Doesn't Smackdown still have that talent exchange thing going or was that ended when Raw started using ECW talent?
I'm assuming that ended when Raw signed their talent exchange deal with ECW, otherwise there def. wouldn't be a point to the separation then. Of course the way they've been doing it lately, there really is no point to it now, but I digress.
They never said it did (and since it still tapes with SD, it didn't). That basically makes ECW the ultimate brand.