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A couple of things about this list bother me, if it truly is what the PPV lineup will look like for the rest of 2016.... The first is the absence of Night Of Champions. It, along with Money In The Bank and The Big 4, should be kept as a dual-branded show to create a Big 6. The likelihood of bringing in more titles to make Smackdown stand out further as a brand would make Night Of Champions special again. No idiotic non-title filler that plagued the brand for the past 5 years. Oh well, I suppose Clash Of Champions will be a fine Raw exclusive show. The name fits what Night Of Champions sadly turned into anyway.

The second thing that bugs me is the inclusion of Hell In A Cell. Why in the world is that brand still going to be around? They have so many other things they could do with past PPV brands. The show is already one of the weakest brands on the calendar and having it be Raw exclusive will only weaken it more. The same goes for making TLC be Smackdown exclusive. Big mistake. They should remove these gimmick themed PPV's when they enter the 2 brand specific shows per month format. There's a lot of old names that can and should be brought back. I'd do something like this:

6 Dual-Branded Shows Version

January - Royal Rumble (dual-branded)
February - Fastlane (Raw)
February - Roadblock (Smackdown)
March/April - Wrestlemania (dual-branded)
May - Backlash (Raw)
May - Payback (Smackdown)
June - Money In The Bank (dual-branded)
July - Over The Limit (Raw)
July - Battleground (Smackdown)
August - Summerslam (dual-branded)
September - Night of Champions (dual-branded)
October - Unforgiven (Raw)
October - No Mercy (Smackdown)
November - Survivor Series (dual-branded)
December - Armageddon (Raw)
December - Judgment Day (Smackdown)

4 Dual-Branded Shows Version

January - Royal Rumble (dual-branded)
February - Fastlane (Raw)
February - Roadblock (Smackdown)
March/April - Wrestlemania (dual-branded, has Money In The Bank match at it also)
May - Backlash (Raw)
May - Payback (Smackdown)
June - No Way Out (Raw)
June - Bragging Rights (Smackdown)
July - Over The Limit (Raw)
July - Battleground (Smackdown)
August - Summerslam (dual-branded)
September - Clash Of Champions (Raw)
September - Vengeance (Smackdown)
October - Unforgiven (Raw)
October - No Mercy (Smackdown)
November - Survivor Series (dual-branded)
December - Armageddon (Raw)
December - Judgment Day (Smackdown)

This brings back many of the names from the old brand extension PPV calendar and removes the gimmick match themed brands, whether they go the route of only having The Big 4 or having a Big 6. Either way, I'm excited to see what this is going to be like. Like others have said, we're getting these events at the same great price we have been paying for the Network. More fun nights of watching wrestling. Whether they keep stupid brands like Hell In A Cell or not, I am looking forward to them making the change of format to having brand exclusive events again!

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