Credit: WWE.comSo, stuck in a situation with seemingly no escape, WWE got desperate. That's totally understandable, given the apparent lack of interest among fans to see that match even though it's supposed to be a big deal. However, Angle's appearance at TLC and WWE's reported desire to land The Rock or Austin highlight a major issue for WWE: The lack of star power due to the brand split and how noticeable it is when part-timers are not around. In a perfect world, WWE's roster would be so star-studded that the absence of Reigns and Wyatt would simply mean that other Raw stars step up to plug the talent gap. That model also has split the talent roster in half, which means that, except on rare occasions, both Raw and SmackDown have half the amount of talent that they would if the brand split didn't exist.

Source: Forbes October 27, 2017 12:22 UTC