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The WWE brand extension is a kayfabe division of WWE into distinct branches .. kayfabe. kayfabe. WWE. WWE. WWE has promoted its core business of professional wrestling through such brands , named after their two major television shows Raw and SmackDown .. WWE. WWE. professional wrestling. professional wrestling. Raw. WWE Raw. SmackDown. WWE SmackDown. The first brand extension began in March 2002 and ended in August 2011 .. A third brand existed between 2006 and 2010 for their television show ECW , which was a revived version of the former promotion .. ECW. ECW ( WWE ). former promotion. Extreme Championship Wrestling. The first brand split ended on the August 29 , 2011 , episode of Raw , when SmackDown stars began to regularly appear on Raw .. Raw. WWE Raw. SmackDown. WWE SmackDown. However , due to a great influx of talent from their developmental brand NXT , the brand extension was revived on July 19 , 2016 , when SmackDown began broadcasting live on Tuesdays .. SmackDown. WWE SmackDown. developmental brand. Farm team#Professional wrestling. NXT. WWE NXT. Wrestlers are allocated to a brand via an annual draft .. draft. WWE draft