[Official] 2009 General Draft Discussion Thread [Archive]

Bentista

02-23-2009, 12:02 PM

To Raw: Triple H, MVP, Christian, Vladimr Kozlov

Reasons: triple h obviously seems to be moving there anyways, and if cena goes to smackdown which he should do, it only makes sense to replace him with the other top face. I think MVP could benefit from a change and since he is a face now it could open up lots of opportunity. he has also never been on raw. i could invision him winning money in the bank and challenging orton which would totally build him up in a great feud. I think chrisitian will definately jump brands and im not to sure why i think he'd go to raw over smackdown, but i guess i can just see it happening. lastly kozlov is getting pretty over and a jump to raw would be great. we could see kozlov vs batista or other cool feuds. he seems more like a raw guy to me anyways cuz he has so much attitude.

To Smackdown: John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, Chris Jericho

Reasons: Well if trips goes to raw, cena needs to be sent here. he also hasnt been on smackdown for a long ass time so itd be a nice change. it makes sense with batista back on raw to. i think kofi is way more of a smackdown guy then a raw guy and he'd fit in great there, maybe even get more opportunity. i can see a kofi/ shelton feud being outstandting. Jack Swagger will jump to a better show and i think smackdown would work well for him. he'd work well in the mid card range along with kofi/shelton/chavo/r truth. finally, i think chris jericho will jump ship. he's done all he can on raw and there would be countless opportinty for new feuds on friday nights. jericho/taker, jericho/hardy, even having some type of angle with jericho and edge working togther as the top heels would be fascianting.

To ECW: Mr. Kennedy, William Regal,

Reasons: They will lose christian and swagger, maybe finlay and henry to. mr kennedy hasnt proven himslef yet and sending him to ecw and giving him a shot at being the best on that show, he could prove himself to be pretty good and later he could move back to raw or smackdown and be more competitive. i also think willliam regal would go here becuase he seems perfect for it. he's a great wrestler, not to popular and has alot of years under his belt. just the guy ecw could use to help develope some younger talent they bring in.

* i also think these people will move shows to, but im not quite sure where:
finlay, mark Henry, evan bourne

* i also have a feeling some titles may switch shows a bit to shake things up. i'd like to see the iC title go to smackdown and US title go to raw. maybe the tag titles will be unified for better competition. i bet world heavyweight title goes to smackdown with cena after wrestlemania, and wwe title goes to raw with orton. womens and divas titles stay.

muxiroger

02-23-2009, 12:08 PM

I see HHH and Cena swapping places. Cena needs new opponents and he could easily feud with taker on SD! Hell it could end up being a match for WM26.

Send R-Truth to Raw where he can beat Punk and get the Intercontinental Championship. Send Glamarella to Smackdown so you can give Beth Pheonix feuds with Maryse and Michelle McCool. Also with Beth out of Raw there's a bigger chance Kelly Kelly could get the Women's Championship.

Send Kozlov to ECW where I'll never see him again. I hate his gimmick with a passion and I hope everyone else does too. We have all the monster heel's on SD! and they need to be distributed anyway.

Send Miz and Morrison to Raw so they can finally be established on one brand instead of appearing on all three. In there place send TBK and Ezekiel to ECW. Go ahead and put Kizarny on the #3 show too. I could see him and Boogeyman having an interesting feud.

Now for Christian. I'd like to see him move to Raw where he could feud with Orton and Legacy. He'd easily go over the stable and defeat Orton in a cage match (to eliminate outside interference) to become WWE champ. He could have fresh feuds with Y2J, HHH, and possibly a great feud with Kane. There's a superstar who doesn't get the fuel he deserves. Kane deserves to be nearly as high as Undertaker on the popularity chain. He gives great matches and greater mic skills.

quink987

02-23-2009, 12:36 PM

for raw: undertaker, triple h, kozlov, mvp, shelton benjamin

my reasons:
undertaker has done everything on smackdown so a change would shake things up.triple h always whats to be on raw and with the legacy vs mcmahons i doubt he will stay on smackdown.kozlov is turning into a great heel so would add a new face on thair.shelton benjamin it would make the mid card better and mvp will get more popular being on the most watch brand and would give him that push to the main event he needs

smackdown:christan, cm punk, john cena, jack swagger,jbl

reasons:
john cena because it would shock everyone taking him off the most watched brand.christan because he does'nt belong on ecw,cm punk will get to be a main eventer again.jack swagger will get a push on tv and the mid card. jbl will be the second biggest heel on smackdown

ecw:R Truth,brain kendrick,mr kenndeey

reasons:
r truth needs to show he can be a main eventer, brain kendrick for comday and mr kendey keep him thair for while till he has had a few more matches under his belt after coming back from injury

Michael Miracle

02-23-2009, 12:37 PM

To Raw: Triple H, Evan Bourne, MVP, The Brian Kendrick

It's pretty much a lock that HHH is going to head to Raw, but WWE could just be fooling us all. Evan Bourne was having some great matches on Raw before his injury, and I expect that to continue. MVP can be a HUGE star on Raw, and a fresh set of opponents would really help him out. Brian Kendrick has always been very talented wrestlers, and he could have great matches with Bourne, Mysterio, and some of the bigger men on Raw like Knox and Kane...

To Smackdown: John Cena, Christian, The Miz, John Morrison, Candice Michelle

John Cena needs a change of scenary, because Raw's top billing is crowded, while Smackdown gives Cena plenty of fresh challenges. Christian could be a major star with WWE, however, I think he'll end up replacing MVP and feuding with R-Truth and Shelton Benjamin. The Miz and John Morrison need some tag teams to challenge them, and they'll get a couple of opprotunities on Smackdown with the Carlito and Primo, Hawkins and Ryder, and Jesse and Festus. Also, they have to get a diva in to help out the Diva Championship, and I see Candice Michelle being a good fit for that division...

To ECW: Umaga, Mr. Kennedy, Jamie Noble, Dolph Ziggler

Umaga could be a monster on ECW, and run through the competition much like he did back when he started on Raw. Mr. Kennedy could replace Christian as the top star on ECW, and finally get a chance to shine with one of the major mid card titles. Jamie Nobel will honestly be a filler, somebody who gets thrown to ECW because of the loss of Bourne from ECW. As for Dolph, he has potential, but I would love to see him team up with Paul Burchill. I think they could be a good team for the top face stars on ECW (Mr. Kennedy, Tommy Dreamer, Fit Finlay and Hornswaggle), or at least, to build new competition on ECW.

Taker123

02-23-2009, 12:48 PM

I think HHH will go back to Raw, with the whole Orton angle unless that is over by Wrestlemania! Cena will swap places with HHH and go to smackdown, there are lots of feuds that could be set up.

JBL- smack down- thats where he would want to be to have one more championship run that michael hayes would give him.

Taker- is staying put.!

Raw will get the following:

HHH, Christian( DUE TO MCMAHON NOT WANTING HIM AND EDGE ON THE SAME BRAND BCUS WE WOULD THEN HAVE THE HARDY'S V E&C which i think would be great but it won't happen), Kozlov- he obvioulsy isn't going to get the belt on Smackdown so give him a fair run in Raw, R-Truth as he might suit the live show, Miz and Morrison

Smackdown- Finlay, Cena, JBL, Manu, Sim Snuka, Jack Swagger, Cryme Tyme, Chris Jerico

ECW- Regal, Kun Fu Naki, Santino Marella, Mr Kennedy

Kns222

02-23-2009, 01:34 PM

Raw will get: triple h, Undertaker, and mvp

Reason the story line with Orton and the McMahon family with triple h making for a long feud. Undertaker as been on smackdown for a LONG time and pretty much fought everyone, so a move to raw would open some new feud. MVP is not getting a chance to shine to greater opportunity's.

Smackdown will get: John Cena, Chris Jericho, and JBL

I know that vince wants to keep cena on raw because hes good for the raitings and the kids love him. Cena is pretty much done on Raw. A move to Smackdown would make him have feuds with kozlov. Jbl was better on smackdown.

ECW will get: R-truth, the brian kendrick

Only watchh wwe for taker

02-23-2009, 01:36 PM

I think that the Cena/HHH swap may be a bit to obvious, they could swap Orton and Edge to have a real shock rather, but because of Legacy, Guerrero and Stephanie this is very unlikely

powerade

02-23-2009, 01:52 PM

wow.....you all seem to be set on this CENA/HHH swap.....

I really really don't think they will move both of them

Triple H will may come back to Raw but I don't see them moving Cena back to smackdown.

Then also calling for Taker to swap as well and all the others changes that most of you guys picked would be just swapping RAW and Smackdown of like 3 years ago completly...
oooOOOOOoooooo Edge/Cena, Taker/Batista.....please we have seen this before....

I don't like to make a bunch of predictions because I think its hard to predict a bunch of them but easier to nail a few of them....
Morrison especially should be moved to RAW....
If they move both Morrison and Miz to RAW, keep Cryme Tyme and Legacy and rebuild the Tag Team title as meaning something....those are 3 good tag teams that could rebuild the tag team division

Not really feeling the MVP move myself but I wouldn't be surprised
Not a big watcher of Smackdown and I would prefer if Brian Kendrick stays off of RAW as well....

Swagger will stay, Christian will move to RAW and turn Heel is no time....thats what he is good at....being that mid-heel where there are plenty of fans still behind him but he fights more faces than heels....

I think Taker stays.....JBL and Jericho head over the smackdown to fued with Taker

I would love to see Edge back on Raw myself but I don't think they will do it.....
BUT....an option would be a General Manager swap....Vickie and Steph swap then moving Orton to Smackdown and Edge to Raw....who knows....

The only ones I am really confident in myself are:
Taker stays
Morrison to RAW
Christian to RAW
Jericho to Smackdown

ThAwRe$tLiNgGaWd

02-23-2009, 02:11 PM

Everyone seems to have the same ideas when it comes to which superstar is going where. But Vince always seems to throw a curveball or two at us when it comes to these drafts. When shifting talent across the board it opens up so many possibilities for new directions/storylines/fueds. I believe there are going to be a few not-so-surprising moves such as HHH (although he just may jump over to Raw b4 the draft) and Cena to Smackdown... that seems to be the consensus. Unless they hold another supplemental draft on .com I don't see but maybe 10 or so superstars moving.

RAW will get: Hunter, Taker, MVP, Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin (taking US title with him), Miz & Morrison (provided they plan to unify tag titles), maaaybe Kozlov (provided he doesn't end up in ECW... where would his "competition" be?).

Smackdown will get: Cena, Kofi, Santino (he is getting stale on Raw lately), CM Punk (Taking IC Title with him), Jericho (needs something new), Manu (in supplemental may team w/ Umaga). I can see perhaps Shawn Michaels if they intend to cut his workload down, SD will seem more his pace. Jack Swagger (after dropping belt to Christian).

Speaking of Christian I see him staying put for the time being. Letting him run with the ECW strap will allow him to gain confidence and get his ring-work back up to par before a later move to Raw.

ECW will get: really who cares?! maybe Kozlov, Jamie Noble, Ziggler (allows him to get some much needed televised ring time), Mrrrrrrrrrrrr. Kennedy (he takes the strap from Christian down the road, good feud?) Ezekiel Jackson.

I can also see some divas being swapped back and forth but I don't pay too much attention to them unless it's maybe Maria (yum!). I can see Beth moving over SD to open up some good feuds with McCool and Co.

If the supplemental draft is held I can clearly envision quite a few low to lower/mid carders getting shifted around as well.

However it plays out I'm sure we are going to be in for a good television (hopefully if creative doesn't drop the proverbial ball) for the rest of 2009. A lot of new opportunities for great matches and storylines heading into WM26. Stay tuned!

Phoenix

02-23-2009, 02:21 PM

Raw won't get Undertaker, purely because he is the Smackdown General, it's his show.

If I had to be honest, I cannot see Christian going just yet, purely because he's started on ECW not too long ago and what programme will we see him be put in unless he jumps ship during the summer? Atm, I can only see Christian staying put.

MVP & Evan Bourne would be my favourites to move as they're over with the fans, Bourne has excelled on ECW and he's proven himself on Raw, the only way I see Bourne not moving is so they can give him a feud with Christian and give him the ECW strap at least once before moving. MVP would benefit from fresh feuds, especially in a programme with Punk and the IC Title, there's little left on Smackdown and with the Main Event spot overcrowded atm, his chances would be better on Raw. I would put Kennedy on the same show as MVP as they were building up to something with these two before Kennedy's DVD got released and was taken off TV.

For some reason, I can't see Triple H moving to Raw because he's done what is possible and faced the whole roster atm, he's still hasn't finished on Smackdown, he may even stay a Smackdown superstar but have an interpromotional match with Orton, as Orton can challenge anyone he wants on any brand, but I'd rather see how his story with Orton pans out, who knows, he could jump to Raw and then gets redrafted to Smackdown, it could happen!

The_Predator_Since_1993

02-23-2009, 02:32 PM

What they could possibly do is:

Raw:Triple H Miz & Morrison MVP Evan Bourne

Reason: I think Triple H will move basically just to continue his feud with Randy Orton. Miz & Morrison because they can establish themselves as truly the greatest tag team of the 21st century. MVP also so he can have more of an impact and have matches with some fresh faces. Evan Bourne becasue he will be able to continue where he left off from injury teaming with Rey Mysterio.

Smackdown: John Cena Christian JBL Jack Swagger Chris Jericho

Reason: I think John Cena simply because of all the speculation of a Cena v Undertaker Wrestlemania 26 also with Triple H moving to Raw Smackdown will need a Main Guy also he can have some great feuds with Edge. Christian because there may be a possiblity of feuding with Edge also to be top face as well as utilising his mic skills with Cena and Edge. JBL therefore maybe able to get that one final World title reign. Jack Swagger so he can develop more into a superstar. Finally Chris Jericho so he can have some great matches with the Undertaker and Smackdown will have a strong heel to feud with Smackdowns top faces.

ECW: Mr Kennedy William Regal The Brian Kendrick

Reason: Mr Kennedy so he can finally be a star on one brand and be the face of that show so that later he will be able to be a top star on either Raw or Smackdown hopefully with no injuries. William Regal so he can help the younger stars develop due to all his experience and with guys like him and Finlay on the same show they will be able to help the up and coming stars immensely. The Brian Kendrick to help push him into a more dominating role so like Kenndey will be strong character later on most likely Raws upper midcard. Ezekiel Jackson i'm not quite sure either he will stay with Brian Kendrick but i can see him being left on Smackdown to become a strong single character and very dominating.

Bentista

02-23-2009, 03:21 PM

Bentista

02-23-2009, 03:48 PM

come to think of it im bored of edge on smackdown. send edge to raw and send jbl to smackdown. then each show will have 2 good heels. big zeke should split with the brian kendrick and go to raw for a push, i think he'd do well.

smackdown: cena, jbl, jericho, kofi, jack swagger, Cm Punk (brings IC belt with him)

raw: triple h, edge, kozlov, mvp(brings US title with him) , Christian, mark henry, eziekel jackson, evan bourne, finlay

ecw: mr kennedy, william regal

* now imagine the WOrld title competition on smackdown: jeff hardy/ john cena/ JBL/ Big Show/ Undertaker/ Umaga/ Chris jericho/ CM PUnk

* imagine the IC competiton on smackdown: CM Punk/R-Truth/Shelton benjamin/ The Brian Kendrick/Kofi Kingston/Jack Swagger

*imagine WWE title competition on raw Triple h/Randy orton/ Kane/ Batista/ Edge/ HBK/ rey Mysterio/ MVP/ Kozlov

* imagine US title competiton on raw: MVP/ Rey Msyterio/Evan Bourne/MArk Henry/ Christian/Eziekel Jackson/ Finlay/ John morrison/ rhodes/diabase

Hayes

02-23-2009, 05:03 PM

RAW: HHH, Taker, Swagger, Miz and Morrison.

SD!: John Cena, Rey Mysterio, Glamerella, Kofi Kingston

ECW: The Brian Kendrick, Umaga

Other possibilities: CM Punk to SD!, Chris Jericho to SD!, Edge to Raw

I couldn't imagine Triple H being away from Raw for another year and it seems that with the Orton angle coming to a head that one or the other will be moved and I believe it will be Triple H to Raw. I'm also getting the feeling that there will be be a Triple H with Miz and Morrison vs. Legacy feud. And later a Morrison v. Triple H feud. I also def. see a Jericho v. Taker feud this year which means one will have to move. If Jericho moves to SD! I believe Edge will be moved to Raw to keep two of the three major heels on one show. Also Santino's gimmick would be perfect for SD! and him winning the US Title would be hilarious. After the Edge/ Punk match last June I believe there will be retribution and a feud there as well which would need one of the two of them to be traded. Jack Swagger will probably drop the belt to Christian at Mania and I def. see IC title in his future this year he reminds me a lot of Brock Lesnar and needs to showcase his talents on a grander scale I think Raw would be the perfect fit for him. Cena and Rey are so over with the young fans that SD! is a much better fit for them plus if they lose Main Event talent (HHH,Taker) they'll need to replace it. Adding Christian to ECW means the WWE is taking it seriously and now needs serious competition for him Umaga and Kendirck both seem like good fits to me.

blaze_619

02-23-2009, 05:16 PM

i heard that Christian was also going to be drafted to sd or raw.

golden miz

02-23-2009, 05:37 PM

well my picks are unconventional
I think kane will move back over to smackdown since he could be better utalized in a main event picture of taker, koslov, kane, big show, umanga, mark henery (he will move from ecw too), Batista (will move from raw since he has no posible competition), kahali, and JBL (will move over from raw), and the two hardy's. I believe 3 main eventers will be added to smackdown in the main draft and I believe that smackdown will benifit more from a big man roster since their defently not known as athletic or really entertaning.
In the suplemntal draft sackdown will net manu, snuka, ortiz, punk, and mikie james.

Raw will benifit by loosing the dead weight (batista and kane and punk to smackdown) and gaining Edge, HHH, mvp, and kendrick in the main draft. These guys wil add nicely to the main event picture.
As for the suplimental draft trade they will get carlito, primo, hawkins and ryder, miz and morison, fnley, and evan bourne. This willcome with an unified tag championship with raw now 5 teams with the posibility of having another couple tag teams (bourne/mysterio and goldust/finley)

As for ecw they willl net kingston, regal, kennedy, zigler, and helms.This ill approve the show all over because kigston provides fun to the show, kennedy and christan and swagger can have an ledgendary fued and helms,regal, and ziggler add meat to this shows midcard battles.

Bentista

02-23-2009, 05:43 PM

that sounds absolutely terrible. that would be so boring why would they ever do that? they wouldn't.

ZAPX4V1

02-23-2009, 05:45 PM

RAW
Shelton Benjamin (he isn't being used properly on Smackdown)
Evan Bourne (Kofi was moved to Raw last year, so this makes sense)
HHH (I really hope this doesn't happen, but he probably only went to Smackdown as a 1 year deal)
John Morrison (My gut says smackdown, but he would be a better fit on Raw, and can finally escape from Miz)
MVP (gets a fresh start on Raw)

SMACKDOWN
JBL/Jericho/Kofi/Punk (This is more of a wish than a prediction...I can fast forward through their boring matches if they go to Smackdown)
Kane (isn't getting used properly on Raw)
Santino (He can get a fresh start on Smackdown)
Swagger (if he loses the title then he will change brands, and hopefully not go to Raw)

ECW
Kennedy (I liked everyone's idea of a Christian/Kennedy fued, so why not? He isn't going to get used properly on Smackdown anyway)
Rey (This is just a guess really. He is wasting space on Raw, and I already have a lot of wrestlers going to Smackdown so someone else needs to go to ECW)

ulimate123

02-23-2009, 05:51 PM

why do people think cena is going to stay on raw? he's done everything with everyone there, smackdown would open so many opportunties. and undertaker shouldnt go to raw either. everyone wants to see cena/taker and jericho/taker so you should move cena and jericho to smackdown since they're stale as hell on raw. i know raw is the top show, but smackdown seems to always have a bit more altheticsm and cena would bring some in ring ability to smackdown to add to it even more to the main event level. also, everyone thinks triple h is moving to raw to and i dont see triple h, hbk, and the undertaker on the same show being the main veterans in wwe. i also dont think batista, orton, and cena will be on the same show anymore either

For only one reason: Cena is the face of WWE and so is RAW, so what would be the point in drafting Cena, the face of the company to SD! when RAW gets bounds and bounds of more hype. Anyway my picks:

RAW:

They will get: Evan Bourne, Kozlov, Brian Kendrick and MVP.

SD!:

They will get: Swagger, Kingston, CM Punk and Jericho.

ECW:

They'll get: Regal and Kennedy (Work him up from there).

Bentista

02-23-2009, 06:06 PM

[QUOTE=ulimate123;877601]For only one reason: Cena is the face of WWE and so is RAW, so what would be the point in drafting Cena, the face of the company to SD! when RAW gets bounds and bounds of more hype.

yeah if cena remains stale on raw like he is, he wont be bringing in ratings cuz people will be bored. then they would move him to bring ratings to the other show and bring someone of equal caliber (triple h) to raw to bring ratings there. i dont know why people dont believe this. why would they move batista to smackdown or triple h to smackdown in the past? why is undertaker on smackdown if this is true? he prolly is more over then cena.

richardleaf20

02-23-2009, 06:50 PM

To Raw:
Triple H: Rumours have it that Trips was only moved to SmackDown to help make the transition to myNetworkTV smoother than it would have been without another big name like his. His pending feud with Randy Orton should solidify his move.
Undertaker: I'm not 100% sure that this will happen, but I hope it does. Taker has faced pretty much everyone there is to face on SmackDown, since he's been there almost 7 years. There are so many new feuds he could work on Raw against the likes of Jericho.
MVP: This would seem like a no brainer to me. He's just got a make-over as a face on SmackDown, and bringing him to Raw would help his push for that long-elusive main event spot.
Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder: These guys need a fresh start, and there is no better way imo to do this then distancing themselves from Edge by going to Raw. They have rarely been seen since losing the tag straps to Carlito & Primo, plus they would have a slew of new opponents to face.
To SmackDown:
John Cena: This seems obvious since Triple H seems to be coming to Raw. To who said 'Why move the face of WWE to the B show?', they put The Rock on SmackDown during the 1st draft, so Cena isn't immune to a show switch.
Evan Bourne: I'm not so sure that moving Bourne to Raw is such a good idea, so I think they might draft him here. He will get more meaningful TV exposure on SmackDown, imo.
Dolph Ziggler: He seems to have a lot of talent, but Raw is just too crowded right now. He would be better off feuding with someone over on SmackDown, imo.
Kofi Kingston: See Dolph Ziggler.
To ECW:
Kizarny: He seems to need a little more time to perfect his timing in the ring. ECW is good for people like this.
Manu: Could be the new monster heel in ECW with a fresh start.
William Regal: A veteran talent like Regal would help the young talent immensely.
I'm just saying.

sharpshooter2009

02-23-2009, 07:44 PM

i think the followin changes will happen and why

Raw: Triple H as raw has no world champ plus he has better potential feuds on raw with orton

Vladimir Kozlov as he could be a long running ic champ

Evan Bourne as he seemed to be on raw more than ecw anyway

Smackdown: Manu as he hasnt bin used since bein dumped by legacy

Dolph Ziggler not really done much on raw so a move could help

Santino Marella as sick of him bein superglued to beth phoenixs backside so wood b interestin to see who wood first to beat him up on smackdown

ECW: Sim Snuka as he aint bin on raw since legacy turfed him out

Gregory Helms as he needs a change

Jillian as she hasnt bin doin anythin on raw

Supplimental draft

RAW: jesse and festus as they arent gettin the chance on smackdown

Kung Fu Naki as he has bin on smackdown since 2001 and has one title win to his name and a move to raw to team him up with kofi could make interestin tag team.

DJ Gabriel wood b good to see him get better chance

Smackdown: Christian as i think he will feud with edge

tommy dreamer if he is still with the company by that time as part of the storyline

kelly kelly as she deserves a push at the divas title

ECW: jamie noble wood b good to see him team up with sum1 like Ricky ortiz and give them both ring time

William regal to see if the self proclaimed king could cut it in the land of extreme

Hacksaw Jim Duggan as i wood love to see him smash that 2 by 4 over Jack Swaggers head to bcome the new ecw champ

ThAwRe$tLiNgGaWd

02-23-2009, 10:05 PM

Well so much Manu going to SD to team with Umaga. He just has his future endevours wished well.

AnthonyMango/NoFate007

02-23-2009, 11:40 PM

My predictions:

1) Christian moves to Smackdown if he doesn't win the ECW title, which I think is staying on Swagger until Dreamer possibly takes it in June.

2) To balance that out, Kennedy moves to ECW. Why? Because he works better in an edited way but he has nothing going for him on Smackdown and they might want to test-run him as a potential main event guy with the ECW title. This replaces the void that Christian's draft would create.

3) Big Show and Kane to switch place. That gives us Kane/Hardy, Kane/HHH, Show/Cena, Show/Batista, Show/HBK, Kane/Undertaker. Sure, some have been done before, but not as recent as some other options.

4) I could see lots of Raw and ECW stars switching places for no reason. Its filler. They work the same night and can appear on both shows, so its a trading system that makes the audience think something new is happening, but it really isn't. For instance, William Regal to ECW.

5) They've said before that they want Smackdown to be a sort of "ethnic" show. Well, I could see them sending Cryme Tyme over there in a trade for Jesse & Festus to Raw. The two of those and R-Truth though, that's a bit of overkill for the same hip hop type of gimmick, so at the same time, they could very well ship R-Truth over to ECW. This is more of a prediction that relies on the draft having already started, cause on cold guessing and blind estimation, its a weird thing to predict and it has lots of routes to travel. But I think its safe to say that if R-Truth goes over to ECW or Raw, then Cryme Tyme is moving to Smackdown.

6) Lillian Garcia switching places with Justin Roberts. Don't ask why. I just have a gut feeling about it.

7) Possibility that they'll switch up Tazz and Striker, but not if they switch Garcia/Roberts, as they won't do 4 trades that have nothing to do with wrestlers on the same show....unless the Garcia/Roberts switch happens during the Supplemental Draft and a Tazz/Striker switch would happen during the 3-hour Raw itself.

8) They'll switch a diva or two, but I can't see who.

What's so exciting about the draft is that they always throw a few wrenches into any predictions. Some are obvious, some are completely out of the blue. Last year, nobody really expected London and Kendrick to be split up or for the ECW and WWE champions to be switched to different shows, but it happened.

"Tha Apex Predator"

02-23-2009, 11:55 PM

Raw - HHH (as the new general manager only because he's a "McMahon" now), Jack Swagger (because he's the future of WWE), Jim Ross (he belongs), Morrison (to get major singles push),

Smackdown - Teddy Long as GM, Cena will be champ, Christian (to start a beef with Edge), Priceless (to beef with Taker), Todd Grishem (promotion) Shad (turns on JTG, singles push)

ecw - Vickie as GM (she'll be mad), Mysterio (main guy), Umaga (turns face) JBL(so he'll quit), Santino (mic time), Michael Cole (demotion) JTG (singles push)

apillay12

02-24-2009, 12:54 AM

Smackdown will get: John Cena or Shawn Micheals(one or the other), Shad Gaspard(Cryme Tyme splitting up and if R-truth goes ECW), CM punk( taking intercontinental title with him),Jack Swagger and John Morrison

Raw will get: Triple H, Undertaker or Big show, Evan Bourne, MVP or Shelton Benjamin(whoever holds US title), Finlay, The Miz

Ecw will get: R-Truth(maybe slight chance)Charlie Haas, Rey Mesterio, Dolph Ziggler, Mr Kennedy(just to get him back to full force) The Brian Kendrick, Hurricane Helms and KIzarny together him and the boogeyman can reak Havoc, i think these 2 could work well together in a fued or even become a godd not great tag team.

some FCW wrestlers like Joe Hening, Kaval aka Low Ki will be bought up to ECW

A few divas will ove here and there

apillay12

02-24-2009, 12:57 AM

chief

02-24-2009, 01:57 AM

Raw = HHH, Undertaker, MVP (w/ US Title he'll win soon), DH Smith (Legacy), Morrison, Big Show, Teddy Long (GM), Christian, Maria

Smackdown = HBK (HBK vs Edge down the line would be awesome), Cena, Y2J, CM Punk (w/ IC title), Mike Knox, Goldust, Rey Mysterio, Jillian, William Regal, Swagger

ECW = Vladimir Kozlov, Dolph Ziggler, Sim Snuka, Kizarny, Santino and Mr Kennedy since he moves every year and they need a main event player

I think this would be a nice shake up, I would love to see another Egde/HBK feud somewhere down the line, not sure how the ECW title would stay on ECW for the draft unless Dreamer wins the MITB, that would be cool actually.
I think that Regal on Smackdown could work again if they use him properly, they tend to work him up just to shoot him down in an instant, so lets hope they use him well. Maybe a move to ECW could work for him too.
Undertaker to RAW because I think I heard that some top brass at USA Network has been pushing for it for a long time? I think its been a while since I heard that though, not that Vince cares.
I chose Teddy to come to RAW as Steph will be too involved in the Legacy/HHH story that seeing her any other time would be too much, and Teddy makes me laugh anyway. I could see him telling Randy Orton that "tonight, you have to face HHH in a cage, PLAYA"

Anyway, I am sure that I will be 100% off since last year surprised me.

truk24

02-24-2009, 08:52 AM

I find the draft to be rather pointless. First and foremost mainly because it is predictable. The draft itself really isn't a draft. We all know that a draft consists of rookies, or untested professionals. The draft should be just that a bunch of rookies. They could make vingettes for them, and have a huge build for them weeks or months before the draft. Imagine guys like Joe Hennig, DH Smith, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus O' Shaunessy, Maverick Darsow, Sebastian Slater, DJ Gabriel, and anyother AAA wrestling talent from any other small wrestling circuit.

That would make for a more realistic approach to an actual draft. It would be a great way to debut these no names, who may become stars. Most of the time the WWE has no idea how to debut talent, and just let things mature naturally. The draft, and the build or hype billed with it would be a great way to debut all that talent at once, over weeks time. The WWE to my knowledge still does vingettes, so this would help. Not to mention re-creating shows like VIP Lounge and have the talent to interviews. Maybe have a poll on the Dirt Sheet, and have Miz/Morrison just ribbing on all of the rookies, that would be hiliarious.

Instead the WWE chose to have the crap that they have now. I'm never interested in the draft because it serves no real purpose at all. Much of it is way too predicatable, and unentertaining. A real draft has rookies not main eventers. Stars should be committed to their shows just as others are committed to their jobs. Who gets a new job every year?

Rated TKE

02-24-2009, 09:28 AM

again im going to agree with truk24, i do and dont like the draft, the draft does shake things up but then again whats the point? miz and morrison wrestle on every show, and they are on the ecw brand, and the talent echange with raw is dumb, they need to keep the wrestlers on the show they are drafted on, and im going to touch up on one pick, if orton is moved to smackdown it will ruin everything, hes a better heel for raw and him being on smackdown will just ruin everything, i hope wwe is smart about this and keeps him on raw.

thepoo62

02-24-2009, 02:22 PM

I have a pretty cool (in my opinion) scenerio in the "Book This" section at the following link on post #3. Check it out because I see it being pretty cool...

http://forums.wrestlezone.com/showthread.php?p=880194&posted=1#post880194

Jappa121

02-24-2009, 06:07 PM

I like this thread btw good Idea,

My Ideas

To ECW: Dolph Ziggler, Him being on RAW was a bad Idea, with all the stuff already happening on that show there is no time for him to do anything really, On ECW he will probably be able to be boosted up to a level where he can be drafted up to either smackdown or raw next draft. This may not be what you asked for but I have a feeling someone big is going to be drafted to ECW, Itd be a good idea to put a big heel on ECW for up and coming faces to fued with, maybe Kane? Kane is also being overwhelmed by all the storylines on RAW. If he is drafted to ECW he can become another dominant heel and could even take over Swaggers role if he goes to another show. I think ECW will benifit from this years draft because WWE seems to have found what they want this product to be, Im even feeling a name change somewhere in the future.
Maybe Punk will go back to ECW? Who knows

To Raw: HHH most likely, With Stephanie having a more domininant role on RAW and HHH recently acknowledging he is married with Stephanie I can see them both being on the same show. MVP could go to RAW, Hes good on the mic and in ring, but doesnt really have anyone to fued with, Unless Im the only once who thinks this, he is on a level slightly under Smackdowns Main eventers and slightly above its mid card. He just doesnt seem to fit on that show. I cant see Taker going to RAW but he might just so he has fresh fueds.

To Smackdown: Im not really sure what is gonna happen here, Maybe Christian to smackdown? I could see melina going to smackdown and having good matchs with McCool but WWE is probably just going to have Gail Kim fight with McCool.

For some reason My mind is only thinking of possibilities for ECW which is good, Hopefully wwe is thinking of some of the stuff I am right now and It seems like they are.
ECW is the Jobber of the three shows, Its made to make people get over before they go and do something major.

TheOneBigWill

03-13-2009, 02:21 AM

SO, I'm sure another couple dozen of these could be floating around, but not on the first page (currently) and this will be the only "stickied" version. Thus, HA. I win.

Anywho.. General Draft discussion can commence. Explain who you feel would/should be moved to where. Make sure to explain reasons on why. I'll start with some examples, you can follow through from there.

Rey Mysterio: (to E.C.W.) I think Mysterio is quite possibly the best "bigger name" this year, to be moved to E.C.W.. Much like Matt Hardy was, last year.

Mysterio's size and ability will be remarkable for this brand, and it's style of pure wrestling. Guy's like Mark Henry truly don't belong in this brand anymore, but guy's like Mysterio do. I think if he were to get drafted over, he'd become E.C.W. Champion by the year's end.

M.V.P.: (to Raw) It's restarting Ladies and Gentlemen, the dawn of the next Generation is coming up. M.V.P. is getting another, and quite possibly his last, chance to prove he's the future of the Industry. Depending on how he fairs in Money in the Bank, my guess is a Raw jump is in his future.

M.V.P. could be the answer to the Intercontinental Championship issue as well. We could very well be looking at the next individual, to win the I.C. title, only to go on and become Heavyweight Champion (similar to how the Ultimate Warrior did it) which would help reboost the Intercontinental title.

Either way, M.V.P. has drained his Smackdown stay, and E.C.W. isn't really a show I'd consider him for. Raw is his next and possibly last stop, in my opinion.

Umaga: (to E.C.W) While Mysterio is the heavy name favorite, my assumption tells me Mark Henry will find his exit from the brand.. and that leaves an opening for a "monster" postion to be filled.

Unlike Henry, Umaga has the skills and abilities to work with anyone smaller than him. Also unlike Henry, Umaga is still somewhat "scary" as a "monster", thus when he's healthy, E.C.W. is the best new home for him.

Edge: (to Raw) Can anyone else say "Thank you Vickie Guerrero" enough times? After Raw, it seems like the "marriage" of Vickie and Edge will finally seek an ending. And Edge could get a mild fan favorite push out of this entire issue, to boot.

SO, the long lived question of "What if: Orton v. Edge" might be up for debate in roughly 2 months time. Edge as a fan favorite, Orton as the top heel. It's possibly gotten greatness written all over it.

The Undertaker: (to Raw) A lot of people never felt they'd move Mysterio off Smackdown, because he drew in the kiddie numbers that no one felt Raw could gain, due to being on later. But they moved him.

The Undertaker is the longest (to my knowledge) Main Event Smackdown star, that hasn't been moved. It's time for a change of Brands. Taker on Raw, would be amazing. Especially to restart the Taker/Orton feud, and begin a possible Taker/Cena showdown.

C.M. Punk: (to Smackdown) For a couple reasons, but right now mainly because I don't get Smackdown and this would be amazing to just not see him, period.

The actual "with a point" reason would be, because he would fit better on a Brand filled with smaller athletes. (not counting Taker or Trips, of course) Push Punk on Smackdown, because he failed completely on Raw. He could somehow manage to win all the titles on Smackdown in flukish fashion, and become the first overall failure to have held every major title in the Company. Imagine that.

Chris Jericho: (to Smackdown) Seems to me he'd work better with Punk, and the smaller athletes. Don't get me wrong, Jericho can fit on Raw and is a nice mainstay on Raw. But this would be the equal to me saying "it's a gift" to Smackdown, for the shit-on that would be Punk.

Jericho has feuded with almost everyone that he possibly could feud with, on Raw. And he's too big of a name for E.C.W., plus doesn't have the age working in his favor to be there, either.

Chritian: (to where-ever Edge lands) Naturally, Christian can survive without the guy who (in my opinion) carried him throughout the beginning of his career. But in a way, this is me saying it's time Christian gave back to Edge.. By having some amazing feuds with him.

So, all in all that is basically what I'm asking. You can talk about anything draft related in here.. just make sure it's leading to a point. DO NOT just agree with someone, or disagree. Explain why you're doing it. DO NOT just post lists of names and brands. Explain why you think that way. Thank You.

AnthonyMango/NoFate007

03-13-2009, 03:01 AM

I forget who mentioned it, but I think it was actually the VOW guys...anyway, whoever it was, they brought up a great point: if MyNetworkTV is truly going to become a rerun station that could likely fail by 2010 or 2011 and go completely under, and you add that to the fact that a lot of people still don't get Smackdown unfortunately, WWE might be best served just sort of downgrading it to a solid B-show and not trying to even out the playing field between Raw and Smackdown.

If that's the case, I could see them using Smackdown as the place to throw around 4 true main event guys, but let some younger, lower on the card guys step their game up. One person that comes to mind immediately in that situation is CM Punk - a guy who goes up and down all the time from ECW champ to loser with the MITB case, to loser with a world title, to random tag champ, to fleeting IC champ, etc. They clearly like him, but are too busy investing their time in other people to really focus on giving him a push. On Smackdown, he could be one of the main event guys almost.

Anyway, generally speaking, any draft predictions are futile until 5 minutes after WrestleMania ends, but just for kicks, here are the ones I've been thinking are going to happen and what will stay the same (albeit, not the way I'd do it in some cases):

1. Mr. Kennedy to ECW -- Replaces Christian. This gives him a test run to see if he can be a reliable champion. Kennedy's last shot, and if he gets suspended or injured, they'll probably future endeavor him before 09 runs off the calendar.

2. Christian to wherever Edge is -- These two will work together, definitely.

3. Swagger and Dreamer stay on ECW -- I can't see these two not being on ECW due to the retirement thing being around Extreme Rules, and them needing a heel champion to go against Dreamer for that.

4. HBK stays on Raw -- That issue with his church day will prevent him from moving.

5. CM Punk to Smackdown -- I could definitely see them considering this one of the "big moves".

6. Rey Mysterio to ECW -- I think there's a possibility they might have realized that Finlay just doesn't have the *umph* to put him as the top face on the brand. They might keep him there to work with some young guys, or they might simply switch Mysterio and Finlay as they're still working on Monday nights, but I think Mysterio moving over to ECW will grant him a future ECW title reign which makes sense seeing as how he's not a credible WWE/WHC holder but is still popular.

7. Evan Bourne to Raw -- Intercontinental champion in the making.

8. Kofi Kingston to Smackdown -- Not sure why, I can just see it happening.

9. Vladimir Kozlov to ECW -- Probably feuds with Finlay and Kennedy and then is released. He fills the Mark Henry void.

10. Big Show, Mark Henry, Umaga, and Kane? -- Two on Smackdown, two on Raw. Who splits where though? I think you need to put Kane where HHH is, Big Show where Batista is, Umaga where Undertaker is, and Mark Henry fits into whichever of the two shows is missing that second monster heel spot after those three transitions.

11. William Regal to ECW -- He's old, could work with the young guys, and have some minor programs with Mysterio, Finlay, and Kennedy. Plus, its another "still on Mondays" draft, so its nothing huge and allows him to keep his foot in the door when it comes to Raw appearances, which he and Mysterio and the others couldn't do if they taped on Tuesdays with Smackdown.

12. Miz and Morrison out of ECW -- Not sure which show yet. We'll see. They might even split them up for all we know.

13. R-Truth to Raw -- Balances out Kofi, despite Kingston having much more talent lol. But both are in the midcard range, so while the IC title scene loses Kofi, it gains Truth, who leaves the US title scene to be replaced by Kofi.

14. DH Smith returns and goes where Tyson Kidd is -- Not necessarily a draft move, but that could imply Kidd moving to Raw or Smackdown so he can tag team with Harry as well. I don't think they'd team up on ECW.

15. Justin Roberts and Lillian Garcia switch -OR- Striker and Tazz switch -- One or the other is happening, I think. JR seems awfully fond of Striker, who would be better suited in a 2 hour format as opposed to the guy who stutters at every other word. Not sure why the Roberts/Garcia split popped into my head a while back, but it did.

16. Random Diva switch -- Who knows? You know at least one will move though. Maybe like, Michelle to Raw or Mickie to Smackdown or something, I don't know.

I think the real people to watch out for are Jericho, Orton, Edge, HHH, and Batista. WWE has a sort of delicate balance when it comes to main event faces, where they can't really have Undertaker and Batista on the same show, but they can't also have HHH and Cena on the same show. I could see them sending Undertaker over to Raw and Batista back to Smackdown if they keep Cena on Raw and HHH on Smackdown, but as far as Orton/Edge/Jericho go, they don't really have a fourth heel to round out that balance. That's tricky. It almost implies a heel turn for someone, but who could really turn heel and be 2nd fiddle on Raw or Smackdown? Christian? Morrison if you push him correctly? Shelton? Hm...

Mighty NorCal

03-13-2009, 03:37 AM

Ill likely continue adding to this but

Kennedy to ECW

Like Fate said. This will be his chance to carry a brand, a show. The WWE can really see what this guy can do, can be.

Edge to RAW

so we can have the epic Edge - Orton showdown, with Edge a tweener, more alighned towards face. Possibly a 3 way with Cena, Orton, and Edge if Cena doesnt

GO to SmackDown
Ive always been a fan of this idea. He is tailor made for Network tv. Pull the trigger WWE. Although I figure they would rather center the show around Triple H, and from what we have all read, the schedule works better for him on SD!. We shall see.

Evan Bourne and Miz to RAW

Guys have IC title written all over them. A fine boost to RAWs mid card, and both could do fine things with Kofi, Punk, Rey, and others.

Chris Jericho to SD!

Jeritron has done just about all he can on RAW. Time for a change of scenery and time to go to a place were he will be the absolute top heel, with the depature of Edge

Kozlov to ECW

Sorta like Mark Henry. theyve run out of jobbers for him to squash, and he had his ME chance. its all over now. So now, he can waste a segment per week on ECW, and probably squash the holy livning bejesus out of Dreamer after Tommy wins the title so as to not retire.

Jack Swagger to RAW

Another guy who has IC title written all over him. He could either mid card here for a bit, or be in the ME picture on SD! by the close of the year. I salivate at the thought of a Rey Mysterio - Jack Swagger IC title match

Christian to SD!

just to avoid him being on the same brand as Edge, and elevated from ECW. let the man stand on his own. Could easily be a top guy in the US title picture.

NightShiftLoser

03-13-2009, 04:03 AM

Like NoFate said, it's a little early to make draft predictions, but it's not like they're giving us a ton of time after 'Mania to think up anything. I don't see anything crazy happening like last year, with JR going to Smackdown or anything, but I wouldn't be totally surprised. I was going to list Lilian going to Smackdown, but NoFate beat me to it. She's pretty, and the "kiddie" audience that WWE has on Fridays would eat it up. Here's my other guesses so far:

To RAW:

Edge - After WrestleMania, him and Triple H will return to their respective shows, but he's having some success on RAW. I see him ending the feud with Big Show, leaving Vickie, and going to RAW, where he can have that feud with Orton that we've all wanted.

Festus - Wasn't he due for a singles push this time last year? If that's still the plan, the best thing to do, would be to move him over to RAW, where he can match up against a guy like Knox, and have a true big man showdown.

MVP - It's been said before. Hes run his course on Smackdown. The best way to try and save his career, is to move him away from the same old feuds, and get him in front of a newer audience. He can put together some good matches in the IC Title picture, and can work as a heel, or a face, for them.

Evan Bourne - I know I'd be happy to see a Bourne v. MVP feud for the IC Title. I doubt that he'll be moved so quickyl after returning, especially since he didn't have a whole lot of time in ECW before getting hurt. The draft always has a surprise or two, and this could be it if his name pops up as a draft pick as his return to TV.

John Morrison - He's a better performer than Miz, and that's why he'd go to RAW when they split, and compete for the bigger title. He can either start with a run at the IC Title, or they can push him straight to the main event scene for the WWE Title.

To SmackDown!:

Goldust - Why not? He's been back on RAW for a little while, and hasn't done anything of importance, so why not switch him over to SmackDown where he can at least face some newer talent, ot even job to different talent.

JTG - There's been some tension between them on-screen, and even if it is due to being for comedic purposes, it's there. First, there was the two-headed coin. Then, it was JTG tossing Shad over the top on ECW's Tri-Branded Battle Royal. JTG is probably going to come out of the split as the heel, and he could replace MVP in SmackDown's midcard picture. As Will said, SmackDown has the smaller superstars, so I think he'd fit better than Shad.

Santino Marella - Will wants Punk on Fridays so he doesn't have to watch him, so I want Santino there for the same reason. The only people that find him funny are the younger generation viewing audience that WWE attratcs there. I don't think he'd be any closer to a title, but at least he'd be away from my TV.

Candice Michelle - If they truly believe that she is a good wrestler, than they need to move her to SmackDown, and have her in a feud with Maryse. Maryse really is sexy, while Candice makes me wish I had a brown paper bag. In WWE's eyes, this would be great for the Divas Title.

Lilian Garcia - She's not a bad announcer, but she's not the WWE's best. She should go to the B show so that Chmiel can announce RAW. This would be the only "announced" draft pick I'd make with the announcers, but I'd move Chmiel anyway.

The Miz - I'd rather see him on RAW, but he's the "B" performer of his tag team, so he'd end up here. I think he'd be a good heel for the US Title picture, and would work well in some of the feuds that would be possible for him.

To ECW:

Charlie Haas - His gimmick got stale fast, but he's still not horrible in the ring. He's not going to compete for any titles anywhere, so why not move him off of the two big shows, and give him some TV time here? He can have some matches with the young guys, and if his cards fall right, he can work his way back up the ladder a little.

Rey Mysterio - I've already posted it elsewhere, but I think he'd be perfect for ECW's title picture. He's not going to compete for any gold on RAW or SmackDown, so by putting him here, he can compete for the ECW Title, and help to get overthe younger guys like Swagger and Kidd. He can also have a few matches with Henry or Finlay if they want.

Jimmy Wang Yang - Every show needs jobbers, and Dreamer ain't going to be around forever. He's not the worst guy the WWE has, but he gets booked like it. Instead of releasing him, they might as well just put him here, and let him get jobbed to rising stars, instead of guys we know aren't going anywhere.

Eve - ECW is the place for young talent, right? They're already starting to show some matches featuring Natalya and Alicia, so why not add Eve there, and let her get some TV time in the ring? She's the last hope they have at making the Divas Search look like it was worth it, so at least put her on, and let her sink or swim.

ThePeoplesChampion

03-13-2009, 12:37 PM

Raw:

Triple H: To continue his feud with orton.....i see a hell in a cell match possible....and a match with orton and batista.

J.R.: Puts him back where he belongs right next to the king.

MVP: Sorta to take over for cm punk and save the ic title

Smackdown:

Christan: can u say a five sec pose? then turn him heel and feud wit edge.

John Cena: pretty much cause trips wit to raw and smackdown needs a big face

Cm Punk: he needs a change of scenery and new oppents to help rebuild his career

Jack Swagger: I dont think he's ready to be on the a show raw but he def right for smackdown have feuds wit cena

Michael Cole: reunites him wit tazz......thank god

ECW:

Rey Mysterio: ecw original.....i see him wit the title soon...besides ecw is more for high flyers

Jimmy Wang Yang: They could actually use him here finallly!

Willam Regal: they need a good heel...mark herny just boring and swagger will be gone.

R truth: just a victim sorta speak....sorry man.

hoffman40

03-13-2009, 01:38 PM

Drafted to Raw

Edge - Edge is good on Smackdown, but he's GREAT on RAW! This whole Vickie Guerrero thing needs to end for creativity's sake, and also this whole Ultimate Opportunist angle needs to end as well! Edge is awesome at being champion but terrible at winning them (creatively). I honestly, think that a run on RAW would be astonishing with some possible feuds with new superstars and leading up to an EPIC Orton/Edge feud that, if WWE was smart, would take place at next years MANIA. Plus, I'm shocked that Edge hasn't been tweened towards being more of a face due to his unbelievable marketability and merchandising. This move NEEDS to happen.

Triple H - It appears that Stephanie is going to be a mainstay on Raw and that means HHH comes with her. While I think HHH is better on SD, expect to see this be the last pick for Raw to set up some more Orton HHH matches.

MVP - He should've moved at the last draft and he'll probably win the MITB this year.

Evan Bourne - plain and simple...Evan Bourne is ready to be on Raw and after a while he will be ready for the main event scene. He has everything you want in a future IC champ too.

John Morrisson - I've said time and time again that John Morrisson is the next HBK and could step into the main event scene right now! If he gets the last MITB shot I'm pretty sure he'll win it...He's already been a ECW world champion, IC champ, and held both tag titles. This guy is ready and with a former Tough Enough winner/ Forrest Griffin type of angle/push he could be great.

Christian - Needs to be off ECW and get his WWE career rolling now!!!!

Undertaker - It seems like the end of the road is coming for him and WWE's main show should feature him.

Festus and Jesse I love this team and the only reason I want to see them move is to see Festus get a legit singles turn OR see their gimmick evolve more into a team like The Freebirds. Either way they are ready for Raw's Tag Scene

Drafted to Smackdown

Chris Jericho - even though I think Jericho is the best heel in the business today, he needs to go where he'll be put in the ultimate heel championship role and could play a role in bringing Smackdown to that next level.

John Cena - If WWE wants SD to be a legit heavyweight show like RAW is...then this move needs to happen and Cena is the guy to draw viewers over. I personally, think Smackdown should start bringing up younger world champions and Cena can be the guy to carry the flagship. Plus, I think this move is bound to happen...he'll probably win the title at WM25 and be drafted to SD as their Champion to set up more things with Big Show.

Kofi Kingston - I have to say that I love Kofi Kingston on Raw! But, WWE has got to push this guy while he is still hot and get him into the main event picture. SD is just the place Kofi needs to stretch his wings and learn to work the mic. An MITB win and a championship upset over say...The Big Show would be just what he would need to elevate his status.

Mark Henry - Seriously...what else can be done with him?

Jack Swagger - Again, SD needs to start developing younger world champions and Swagger has the potential to be a guy who can lead WWE. Plus...HE'S A HEEL!!! Swagger vs. Cena would be great on SD! No matter what he's ready for the big time.

Kane - SD needs some monsters and Kane needs something to do. He could help develop those young champions

CM PUNK - I think CM Punk is best on Raw but with the title scene the way it is and he seems to be growing a little stale I think that a SD move would really breath new life into him. Also, gives him a chance to feud with the Hardys and a WHC match with Cena.

Drafted to ECW

Rey Mysterio Jr. - Rey is exciting to watch but not appealing to many over the age of 15. He needs to move to ECW and get the title.

Kozlov - He'll still appear on SD but this way WWE can throw a championship on him and make him appear dominant.

William Regal - Regal is approaching the twilight of his career and now he should start setting himself up for a road agent job by going to ECW and working with new talent. He also could set himself up for a nice feud with Finlay.

R-Truth Possible development into championship material.

The Brian Kendrick - Again...loads of potential but size is a concern. Needs a run in ECW to see if the main event is suitable

Supplemental

Ezekial Jackson (RAW)
Michelle McCool (RAW)
Beth Phoenix (SD)
Mickie James (SD)
The Bellas (RAW)
Layla (ECW)
Charlie Haas (SD)
DJ Gabriel (SD)
Ricky Ortiz (RAW)
Curt Hawkins (ECW)
Zack Ryder (ECW)
Jamie Noble (ECW)
Shad Gaspard (SD)
Dolph Ziggler (ECW)

Results

RAW
Edge, HHH, MVP, Evan Bourne, Morrisson, Christian, Undertaker, Ezekial Jackson, Michelle McCool, The Bellas, Ricky Ortiz, Jesse, Festus

Smackdown
Chris Jericho, John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, Jack Swagger, Kane, CM Punk, Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Charlie Haas, DJ Gabriel, Shad Gaspard

ECW
Rey Mysterio, Kozlov, R-Truth, William Regal, The Brian Kendrick, Layla, Curt Hawkins, Zack Ryder, Jamie Noble, Dolph Ziggler

RH23

03-14-2009, 12:33 AM

Raw
Tripe H: his feud with Orton will probably continue after Wrestlemania and he's gotta get off smackdown.
Edge: Edge needs to get away from Vickie and go to raw for a feud with Orton.
MVP: he could have a great feud with JBL over the IC title that could bring credibility back to the belt.
Undertaker: how long has he been on Smackdown? to long.
JR: He needs to be back on raw with the King.

Smackdown
John Cena: With Edge, Triple H, and Undertaker gone, Smackdown will need someone like him.
Christian: I bet he will win the MITB and go to smackdown and build up to the main event level and challenge the champ who ever it will be when that time comes
Evan Bourne: Theres to many top talent guys on Raw already. He could have a decent run as US Champ and feud with Shelton Benjamin or the Brian Kendrick
Batista: He didn't do that much when he returned to Raw so i could see him going back to smackdown and being in the main event picture.
Michael Cole: He needs to be back on Smackdown with Tazz.
Kane: Unfortunatly Kane is not the same as he once was back in the day with his mask. hes not doing much on raw and i doubt they would move him back to ECW. Smackdown would be the best place for him.

ECW
Rey Mysterio: He hasn't done much on raw and isn't nearly as good as he was on smackdown. i could see him going to ECW and feuding with the ECW Champ.
The Great Khali: He's one of the worst guys in WWE right now. If he's ever gonna get another push it'll be on ECW.
Hurricane Helms: He could have a good run as the ECW champ and then get drafted back to Smackdown.

HHHDiedForOurSins

03-14-2009, 04:51 PM

RAW

MVP - I think he'll win the money in the bank this year, so it makes sense to have him on the top brand to build him up before he cashes it in.
Maryse - She just seems like a perfect fit for Raw for some reason, and Raw needs a decent heel diva.

SMACKDOWN

Christian - Has to be on the same show as Edge, have them reunite before one turns on the other, then a huge feud between them, also incorporating Jeff & Matt Hardy into it would be smart, a 4 way TLC match for the title would be interesting.
CM Punk - Has faced every mid-carder on Raw already and he isn't gonna get a main event push anytime soon over there, he would have more chance of main event shots on SD.
John Morrison - He should split from Miz sometime this year then get a singles push similar to Punk's last year, though hopefully it works out better than that did.
Mickie James - She's doing nothing on Raw right now, and she would be a great addition to the SD diva's division.

ECW

Umaga - He just seems to have been lost in the shuffle for the last year or so, have him dominate ECW for a year before moving back up to one of the main shows for a bigger push.

Esteban Ochocinco

03-14-2009, 08:47 PM

So as I was reading the main site earlier today, something wonderful showed its pretty little face. Apparently vince Mcmahon has big plans for Monday Night Raw. Big plans, as in completely loading this show up with the main talent. I think this is fucking great.

This means, each show will have an identity. Raw maybe seen as the flagship, but I doubt it will be the most enjoyable show of the three. In fact, I would wager to say that if that happens, it'll be the one that I enjoy the least.

I have the benefit of having a Smackdown coming to my town in the next month, and yes things are subject to change, but as of now, he dark match main event is the Undertaker and Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy and Edge. Imagine if you will tha tTriple H makes the jump back to Raw, maybe even taking the Undertaker with him. That's fine. Sure Raw would be loaded with the likes of Orton, Michaels, Taker, Triple H, the returning Batista and the likes, but imagine what smackdown could be like.

You have Edge being the focal point, (while I'm hoping Cena jumps to Smackdown as well), you have guys like both Hardy Boys, presumably Christian, maybe a CM Punk, MVP, Rey Mysterio. The potential for what Smackdown could be as far as match quality would be phenomenal. Raw has the star power, bu tno one exciting that could have a good match. All of the young, yet established talent would be on one show without one guy burying the entire roster.

Black Snow

03-15-2009, 04:23 PM

When I made my draft picks I tried to do it in the style that the WWE does. That means I tried to give each brand approximately the same number of guys both to and from the brand that they did last year.

Drafted to RAW
MVP - A lot of people are making this call and I'm no different. It's great that MVP is off his losing streak but that's still no enough. He needs a fresh start. Besides, they basically just dropped the storyline of how upset MVP was with his place on SD!. Bringing that back up again now would just cement his place as a face. If MVP takes MitB then that's even better.

The Miz - It's time to split up Mizorrison. I love their gimmick but they've been running with it for quite a while now. With ECW guys being allowed to show up on all three shows whenever they want the only way to have a truly clean break is to send one to RAW and one to SD!. I see a brighter future in Morrison for sure. But Miz could settle in wonderfully as an IC challenger.

Triple H - This one seems to be written in the stars. No one saw Hunter staying on SD! for long. He's basically already plowed through all of their top guys now anyway. It's best to keep his as far away from Jeff as possible now. Also, the Orton feud finally has some teeth.

Undertaker - It's hard to believe that 'Taker has been on SD! since the fall of 2002. Nobody has been a bigger fixture of a brand than him. If the rumors are true that he is finally winding down his career it's only fitting that he enjoys his final years on the A show. A feud with Orton would be fresh again. There are tons of new paths for the deadman on RAW.

Drafted to SmackDOWN!
Shawn Michaels - I know he never said he'd work Tuesdays but I think he can be convinced now that even HHH has taken a turn. Just like 'Taker on SD! Shawn is a fixture on RAW. Nothing would shake things up more than having them switch shows. Anyone want to see Shawn and Edge go at it again? I know I do.

Chris Jericho - Here's another call I know many people are making. Jericho has been on RAW for a long time. We know he's a company man so he wouldn't mind the switch. SD!'s midcard is full of hungry, young talent that haven't had a match with Jericho. After constantly being marginalized, SD! would be an open playground for Y2J.

Christian - Clearly he's not going to get the ECW title. Everyone wants to see him in the mix with the Hardyz and Edge again. So give it to people. But do it slowly. Christian/Jeff vs. Edge/Matt is insanely interesting. How about a heel Jericho vs. a face Christian? We haven't seen that before. At this point, after a few years in TNA every feud Christian could potentially have is interesting.

John Morrison - See: The Miz.

Drafted to ECW
R-Truth - Most of ECW's picks are all for the same reason. They flopped on their original brands for whatever reason and ECW would be a nice place to build them up again. Truth has floundered since he couldn't win the U.S. title. On ECW he'd be an immediate title contender again.

William Regal - Swagger will sit under the learning tree with Regal around. Regal is tough as heck yet his IC title reign was underwhelming. A veteran worker like Regal would make every FCW guy that got called up to ECW instantly better.

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Supplemental Draft
RAW
DH Smith - The muscle that the Legacy needs.
Natalya - She was treated as a joke against McCool. She might join Legacy and give them more gold.
The Brian Kendrick - I make this pick apprehensively. SD!'s midcard is so full. Kendrick is charismatic and just the thoughts of matches against Rey excites me.

SmackDOWN!
Jillian - Has she ever won a match on RAW? She needs a change of scenery ASAP.
Candice - Same deal. She's a joke now on RAW. Best to get her away from the big girls.
Charlie Haas - Where did he go? An reunion with Benjamin once in a while would be fun.
John Cena - He's in the supplemental draft because it'd seem more realistic for one big name to not get drafted until this portion. It probably won't happen but the guy bores me on RAW. He's stagnated. Also, I don't like the idea of him and Batista on the same show.

ECW
Dolph Ziggler - He's criminally underutilized on RAW.
Sim Snuka - If he isn't part of Legacy then get him away from their brand so he can establish himself.
Hurricane Helms - He came back. The fans loved him. Then he was jobbed and lost all his momentum. A new brand can bring it back.

Also, when I typed this up I had Ryan Braddock going to RAW but obviously with his release it's a moot point.

Twist

03-15-2009, 04:52 PM

Moved to RAW

Edge: Like Most have said, Edge fits in with the Raw scenery, he'd have natural rivalries set up, and the Vickie angle appears to have reached an end.

Triple H: Seems a bit obvious, the Orton/McMahon storyline has to continue through 'Mania, brings main event status to Raw.

The Undertaker: About time. I think he's ran his course on Smackdown. He can engage more thoroughly with Cena, pick up with Orton, and has a natural respect feud with Triple H.

Christian: I think they'll want to reunite E&C, and with both looking like the clean guys it would be a good time to send them over.

Moved to SmackDown

Rey Mysterio: He never seemed at home on Raw, but fit naturally on SD!.. with an emphasis on hispanics on SD! now I think this is obvious.

Chris Jericho: Switch him out, let him engage with new faces. This would also help with the main event size on SD! (6'0 225lbs; Jeff and Matt Hardy, MVP, etc)

Evan Bourne: Too big to be kept on ECW, previous work with Mysterio.. fits in well with the rest of my (predicted) theme.

Kane: PLEASE!! Being wasted on Raw, can be the big guy on SD!

Mike Knox: Hopefully not thrown here to chase Rey, but hopefully he can team with Kane to terrorize the new small & quicker division.

Moved to ECW

Jesse and Festus: Have received very minimal airtime recently, I think they can re-debut on ECW, fits in with the theme over there.

Goldust: Needs to work, will eventually be let go.. screams ECW[/b]

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I also can see Kozlov, Henry, MVP, Kennedy, Benjamin, TBK changing places to any of the shows. It's hard to get a read on the tag teams, ala Miz and Morrison and Carlito and Primo. It seems the titles may be unified, so the tag division would work differently, so I'll hold off on that. Of course there will be more moves, perhaps Noble or Ezekiel (i a split occurs from TBK). A lot remains to be seen.

DgenX031

03-16-2009, 12:18 AM

Mr. Kennedy to ECW- This could be the place for kennedy to really make a name for himself he could have feuds with Christian, Swagger etc. eventuall rising to the ECW championship spot.

John Morrison to Raw- He's floating at the moment anyway but if he moved to raw he can get an Intercontinental Championship run which could lead into World Heavyweight runs later in his career.

Rey Mysterio to Smackdown- Just get him off raw he doesn't belong there and he just seems out of place. Get him in to a high flying tag team with say Evan Bourne.

Evan Bourne to Smackdown- get him tagging with Rey and maybe a major title run later in life?

Edge to Raw- It makes sense, get rid of vickie and Edge, Edge vs Orton Edge vs Cena Edge vs Batista. Also let Edge win A TITLE PROPERLY - NOT Sneakily!!!

Miz to Smackdown- Give him the US title and then slip him in to the mid-card and never hear from him again.

Kozlov to ECWSomewhere for some new fueds. People won't be as outraged when he wins the big one over there.

Umaga to ECW- Pretty much same as above.

Undertaker to Raw- Turn him back to the American Bad-Ass and completely change his carachter, new show new gimmick and turn him heel IT WOULD RULE!!!!

Teddy Long to Raw- When was the last time Raw had a good, believeable and entertaining GM um...Adaml.....No.....William Reg....No....Jonathon Coach......No

Santino and Beth Phoenix to Smackdown-Just for a change up had to move 1 diva?

CHRIS JERICHO TO SMAKDOWN-Him and Matt Hardy could be the major heels with HHH Jeff Hardy Rey etc. being the faces. Cement Smackdown as the B show.

A-Lusion

03-17-2009, 12:51 AM

To RAW:

Edge: Regardless of the fact he forgave Vickie on RAW I can See them breaking up either before or at Mania. Edge has to get as far away from Vickie as possible. Plus Edge would once again be a great addition to the RAW roster with plenty of new faces to feud with, Orton vs. Edge would be epic.

Undertaker: The Deadman has run his course on Smackdown I think everyone would agree with that and he should see his career out on RAW.

M.V.P: His time to shine is now and he's become stale on friday night's, there's nothing left for the Franchise Player to do on SD, I would bet my house on this pick.

Triple H: Considering no one really expected Triple to be on SD for that long, this move is pretty much a safe bet. I can't say I'm to thrilled as The Game just left RAW last year hopefully I'm wrong and he remains on Smackdown.

Shelton Benjamin: He failed on ECW and he's failing on Smackdown, oddly enough the only place he ever shined was on RAW.

John Morrison: Doesn't matter how it's done just break Miz & Morrison up already ... if used right his career could sky rocket on RAW.

Michelle McCool: Just for the sake of shaking up the Womens divison move her to RAW and give her a run with Womens Title.

Umaga: Umaga was a beast on RAW, he doesn't suit Smackdown, period.

TBK & Ezekiel: Kendrick's obviously going nowhere on Smackdown, give him a run with IC title.

To ECW:

Dolph Ziggler: He impressed me last year in his match with Batista but since then he has been thrown to the bottom of the pile. ECW is the way forward for him.

R-Truth: He could become the star of the brand.

Vladimir Kozlov: Give him a run with the strap.

To Smackdown:

John Cena: This move is highly unlikely, but my I'll keep my fingers crossed the man has completely outstayed his welcome on RAW.

Rey Mysterio: He doesn't fit in on RAW nuff said.

Kofi Kingston: He could take his game to new height's on Smackdown with a possible main event run.

Christian: Let's face it he'll go nowhere if he's drafted to RAW and I can't see him staying on ECW.

Kane: It's a damn shame the way WWE treats Kane he's my favourite wrestler, which makes it all the harder to see what he's become, the man was a monster back in the day now he's a laughing stalk jobbing to the likes of Mysterio, retirement is right around the corner for The Big Red Machine he should see his career out on Smackdown.

Kelly Kelly: She's a 'Diva' not an athlete, the Eye Candy belongs on Smackdown. Personally I'm a fan of her's she's destined to be Diva's Champion.

Chris Jericho: He's been on RAW almost since day one. I love Jericho being on RAW, but at this point he would benefit from the jump to friday night's.

Mickie James: Being misused on RAW and has become rather stale it would be cool to have Mickie on Smackdown.

Evan Bourne: A move to Smackdown for Bourne would be the best route imo.

truk24

03-17-2009, 03:52 PM

I think the draft is done way wrong by the WWE. It should never feature main event talent ever. Why draft the same talent year after year. This makes it much to predictable. Certain stars don't leave their shows in general. Most of the time the main stars can show up on either show to begin with. It is pointless the way the WWE handles the draft.

The Draft should consists of unknowns, and low card talents like Dolph Ziggler or TJ Wilson. Stars that don't matter much in the real scheme of things. What I mean by complete unknowns would be rookies stars from their developmental regions like FCW. The whole build to the draft should be something similar to the NFL except with a wrestling background. Perhaps various vingettes of the newest memebers of the WWE community.

Possible interviews, and hype build up. Normally the WWE just debuts a talent, and lets it go from there. Using this draft as a booster to newer stars would actually make sense. After all that is what a draft is. You don't draft veteran stars, they are rookies. Not saying that the only time newbies should appear is this time of year either, as new stars could still debut after the draft as free agents.

Possible highlights of these wrestlers, and their ring work to impress the fans. Stories behind them being told behind the scenes. Constant focus on fresh start for the new wrestlers. Obviously a ton of hype all gearing towards the draft. Really the main focus should be on familiarizing the fans over the weeks with these new possible stars of the future. The draft should be about the people we haven't heard about. Just like any other draft.

OIL

03-17-2009, 04:19 PM

I'll do this as they come to me, because I can't think of them all right now.

Maryse to RAW

Basically, she's fueded with all of the Divas already and it's time for a change. If she wants to be taken seriously then she needs to win the ACTUAL Diva belt, not that shitty toy. This also gives her a chance to fued with different Divas like Kelly Kelly & Candice.

pardonme73

03-17-2009, 11:29 PM

I'm first going to list the changes (marked in bold) then at the bottom...I'll give reasons.

First things first...Even though Vince wants RAW to become the true flagship show after Wrestlemania, he still needs to balance out the rest of the roster between the two other shows if he wants them to not only survive, but to hopefully breathe new life into them and boost up their ratings/attendance numbers.

I'll start with the belts for each brand.
RAW:
1) WWE Championship = Pretty self explanatory...WWE says that this is the most historic belt (although I believe the World Heavyweight Championship has way more prestige...that's my WCW side coming through I guess) so it should be on the flagship show.
2) Intercontinental Championship = Pretty much same reasoning as WWE Championship
3) Women's Championship = Same as both above.

SMACKDOWN:
1) World Heavyweight Championship = Seeing that WWE introduced this belt only at the beginning of the 2000's...this is a good main title for the brand.
2) United States Championship = Pretty much fine where it is.
3) World Tag Team Championship = This is the more prestigious of the two WWE Tag Team Championship belts.

ECW:
1) ECW Championship = Obvious enough.
2) Divas Championship = As you'll see in my new rosters...This is a good place to train divas before stepping up to the big show in competition.
3) Cruiserweight Championship = Yep...I brought this back. I think since WWE has decided to go strictly the PG-13 route now, ECW's old "Hardcore/Extreme" mantra has pretty much gone down the crapper. So why not replace it with high-flying, risk-taking, fast-paced matches with some really great Cruiserweights?

***As you can see...I have not included the WWE Tag Team Championship belts because they are pretty much a waste. Having two tag team championships on the same brand (or in two different brands) with really no other real tag teams besides Morrison/Miz, Carlito/Primo & Jesse/Festus, it's a waste.***

Now onto the Rosters (roster changes are marked in bold)
RAW:
Batista
Beth Phoenix
Charlie Haas
Chris Jericho
CM Punk
Cody Rhodes
Edge
JBL
Jeff Hardy
John Cena
Kelly Kelly
Lillian Garcia
Maryse
Melina
Michelle McCool
Mickie James
Mike Knox
Mr. Kennedy
Natalya
Randy Orton
Santino Marella
Shawn Michaels
Shelton Benjamin
Triple H
Ted DiBiase
William Regal

SMACKDOWN!:
Big Show
Brie Bella
Carlito
Christian
Curt Hawkins
DH Smith
Eve
Festus
Jesse
John Morrison
JTG
Kane
Kofi Kingston
Layla
Mark Henry (w/ or w/o Tony Atlas)
Matt Hardy
MVP
Nikki Bella
Primo
Rosa Mendes
R-Truth
Shad
Tazz
The Miz
The Great Khali (w/ Ranjin Singh)
Umaga
The Undertaker
Zack Ryder

ECW:
Alicia Fox
Candice
Chavo Guerrero
DJ Gabriel
Dolph Ziggler
Evan Bourne
Ezekiel Jackson
Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle)
Hurricane Helms
Jack Swagger
Jamie Noble
Jillian
Jimmy Wang Yang
Katie Lea Burchill
Maria
Paul Burchill
Rey Mysterio
Ricky Ortiz
Sim Snuka
The Brian Kendrick
Tommy Dreamer
Tyson Kidd
Vladimir Kozlov

Okay...now that I've listed the rosters...here's the explanations as brief as possible:
RAW:
Jeff Hardy, Triple H, Edge = These guys would help to beef up the flagship show with three of the best guys working in WWE today.
Shelton Benjamin & Mr. Kennedy = These guys could help improve the race for the IC belt (especially since Shelton's won it before).
Maryse, Michelle McCool, Natalya = These three divas have definitely improved their game and are really good female wrestlers...add them to the mix with the likes of Beth Phoenix, Mickie James & Melina and we've got a really great mix of talented WWE Divas who can ACTUALLY WRESTLE.

SMACKDOWN:
Christian, Kane, Mark Henry = These guys will help add some power to the World Heavyweight race in an effort to help replace the losses of Hardy, Triple H and Edge.
Morrison/Miz & Cryme Tyme = These guys will add to the World Tag Team race.
Kofi Kingston = Will help replace Shelton with the U.S. Championship bracket.
Layla & Rosa Mendes = Will help with the "Manager" aspect for superstars.

ECW:
Candice, Jillian, Maria = They will help fill out the bracket of divas who have severely amateur wrestling skills...this will be a perfect breeding ground (with the Diva's Belt) to help them boost up their in-ring capabilities to eventually get to "the show".
Chavo Guerrero, Hurricane Helms, Jamie Noble, Jimmy Wang Yang, Rey Mysterio, The Brian Kendrick = These guys in addition to the likes of Evan Bourne & Tyson Kidd would really help boost and add real excitement to ECW with the true revival of the Cruiserweight Championship.
Dolph Ziggler, Ezekiel Jackson, Sim Snuka, Vladimir Kozlov = This will help improve greatly the ECW Championship bracket as most of that existing bracket is just Finlay & Swagger...plus...you could always throw Rey Mysterio into that mix to spice things up as well.

So there it is...I'm really curious to see what other people think of these new rosters...I know there's a lot of superstars that change brands on my lists...however the live broadcast on RAW really only changes about 4-8 wrestlers, while the supplemental draft changes much more superstars.

Please leave me some feedback! I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts!

OIL

03-18-2009, 09:26 AM

AnthonyMango/NoFate007

03-18-2009, 02:38 PM

Thought of another.

MVP to RAW

I called this one last year, because I thought he should have. He's exhausted all of the talent on SD!, and he needs somewhere new. He can easily freshen up the IC Title scene for a few months, before moving on to the WWE Title/WHC (depending if the title moves shows). Either way, this one HAS to be a dead certainty. It needs to be done otherwise MVP could find himself lost in the shuffle on SD!

Not necessarily. The rest of the draft is what determines each draft choice, basically. MVP over at Smackdown now has no main event slot for him, but if the rumors of Smackdown being "demoted" and losing some top stars to help boost the Raw power are true, they could end up having Smackdown as a show where the younger guys are given some main event spots. Some people when they predict the draft end up making the mistake of saying that people should switch to the other show to "shake things up", but the other drafts are so similar that they're effectively moving the Smackdown roster to Raw and the Raw roster to Smackdown. If you move Cena, Kane, Jericho, and CM Punk over to Smackdown, you've got half the Raw roster feuding with each other again. So if MVP moves over to Raw, he's not necessarily going to be in a better position if they were to move HHH and Jeff Hardy to Raw at the same time, you know?

Still, though, I think MVP's section of the draft is dependent solely on 2 factors: Money in the Bank and his feud with Shelton over the US title. If MVP wins the US title, he's staying on Smackdown and I think his chances of winning the MITB are over, making it either Christian or Shelton (more likely than Christian in that scenario since Christian can move to another brand and start fresh while Shelton would be losing a push just to gain another, better push - MITB - a week or so later). If MVP loses his US title opportunity, then I think its safe to say that Shelton stays on Smackdown, MVP moves, and his chances of winning the MITB go from 33% to 51%, giving him the edge over Christian in the match. And if MVP were to win the Money in the Bank and be drafted to another show, I think it'd be Raw, not ECW, since on ECW he'd already be the top star and it would be sort of odd to have your Money in the Bank holder ALSO as your ECW champion. I still think that "top ECW guy" spot is going to Kennedy instead.

supersayian

03-18-2009, 02:56 PM

Raw Well This Is Pretty Well Set In Stone And Done. 1 Undertaker Needs To Get Off Smackdown He Deserves To Finish On Raw
2 Hhh Given With The Orton Feud
3 Shelton Something Tells Me He Is Winning Money In The Bank And Going To Where His Career Took Off.\
4 Christan If He Wins Money In The Bank
5 Edge Pretty Much Lock To Been On Smackdown For Almost 3 Years Now.
6 Jeff Hardy And Matt Hardy Not Sure But Could Be For Tag Team Sake.

Smackdown 1 Y2j Need Someone Huge On Smackdown Why Not The Best Heel In The Buissness Today.
2 Batista Given He Will Be Back On Smackdown Where His Career Is Made.
3 Rey Rey Because Of Mexican Viewers And Does Not Fit On Raw.
4 Dark Horse Cena Not Going To Happen Though With Cena Being The Highest On The Ladder.
5 Swagger Needs To Move Before He Becomes Stale On Ecw\
6 Bourne To Form Tag Team With Rey Rey

The Palace of Wisdom

03-19-2009, 09:30 AM

ECW:
1) ECW Championship = Obvious enough.
2) Divas Championship = As you'll see in my new rosters...This is a good place to train divas before stepping up to the big show in competition.
3) Cruiserweight Championship = Yep...I brought this back. I think since WWE has decided to go strictly the PG-13 route now, ECW's old "Hardcore/Extreme" mantra has pretty much gone down the crapper. So why not replace it with high-flying, risk-taking, fast-paced matches with some really great Cruiserweights?

I absolutely LOVE the Cruiserweight title idea, and ECW is a brilliant place for it. Giving guys like The Brian Kendrick, Hurricane Helms, Jamie Noble, Tyson Kidd, Rey, Bourne all a title to feud with would produce some tremendous matches, without them just having the great matches, it puts something on the line.

Plus, I want Kendrick to get some gold.

SquareSix

03-19-2009, 01:57 PM

Raw:
Edge
Orton (w/ Priceless)
HHH
Cena
John Morrison
MVP or the Hardy's not sure which choice for sure

SD:
Chris Jericho
Undertaker
Rey Mysterio
Shawn Michaels
Christian
Batista when he returns

ECW:
Jack Swagger
The Miz
Kofi Kingston
Big Show
Shelton Benjamin
Evan Bourne

The people listed on each show would be in contention for that show's main title (WWE, World Heavyweight, ECW). Some may need a push with the right story, but I think all could be serious contendors for that show's title at some point.

Carlito's-Way

03-19-2009, 03:28 PM

RAW:

Edge: His time on Smackdown! is over. Since debuting on the brand he's feuded with the same people over and over again (Batista, Rey Mysterio, Undertaker, HHH, Jeff Hardy). Needs a change of scenery and RAW is the best place for him.
Shelton Benjamin: With the "Golden Standard" gimmick finally buying over with the fans he can once again be put in the IC title picture. Could also form a tag team with Goldust like the Goldust/Booker T tag team from the early 2000's.
Triple H: The move to Smackdown! didn't work as well as they had hoped. His feud with Ortan is the beginning of another Edge/Cena feud.
Christian: His time in ECW has done him well and now is ready to move back up to a bigger brand.

Smackdown!:

CM Punk 3 useless title reigns on RAW, Punk needs new compitition. Would fit in nicely in a feud with Big Show.
Mickie James: Hasn't been in the Women's Title picture for quite zome time. Make her Diva's Champion to give the belt some awareness.
Jack Swagger: Another superstar that fits in perfectly with the US Title picture. His nickname is The All American.
John Morrison: After two years in ECW Morrison went from soon to be released to Main Eventer. Smackdown! is a good place for him to estalbish himself as a WHC or WWE contender.

ECW:

Rey Mysterio: His move to RAW was very unsuccessful and is in need of brushing up his in ring performance. Is also an ``ECW Original`` and could form a tag team with Dreamer.
DH Smith: Gives this guy a place so he can finally wrestle more then one match. Tag Team with Tyson Kidd and Natalia is predictable.
Natalia: Valet should be on the same brand as their partner.
The Brian Kendrick: A place where he can prove he can carry a brand and hold a singles championship.

afromania

03-22-2009, 11:08 PM

AnthonyMango/NoFate007

03-22-2009, 11:19 PM

I am going to call it right now. The US title and the IC title are going to switch brands. There has been a lot of talk on wrestlezone lately of how they are going to put more main event guys on raw and stack it. If this is the case, then what better place for the US title then on raw. I mean if your going to have a show stacked with main event guys then the midcard title isn't going to be featured that much and considering the US title has less value than the IC title, it should be moved to raw.

It seems to me like they have already taken steps to do this move. There has been talk of how Mysterio helps the hispanic demographic on smackdown, so I can see him moving back to smackdown. He faces JBL at Mania for the IC title, so I think he will win at mania and then be drafted to Smackdown with the IC title and MVP will be moved to raw with the US title.

This way the IC title can be featured a lot more on smackdown than it ever could be on raw. Also considering the fact smackdown will be the show with more mid-card talent, the IC title will have lots of good fueds and may even get more PPV matches.

You know, I've been thinking about that myself. As you said, with Mysterio challenging JBL at WrestleMania and almost assuredly moving to Smackdown, and MVP having already been on Smackdown for so long and just winning the US title, I could definitely see them switching.

Now, I'm not a big fan of the idea of the IC title being on Smackdown, cause to me, the Raw titles should be the more "official" ones (WWE, IC, World Tag Team, Women's) and Smackdown should be the B-titles (WHC, US, WWE Tag...well, not anymore...and Divas). But I can definitely see it happening. It'd be a pretty lackluster way for JBL to retire by having a crappy midcard match that he loses his title in...but its just JBL, I don't care about him lol. And Rey as the IC champion makes a lot of sense.

There's a problem with that if that happens, though. If MVP moves over to Raw and they do in fact stack Raw with lots of main event talent, he could very well be lost in the shuffle and the draft will mean nothing to him (or even less). They need to be careful about that and actually consider him a sort of top guy. For instance, they can't overload Raw with 10 main event guys and expect MVP to move up the ladder. In that case, I would hope for his sake that he stays on Smackdown as one of the lower main event guys similar to Rey's role on Raw since he was drafted over there.

Kennedy316

03-23-2009, 12:28 AM

Given that MyNetwork TV is an epic fail in waiting at this point:

Rey Mysterio - SD - helps to reestablish the hispanic demographic back to Smackdown that it once had and gives them a chance to do something with it before the network dies it's slow, horrible death.

JBL - SD - the height of his career is there and he made a great counter to Rey-Rey. They'll move him back and have his last run on there.

Big Show - Raw - They'll break up this whole Edge/Vicky/Big Show thing after WM, leaving Edge with Vicky. This will break Show and Vicky up and establish Edge as a face when he divorces Vicky. Which brings me to...

Christian - SD - Obvious choice is wherever Edge goes. Everyone wants the feud, everyone wants to relive the glory days of the Attitude era. Hopefully, they'll do it.

MVP - Raw - although he's been on Smackdown his entire career with the WWE, Mr Porter is due a move to the A show

Trips - Raw - they moved him to pull ratings for the MNTV debut. Now that it's over, SD will continue to remain the highest rated show on the network until MNTV folds. They don't need Trips anymore.

Taker - staying put on SD - What can I say, the man just doesn't wanna work Mondays anymore...

Mr Kennedy - ECW - I agree above, it's a good test run to see if he can stay healthy for a while. Start a stable of blond people with Jack Swagger and have Finlay turn heel...or some shit, and then have him turn on Swagger for the title.

Legacy - SD - they need a good feud with the Undertaker.

Kane - SD - see Legacy. If Taker is winding down his career, they'll put him in one last run with his "brother" both in tag and feud form.

Huwwicane - wherever the Hardys land - see the Hardys

Matt Hardy - see Jeff Hardy

Jeff Hardy - I imagine that they would want to put Matt and Jeff back together on one show, because I don't see the story ending at WM25. This also means that wherever they go, Helms will follow. He'll play the role of intermediary and try to get the two of them to make up. I would honestly imagine Raw, but SD is a possibility as well. It would make more sense for Raw, though.

Miz and Morrison - where they go, and if they are still a team, will be determined by the outcome of the unification match I would imagine. But SD should be the show with the tag team focus, so I would say there.

Announce teams - JR and the King back together, Stryker and Cole for ECW, Grisham and Tazz for SD

There are a few more, but these were the big ones I could think of right now. I really think they need to do away with this draft and do it like they are doing now, with anyone able to come and go as they please. It would increase ratings if you never know who is going to show up at any show.

Daly1888

03-24-2009, 01:50 PM

I am very interested in the upcoming WWE Draft and here is my opinions on the draft.

Moving to Raw!
1. MVP time on Smackdown is definetly up and he will take the US Title to Raw, plus this is a guy with a lot of talent and it is about time he shows us his ability on the 'A' Show.

2. Triple H will return to the 'A' Show afterall he never wanted to leave Raw in the first place, he does say however that Smackdown is a good schedule for him but he will always prefer to be on Raw and that is what will happen.

3. Edge will go back to Raw and this will disband his relationship with Vicki Guerrero, Edge is always due a hot feud with Randy Orton, so i see that on the cards very soon also.

As much as i want to see Undertaker make the move to Raw that is not going to happen.

Moving to Smackdown:
John Cena, last draft it was a toss up who was going to Smackdown between Cena and Triple H, Trips made the move and now in turn Cena will jump ship and return home this April.

Rey Mysterio will take the IC Title to Smackdown and bring in the hispanic viewers that Smackdown has been missing since his departure.

Batista the animal will jump ship along with John Cena as this feud has never really even begun yet.

Random draft pics.
CM Punk to Smackdown
Christian to Raw
Kozlov to ECW
Kennedy to Raw
Matt Hardy to Raw

Y2M

03-24-2009, 05:03 PM

1 Y2J to ECW- Since he a ECW Original and since ECW need a Heel to carry the show why not

2 Mark Henry Raw Its time to Henry to win the Big one its time for him to be WWE champion

3 Edge to Raw- Edge belong on Raw it fits him better

4 Randy Orton Smackdown- I think it safe to say that Legacy is a failure and so is randy orton

5 HHH to Raw HHH and the WWE title just feels right on Raw

matt_indiana25

03-24-2009, 05:07 PM

I have a question if anyone knows or not. I have heard that after Wrestlemania they are doing a draft or something. Has WWE said what kind of draft it is? Is it an actual draft where both GM's get to pick different people like when McMahon and Flair were the GM's and we would be tlaking about complete overhauls of all the rosters, Or is it a Lottery like they did earlier in the year where the the winning brand of the match gets a pick and that way only a handful of people will be switching brands?

Y2M

03-24-2009, 05:10 PM

It will most likely be like it been for the last two year a wrestler win a match for his brand and get a wrestler

SAMBOLIEWWE

03-24-2009, 07:03 PM

Ya it will be the same as the last few years. only this year,,,,, anything that looks like it will be good, is all going to RAW .

HHHKING13

03-24-2009, 08:02 PM

Cena will be WHC. He's going to win this match, and have a long title reign. Orton will be WWE champ because I don't see WWE stopping his momentum now. Orton needs this win to add to his legacy. At WM 24 he won the match, but that's not what stands out at mania 24. Mania 24 is rembered as Flair's retirement match (I hope), and Taker going 16-0.

cityofrain

03-24-2009, 09:26 PM

You may see the GM's get involved in this draft. Considering both are in storylines right now. Vickie trading Edge to RAW for Cena (wins the title). Orton then beating HHH. That puts the belts back where they came from. Things like that. Give the GM title a little more meaning. And add a little more excitment with the different storylines you could produce from some personal picks/trades by the GM's. Rather than the supposed "randomness" of a draft lottery. But more than likely the draft will stay as it has for the last couple years. Winner of the matches that night gets a draft selection for their brand.

SeanMysterio20

03-24-2009, 10:00 PM

What would be cool is if they restarted from scratch and had no more ecw just two brands smackdown and raw. They would draft a superstar one by one and could pick whoever they wanted. that would be cool but i no it is not going to happen.

i have a feeling its gonna be like the last few years where if a wrestler on raw wins the match they earn a draft pick.

Joup7

03-24-2009, 10:23 PM

I would be interested in combining both the randomness and the GM:
you have it like the last few years where the winner of the match gets a pick for his brand. Then the GM is randomly given the name of a wrestler from each of the other 2 brands. He then picks whichever one he wants.

healyz84

03-24-2009, 11:09 PM

There has been talks of the draft this year being a little different, i've heard some rumors that its going to be a complete overhaul. There has been much interpretation from that, but what I hope it means is the rosters get emptied and they have a complete draft. I think that its the time for a draft such as this. And there has been the talks of ecw going through a format change, so they might lose there whole roster and become fcw??? Or something else, like possibly gaining some main event talent (the least likely scenario). So we shall see.

The Ronination

03-24-2009, 11:32 PM

I really do hope they do a complete reset, but then again, just switching some faces will have roughly the same result. I just hope we get to see something new. It seems most of the top guys have already faced each other a number of times. There is only so many times you can see X vs X, before it gets boring. Unless they actually come up with a great angle of course. Which is why I'd personally love to see ECW get some REAL talent, now I know most people won't be too happy about that, as they see ECW as a breeding ground rather than an equal, but I think it will spread the main eventers pretty good. Then we might get some new main eventers.

WATSONationWWE

03-25-2009, 02:51 AM

i think wwe needs to be shaken up. so this is what i say should happen in draft.. RAW GET...morrison. bourne. edge. badass taker. swagger. SMACKDOWN GET...christian. cena. kane. miz. mike knox. ECW GET...jeff hardy. big show. shelton benjamin. jericho. william regal.
I BELEIVE THAT WOULD SHAKE THINGS UP A BIT. I HOPE TO SEE SOMETHING SIMILAR. ITS UNLIKELY EACH SHOW GETS 5 PICKS EACH BUT I DO HOPE THEY RESHAPE RAW WITH ATHLETES NOT TALKERS.I ALSO HOPE ECW GETS BIG IN RATINGS AND IT BECOMES 2 HOUR SHOW TO COMPETE WITH TNA. I BELEIVE BATISTA WILL ALSO BE INVOLVED IN THE DRAFT HOPEFULLY BACK TO SMACKDOWN

The Real Macho Man

03-25-2009, 01:48 PM

To Raw

MVP - He's grown stale on SmackDown! and I think he might take the U.S. Title to Raw with him.
Shelton Benjamin - I always found him more entertaining as a face on Raw and he made a great I.C Champ. He's an ideal candidate to restore some prestige back to the title.
Triple H - It seems that RAW will be becoming the flagship show again and the Game has already gone through every one on SmackDown! And his fued with Orton should continue
Edge - If his marriage to Vickie is done, then he needs a fresh start away from her.

To Smackdown!

Kofi Kingston - He's got a lot of talent and he might get lost in the mid card shuffle on RAW. Smackdown! would be the best place to build him up to see how far he can go.
Jack Swagger - He has proved that he can survive in the WWE and now he deserves a shot in the big leagues now. By the end of the year, he could be challenging for the big one.
Christian - A guy as established as him shouldn't be stuck in what is a glorified developmental territory.
Rey Mysterio - This is a dead certainty I.M.O because he brings in the hispanic fans Vince has lost since he went to RAW.

To ECW

The Brian Kendrick - Build him up with an ECW title reign since his push just dissapeared when he was really impressing
Dolph Ziggler - Give the guy a decent push. He has a hell of a lot of talent and ECW will give him some exposure

realblackhart

03-30-2009, 10:03 PM

Well the whole thing has got to change and I don't know what means for ECW. The current product you get on ECW on Sci-fi is close to what you will see on Superstars for WGN. That probably means ECW will be a little better and turn into 2 hours. I don't mind that as long as they put a quality show every Tuesday night.

Stinger

03-30-2009, 10:06 PM

Well if ECW is to go 2 hours, it would have to get at least somebody good during the draft otherwise itll flop. Whether we like it or not, ECW sucks

theeffinman

03-31-2009, 07:47 PM

Raw
1. Triple H- is there one more presumable
2. R-Truth- Could see him geting the push for the IC Against JBL
3. Morrison and Miz- Tag team division is due for a push and they're the best so they should lead on the Flagship show
4. Undertaker-not excited about this one as he'll never be champ with everyone else here, especially HHH.
5. Gail Kim- if raw is loading up then they need the best female wrestler too. and tell me a fued with beth wouldn't be awesome.

SMACKDOWN
1. John Cena-i know raw is loading up, but with trips and orton, he needs to be here for a title.
2. C.M. Punk-First a fued with Shelton for the U.S. title, then a Fued with edge for the World title.
3. Jack Swagger. He can't be the next big thing on ECW
4.Rey Mysterio Jr.-The only thing he's good at anymore is meeting the latino demographic and getting them to watch smackdown.
5. Matt Striker-will go Great with Good ol' J.R., second comming of "the brain"

ECW
1. Dolph Zigggerler- he would fit in nicely and could make a run for the title with swagger gone
2. the rest will come via the supplemental draft.

TheGreenEagle

04-01-2009, 06:07 PM

They don't need to move around the top guys as much as they do the midcarders. Word already going is that Triple H will move to RAW to contiune fueding with Orton. Does that mean Cena will go to Smackdown? Anyway this is what I'm hoping for.

RAW - MVP, Morrison/Miz or Carlito and Primo (whoever ends up winning the tag titles), Jim Ross (needs to be back on RAW), Edge, and Christian

Smackdown - Rey Mysterio, John Cena, Santino and Beth Phenoix, Mike Knox

ECW- Doesn't really matter because they'll end up using them on whatever show they feel like it plus ECW so it doesn't really matter.

As far as who should end up doing Commentary on Smackdown I'd Put Dusty Rhodes or Ric Flair with Michael Cole

WATSONationWWE

04-03-2009, 02:29 AM

ok..here is my idea. imo a fresh idea thats not stale like all the other storylines in WWE.

so the draft is a week after WM..and i was thinking of what should happen to help out raws mid card.. here is what i came up with..

the main problem is the mid card talent is terribly used..so lets draft morrison to Raw. let him take the IC belt from a former world champ like JBL or Mysterio. then he keeps it for a like 6 months beating really good contenders with good build ups. then he starts saying he is the best athlete in all of WWE. then we here sheltons music hit and of course he has the US title on his shoulders. he starts laughing at how he is the best athlete and they get into an argument. they start to fued for a few weeks around the time of the rumble. then they somehow keep their titles and face off at mania to unify the titles and find out who is truly the best athlete.

this is my first post..so don't burn me alive lol

Chadmw

04-06-2009, 02:34 PM

Well as we all know the upcoming draft is coming up. Excuse me while I could really care less. The draft has lost all meaning seeing as wrestlers jump from show to show anyway. I mean seriously ECW wrestlers show up on all programs and many Raw and Smackdown wrestlers appear occasionaly on ECW. And Raw and smackdown wrestlers are always feuding with each other or appearing on each others brand.

Heck Miz and Morrison spent a year appearing on all three brands.

For the draft to mean anything they have to give it meaning. They have to go back to like it was originally when Raw and Smackdown seperated, with 2 GM's that competed with each other for talent and wrestling supremacy. (Like V.Mcmahon and Flair or S. Mcmahon and Bischoff did)

Diablosbomb

04-06-2009, 03:20 PM

Well, with the unified tag titles and the supposed unification of the world titles next year at wrestlemania this may be the last draft anyway. If they unify all the titles they may as well end the brand split.

futuredraftpick3

04-06-2009, 06:05 PM

DD84

04-06-2009, 06:11 PM

IDK if anyone has brought this up yet, but since everyone wants to see Mysterio moved to Smackdown and MVP to Raw, they are the US and intercontinental champion what are the odds they flip the titles like they did with the WWE/World Heavyweight a couple years back?

I hope so, just to see MVP else where. MVP has been on Smackdown for too long, hope he moves. Also after WM25, its a given to me that HHH and Cena will switch brands.

OIL

04-06-2009, 08:00 PM

Undertaker to RAW

This man has been on SD! for a long time now, and he should make a move. I know his entrance would take a lot of time, but oh well. He can fued with some new people over on RAW, and a change of scene could do him some good. Seeing 'Taker on RAW would bring back some fond memories, and hopefully he can create some more before he decides to hang up his boots.

soulfire31

04-07-2009, 12:45 PM

Smackdown to Raw

1. Triple H
2. Undertaker
3. The Big Show
4. The Great Khali

Raw to Smackdown

1. John Cena
2. Chris Jericho
3. Cryme Tyme
4. Charlie Haas

Raw to ECW

1. Dolph Ziggler
2. Sim Snuka
3. Jamie Noble

Smackdown to ECW

1. TBK and Ezekial
2. Hurricane Helms
3. Jimmy Wang Yang

ECW to Raw

1. Mark Henry

ECW to Smackdown

1. John Morrison

Raw
G.M. Vickie Guerrero

1. Triple H
2. Undertaker
3. Shawn Michaels
4. Batista
5. Randy Orton
6. Ted Dibiase
7. Cody Rhodes
8. C.M. Punk
9. The Big Show
10. Rey Mysterio
11. Kane
12. The Great Khali
13. Santino
14. Kofi Kingston
15. William Regal
16. Mark Henry
17. Mike Knox

Smackdown
G.M. Teddy Long

1. John Cena
2. Chris Jericho
3. Edge
4. Christian(eventually)
5. Jeff Hardy
6. Matt Hardy
7. Mr. Kennedy
8. John Morrison
9. MVP
10. Shelton Benjamin
11. R-Truth
12. Umaga
13. Vladimir Kozlov
14. Charlie Haas
15. Carlito and Primo
16. Cryme Tyme
17. Hawkins and Ryder
18. Jesse and Festus

ECW
G.M. Tommy Dreamer

1. Jack Swagger
2. Christian(eventually ending up on Smackdown)
3. Finlay
4. Tyson Kidd
5. Evan Bourne
6. TBK
7. Ezekial
8. Hurricane Helms
9. Dolph Ziggler
10. Sim Snuka
11. Jimmy Wang Yang
12. Jamie Noble
13. Ricky Ortiz
14. The Miz
15. D.J. Gabriel
16. D.H. Smith

Raw: Raw would become the grand stage with most of the main event talent as well as a decent
mid-card. The titles for the show would be the WWE Championsip and the Intercontinental Championship.

Smackdown: Smackdown would become the show for the next level of Main eventers, However i would have John Cena
and Edge there as well as Jericho to give it some level of recognition. The titles would be the
Heavyweight championsip, US championship, and the Tag Titles. Feuds for Cena could be endless
he has already feuded with every other main eventer but Cena vs. MVP, either Hardy, Shelton, Morrison,
Kennedy,Jericho all could be great. This would also be the show for Tag Teams as all tag teams would be on this show
and the possibility of reunions such as benjamin and haas, the hardy's, and edge and christian.(imagine a ladder
match between those three teams for the titles) also could eventually bring Kidd and Smith over to go for the gold.

ECW: ECW would be the upstart for new stars as well as a home for the talented underutilized cruiserweights.
The titles would be the ECW championship and either the cruiserweight or television title(which would have to be defended every
week). I would use Christian to win the title from Swagger but eventuallyt lose it to maybe TBK before heading
to smackdown.

Divas- They would fill out the raw and smackdown rosters with a title on each show

Let me know what you think

tj177mmi

04-07-2009, 04:34 PM

To RAW - edgier show that will live off big stars
1 - Triple H
2 - Edge
3 - Jim Ross
4 - Undertaker
5 - MVP
6 - John Morrison
7 - Vladimir Kozlov

To SD - Family Oriented with vision toward kids. You true Hero vs Villian
1 - John Cena
2 - Rey Mysterio
3 - Christian
4 - Jack Swagger
5 - CM Punk
6 - Charlie Haas
7 - Evan Bourne
8 - Mike Knox

To ECW - Your low-carded-tiered talent
1 - Sim Snuka
2 - DH Smith
3 - Shelton Benjamin - Give him ECW title
4 - Dolph Ziggler

04-07-2009, 07:06 PM

Usually, the format is 10 main guys are drafted on TV with 12 being drafted in the Supplemental Draft. So I'll use that format...with hypothetical scenarios as to which brand earns the draft picks.

1) Smackdown CM Punk. He's due for a change and SD needs some of the MITB drama.
2) RAW Edge. On this day...I see clearly...that Edge will be a HUGE impact player on RAW...with Vickie Gurerro on Raw as the GM.
3)RAW Christian. It's only natural he ends up on the same show as Edge. There has to be an Edge/Christian rivalry.
4)ECW SHELTON BENJAMIN! He goes to ECW, feuds with Swagger.
5)Smackdown Chris Jericho. Jericho needs fresh faces to feud with.
6)ECW William Regal. He's out of place on Raw. He'd fit in perfect on ECW.
7)RAW MVP. I'd like to see MVP on Raw with the US Title...which means...
8)Smackdown Rey Mysterio! IC Champ HAS to go to SD! if MVP moves
9)RAW UNDERTAKER! Taker has to be on RAW...just has to be...and here's my shocker
10)Smackdown RANDY ORTON!!! Everyone thinks HHH should go to Raw, but what's the logic in that? Orton to Smackdown would be the shocker of the Draft.

And here are 12 Supplemental picks.
1)ECW The Brian Kendrick
2)RAW Primo and Carlito
3)ECW Jesse
4)Smackdown Kane
5)Smackdown Finlay
6)RAW Evan Bourne
7)ECW Dolph Ziggler
8)Smackdown Kennedy
9)RAW Natalya Neidhart
10)Smackdown Mickie James
11)ECW Jillian Hall
12)Smackdown Beth Phoenix and Santino/Santina

This is just a rough estimate. I like my picks and believe they'll be somewhat accurate. :-D

DD84

04-07-2009, 09:54 PM

The WWE Draft has always been on one night, except for once in 2005, where it was spread throughout the month. I like the draft in whatever format it is in, but I think they should spread the draft like they did in 2005, except make it 2 draft picks a night. When it is one night, the anticipation is done with then and there. If you spread it you would have a month full of madness, maybe it could be their March Madness, in a different month. Keep the format of your brand has to earn their draft pick and I think it would be great. While some others will say that it will be spoiled because Smackdown is taped and ECW too, but I still like, in fact I would go out my way to not see the spoilers to be surprise, some others won't.

Your thoughts.

S.O.H.O.O.D

04-08-2009, 11:37 AM

Hopefully the draft and ECW's rebranding will give an outcome similar to this

Raw :

Triple H
Randy Orton
Edge
HBK
John Cena
Batista
Kane
Mike Knox
Vladimir Kozlov
Mark Henry
MVP
Kofi Kingston
R-Truth
John Morrison
Cody Rhodes
Ted Dibiase

SmackDown :

Chris Jericho
Undertaker
Big Show
CM Punk
Jeff Hardy
Matt Hardy
Great Khali
Shelton Benjamin
Rey Mysterio
Evan Bourne
William Regal
The Miz
Tyson Kidd & Natalya
Sim Snuka
Charlie Haas
Hurricane Helms
Jimmy Wang Yang
Crime Tyme
Carlito/Primo
Jesse/Festus
Hawkins and Ryder

ECW :

Mr. Kennedy
Christian
Finlay
Jack Swagger
Umaga
Tommy Dreamer
Santino ("Santina" can continue to appear on the other brands)
Ricky Ortiz
Jamie Noble
DJ Gabriel
Dolph Ziggler
TBK & Ezekiel
DH Smith

wwffan7385

04-09-2009, 08:31 AM

I guess I will declare what I think will definitely happen...

See, I'm torn as to whether or not they'll have dual-brand storylines from here on out like they did leading up to WM25. Assuming they don't, I guess you have to make sense of it all heading up to Backlash. My picks:

Randy Orton to FNSD
Batista to FNSD
Cody Rhodes to FNSD
Ted DiBiase to FNSD
Edge to Raw
Christian to Raw
The Big Show to Raw
These moves are all correlated, because if Vickie is going to torment us on Raw, then Edge and Big Show, a rivalry I don't see over yet, have to move over to Monday nights as well. The other big rivalry heads over to FNSD, as Orton, Batista, and Legacy head over there. I'm going with a lot of the other people here and say that Christian heads over to Raw to feud with Edge going into SummerSlam.

That's all I think are definitely set in stone right now. I have a strange feeling they'll divide up Morrison and Miz to completely kill off the last of the tag division, but I'm not sure.

AnthonyMango/NoFate007

04-09-2009, 10:08 PM

PREDICTIONS:

* There are currently 10 main event faces in the WWE, for the most part, and they each have a counter balance type of guy. For instance, Undertaker and HBK will remain on separate shows, as they’ll both be having lighter schedules and having 2 missing main event face slots would be detrimental. Another correlation is that Cena and HHH, despite how most people don’t like it, are still considered by Corporate and Creative to be the two top faces in the company, so they’ll most likely stay on separate shows to balance each other out. That leaves you with CM Punk, Rey Mysterio, MVP, Jeff Hardy, Batista, and Christian. If MVP and Mysterio switch spots because of their titles, then that leaves Punk, Hardy, Batista, and Christian. Batista will almost assuredly stay on Raw to have programs with Orton and HHH. Christian will follow Edge, I think. Then Punk and Hardy will just fill in the other two spots.

1. HBK, Undertaker, Goldust, Orton, Rhodes, DiBiase, Duggan, Dreamer, and Funaki stay put = They won’t be moving.

2. Rey Mysterio to Smackdown / MVP to Raw = It’s a two-part deal. Both have to move or neither moves.

3. Christian to ??? = Most likely wherever Edge ends up. Either way, he’s not staying on ECW.

4. Mr. Kennedy to ECW = I just can’t see them not doing this.

5. R-Truth to ECW = I could definitely see them switching him over and trying to make him get over on the smaller program. He won’t be on the same show as MVP.

6. Tyson Kidd to ??? = If he moves anywhere, Natalya moves with him and most likely, DH Smith follows so they can form that tag team and feud with The Colons. If they don’t have plans for the New Hart Foundation yet, then TJ and Natalya simply stay on ECW.

7. Kane & Big Show stay split = Offer the same role, no need to put them both on the same brand.

8. Vladimir Kozlov to ECW / Mark Henry away from ECW = Can’t see them both being on it.

9. Chris Jericho to Smackdown / Edge to Raw = Another two-part deal.

10. John Morrison to Smackdown = I could see him being trusted as a potential main event guy on Smackdown since they’re rumored to be beefing up the Raw roster. If Edge and Orton are both on Raw, then Smackdown will need someone to help balance Jericho out, and that man is John Morrison, who still has the potential to have a great feud with Jeff Hardy, John Cena, Undertaker, Christian, and a retread for CM Punk.

11. William Regal to ECW = Trains the new guys. Has a feud with Finlay.

12. Divas Switching = Right now, Raw is desperate to have a second main heel chick. Smackdown has Maryse, Michelle, and Natalya. Maryse and Michelle apparently don't like each other, so I wouldn't be surprised if Maryse dropped the Divas title this week and was drafted to Raw.

slowdude

04-09-2009, 10:28 PM

To Raw

Edge - Continue to be with Vickie
Triple H - Due to current Orton feud
The Big Show - No more Taker/Show please
MVP - Sure why not
Matt Hardy - Away from Jeff

To Smackdown

Christian - No more ECW, Away from Edge
John Cena - Since he has the current world title, he needs a change
Chris Jericho - Same as Cena
Rey Mysterio - He was better on Smackdown
Santino - Stale on Raw
Punk - Yeah...

To ECW

Vladamir - Sure why not
Shelton - Develop him over this year please
R Truth - ^
Primo - \
Carlito - Just for now, since ECW will still probably appear on SD/Raw have them defend on all three shows for a while
Kennedy - He isn't doing anything else
Kofi - same as shelton

Y 2 Jake

04-11-2009, 06:50 AM

The World Heavyweight & WWE Champions will swap shows. Cena to Smackdown, Triple h to Raw. This would be more intresting if they hadn't been like that for weeks already and if Triple H needed to move.

Same should be said for the Intercontinental & United States Champions. I still think bothy Rey & MVP still have plenty of people to feud with on the brans they're on now.

I'll also take a punt of Jericho & Santino moving to Smackdown and Maryse moving to Raw.

What do you mean WWE have a third barn? It's only intresting to see which mid carders will suddenly become ECW main eventers.

psykohurricane

04-11-2009, 11:48 AM

Here What i'm thinking about the draft and how it would play out using the same format they've been using for the last 2 years.

1. MVP to Raw: I could be wrong here but MVP need new surronding, so does the U.S. Title. MVP been on Smackdown since his debut so now is the time to switch him.

2. Rey Mysterio To Smackdown: To simple explaination for that would be that Mysterio is always been better on Smackdown and he belong there.

3. Vladimir Koslov To ECW: Ecw need to at less get one draft pick and since Koslov is pretty much done as a major superstar, why not send him to the dying Brand that is ECW.

4. Edge to Raw: Vicki is the GM of Raw for a reason and i doubt that they would end the Edge/Vicki storyline anytime soon so Edge needs to move to RAW.

5. Randy Orton to Smackdown: like everybody said before, everybody thinks that HHH is coming back to Raw but why not send Orton to Smackdown and have there feud there instead

6. BAtista to Smackdown: When Orton is done with HHH he'S going to need somebody else to feud with and since they already started a feud between Orton and Batista, why not send him to smackdown.

7. Jerry Lawler to Smackdown, Matt Striker to Raw and Todd Grisham to ECW: This is only so they could shake up the announce teams again: Striker as been excellent on commentary on ECW and i think he'S ready to be on the RAw announce team, Lawler and JR always made a good team and Smackdown needs a good announce team right now, Has for Grisham, why not he was doing a decent job on ECW so why not team him with Josh Matthews and see what happens.

8. Big Show to Raw: Smackdown already got the great Khali so there isn't a need for 2 giant on the brand so why not send Big Show on Raw and continue the love triangle storyline they started at wrestlemania.

9. John Morrison to Raw: It's about time to split The Miz and Morrison up and what a way to do it then split them up during the draft.

10. The Undertaker to Raw: This would be the biggest shocker of them all seeing as nobody would think that The Undertaker would ever Leave Smackdown. Taker as been on Smackdown since the very beginning of the brand Split so a change of scenery would probably do him some good.

Supplemental Draft

This is where all this mid-carders and the wrestlers that probably will get fired in the next few month gets drafted so let's see who i predict will get drafted.

11. Melina to Smackdown: since all the original titles will probably be on Smackdown why not send the woman's title to smackdown as well

12. Maryse to Raw: same as melina

13. Jack Swagger to Smackdown: The Fact is Swagger is very green and since they always look like they like to screw around with the ECW title every year i would be surprised him change brand.

14. Brian Kendrick and Ezikiel Jackson: Probably will get fired by the end of the year anyway so why not.

15. Jamie Noble To ECW: Noble is a very talented guy and would be another great teacher for the young kid of ECW

16. The Miz To Smackdown: With Morisson on Raw, Miz could finally try to get over on his own and moving him to smackdown is the best way to do it.

17. Charlie Hass to ECW: Smae thing as Jamie Noble great talent but underutilized right now.

18. Jesse To ECW: probably get fired along with Festus so why not split them up right now

19. DH Smith To ECW: i know that we even seen him since he got draft to smackdown last year but the simple fact is that both natalya and Tyson kidd are on ECW so why not just send him there as well

20. Kane to ECW: They need another big name so why not Kane, he isn'T doing anything right now

21. Dolph ziggler to smackdown: again probably will get fired within the year

22. Curt HAwkins to raw: i like to split up all the tag teams and this one is long over due and again will probably get fired along with Zack Ryder within the year.

23. R-Truth to Raw: Again why not, R-truth is getting burried on Smackdown so why not just continue is lack of push on raw.

24. Cody Rhodes to Smackdown: Let's face it Dibiasie is the talented one of the group, he'S the one with the charisma so why not send the Rhodes with Orton on smackdown and let Dibiasie shine on Raw like he should have been doing all along instead of being in the shadow of Orton.

Big Pimpin

04-11-2009, 12:24 PM

Here how I think the draft will play out by them using the format they've used the pat 2 years.

1. Triple H to RAW: I doubt they would put the McMahon & Triple H/Legacy storyline on the B show.

2. MVP to RAW: He needs a change of scenery as he has been on Smackdown since his debut.

3. Rey Mysterio to Smackdown: Rey just doesn't look right on RAW & with the possibility of Vince wanting to attract the latin audience over to Smackdown then Rey's the obvious choice for a move.

4. Chris Jericho to Smackdown: With the possibility of Smackdown losing their top heel in Edge. Jericho will be their top heel & also have some fresh faces to feud with on Smackdown.

5. The Great Khali to ECW: They don't need 2 giants on Smackdown & since Khali's career is pretty much going down the toilet. He should be on the dying brand.

6. Christian to RAW: He was gonna get switched to a big show anyways & this also keeps him away from Edge.

7. Michael Cole to Smackdown, Jim Ross to RAW & Todd Grisham to ECW: They need to place JR & Cole back to the shows they were on & put Grisham's ass back to ECW as his dumbass doesn't belong on Smackdown commentary.

8. John Cena to Smackdown: With Triple H & his title gong to RAW. They need to switch the other title over to Smackdown.

9. John Morrison to RAW: Miz & Morrison are gonna split anyways so why not do it during the draft.

10. CM Punk to Smackdown: With Triple H possibly going to RAW. I see Punk going to Smackdown & not having a chance to get buried by Triple H by staying on RAW.

Supplimental Draft.

11. The Miz to Smackdown: With Morrison off to RAW. This would be a great opportunity for Miz to break out on his own & I believe that will happen by him going to Smackdown.

12. Kendrick to ECW: Why not it's not like Kendrick's getting a major push anytime soon

13. Ezikiel Jackson to RAW: Same as his boy Kendrick

14. Charlie Haas to ECW: Very talented individual & is very underutilized right now.

15. Kane to Smackdown: Smackdown needs some star power after getting raped in the draft & it also gives us a chance to either see Kane & Undertaker either feud with eachother or reunite as a team.

16. Jesse to RAW: Why not split them up right now. It gives him either a chance to change to his real name & join Legacy or just get wasted & eventually get released.

17. Festus to ECW: Change his ass to normal. Probably will get released soon enough.

18. DH Smith to ECW: Why not. With Natalya & Kidd already there. They can form their tag team.

19. R-Truth to ECW: If they want to use him then just place him on ECW so he doesn't get buried.

20. Melina to Smackdown: They already switched up the major titles so I see why not.

21. Maryse to RAW: Same as Melina.

22. Kofi Kingston to Smackdown: They need to put him on Smackdown so he can be a bit relevant again.

23. Dolph Ziggler to ECW: Probably will get fired soon so why not.

24. Hawkins & Ryder to RAW: Same as Ziggler but they are a tag team.

AnthonyMango/NoFate007

04-11-2009, 01:33 PM

I had to tweak my predictions after watching Smackdown.

RUMORS ABOUT THE DRAFT:

1. Smackdown will take a big hit and Raw will be beefed up in the process
2. ECW will stay a “training” brand
3. John Morrison and the Miz will break up
4. Rey Mysterio moves back to Smackdown to help with the Hispanic audience

RAW ROSTER

Triple H Randy Orton
Shawn Michaels Chris Jericho/Edge
Batista Big Show
MVP Matt Hardy/Shelton Benjamin
Jeff Hardy Kane
Cryme Tyme Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase

RAW LOSES: John Cena, Rey Mysterio, CM Punk, William Regal
RAW GAINS: Triple H, MVP, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy/Shelton Benjamin, Big Show

SMACKDOWN ROSTER

John Cena Edge/Jericho
Christian John Morrison
Undertaker Umaga
Rey Mysterio Shelton Benjamin/Matt Hardy
CM Punk Mark Henry
Carlito & Primo Kendrick & Ezekiel

SMACKDOWN LOSES: Triple H, MVP, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy/Shelton Benjamin, Big Show, Mr. Kennedy, Vladimir Kozlov, R-Truth, The Great Khali
SMACKDOWN GAINS: John Cena, Christian, Rey Mysterio, CM Punk, John Morrison, Mark Henry

ECW ROSTER

Mr. Kennedy The Miz
Finlay William Regal
R-Truth Jack Swagger
Evan Bourne Tyson Kidd
Tommy Dreamer Paul Burchill
Khali Vladimir Kozlov

ECW LOSES: Christian, John Morrison, Mark Henry
ECW GAINS: Khali, Vladimir Kozlov, Mr. Kennedy, William Regal, R-Truth

*The only four people left that actually matter, I can’t figure out where they’ll be. These four people are Kofi Kingston, Gregory Helms, Mike Knox, and Chavo Guerrero. These are four people that could be major players in the midcard scene on a show, but I’m just not sure where yet.

NOTES:

1. Undertaker and Batista are on opposite shows because they are the two "big man" faces in the company. Having both on the same show makes it impossible for the other one to have someone who is a power player.

2. Undertaker and HBK are on opposite shows because they have lighter schedules and have injury risks. Having both on the same show is risky if both were to take time off. Plus, HBK doesn't want to move due to his church being on Tuesday or something.

3. MVP and Mysterio to switch place because they have the midcard titles and Mysterio is rumored to move back to Smackdown anyway.

4. Matt Hardy and Shelton Benjamin are in the same position in the company. Both are upper midcarders that aren't getting a main event shot yet, but could very well be tested out in that capacity for things such as Elimination Chamber matches and everything. Therefore, I don't think they'll both be on Smackdown. One of them will be moving over to Raw. It just depends on whether they want to continue the Hardy/Hardy angle.

5. I could actually see CM Punk staying on Raw and Jeff staying on Smackdown and being used at the same capacity - ie, a main event guy that isn't 100% trusted but is still there in case they want to give someone else a title. But I think if they're looking to really make Raw the A-show, they'll put Hardy on there instead of Punk, as Hardy is more popular.

6. Kofi, Chavo, Helms, and Knox are the only four people that have any importance that I can't predict. Kofi is the only one of them that would move on Monday anyway, as he's the most important of them all. The rest would move in the Supplemental Draft. Kofi could immediately win the IC, US, or ECW title and I don't think anybody would do a double-take, so he's very valuable.

7. The monsters are tricky. Big Show and Kane balance each other out, as do Umaga and Mark Henry. But at the same time, for speed, its Umaga matching up with Kane and Mark Henry matching up with Big Show. I can't see Umaga moving away from the Undertaker as they haven't had that program yet. Mark Henry has been much better since his move to ECW, so I think they'll reward him by moving him back to Raw or Smackdown, and he'd be a good replacement for Vladimir Kozlov, who's going nowhere fast. However, they could, instead, make it so Big Show and Mark Henry are on Raw and Kane and Umaga are on Smackdown. Either way, I don't think Big Show is staying on Smackdown and I don't think Umaga is leaving.

8. Regal moves to ECW because he's got no chance at doing anything in the WWE anymore. He's a lost cause. So because of his age and his (frankly overrated, I think) skills, he's moved over there to help with the newer guys. Regal puts over Bourne, has a feud with Finlay, etc.

9. A lot of people are expecting Swagger to move, but I don't. I think he's firmly rooted in ECW not just because he has the championship, but because they don't have the confidence in him to move. If Truth and Kennedy move to ECW like I'm predicting, then Swagger has four feuds that can contain him within the next year (if you count Dreamer and Bourne).

10. JoMo steps it up and becomes the second main heel on Smackdown. As much as I like the guy, I have to admit that he's not yet on the level that Jericho, Orton, and Edge are. But if Smackdown is being demoted to a solid B-show, then Morrison is more than qualified to be the second main heel on that brand. Plus, look at the possibilities there. You've got Cena/Morrison, Undertaker/Morrison, Mysterio/Morrison, and Christian/Morrison.

11. Cena moves to Smackdown to balance Triple H moving back to Raw. We've had Cena against everybody that's on Raw right now, for the most part. But some stuff we haven't had yet are Cena/Undertaker, Cena/Shelton or Cena/Hardy depending on who moves.

12. The reason I group Jericho and Edge together is because I could see either guy being used as the top heel on Smackdown, and I can't see BOTH being sent to Raw with Randy Orton. I'd really like to see Jericho/Undertaker, but I'd also really like to see Jericho/Jeff Hardy, Jericho/MVP, and I think Jericho/HHH has potential. Too early to tell though which of the two ends up on Smackdown.

EDIT NOTE: Up there, I predicted 16 moves. They've announced that there will be 12 drafts on Monday, and if I remember correctly, the Supplemental Draft will be on Wednesday (on WWE.com of course). So I'm going to say that the Regal draft and the R-Truth draft will be the two biggest supplemental ones, knocking my predictions down to 14 on Monday. Still have 2 more spots. Those two spots mean that either CM Punk and Hardy will stay on their respective shows and NOT switch place, Kozlov and Khali will remain on Smackdown, or the Kane/Show/Umaga/Henry switch has just Henry switch to Raw and that's it.

So, all in all, my 12 predictions for Monday's section of the draft are:

1. John Cena to Smackdown
2. HHH to Raw
3. Rey Mysterio to Smackdown
4. MVP to Raw
5. Christian to Smackdown
6. Matt Hardy OR Shelton Benjamin to Raw
7. John Morrison to Smackdown
8. Kennedy to ECW
9. Vladimir Kozlov to ECW
10. CM Punk to Smackdown OR Big Show to Raw
11. Jeff Hardy to Raw OR Mark Henry to Smackdown
12. Kofi Kingston to Smackdown OR Mark Henry to Raw (naturally, if this is "Henry to Raw", then #10 and #11 have to be Hardy and Punk, not Big Show and Henry)

Backlash1RKONick

04-12-2009, 12:21 AM

bring dh smith to smackdown with tyson kidd and natalya to form the new hart foundation

The Snake

04-12-2009, 01:05 PM

Well I'll go with the 12 who I think will change on the night, I can see SmackDown and Raw each getting 5 each, while ECW get the final 2, I hadn't read through this thread before I did the little draft game on WWE.com, but it seems my line of thinking falls in with what a lot of people have been saying in some place, while in others, I seem to go on the complete contrary.

First of all, it's Monday Night Raaaaaaaaaaaawr.

Draft One - Triple H - It just feels like a no brainer to me, he can't resist being on Raw at least once a month anyway, and it would be a perfect fit, he has no ties on SmackDown that he will be leaving behind in terms of tag partners, I honestly believe he will retain at Backlash and with 3 of the 4 Potential Title Holders post-Backlash being on Raw I see Cena losing to Edge who will remain on SmackDown and pretty much rule the roost.

Draft Two - Big Show - Instead of moving Edge, pair Vickie and Big Show together for real and it should mean that it keeps her fresh as a character, crowd reactions to her and Edge have been dwindling, still much greater than anyone else on SD! but not as loud as they were, a change was needed and it will only help Show and Vickie, as well as helping Edge have a break from it, which he really needs.

Draft Three - Christian - Why does he have to follow Edge around everywhere? Edge does not need Christian and Christian does not need Edge, not now anyway, while I look at CC in the highest light possible and he is one of my favorites, not everyone will have really gotten into the swing of him being back, let's see how he can handle the A-Show and make him into a worthy competitor for Edge, Edge needs to be in title matches, a Edge/Christian match would make no sense at all for now.

Draft 4 - MVP - Has to happen really, will add some charisma to the undercard division, he is in a hot run and putting him on a larger stage will give him a place to shine.

Draft 5 - Matt Hardy - One of them has to move, it's clear, but after the events on Smackdown, I see them leaving Jeff off of the Draft show altogether, so it's a case of Matt leaving, it might hamper his career to go to Raw, but I can't see a more logical way for this pick to pan out really, maybe it'll allow him to really find his feel being in amongst the big time players.

Next it's Friday Night Smackdown

Pick One - Jack Swagger - I was so hesitant on this one, because noone on ECW seems like they'll beat him for the title, save Christian, who will be on his way to Raw, however, this seems like a good move, maybe Finlay will get the title for a while, which would work for a transitional period, which the draft always is. As much as I dislike Swagger and his lisping interviews, he just gets ignored on ECW because of lack of contendors, Christian always tied up doing something else and everyone else sucking.

Pick Two - CM Punk - Arguably the smartest move they could make on the night, Smackdown will have Edge as Champion, which means the onus for him to cash in is actually there, he just won't cash in on Orton/Triple H/Cena, who will likely be champions for the next year, so get him on Smackdown, have him flirt around with the top superstars and really milk his Briefcase and get him to create another classic Raw moment.

Pick Three - Chris Jericho - Just make it so, he has nowhere to go now, none of the main titles have any niches for him to go into, so get him on Smackdown, have Edge, Jericho, Jeff, Taker and Punk be the main 5 on the show and people like Swagger, My next pick and Umaga play 2nd fiddle to them, and you've got quite a nice show dynamic with two of the best wrestlers today being the bad guys and then 1 of the best faces with a bunch of wrestlers who have potential to step up underneath him, I think that's the sort of show I'd like Smackdown to be, the only worry is if noone stops up we end up with the same scenario we had with Batista/Edge/Taker where we had the same match for about 2 years running.

Pick 4 - Rey Rey - No brainer with MVP moving to RAW, nothing to do with demographics for me, simply Mysterio fits Smackdown, I've never really taken to him that much but he is entertaining but it hasn't worked out on Raw, whether it be injuries or lack of meshing with other superstars, it's time for him to go back to where we all saw him at his best.

Pick 5 - Evan Bourne - Use him in Conjunction with Rey Mysterio, they can be a part time tag team but also double up as good wrestlers, while I see Bourne as being better at entertaining in the ring these days (since Mysterio put on some weight and got injured he hasn't looked as sharp as he did in his earlier career), Mysterio is still the king of high-flying, he's the one who's name is the first one named when you think of high-fliers. They'd be a good foil to someone like Kendrick, and I think that would be the first place Bourne should strut his stuff on Smackdown.

Finally, the Land of Extreme, ECW.

Pick One - Mr. Kennedy - Quite amazed everyone is saying the same as what I was on this one, but I think it'll be a similar pick to Mysterio last year, injured superstar called out on the draft to make a comeback, and he works for ECW and replaced the void Christian will leave, which was the void Matt Hardy left. Perhaps he can be the one to beat Swagger for the title, the only drawback is this elimination business, maybe he can talk about ECW needing it's identity back and then calling Swagger back for one more match on ECW to get the title back. It's obvious Dreamer will be champion, so my next pick will transition Kennedy and Dreamer.

Pick Two - Shelton Benjamin - Fits like a glove really, I think everyone knows Shelton's potential and it wouldn't really shock anyone if he won the ECW title from Kennedy, then you'd have a really good match setup for him vs. Dreamer, it's the prime, well tuned athlete against the blood/sweat/tears and specialist ability, I know a similar dynamic is there with Swagger, but let's face it, whoever Dreamer faces needs to be able to make the match stand out somewhat, Swagger does not have that potential, Benjamin, while not being extraordinarily memorable can make a match great in the moment.

As for the Supplemental, I don't really care, I beg them to keep Miz and Morrison together so I can see them with all the belts, I don't really care that they're on ECW, with 1 set of titles, it was said by JR, that it would be defended on all 3 shows, which means the positioning of tag teams will become irrelevant.

Moriya

04-12-2009, 01:09 PM

don't think christian will be draft to anywhere, since his still in the ECW chase....

The Todd

04-12-2009, 02:07 PM

RAW:

HHH is definitely going to be moved over. His move to raise Smackdowm ratings didn't go to plan, he can move back to RAW and co-exist with Cena as top babyface.

MVP is starting to fit with his babyface role, and the midcard at RAW will be lacking when Rey leaves so MVP can move to the live show and see how he can exist.

With Miz and Morrison losing the titles, they can go their separate ways now and Morrison can go to RAW and get his eventual feud with HBK.

Evan Bourne featured on RAW heavily before the injury, and I think he could do a decent job on there, either as a tag wrestler or a US contender.

Smackdown:
Rey needs to go back to his rightful home, with the IC title to compensate MVP moving the US title. Smackdown is more of a kids show, he can back up Jeff as their favourite wrestler.

This one will not likely happen, but if Batista does have a short term future, I would prefer him to dominate Smackdown rather than overcrowding Smackdown with the three top faces, and moving Cena is not an option.

Kofi in my opinion will do better on Smackdown. He will have lots of heels to feud with, from Matt to Kozlov to Benjamin (reuniting their old ECW rivalry).

The Miz can go here to split him up from Morrison properly. See how he does, if he fails then he can find another partner from somewhere.

Kelly Kelly is not in the league of Mickie James and Melina, so she can't be a top face on RAW, give her to SD who only have Gail Kim.

ECW

R-Truth is hated by many on here, but he hasn't had a chance on Smackdown. On ECW he can have feuds that can get him onto the PPV and eventually a title run. He can have a feud with Christian in a face vs face war that could make the two of them legit competitors.

Jesse and Festus have got lost on Smackdown, they can go to ECW to give some tag team action on this show. If the tag champs will move from brand to brand for their defences then ECW need a team for random defences.

Dolph Ziggler needs some tv time and the only place he can get it is ECW. Not champion material, but ECW could do with some depth.

JBK2008

04-12-2009, 04:36 PM

After last years draft, I don't think anyone is safe from being placed on a different brand (except HBK because of his church issues). So WWE.com reported that 12 superstars will be switching brands, so here are my 12.

1. John Cena (to SmackDown!)- with Triple H likely going back to Raw, someone has to bite the bullet and go over there. Last year was Triple H, so Cena will likely move. Also, Cena has been on Raw since what, 2005, so I'd say it's about time he goes back to SmackDown! and hopefully he can go back to his old thug roots or something. I miss the Cena raps!!!

2. Trilple H (to Raw)- to continue his feud with Orton and it just seems right with Triple H on Raw. Cena will go back to Raw eventually and shine for years. I'm looking forward to more Triple H/Orton and I wanna see if this feud can try and come back from the Wrestlemania debacle.

3. Rey Mysterio (to SmackDown!)- to bring back the hispanic demographic and would be great with the smaller guys and hopefully have a good rebound year since it didn't work out for him on Raw.

4. Edge (to Raw)- to hopefully end this "marriage" with Vickie and hopefully he'll turn face. It's been quite a while since he was face and I truly believe he's a better face than heel. I'd love to see Edge/Orton. Endless possibilities.

5. Ken Kennedy (to ECW)- too injured as of late, but if he can pull this off and become a good champion, face or heel it doesn't matter because he can pull either off. Just needs to stay healthy.

6. MVP (to Raw)- time for a change and personally I think he's ready for the "A" show of the WWE and he'd make a nice Intercontinental Champion, then off to the WWE Championship.

7. Christian (to Raw)- most likely to go with Edge since Edge carried him for so many years and it's time he repaid Edge with a great feud. ECW really can't help him much, and SmackDown! just doesn't seem like a nice fit at least for now.

8. Mark Henry (to Raw)- been to SmackDown! and can't go anywhere else on ECW, and it's been several years since he was on Raw week to week. Jobber duty to the stars now, but Raw would still be nice for him.

9. Umaga (to ECW)- to fill the "monster" role in place of Henry IF he leaves. Better than Henry because he can actually work with the smaller guys and he can build himself back up since his injuries have really hurt him
as of late.

10. R-Truth (to Raw)- change of scenery for him and he could team with Cryme Tyme and I think that would just be great. If he and Cryme Tyme can't get the gold, why not put them together and have one big comedy gig.

11. Kofi Kingston (to SmackDown!)- shouldn't have left ECW to begin with IMO, but he's big enough to go to SmackDown! and would fit great with the mid-card over there and the smaller guys would work great with him and some nice feuds could go well with him and he could get some nice build up towards the main event.

12. Chris Jericho (to SmackDown!)- doesn't need the change but if he did, he's land here and would work great with the smaller guys and could really be in the title mix all year long. Jericho vs Cena, Jericho vs Undertaker, and Jericho vs Shelton would be good for SmackDown! I see him going as a "promotion" so he could be the top heel for that brand.

Undertaker could also go to Raw, just because he's been on SmackDown! so long and Batista going back wouldn't shock me either. Some low md-carders and jobbers will swap as with a few divas as usual every year. I just don't see how last years draft could ever be topped.

rvdfan3

04-12-2009, 07:43 PM

morrison to sd! so that we can see how the miz can do as an singles competer if worse comes to worse miz teams with tyson kidd,the great khali lets face it people the "punjabi playboy gimmick is already worn out so ecw, now 2009s new ecw main eventer i dont know but there is an 1 in 5 chance that mysterio might go to ecw,kofi kingston to smackdown along with santino lets face there both PG gimmicks and we all know that smackdown is the PG brand,and of course HHH to raw with matt hardy and koslov thats all i can think of

ORTON_RULEZ

04-12-2009, 10:03 PM

I definetley think Edge will turn face and return to Raw, Cena will return to Smackdown in a straight swap.
Randy Orton will take the belt at backlash and there for Triple H will get drafted back to Raw to chase the belt for a few more PPV's, With Rey Meysterio going the other way

** The only other minor changes i see are who is gonna lead ECW i think Matt Hardy will get drafted to smackdown because he will fall away on Raw and i se Jeff Hardy leading the way on ECW for a good run with the top belt **

*** Evan Bourne to smackdown to tag team with the Miz, Christians a 50/50 whether or not he will get a move or stay to defeat Jeff at the end of the run and get a push into the next big PPV Royal Rumble or if he moves i think Smackdown ***

**** Dont know whats going in with Jericho but i hope he either gets a move or gets some interesting matches like his feud with Orton or HBK because what the writers are feeding him at the moment sucks big time!!!! needs to either take a drop and challenge/hold a mid card belt for a while and get up there or maybe challenge CM Punk for the briefcase and get his shot at some gold and that way would waste some time for the current feuds to clear up ****

I Know there will be loads of under carders in the draft but to be honest they wont matter i think the WWE regret Bringin it back because I'VE SEEN Miz & Morrison on every show since the last draft and Hornswoggle and Finlay have been involved in nothing more than tag matches since "The Bastard Child Angle" lol they got not alot to work with and creative cant seem to come up with angles apart from that with or having champions involved (An absolute joke TBH but hey what do i know lol) oh hey soz they got Hardy vs Hardy & Taker vs HBK i could never have thought of that so they have got what it takes to take WWE bk to the WWF Attitude Period :P :la:

***** LASTLY: SHELTON BENJAMI DESERVES THE PUSH OF HIS LIFE THIS YEAR OR HE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER AHMMED JOHNSTON (YOUTUBE HIM),
ABSOLUTE WRESTLER ALL THE ABILITY AND NO BELTS ( WTF ) LOLOL :( WAS ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVS BUT DIDNT CUT IT APPARENTLY :fu2:

Just my opinions feel free to comment ;)

Rusty

04-12-2009, 11:57 PM

Rusty's Draft Predictions 2009

I can't believe I almost forgot about this. Considering the WWE Draft is usually one of my favourite shows in the entire year, that's pretty bad. I'm not happy the Draft is taking place right now, because I think it's way too early. But anyhow, these are my predictions for the show that is taking place in less than 24 hours.

To Raw:

Undertaker - It makes sense since the Deadman has been on Smackdown for a very long time now. Raw needs a fresh new babyface, and I think the Undertaker could be that man. On Raw, he can put over the mid-card talent, and be the focus of the company when he eventually retires, which can't be longer than a couple of years now.

Edge - Edge on Smackdown is too stale for my liking. He needs to move brands immediately. Plus, Vickie is on Raw already so it will make perfect sense. Edge is out of feuds on both brands actually, which is the problem I have with many other main eventers at the present moment. But at least on Raw he won't seem stale as there's a few mid-carders he can wrestle.

MVP - MVP has been on Smackdown since he debuted with the company, and I think it's time for a change. He wasn't being pushed very hard on Smackdown, so hopefully he makes his main event push occur on Raw, preferably as soon as this year actually.

Vladimir Kozlov - I think this would be a great move actually. We could see some decent feuds with Kozlov feuding with John Cena, Batista and Rey Mysterio. I don't think he will win any World Title for quite a while, but he's clearly meant to be a monster who doesn't need a World Title to get over.

Mark Henry - Henry isn't in the ECW Elimination Chase anymore. Could this be a hint? I think it is. What else can Henry do on ECW? He's done everything on that brand, and either Henry or Finlay needed to move brands, but I chose Mark Henry because he would be a better asset to Raw than what Finlay would be.

To Smackdown:

Shawn Michaels - Smackdown is going to need some strong babyfaces after the loss of the Undertaker, so this is definately a good move. Plus, HBK is a little stale on Raw right now, and I think he would have much more use on Smackdown with fresh opponents.

Randy Orton - Not many people have predicted this move, but I will. Look at it this way, Orton vs Cena? Done. Orton vs Batista? Done. Orton vs Punk? Done. Orton vs Rey? Done. At least on Smackdown he can continue his feud with Triple H as well as feuding with other top babyfaces. Plus, it would still allow room for a new babyface on the show, and if Randy ever wants to stop being an asshole, he can easily do so here.

Chris Jericho - I wasn't sure on this move, but Smackdown really needs heels right now. Apart from Orton, their next biggest heel is the Big Show (if Edge goes to Raw). At least on Smackdown, Y2J can feud with Jeff Hardy, Triple H and even somebody like R-Truth or even the Great Khali. Plus, Smackdown is known as the wrestling show, and Chris Jericho sure knows how to wrestle.

John Morrison - I'm guessing the Miz and John Morrison are finally splitting up, so why not move Morrison to Smackdown where he can have many fresh feuds and hopefully be pushed to the main event spot. I'm sure Jeff Hardy, Triple H and Shawn Michaels will be willing to put this guy over ;)

To ECW:

Mr Kennedy - This move NEEDS to happen. Kennedy simply can't break through on Raw or Smackdown anymore due to his long absence. But on ECW he can have many fresh feuds and can win the ECW Championship to carry an entire brand on his shoulders. In order to rebuild Kennedy's credibility, he needs to go to ECW.

William Regal - Simply put it this way: William Regal can be Mark Henry's replacement. Regal is a veteran heel, which works great on ECW as he can definately teach some of the rookies how to wrestle. Evan Bourne vs William Regal is a match I would personally love to see.

The Brian Kendrick w. Ezekiel Jackson - This is the closest Kendrick is going to get to a "World Title" so I think he should move to ECW where he can hopefully grow and become more credible. Evan Bourne vs. Brian Kendrick is a dream match for some Cruiserweight loving fans.

Supplementary Draft:

To Raw:
Jesse and Festus
Maryse
Brie Bella

To Smackdown:
Shad & JTG
Santino Marella
Mickie James
Jillian Hall

To ECW:
Dolph Ziggler
Hurricane Helms
Jimmy Wang Yang

Twist

04-13-2009, 02:17 AM

Rusty

04-13-2009, 02:45 AM

I don't know, Orton/Cena has never been done extensively, and Orton just started up with Batista. I think it would be a mistake to throw Orton on a show with nobody else there to fued with either.

Orton vs Cena has occurred on multiple occasions. SummerSlam 2007. Unforgiven 2007. No Way Out 2008. And a few times on Raw. It would have been great if they competed against each other at Wrestlemania 25, but it was not to be, unfortunately.

Plus, on Smackdown Randy can face Triple H (to continue their feud), Jeff Hardy seeing as they've only had one match against each other and he can face somebody like the Great Khali or even R-Truth. Most importantly, it would easily allow the WWE to turn Orton face on Smackdown.

Also, I belive HBK has a conflict with working Tuesdays due to teaching at church Wednesdays, so I'm not sure if he'll go to SD!

Yeah, but Smackdown needs somebody dammit. John Cena shouldn't move, because it's ridiculous having your top draw on the second most important show. Batista has only been on Raw for a year, so I really see no other option who is a babyface to move to Smackdown to cover the loss of the Undertaker, except for Shawn Michaels.

04-13-2009, 03:45 AM

I'd love to see some kind of swerve take place...it just has to. The WWE needs some momentum heading toward the summer.

A great swerve would be to have the draft...then Vince McMahon come out...and tell them the draft was null and void...then say that EVERY WRESTLER will compete on EVERY SHOW!!!

Won't happen. But could you imagine?

cueballharman

04-13-2009, 04:28 PM

I just had a quick go on the WWE Draft game ... yes i am that bored and i came up with these draft picks.

RAW:

From SD:
HHH, Matt Hardy, Chavo, Natalya, Eve.

From ECW:
Evan Bourne

Smackdown

From Raw:
Cena, Knox, Snuka, Candice, Mickey

From ECW:
Henry, Finlay, Horny

ECW

From Raw:
Ziggler, Regal, Layla

From SD:
MVP, DH Smith, Kendrick, Jackson, Festus

I love the draft, the tag line "time to shake things up again" really does fit! ANyway ... maybe i should explain my reasons for these moves

Raw:

The headliners had become stale going into WM, I can see WWE continuing the Orton VS. McMahon/HHH/Batista angle up to summer. But it needed freshening up, The Hardy story line is dead to me, Matt going over twice signified this, and i can see them pushing Matt some more this year, the beauty with Matt is that he can be pushed to headline level, fail and moved down to Mid card with ease! I broght Bourne across from ECW to add some spice to the Mid Card. I can see him teaming with Mysterio and going for the tag titles, or turning "heel" on Rey and thus adding an alternative to Kane as the Heel Mid Carder. Then in terms of the Divas, Mickey seemed to have lost her sparkle and demoted to Kelly Kellys shadow, Beth Vs. Natalya sounds good and was teased during all the inter promo matches between the Divas from Raw and SD.

First to be sacked on RAW: Goldust

Smackdown:

Had to move Cena in order to continue the feud with Edge and Big Show at least up to Backlash, maybe further down the line. Moving him to Smackdown allows for the poss matches Vs. Hardy and Undertaker which fans want. The mid card was a problem for me, because for me the only shining star at the moment is Shelton, if R Truth is promoted properly then he'd be best choice for a feud, if not we're stuck with Kozlov, or Jeff Hardy which for me is worse as Jeff should be main eventing now. The Divas championship needs a proper wrestler, and a face at that, Mickey will do the role that Victoria was intended to do last year and coach those who hold the strap how to wrestle.

First to be sacked on SD: Jesse

ECW:

For me this is the best roster in terms of angles and dimensions! You have a main event of Christian, MVP, Regal, Swagger and Dreamer. If you look at the current line up you have two faces (Christian, Dreamer), two heels (Swagger, Henry) and an in betweener (Finlay). You still retain that as MVP can go either way. Regal is in to do the job the Benoit should have done when he went over to ECW and coach those coming up from FCW as well as Swagger, Ziggler, Kidd etc. DH Smith has faded from existance and so wont last a month. Kendrick suits ECW, but the move allows Ezekiel Jackson to break out and "dominate", Festus takes over from Boogey.

First sacked on ECW: Festus and DH Smith.

That for me would be best for the three shows, hopefully though there are some curves balls pitched. But nothing too extreme like last year ... ECW champ to Raw, US Champ to ECW, etc etc.

Im looking forward to it!

The Prototype

04-13-2009, 04:33 PM

The draft is tonite and WWE has actually done pretty well in keeping every1 guessing about the movements. The only 1 I think I know is HHH goin 2 Raw

Jason Riptide

04-13-2009, 05:33 PM

Just a couple early thoughts...

Ive got Triple H, John Morrison, Matt Hardy going to RAW.

Ive got Cena, Mysterio, Christian going to SD

Ive got Kennedy and maybe Kingston dropping to ECW.

It would require a couple of moves, but Id love to see them move The Colons, and Shelton Benjamin over to RAW, brining the new Unified Tag Titles to the A-Show (building cred hopefully) and bringing Benjamin over to team with Haas again. A WGTT and Colon feud is probably their best bet to kickstart the new unified tag division.

Rome

04-13-2009, 09:29 PM

What the hell is Beth Phoenix wearing? Is that a cape!? LMAO.

Rome

04-13-2009, 09:55 PM

ECW should end up winning this battle royal since the brand hasn't had a draft pick yet.

nthomas504

04-14-2009, 12:11 AM

My biggest problem with tha Draft this year....

John Cena- If Triple H is on Raw, then Cena must be on Smackdown. They've learned from there mistakes in tha past that the two top faces in tha company cant been in place. They have made it a lil predictable that either Cena will lose tha title to Edge, or CM Punk will cash in MITB to do wat he did last year.

AnthonyMango/NoFate007

04-14-2009, 12:22 AM

So far...since the Supplemental Draft hasn't happened yet, the results are:

1) United States Champion MVP to Raw
--Called it. Having Mysterio on Smackdown balances this out.

2) Big Show to Raw
--Didn't see that coming, but I figured if he would move, then Kane would move as well to balance it out.

3) WWE Women's Champion Melina to SmackDown
--Figured. This gives Smackdown two face women that can actually wrestle (Melina and Gail Kim) and two heel women that can wrestle (Michelle and Natalya)

4) Matt Hardy to Raw
--Called it. No surprise.

5) WWE Champion Triple H to Raw
--Called it, although its totally off balance. They should've moved Cena over to Smackdown. After doing this.

6) CM Punk to SmackDown
--Are we supposed to believe that Punk's draft balances out HHH? I guess so?

7) The Miz to Raw
--Wow. Did NOT see this one happening. I thought Morrison would move to Smackdown and Miz would stay on ECW. Couldn't have been more wrong lol. I really, really hope that this doesn't mean that Miz gets lost in the shuffle. I want him to win the US title. I'd prefer him as the IC champion though, since it counts towards Triple Crown status, but as long as they don't bury him and make him the whipping boy of HHH, Cena, and Batista...

8) Kane to SmackDown
--Balances out Big Show. No big whoop.

9) Chris Jericho to SmackDown
--Didn't see this one coming. I thought this would've been Morrison's spot. Raw's lacking in a second main event heel, now. Anybody smell a HHH or Batista heel turn?

10) Vladimir Kozlov to ECW
--Totally called it. Waste of talent, waste of a draft pick. They should've just fired the guy.

11) WWE Divas Champion Maryse to Raw
--She is now Raw's answer to Michelle McCool. Raw's got her and Beth as the two top heel chicks.

12) Rey Mysterio to SmackDown
--Necessary so they could balance out MVP.

THINGS I'M WORRIED ABOUT:

1. Raw has Cena, HHH, Batista, HBK, and MVP. Face overkill, much? Kofi Kingston is still a midcarder, so I wouldn't worry too much about him. But look at that list there. Not good news for MVP.

2. Raw's heels are Randy Orton, Big Show, Matt Hardy, and The Miz. OUCH. Serious ouch. Orton's top heel, I get that. Big Show's the monster, I get that. The Miz, even though I love the guy, and I think he should be the next midcard champ and a future world champion, is not at that level yet. And Matt Hardy....hahahahaha....do they really expect this guy to be the third highest ranking heel on the A-show?????? WOOOOW. Talk about an oversight. I'll ask again. Anybody smell a HHH or Batista heel turn?

3. No world champion on Smackdown. I guess this means Edge beats Cena at Backlash. Was it necessary, then, that they play this hot potato title switch thing still? Hardy wins at Armageddon, loses at Royal Rumble to Edge, both titles switch at No Way Out, Edge loses again at WrestleMania, Cena loses at Backlash? Do they plan this stuff out or do they just wing it anymore?

4. Smackdown's faces = CM Punk, Jeff Hardy, Mr. Kennedy, Rey Mysterio, and the Undertaker. Undertaker's the "big guy", so that's good. But then it falls apart. Kennedy is basically a non-factor as he's always injured or suspended. At best, when he returns, he'll be a midcarder. He's certainly not ready for a main event spot. Jeff Hardy is a risky guy and although he's popular as hell, he'd be better suited for the #2 main event face spot on a card. That's why I thought Cena was going to move over. He's someone you can depend on. Mysterio....ugh....I think its appalling that he's considered a main event guy at times. I think they would've served themselves best to have MYSTERIO be the midcarder here and not Kennedy. That's also why I thought Christian would move over to Smackdown and switch spots with Kennedy. That would've helped Smackdown's support system. Cause the only other guy is CM Punk, and he's not on the level of someone like Cena. This is going to be very, very tricky, and its a MASSIVE gamble. Think about it. Kennedy is always out. Mysterio always gets injured. Hardy is risky. Undertaker's career is dwindling and he's currently on a break. If these 4 guys go down and are out of the active list, then you've got ONE face on the card. Just CM Punk. That's really scary. But, like all massive gambles, there's a possibility for a huge reward if they play those cards right. They could come out of this with CM Punk, Jeff Hardy, and Mr. Kennedy looking like legitimate world champions by the time next year's draft comes along. Still, its very, very, very risky.

5. Smackdown's heels = Chris Jericho, Edge, Kane, Shelton Benjamin, and Umaga. You've got two monsters (Kane/Umaga), two main event heels (Jericho/Edge), and you've got an incredible guy to dominate the midcard (Shelton). I'd like another midcard heel, though.

THINGS I'M EXCITED ABOUT:

1. Jericho/Hardy feud.
2. Jericho/Punk feud.
3. Jericho/Undertaker feud.
4. Jericho/Kennedy feud.
5. CM Punk/Shelton feud.
6. MVP/Miz feud.

klunderbunker

04-14-2009, 01:21 AM

I loved the Draft, but DAMN Raw is loaded right now. Someone will move as they almost have to. Obviously one of the two championships will find its way to Friday nights, but good grief that place is top heavy. You have the three top faces in the company on one show, leaving Jeff Hardy, Jericho and Edge as your three full time top guys on Smackdown with Punk being the other top face? That's asking a lot of them. Someone has to go to Fridays. I can't imagine it being Shawn, so it'll likely be Batista (worst choice) or Cena. The big issue I have with Cena: who in the hell does he feud with over there? There's Edge and Jericho whice have been done to death, so who would he face? Someone needs to turn heel and fast.

Outside of that, the draft was a success. Moves that needed to be made were made, there were a few surprises, but overall we got the right moves.

Roflcopter

04-14-2009, 01:23 AM

This years draft was just wierd. honestly i'd say SD came out on top now that they got jericho and edge the top heels, these two can make any feud awesum. and i dont see taker gettin the title anytime soon so that pretty much leaves jeff as the current top face contender. I was hoping the hardy/hardy feud continues and was also hoping matt got a shot at the WHC/WWE title but now that hes on A show, it prolly wont happen. and with orton being the only top heel on raw i reckon were prolly gonna see batista turn on HHH at backlash or HHH turn on batista for sum reason. This draft has pretty much made me think SD>RAW. Because with jericho there were gona see sum awesum feuds.
Jericho v taker
Jericho v Jeff
Jericho v punk
Edge v Jeff
Edge v punk

but raw
HHH v orton....seen it
HHH v batista.... may be interestin if batistas the heel but otherwise seen it
batista v orton.... could be good but it happened late 08
HBK v cena... WM 23
HBK v HHH... seen it although wouldnt mind seeing agen if HHH went heel

theyve really cut themself off with the main event catergory so many of these feuds have taken places in the past between HBK HHH cena orton batista

sigh maybe theyll put matt or m.v.p in the main event so we can all see sum new stuff but prolly not

Tastycles

04-14-2009, 07:48 AM

At first, I was thinking that Smackdown got raped in the draft, but if you compare move for move it didn't really.

Jericho for HHH : Admittedly, Smackdown lost its champion, but Punk's briefcase could serve as the championship on the brand until it is cashed in on whoever the champion is at the time. However, you have basically swapped one of the top three heels for one of the top three faces, and nobody really loses out here.

MVP for Rey: The midcard champions swapped, but Mysterio is probably more over than MVP right now, so this is a good move for the blue brand.

Big Show for Kane: One big slow heel for another. Raw gets to continue with the Vickie Guerrero love tribulations, while Smackdown gets somebody permanently seen as a threat. Nothing ventured, nothing gained for either side really, just a bit of a monster swap.

Maryse for Melina: Smackdown gets someone who is fit and can wrestle, Raw gets someone who is fit. All in all, it doesn't make much of a difference, but there's now more even distribution of abilities in either division.

CM Punk for Matt Hardy: This is a make or break move for both men. If Punk fails as champion again, he may as well get "Intercontinental Championship Material" tattooed on his forehead. If Hardy doesn't step up after going over his brother twice, then I can only see bad things for his future too. They are in a similar place on the card, but Punk has the case, so things are coming up Punk.

Kozlov to ECW: Smackdown's loss is ECW's loss. This will do nothing but boringify the ECW title division. I expect he will go undefeated again until Christian goes over him at some stage. I expect to see Mark Henry go the other way in the supplemental.

Miz to Raw: Bad move for the mizard. With all the top talent on the brand, he's going to struggle to keep his head above water. He has the potential to be able to succeed there though, provided that he can et a decent midcard feud going early on, perhaps with MVP. I expect a Raw mid to low carder to move to replace him.

Unqualified Supplemental Draft Predictions

Mark Henry to SD
Cryme Tyme to SD
Helms to Raw
Khali to Raw
Charlie Haas to ECW
William Regal to ECW
Layla to ECW
DH Smith to ECW

HHHDiedForOurSins

04-14-2009, 10:54 AM

I can't see this sticking, Raw has too many main event babyfaces (Cena, Batista, HHH, HBK etc) and Smackdown doesn't have any really (Taker doesn't appear week in week out).

I think they'll do a storyline next week where Vickie trades Edge for Cena, this solves 2 problems, it gives SD a decent babyface and gives them back a World title.

S.O.H.O.O.D

04-14-2009, 12:17 PM

Can't believe there are posters who actually thought that Orton would go to SD.

Fratelli

04-14-2009, 02:08 PM

wwe has really got me confused here as of the draft.

cena really has to drop the title at backlash now,

reason#1 - he wont be drafted on the supplemental draft something that big would HAVE to be on raw.
#2 - raw will have two heavyweight titles, hhh vs orton will go on for a few months now i assume, therefore leaving cena with no-one to feud if he retains, and ruling out a unification match for a few months. and leaves sd with no big title.

speaking of which, who will cena feud with if he stays on raw? i cant think of anyone except maybe the big show but thats been done.

onto ECW.

kozlov will most likley be put in the title picture on ecw, leaving two situations:
christian wins and feuds with him. swagger has nothing to do if not drafted.
swagger wins and kozlov will have nothing worth doing (not that he does anyway but you get my point) as wwe wont have two heels feuding over the title. also it leaves christian with nothing worth doing if not drafted.

Hardys:

matt gets drafted, ok thats the last of the hardy feud, they can both push on now, right?...

no, jeff comes out and attacks matt, why?

what was the point in shifting brands if they are still feuding? the proper way to finish this feud would have been to have a loser leaves the brand match at backlash forcing matt to leave to raw with jeff staying on smackdown.

who will be the main face on smackdown now?
no HHH, Cena or Michaels

the only person i could think of is taker but we have already had a good edge vs taker feud just last year. is there any point re starting that feud?

truk24

04-14-2009, 05:13 PM

I happen to like the way it settled for Smackdown. I like Punk, Jericho, & Edge. I think just those three men can really help carry the show. Especially on the main event level. Don't forget for the possibility of Christian, and Morrison possibly both coming to Smackdwon.

Morrison won't stay in ECW any longer, and it is almost obvious that he will compete for the IC title against Rey Mysterio. Chrisitian is another possibility as I think an Edge face turn is likely, and a reunion with his old buddy could be on the horizon.

The WWE needs to reshape ECW a bit more, and keep the stars that need to stay down there, there. Guys like Ortiz, or even Paul Burchill. Neither of those two men have really made a solid name for themselves just yet. Swagger is the leader of ECW, and that should be the main focus. The only name I can think of that deserves to challenge for Swagger's title would be Evan Bourne. He should stay in ECW, and establish himself as the top face of the show. It would be a David v.s Goliath type storyline.

I wouldn't mind seeing Ziggler thrown down to ECW as well. Ziggler has some skill in the ring, and if they let his character mature he could make a name for himself. I like the idea of keeping Gabriel down there as well, he isn't ready for either of the other two shows. His gimmick wouldn't work out well on the other shows. These guys are solid in the ring, and deserve the television time that they receive.

I do think the WWE should also keep Tyson Kidd on Ecw as well. Morrison is the only guy from ECW that should leave. He is the only one that is actually ready for Smackdown. Henry should stay in ECW, and feud with Kozlov. Those two have to bump heads. Helms should move over to RAW, and turn heel along with Matt Hardy. Kennedy should be repackaged and stay on Smackdown. Zeke & Kendrick should stay on Smackdown as well.

AnthonyMango/NoFate007

04-15-2009, 07:00 PM

So this is the way our rosters look, minus the women, now that both sections of the draft are over:

RAW
John Cena / Randy Orton
HHH / Big Show
Batista / Matt Hardy
Shawn Michaels / The Miz
MVP / Cody Rhodes
Mr. Kennedy / Ted DiBiase
Kofi Kingston / The Brian Kendrick
Carlito / Chavo Guerrero
Primo / William Regal
Festus / Santino Marella
Jamie Noble / Sim Snuka
Goldust
Jim Duggan

SMACKDOWN
Undertaker / Edge
Jeff Hardy / Chris Jericho
CM Punk / John Morrison
Rey Mysterio / Shelton Benjamin
R-Truth / Umaga
Khali / Kane
Shad / Mike Knox
JTG / Curt Hawkins
Charlie Haas / Dolph Ziggler
Jimmy Wang Yang
Jesse
Kung Fu Naki
Ricky Ortiz

ECW
Christian / Jack Swagger
Evan Bourne / Mark Henry
Finlay / Vladimir Kozlov
Hurricane Helms / Ezekiel Jackson
Tommy Dreamer / Tyson Kidd
DJ Gabriel / DH Smith
Paul Burchill
Zack Ryder

FLAWS IN THE SYSTEM:

1. Raw is off-scale when it comes to the level of talent. The third highest face is Batista, but the third highest heel is Matt Hardy? Festus, a guy who had a good match against the Undertaker, matching up with Santino Marella?

2. Smackdown's got a fantastic roster, but they've got 5 jobber faces.

3. ECW has Burchill and Ryder as their jobbers, when they could be semi-decent midcarders, if you really think about it. And they have no faces to counteract that. ECW also right now has one jobber (DJ Gabriel) and 3 monsters (Henry, Kozlov, and Ezekiel), matching up with people like Bourne? I don't want to see Bourne/Henry, then Bourne/Ezekiel, then Bourne/Kozlov, know what I mean? But I'd like to see Bourne/Burchill, Bourne/Ryder, Bourne/Kidd some more, Bourne/Smith, and Bourne/Swagger.

SOME AWESOME DELIGHTS:

1. Look at Smackdown's list! Lol. Outside of R-Truth and Khali, the top 12 people on the brand are set for some killer feuds. Hell, even Jericho/Undertaker or Jericho/Hardy is enough to look forward to, but when you add in stuff like Undertaker/Umaga....Punk/Benjamin....ANYBODY with Morrison? Man. Smackdown is going to be GREAT to watch when it comes to the upper midcard and main event feuds.

2. Hornswoggle broken away from Finlay!!!! Maybe they'll just release the little piece of crap!!

3. There's a chance here that Zack Ryder can break out on his own. I think the guy's talented. Sure, he might not have "future of the business" written all over him, but I think he could be a solid, standard midcard guy. I can see him having some good matches with Evan Bourne, even if he has to job out every single time.

4. Not having Cena, HHH, or Batista on Smackdown forces CM Punk and Jeff Hardy to really step up their games and TRULY become the "main event stars of the future" that we're hoping they'll become. And who better to entrust with the responsibility of putting these guys over than Jericho and Edge? The same goes for Shelton and John Morrison, by having Rey Mysterio and the Undertaker on their side. That's really a good setup. And they're in the best position to elevate themselves in other ways too. HHH isn't on that brand, so he won't be holding them back. Teddy is there, so that'll prevent them from being stuck in the same story that's been going on for 2 years now. I'm excited about that lineup. :)

Total Impact

04-15-2009, 07:44 PM

I think the draft has proven these thing about the brands:

Raw is the “A” show for now on and there will never be a equal with Smackdown. I’m looking at the Raw roster and thinking man I really don’t won’t o watch this show as yeah you got all the big wrestlers, but yet nothing is new, it’s the same old guys on the show. I can predict that Raw will have no new Heavyweight Champion this year that has never won the belt. Which is why I don’t want to watch the show, as nothing new will happen, HHH-Orton-Batista-Orton-Cena-HHH in that order will be champion this year. The only good part about raw may be the mid card as Miz may be a breakout star as he has shed that MTV vision he had and is now a legit wrestle. I can’t believe he is the same guy from Real World who was doing that “Miz” gimmick in a house in New York. Mid-Card looks great, but the Tag Team division is back to crap, sure we get the 2nd Generation vS 2nd Generation feud in Colons’ Vs Priceless, but as far as teams on raw, it’s just two.

Smackdown is the “B” show with Edge and Undertaker the only legit stars to make the show matter to the main stream. Jericho will have a nice run and Mysterio is back to is roots, but what people really want and will get is Punk as champion and leading a show that he can far well in. If the WWE lets smackdown be smackdown, then the show could go back to the glory days when it was know for great wrestling that was the better show than Raw and Raw then picked the show of it’s talent. I think Punk will have a break out year but I doubt he will main event Mania for Smackdown. I see it as Hardy vS Edge as the Main Event as the roster stands now. But I see smackdown as the best show as with the supplemental draft, the roster has the best crop of want to be champions in the WWE:

CM Punk
Rey Mysterio
Chris Jericho
Jeff Hardy
Shelton Benjamin
John Morrison

Yeah some have been champion, but they never had a chance to click with the crowd as champion, but Smackdown is the must watch show as you want to root for guys to get a break as Raw has proven that no guy will get break as it’s Main Event only club.

ECW is well….ECW. I’m looking at the roster and nothing sticks out as this is the guy to watch for as ECW has proven in the past that they won’t push who the fans want to see push, but we will push someone that needs to be a Main Event jobber like Chavo Guerrero, Mark Henry, Kane, Big Show and in some case Matt Hardy even though the fans did love that one. Like I want to see Helms get the belt or Dreamer or even Bourne, maybe Christian but he falls in the boat with Hardy but the only ones that the WWE will pus is Kozlov as they need a Main Event jobber. So ECW really lost this year in the draft, but with new talent coming in from FCW it may get better.

Overall the draft is like last year, nothing special as guys just moved to different brands but will still appear on all three shows making the WWE more Brown vS Board of Education than separate but equal brands, as they are busing in wrestlers to each show making it appear as the shows are equal when they are not.

I’m hoping this is the last draft and maybe the WWE tries something a little different next year and that is make NEW stars instead of re-pushing old ones. Just make new stars as that’s all many wrestling fans want, something new and different. I mean you can put lipstick on a pig and its still a pig. You can put HHH on Raw but its still the same as he was on Smackdown, a guy that fans love to see but hates to see him win. So all the draft has done is ruin any progress that any wrestler has made this year as the draft has proven in years that when some wrestlers switch brands, unless they are main eventers they either get release, go to the low card or never get close the glass ceiling.

mauihaole69

04-15-2009, 08:15 PM

Total Impact

04-15-2009, 09:47 PM

The draft makes me wonder how they'll get a world title to Smackdown after Backlash. I think the most logical solution is Cena retaining against Edge to end that fued. Then allow Punk to challenge Cena for the WHC at the next PPV by cashing in MITB. This will allow Punk to go over Cena, making him more credible, and give both something to do while the Orton/HHH/Batista angle runs its course over the next few months.

Another thing that is certain is Priceless will fued with the Colons and become the Undisputed Tag Title holders after Priceless is done being a part of the current Orton/McMahon fued. This is the sole reason for the Colons being drafted to RAW as they will be dropping the titles to Priceless in the next few months.

Other than that, I'm excited about the new potential fueds on Smackdown although I still think Cena should have ended up there just to balance things out a little more. I agree with those who say that RAW is cluttered. Not much to say about ECW, although it will serve its purpose for grooming younger talent (Bourne, Swagger, Kidd, etc) before they move to one of the other two shows.

Well the simple thing to do is that since the storyline states that Edge can’t get another World title shot if Cena is the champion after Backlash is to have John Cena win and have CM Punk either challenge Cena for the title via Money in the Bank at Judgement day in Chicago (Punks hometown) have Edge interfere allowing Punk to win the title and bring the belt to Smackdown.

Or have Cena wrestle Big Show for the title at Judgement Day. Either Big Show or Cena wins the match as it would matter who wins, then at the end of match Punk cashes in the MITB to win his second WWE belt in front of the Chicago fans to a big pop for the title to come to Smackdown.

I don't see Edge winning as the WWE needs to give us a break with Edge as he is a 8 time Champion inlike three years. It's time to spread those title reigns out a little bit.

Y 2 Jake

04-16-2009, 08:46 AM

1. WWE United States Champion MVP drafted from SmackDown to Raw.

I'd have prefered him to stay on Smackdown. He's probably the only wrestler who moves who I'll miss. Not a great move for him overall.

I expect another feud between him and Matt Hardy. Could be good, but I think it's a waste.

2. Big Show drafted from Smackdown to Raw

Big Show really picked up his game last year. But he treads water whatever brand he's on.

3. WWE Women's Champion Melina to drafted from Raw to Smackdown

The Diva's title barely get's a look in on PPV, I guess it will now. I expect the belts that are on each brand to get as much PPV time as usual. As a result I think the IC & Diva's title will now get on PPV more, the Women's and US less.

4. Matt Hardy drafted from SmackDown to Raw

I can't help but think this is a waste. He was making some headway, I think it'll all be lost now. He needed to move from ECW, but Smackdown would have been the better option.

I hope I'm proved wrong by a feud with somebody like Shawn Michaels.

5. WWE Champion Triple H from SmackDown to Raw

It doesn't have any effect on Smackdown. He's been on Raw for months already.

6. C.M. Punk drafted from Raw to Smackdown

I still think there was enough for him left to do on Raw to warrent him staying. But if they're serious about elevating him Smackdown is the best brand for him.

It's amazing how he's bypassed Triple H so far.

7. The Miz drafted from ECW to Raw

A move to Raw doesn't always mean you're going to get a solid push. Morrison got a better deal.

8. Kane drafted from Raw to Smackdown

With the benefit of hindsight, he did nothing on his previous stay. This time should be no different.

9. Chris Jericho drafted from to Smackdown

Brilliant move.

10. Vladimir Kozlov drafted from SmackDown to ECW

See above. He can really elevate the ECW title to a level that Swagger, Matt Hardy & Henry couldn't.

11. WWE Divas' Champion Maryse drafted from SmackDown to Raw

I suppose it's a good move. Women & Men don't really share roster time. Her moving means she'll get a more high profile spot, where a Smackdown mid card male will probably be towards the bottom of the card.

12. Rey Mysterio drafted from Raw to SmackDown

I'm not Latin, so him moving back to Smackdown doesn't mean shit to me. I watch the show anyway. I think he should've stayed because there was plenty for him to do. When he left Smackdown last year he was stale on the brand. It shouldn't take long for him to be the same again.

I think an ECW run would have been better if they insisted on moving him.

-Mr. Kennedy has been drafted to RAW.

He'll probably have two matches and be moved again. If he can get a good run without injury then maybe this could be a good thing for him.

It shows how far he'll fallen that he wasn't moved on TV.

-Ctyme Tyme have been moved to SmackDown!

They get on Raw so I'd be surprised if they're not on Smackdown frequently.

-Alicia Fox is moving to SmackDown!

I'd fuck her.

-Primo & Carlito are heading to RAW.

I don't rate either at all.

Maybe they'll get put in with Legacy. I hope they cut their hair and have a shave first.

-Mike Knox is moving to SmackDown!

Do I like Mike Knox or just his beard? It's a question I've been asking myself for a while now.

With a manager I seriously think he could be the next big monster heel in WWE. I see a feud with Undertaker. Not on a big show, but maybe before Summerslam or just before Survivor Series.

An alliance with Kane could be good for him.

-Ezekiel Jackson is moving to ECW.

Meh. I thought he and Kendrick had a good thing going for a while there. This is a better move for him that it is for TBK.

-Bellas move to RAW.

Whatever. They've got a shorter life span than most anyway.

-Candice Michelle is being moved over to the SmackDown! crew.

I didn't know she was still wrestling.

-Zach Ryder is drafted from Smackdown to ECW

I expect it to be a nothing move.

-Chavo Guererro is drafted from SmackDown to Raw

Somebody needs to wheel Vickie Guerrero to the ring.

-Ricky Ortiz is drafted from ECW to Smackdown

He couldn't get on ECW. Maybe that's because the show is an hour long or maybe it's because he's just not good enough to push each week.

-Layla is drafted from Raw to Smackdown

She'll make my Saturday mornings brighter.

-Hornswoggle is drafted from ECW to Raw

Bad move for Finlay. He's just not over as a face. It'll be intresting to see who they'll team him with. It should benefit whoever that is.

-DH Smnith is drafted from SmackDown to ECW

Maybe he'll get on TV this time.

-John Morrison is drafted from ECW to Smackdown

Brilliant move for him. Maybe Morrison should take a Lance Cade type role with Jericho.

-Natalya is drafted from SmackDown to ECW

I though she moved when Tyson Kidd made his debut anyway.

-Festus is drafted to Raw.

Nothing move. He can't get on Smackdown.

-Dolph Ziggler is drafted to Smackdown.

I think this is the start of a solid push. Read this weeks Smackdown spoilers.

-Brian Kendrick is drafted to Raw.

Bad for Kendrick. If he wasn't a pot head he'd probably benefit from staying on Smackdown around now. It's intresting to think where he could have been after the Scramble match if he wasn't a waster.

-Charlie Haas is drafted to Smackdown.

I'd love to see a WGTT reunion. I don't think it'll happen. Shame, I think Haas is great.

-Hurricane Helms is drafted to ECW.

Should be a good move, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's released soon.

rvdfan3

05-05-2009, 08:37 PM

now we all know that after backlash the draft has been in full effect but now after two weeks of brand exclusive action it all comes done to the age old question whichbrand is better?i personally think that raw has the best draft picks wheter ir be returning faces(mr.kennedy,carlito,brian kendrick)or new raw upstarts(festus,m.v.p,maryse).

Ryanhitman316

05-05-2009, 08:56 PM

I don't know I think RAW only have Orton, Santino and MVP. They have HHH, Cena, Boreista the big names.

But I feel like Smackdown have better wrestlers. You have Jericho, Edge, Undertaker, CM Punk, Shelton, John Morrison, Rey, etc. I used 2 enjoy Smackdown when Orton, Benoit and Angle was there, ever since they left I enjoy RAW. But now I am back on Smackdown.

Ghostboy259

05-05-2009, 09:07 PM

i'd say smackdown got the better of the draft, due to the fact they got Kane, Jericho, and Rey. Most people say the only major pics for Raw were MVP and Matt Hardy. But then again, most people forget about Triple h. Considering he spent most his time there anyways. but Triple H is "Injured" so for the first little while , its smackdown anyways/

rvdfan3

05-05-2009, 09:12 PM

05-05-2009, 09:14 PM

It's clear Smackdown has the better results so far, because all the major players are healthy and even if Raw's draft picks become healthy, too...I'd still give the edge to Smackdown.

Smackdown has Jericho, Rey Mysterio, Kane, and Morrison.

Raw has an injured HHH, injured Kennedy, MVP, Miz, and Matt Hardy.

And if you have watched RAW lately, it's even more clear who benefited the most from the draft. Raw has been flat out been unwatchable with Shane McMahon being pushed harder than MVP, Matt Hardy, and Miz COMBINED! I mean, seriously. Smackdown has it together and they're becoming the better show. Something that I would have never said two years ago.

But as far as the best draft picks? Jericho and Morrison for Smackdown, MVP and Kennedy for Raw, and Vladimir Kozlov for ECW. Both can be main events on their shows and be entertaining.

rvdfan3

05-05-2009, 09:20 PM

well then again ecw does have an up and coming 2nd generation dh smith and zack ryder +the moscow mauler vladimir koslov

Mr. Baller

05-05-2009, 09:22 PM

[QUOTE=Ryanhitman316;1046904]I don't know I think RAW only have Orton, Santino and MVP. They have HHH, Cena, Boreista the big names./QUOTE]

The question is who has the better draft picks. The answer is smackdown as they received better wrestlers, RAW may have the bigger talent, yet they already had most of these guys.

midgensa

05-05-2009, 09:44 PM

Shit ... this argument is over before it starts.
Smackdown! got Jericho ... they did better.
I think MVP is being utilized well on RAW so far and so is Miz for that matter ... but Jericho and Morrison both went to SD ... they got the best of it before a single episode aired.

sonamagun

05-05-2009, 10:22 PM

Smackdown by far. They have a roster loaded with up and coming talent. Morrison, CM Punk, Ziggler, Knox, R-Truth(well if they put him on the card) and Benjamin. Then you have your proven stars. Raw just has too much star power. Cena, Trips and Batista. That is going to get old fast. You also have the McMahons ... I was pretty excited because it appeared MVP was being taken to the next level. Instead he gets to feud with Regal...

TheOneBigWill

05-05-2009, 11:06 PM

Smackdown: Clearly got the best picks in the Draft, for the future of the entire Company.

While Raw has all the main level, current Main Event Superstars; such as Triple H, Big Show and even (if you wanna call them such) Mr. Kennedy, M.V.P, and Matt Hardy. However, outside of M.V.P, neither Kennedy nor Hardy will be of any major use.

Matt Hardy will dry up as a solid heel before the Summer gets here. He's currently using an old Owen Hart/cast/injury gimmick. He'll become United States Champion from it, I'm sure of that.. but nothing better.

Kennedy is so injury prone, I doubt he ever does anything more than a few random feuds. Which leaves M.V.P to truly take his spot in the Main Event by Summerslam/Survivor Series.

Now, jumping back to why I believe Smackdown got the best Draft.. is because of this.

Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio, C.M Punk, John Morrison & Kane.

While Kane isn't a huge pick-up, the fact remains he's already defeated Punk cleanly at Backlash, which is actually a huge win for him in some ways. Meanwhile, guys like Morrison & Punk are the future of this Company.

Mysterio, Jericho, Punk, Morrison & Edge are all relatively the same size, which gives Punk and Morrison a great chance to become Main Event levels guys.. without having to be drowned out by guys the size of Triple H, Cena, Big Show, Batista and mainly everyone on Raw.

Smackdown is the midcard level Heavyweight division, if that makes sense. The Undertaker, ironically, has become the biggest guy there now.. making things possibly awkward for when he returns. Jericho, Edge, Kane, Mysterio & Umaga can truly work with anyone.. but Punk and Morrison will need Jericho, Mysterio & Edge to help them transition to a bigger spot in the Company.