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WWE Smackdown is launching on the USA Network this January, and as part of that change, it could end up being redesigned as a hybrid of Raw and Nxt.
Mauro Ranallo, the former voice of Pride, signed with WWE as a commentator for Smackdown this past week, and has told Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Snowden that “I get the sense they want to make it kind of a hybrid between Raw, the flagship show with all the storylines and great performances from our Superstars in the ring, and what’s happening in Nxt.”
A concept change is definitely needed, as Smackdown has been stale for years now. Ever since the brand split ended, it has been left with no unique selling point. But with the USA move, WWE have big plans to reinvigorate it. Signing Ranallo was part of that, and it now sounds like the actual style...
WWE Smackdown is launching on the USA Network this January, and as part of that change, it could end up being redesigned as a hybrid of Raw and Nxt.
Mauro Ranallo, the former voice of Pride, signed with WWE as a commentator for Smackdown this past week, and has told Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Snowden that “I get the sense they want to make it kind of a hybrid between Raw, the flagship show with all the storylines and great performances from our Superstars in the ring, and what’s happening in Nxt.”
A concept change is definitely needed, as Smackdown has been stale for years now. Ever since the brand split ended, it has been left with no unique selling point. But with the USA move, WWE have big plans to reinvigorate it. Signing Ranallo was part of that, and it now sounds like the actual style...
- 12/16/2015
- by Grahame Herbert
- Obsessed with Film
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