Just because Netflix is asking for Cody, Punk & Roman doesn't mean they'll get them. Like the article said, Netflix requested these 3, not demanded, not mandated, not ordered, but requested. Don't forget, USA Network will surely be requesting top stars for SD as well. Ultimately, WWE's going to have to share the top talents. Neither Netflix or USA will get literally all the biggest names just on their show. 3 hours under Vince sucked, but 3 hours under Triple H & TKO was cooking and honestly when RAW went back to 2 hours, it actually felt like a downgrade. Things were more rushed, less talents were showing up etc. Not only was Triple H's 3 hour RAW on fire, but SD has such a packed roster a good number of fans feel SD should go 3 hour as well. Crazy how everybody went from dreading sitting through 3 hours of RAW in 2019, to not just missing a 3 hour RAW in 2024, but actively wanting a 3 hour SD now as well. I guess Vince really was a big problem for WWE the past several years. So yeah I'm in that camp, I hope we get 3 hour RAW back at least. I agree the brand split shouldn't end. Love Roman, but I don't need to see him twice a week, every week on both RAW & SD. Same with Punk, Cody, Drew, etc. On occasion it's fine, but if the brand split ends it'll just be the same people on both shows, and that's not good.