I stopped watching SmackDown in 11/12 once they started turning every Raw into a "Supershow", it was clear nothing important would ever happen on SmackDown from then on, it would either be shown on Raw or if there was a banger of a match it would be done again on Raw. Then Raw moved to 3 hours inb 2012 and many weeks it felt like such a slog to get through. At numerous points between 2014-16 I took breaks away from weekly viewing. When the brand split came back in 2016 I decided to give it a chance and for a while I actually found myself really enjoying both programs. With defined rosters and separate creative teams, everything felt somewhat fresh and refocused. It didn't last long, I think Raw was back to feeling like Raw by the end of the year. SmackDown was dope for a little while longer but when they forced the Jinder title run, did an endless Orton/Jinder feud, jobbed Nakamura to him multiple times, etc. Bleh. So it was back to breaks and dipping in and out. I watched the entire Road to WM 35 since I was going to the show and didn't see anything that made me want to go back to committing 5 hours a week.