>>19561927>Literally no one wanted that.USA Network wanted it, that's the only reason it's happening. They went from having 3 hours of Raw to 2 hours of Smackdown, so they're losing a ton of ad revenue without that third hour.
Plus with cable TV dying, USA doesn't really have a ton of other programming to rely on. Years ago, they had other big shows like Suits, Psych, Monk, etc, but none of their other original programming is as reliable of a ratings draw as Smackdown.