I know many of you out there choose RAW as your favorite brand. You are entitled to like whatever you want to, but so am I. Here are reasons why I choose Smackdown over RAW: 10 - Fresh new talent. Smackdown is not bogged down with older stars hanging on years after they should be gone, or help pass the torch onto the newer generation. We see new talent all the time on Smackdown. On Raw, newer talent is wasted. Look at Shelton Benjamin. He had a promising push and it looked like they were really going to get behind this young star, but now where is he?

9 - Characters. Smackdown is loaded with them. Undertaker, Rey Mysterio, Suzuki and many others. On RAW you have more of the real-type wrestlers, but it gets old fast.

8 - No HHH. Sure there was that brief scare with HHH getting drafted by Smackdown, but thank God that was reversed.

7 - No women wrestling and no Diva contests. I have come to respect the women who can actually wrestle on Raw (Trish, Molly etc) but for every one of them there are a dozen Nidia's, Sable's, Torrie Wilson's etc. Sure there is the occasional annoying match with the women on Smackdown, but for the most part we are saved from this on Smackdown (poor PPV suckers got to deal with this every month).

6 - Interesting GM's. There have been some good and some bad. Stephanie McMahon, Paul Heyman, Kurt Angle, Teddy Long etc. Unlike RAW there is enough GM's revolving to make this interesting.

5 - Kurt Angle. I see Angle is returning to his funny self and that is where he is at his best. His monster GM role was tired from day one, but now his return as an active wrestler is on the horizon and his return as funny man (oh, it's true, it's true) is bound to add some elements of comedy and drama to Smackdown.

4 - Undertaker. I like this blend of old-new school Undertaker. They are using him just right again by keeping him special. He does not wrestle every week and that makes it cooler when he does come out.

3 - Rey Mysterio. It seems as though the WWE is running out of things for Rey to do, but Rey still brings a show everytime he steps into the ring. Besides Rey, the cruiserweight division is finally looking to be highlighted on Smackdown. Maybe someone finally got to Vince that not all his big men are going to be interesting or good enough (see Mordecai as an example of both).

2 - John Cena. A year ago or so Cena was wet behind the ears, but he has now made his mark. He gets the crowd going with every appearance and adds in new wrestling moves from time to time, to keep his character fresh. Cena is a rising star and his future is unlimited. I am still amazed he could put the F-U on Big Show. He did so more then once at Wrestlemania XX, stealing the show right off the bat. This kid is awesome and can only get better with time.

1 - Eddie Guerrero. Eddie has it all. Charisma? Check. Wrestling ability? Check. Humor? Check. Cool cars? Check. Great character? Check. Eddie has soared in the past year or so. Even as a heel he was getting the crowd going so much so that he had to turn face.

Overall - Eddie got it all, except good feuds with heels. He needs that to help turn Smackdown around in the ratings. This brand desperately needs heel help. I guess with The Big Show coming back there might be some hope, but Kurt Angle can't do it alone. Smackdown really misses Brock Lesnar right about now. The lower card and mid card heels are looking fine, but Smackdown is hurting with lack of upper card heels. I guess that's where RAW succeeds (with Evolution) and Smackdown fails. Still I have hope for Smackdown and it will continue to be the brand that I love the most.

by Joseph Huber