2009 WWE Draft Announced

[Harthan]

http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/articles/8854524/92755341?cid=2009EP-00

It appears as though it is time to shake things up again. On April 13, just 8 days after WrestleMania, the WWE Draft will occur and a number of Superstars will find themselves with new homes.

The first thing that concerns me right off the bat is the early date, worrying me that some of the WrestleMania feuds will be stunted, but then realized that they probably won't. It's looking like Edge/Triple H at 'Mania, and I severely doubt either of them will be moving. Triple H just moved, and Edge is basically the King of SmackDown. Furthermore, Orton/Cena is likely for a second round, and I imagine Orton will be winning the title at 'Mania, so it's logical that he stay. Cena will probably not move either. So hopefully, our main event post 'Mania feuds are maintained. That being said, let's get on to who will hopefully move.

I think the biggest change that need happen is a switching of the Legends, if you will, specifically, Undertaker and HBK. I think them switching brands is definitely the right thing to do, as both are out of things to do on their brands. Undertaker on Raw has 'Taker/Orton, 'Taker/Jericho, 'Taker/Cena, and more. Meanwhile, on SmackDown, HBK would have HBK/Edge, as well as a potential reunion of DX with Triple H (or a feud with him, perhaps for 'Mania 26). Not to mention that both men can put over young talent on the respective new brands, especially HBK on SmackDown. He can be putting over guys like Kendrick or Koslov while he's there before he moves to a main event level.

Some other changes I'd like to see are Punk to SmackDown and MVP to Raw. Punk has done a lot on Raw, but somehow, I think it would be hard for him to break back into the main event there. I think if he were drafted to SmackDown, he could rev up the momentum and potentially burst back into the main event, with a Punk/Edge feud potential (it would be amazing) and if HBK comes with him, a good Punk/HBK program could be outstanding. Meanwhile, the same goes for MVP. Newly turned face, apparently, he could do well with a move to Raw and hopefully gaining some momentum there. MVP would face a lot of good feuds on Raw, potentially starting with something with Regal or Jericho. I think both Punk and MVP would face a good chance of breaking into the main event if they were drafted.

Those are four moves I'd like to see and could create a lot of good feuds, and potentially could make four strong champions. Who would you like to see moved? Who do you think should absolutely stay? What do you think about the moved up date? Discuss the new draft here.

 

[Mighty NorCal]

Sweet ass. so its like SVR, Kind of. In fact, doing the draft the night AFTER WM would be even cooler, but regardless, this is an awesome idea. WM is supposed to bring closure, and a new start, sort of the end of the season. This is going to furthermore institute this kind of vision, by sending everyone flying all over. What a fantastic idea by WWE, which will only further add to the feverish interest that occurs at this time of year. I think its a fantastic way to grab and keep new veiwers , by taking adavantage of the increase dveiwership of that time of year, to advertise for the draft. Excellent idea.

 

[My$terio_Fan]

I like this for the fact that we will get some fresh new exciting feuds. I think there are a few guys who could benefit from the draft. Moving it to April doesn't bother me either way, and like NorCal said it will allow a new fresh start.

Moving it 8 days after WM allows time to start new feuds for the next PPV's and allows WM to be the end of some old feuds.

I'm just going to focus on the diva's who I think could use a new place to call home.

I would move Michelle McCool to Raw. I'll admit I'm a huge fan of McCool but Smackdown isn't working. I would be foolish or naive to believe that moving her to a new brand would make her a huge star, but with girls like Mickie, Melina, and Kelly who are all huge fan favorites maybe they could help give Michelle the rub and get her over. I think they have worked to hard on McCool to just let her completly fail, so this could be a last chance for her. And with Maryse on Smackdown as a great heel, McCool isn't needed.

I would send over Candice Michelle to Smackdown. Candice is lost in the shuffle on Raw. She is being overshadowed as a face by Kelly, Melina and Mickie and has really lost her spark. Move her to smackdown where instantly she will probably become the best face(Maria and the bellas are really not that good in the ring). I think Candice could work well on Smackdown.

Last but not least send Jillian to smackdown. With McCool going to raw as a heel it would just push Hall even futher down on the card. At least on Smackdown she would become one of the top heels(with Maryse). It would also be a good oppurtunity to start pushing Jillian who is a wonderful talent. She could also be used to help the other girls with the in ring work since Victoria is now gone.

I think thoes 3 divas could benefit the most from switching brands and give all 3 girls a new start and possibly a new push.

 

[Shocky]

Wow talk about something that kind of hit out of nowhere. The Draft, no one was expecting it this early. This definitely changes my idea of christian going over Swagger for the ECW title, as I fully expect him to get a change of homes before to long.

Really, Harthan hit the nail on the head. The only thing I could see coming of this right now would be to swap Taker for Michaels as far as Raw and Smackdown goes. The Undertaker, granted his entrance is long, has been on Smackdown for 7 years now, it's simply time for a change of scenerey for the man. The potential Taker vs. Cena feud would be epic.

 

[klunderbunker]

I like this. It's becomign a tradition which I think is a good thing. There's nothing wrong with putting on a draft just to mix things up a bit. After awhile, things just get boring with the rosters that are set up and a change is needed. As for who will be going, I could see Taker and Jericho. Both are pretty much out of feuds to have on either show and are just needing a change of scenery, Jericho moreso than Taker. Either way it hould be fun and it'll be interesting to see how Vince dies this time.

 

["Cool Guy" Jensen]

I was really getting used to seeing the WWE Draft in June, but in April... it could be good, but could prevent some feuds to end, post-Wrestlemania. The one person that I would absolutely dread to see getting drafted is The Undertaker. Smackdown! has been Undertaker's home since the Brand Extension and there is no need to change that. Being on RAW every week would not be a very good idea for Undertaker. If Undertaker gets drafted to RAW, it's most likely because he is close to retirement, similar to Ric Flair's switch to SD! in the 2007 Draft.

I'm really looking forward to the draft and am eager to see who will change brands, unless Undertaker switches. Imagine if, Vickie gets drafted to RAW and Stephanie gets drafted to SD!... that would definitely SPICE THINGS UP!

 

[FromTheSouth]

They need to move Miz and Morrison to Raw. They can feud with Cryme Tyme. They need to itroduce the New Wild Samoans, Snuka and Afa, as faces, and have them feud with Priceless. That would give Raw a semblance of a Tag Division.

Next, you move Taker and HBK, like mentioned. You put DX and the brothers of destruction together. That is two mania matches for next year, with HBK's retirement match in all likelihood. You move Christian to SD! and have Jeff/Christian vs/ Edge/Matt, and you get a TLC match for next mania. I think you move Batista over to SD! as well and feud him with Kozlov. Batista is capable of good matches, and Kozlov has enough size to make it credible for Batista to see for 75% of a match or two. He can also feud with Umaga. Move Jesse and Festus to Raw and add Jesse to Legacy. Move MVP to Raw and push him up the crard a bit. Have him be a face for a while, but he plays well as a heel. I think CM Punk should go to SD! as the top of the card there can allow him to put on better matches. Also, Jericho needs to turn face again on Raw.

After the draft you could have, on Raw

Cena
Jericho
Taker as the top faces

Orton
JBL
Morrison
MVP as the top heels

You focus on the midcard and use Regal to put over Kofi. Use Rey as a midcard guy as well, and get him involved in the IC picture. Then put Miz over him.

That would supply a structure for the next year.

On SD! you have DX, Hardys and Edge and Christian and Kozlov and Batista at the top. You can use Umaga and Big Show as foils for the top guys and let the US title be contested on the lower card by the super athletes like Kendrick, Shelton, etc.

Put Ezekial Jackson on ECW and pair him with Mark Henry and Atlas. Elevate Evan Bourne. Bourne, Dreamer, and Finlay can be the top faces against Swagger, Henry, and Jackson. A few months in, you involve Swagger in some kind of feud on Raw or SD! and move him up, and use Paul Burchill in his place towards the top of the Tuesday night card.

 

[Christian Battlez]

HBK has already said he will not go to Smackdown because he has Wednesday evening church services and wrestling at a Smackdown taping Tuesday Night is inconvenient for him. I could see Jericho and Taker swapping shows. CM Punk for MVP sounds good as well. Miz and Morrison are practically everywhere anyway but I'd like them to be Raw staples. I'd move Mickie or Candice to Smackdown for Michelle McCool and move Christian to Smackdown or wherever Edge is at that point lol.

 

[Joup7]

I think now we know why Christian was placed on ECW. Matt Hardy has to be moved off it for his storyline with his brother Jeff. You have Christian debut on ECW. It causes everybody to wanna watch ECW for a month while he carries the show and replaces Matt. He makes Swagger look good at Mania. Then he can be moved to a show where he can truly be utilized well.
Also it's a test for Christian as well. If he somehow doesn't get as good a fan reaction as the WWE hopes for, he remains on ECW to nurture the young talent. It's Feast or Famine for Christian, with a prize as one of the top 2 shows and a punishment of ECW, with 1 month to prove his worth.

 

[2Xtreme26]

I think the should get drafted to Raw and move Chris Jericho to Smackdown. Afterall, there's nothing else Jericho can do on Raw. And there would be a lot of interesting feuds with him, some examples are: y2j/triple h, y2j/edge (that would be very interesting and very exciting to watch), or even y2j/jeff hardy. As for the is concerned, we can see him feud with john cena.

 

[Dirty Spamchez]

One of the key draftees can be Christian since he just returned and he will probably get a push either on Raw or SmackDown! because both brands will only help him and get better ratings for the WWE. He can have all new feuds or feuds that have happened before but it would still be awesome because he has just returned to the WWE after being in TNA for well over 3 years.

The ECW Title storyline is probably just to get him settled in again and to prepare him for bigger things.

Harthan, you made some pretty good points there. I'd have to agree with you and that would be awesome.

 

[hArdyPUNKmArk]

Who i would like to see moved to Smackdown!:
- Miz
- Jericho
- HBK
- Bourne
- Christian (unless Edge gets moved, put him where Edge is lol)
- CM Punk

Who i would like to see moved to RAW:
- MVP
- Shelton
- Mark Henry
- Kennedy
- Hawkins & Ryder

Who i would like to see moved to ECW:
- TBK
- Ezekial Jackson
- Rey Mysterio

I think Rey could be used so much better on ECW helping the younger guys get over. Also TBK could mainevent that show and build himself up, he could prove to Vince he can do it and maybe be moved back to Smackdown or even Raw the next year, take Zeek with him.

I'd also like to see Jericho turn face and move to Smackdown!

CM Punk could work his way a bit better on Smackdown! i think so it would be a good move for him, same with MVP and Shelton, i think a move for these 3 guys could be really great for them.

Also Hawkins & Ryder could move to Raw under new gimmicks or names or something, on Smackdown! whenever they are on i just think of La Familia/Edgeheads and they need to break away from that now and start something of their own, as long as they're on Smackdown! they'll constantly be compared to Edge.

I also would lie Miz and Morrison split up so Morrison can go to Raw and try and break into the mainevent scene.

Also, what coolguy said is cool, imagine Vicki getting drafted to Raw and Steph going to Smackdown! would be really interesting to see how Edge went without Vicki always around, they would still do some promos together but it would be really nice to see Edge get things accomplished without her.

 

[Y2Jathon]

no doubt edge is going to pull strings to get his bro to smackdown, and it will be a great move, well till christian turns on him for a major face pop, this will build anticipation of the draft as well. (and probably the only reason he debuted on ecw) also move miz and morrison to raw, they are the two big time stars at the nextt level, morrison will be a maineventer on the rise while miz will be a great heel to feud with punk and kofi and rey for the IC, making the title worth something. move zeke and kendrick to ecw, great feuds with bourne, henry, finlay, and they are barely getting time over there. no big time names like taker, hbk or jericho they are all set in there ways. just shuffle the midcard. maybe move shelton for punk, but only a trade, that would be sweet, shelton needs some new opponents i hate him fighting r-truth and mvp every other week

 

[Criss Hardy]

I think they need to work on getting ECW a little more talent maybee an upper mid carder or occasional main eventer and move it up to a 2 hour show, cause i think the future could be good for ECW. but they should probably change the name, cause its nothing like ECW.

 

[TheSportsGuy1014]

I really like the idea of having the draft right after WrestleMania. I don't imagine any huge names getting moved this year. By that I mean John Cena and Randy Orton should stay on Raw and Triple H and Edge should stay on SmackDown, but almost all others are fair game. I would love to be able to see Undertaker move over to Raw. I think he could have a great fued with John Cena or he could fued with Michaels. I think they have hinted at this Match for Wrestle Mania, but the two could continue to fued. I think Jericho could move over to Smackdown to give him something new. He can take on Triple H, Edge, or Jeff Hardy. The WWE could use the draft as a way to elevate Morrison. Have Miz and him split to allow him to focus on a singles run, maybe not main event level at first but an IC title run or US title run. Having MVP move could allow him to develop even more.

Predicted Draft (Top 10 Picks)
1) Undertaker to Raw
2) Chris Jericho to SmackDown
3) Christian to SmackDown
4) MVP to Raw
5) The Brian Kendrick & Ezikel to ECW
6) John Morrison to SmackDown
7) Gregory Helms to ECW
8) Vladimir Kozlov to Raw
9) Jerry "The King" Lawler to SmackDown!
10) Tazz to Raw

9 & 10 probably wont happen but I would like to see JR & King Reunited. Maybe send Michael Cole to ECW for Matt Striker. Either way I think having the draft after WM is a good idea. Will fresh things up a bit.

 

[PDecicco]

Totally unexpected, to say the least. Was anybody expecting a draft this early in to 2009 because I know I wasn't.

I think Christian is going to be top dog on ECW for longer than everyone seems to think. He needs to rebuild himself as a WWE guy for a while. He's been gone for too long and he can't make an impace if he's going to be around Edge or either of the Hardys. Christian is going to remain in ECW and ECW is also going to see some new faces.

I predict Kennedy and JBL are going to go to ECW. Both names have enough star power to actually mean something on the brand. It would be a great way for Kennedy to rebuild himself after a number of setbacks and it could actually make JBL look dominant again, instead of the joke he is on Raw.

Taker and MVP make their way to Raw because they have nothing left to do on SmackDown!

CM Punk and Jericho head to Raw.

Miz and Morrison are also going to be split up this year. Even though they are the shining light of the tag team division, they can't do anything else as a team. Morrison goes to SD! where he can be a bigger player and Miz goes to Raw and hangs out in the mid card scene.

So after the draft these are my picks to be the people that mean something on each show.

Raw's Roster
Cena
Taker
Batista
MVP
Orton
Miz
Cody
Ted
Kofi
Regal
Rey
Kane

SD! Roster:
Y2J
HHH
Edge
Hardy
Hardy
Carlito
Primo
Morrison
TBK
Big Show
Truth
Shelton

ECW Roster:
Christian
Kennedy
JBL
Finlay
Henry
Bourne
Swagger
Some other draftee that happens to go the way of ECW

 

[AgeOfOrton09]

I definitely think Taker should STAY in Smackdown. Since he works a lighter schedule with his anti-youth, he wouldn't be able to make a huge impact on RAW. He still hasn't wrestled everyone in Smackdown, yet. Still waiting for Taker/Umaga and Taker/Kozlov. I would like to see Jericho on Smackdown but we already have a jacka** in Edge so RAW can keep him. If MVP were to go to RAW, somehow I would see him fail like Mr. Kennedy and eventually return. But the picks I would agree with would be:

CM Punk (Smackdown)
Christian (somewhere else)
Big Show (RAW)
Kizarny (ECW)
The Brian Kendrick (ECW)
Manu (ECW)
Jack Swagger (Smackdown)

But I would REALLY like to see WWE pushing ECW to be even better. All it needs are some good names (not just Swagger and Christian). If they can build a good roster, then there wouldn't be a need to move Swagger and Christian.

 

[Starchild]

So the hot names I'm noticing in this thread are Taker, HBK, and Christian. In my eyes, none of these guys is a lock to move. Taker has been on Smackdown for years now and I wait for him to move every draft, but he doesn't. What are the odds? lol

But Taker has the lighter schedule on Smackdown and only wrestles every 2-3 weeks, so he enjoys that. And HBK as was said, has gone on record about his church service on Wednesdays and how that would conflict with taping of shows. I think it would be great for both of them, and I can only hope they do it. Let's face it..both only have 1-2 years left probably, so seeing them in some new feuds that we'd never get to see otherwise would be a welcome change. And as for those we wouldn't see...I think if they don't do HBK vs Taker and Mania it's gonna be Taker vs Koslov so we will visit that.

Now Christian it is for to early to tell where he'll be going. He's on ECW to break back into the company and get used to everything again, but if they don't feel he's as over as he could be or he is doing a good job leading ECW, he might stay there for a while longer. If he does move, then I agree he definitely has to go where Edge is, because these two could have an incredible feud considering how much both have grown since last time Christian was around (which was several months before Edge won his first world title).

So here is a few people I think might be moving:

To Raw:
-Taker
-HHH (possibly)
-JR
-MVP
-Umaga
-Miz & Morrison
-Mickie

To Smackdown:
-HBK
-Jericho
-Punk
-Cryme Tyme
-Bourne
-Christian (possibly)
-Manu


To ECW:
-Ezekial & TBK
-R-Truth
-DH Smith
-Natalya
-Jesse & Festus

 

[SuperSteve16]

This is what I think should change:

To Raw:
Evan Bourne (from ECW)
Finlay (from ECW)
Undertaker (from Smackdown)
HHH ( from smackdown)
Koslov (from Smackdown)

To Smackdown:

Y2J (from Raw)
Regal (from raw)
Candice (from raw)
Morrison And Miz (from ECW)
Christian ( from ECW)

To ECW:

CM Punk (from Raw)
The Brian Kendrick (from Smackdown)
MVP (from Smackdown)
The Great Khali ( from Smackdown)
R-Truth (from Smackdown)

 

[Joker ' Ferreira]

I think that after last year, this year we wont see any major changes involving WWE HeavyWeight Titles...

So with that sad, I do believe that someone as MVP need to be drafted but I don't see him going to Monday Night RAW, unfortunately, he may be heading to ECW to be one of the top faces of the brand.

Altough I don't believe that Vince wants to make ECW credible enough as the third brand, probably they will add some in-ring talent like so many of you have said, The Brian Kendrick, but I see him drafting all by himself, to push him and push Ezekiel as a SmackDown! superstar (he will do the same path as Kozlov, winning streak just to lose to some main-event washed up guy that doesn't need a push... wow, I just described Triple H), in the other hand, Kozlov will go to RAW to feud with John Cena and perhaps doing the same job as Mike Knox, by that, I mean jobbing to Rey Mysterio.

We will probably have a Supplemental Draft and I see almost every Diva changing brands, and they could change the titles, sending Divas Title to RAW and Womens Championship to SmackDown!, but it would make even more sense to send of one of the female divisions to ECW, so they could have developmental territory for the Divas on TV, too.

I don't see Undertaker or HBK changing brands, and I predict that Christian Cage will be heading to one of the other two brands, but not on the normal Draft only on the Supplemental Draft (they will probably make some interesting match at RAW with Edge tagging with Christian or fighting each other, but I don't see almost any ECW superstar winning a match for his brand on the draft... that's just the way WWE works)...

To ECW:
Diva's Championship
Natalya
Michelle McCool
Jillian Hall
Maria
Eve Torres
Kelly Kelly
The Briand Kendrick
MVP
William Regal

To RAW:
Christian Cage
Kozlov
The Miz
John Morrison (perhaps they will split them at the draft)
Maria
Jesse
Festus

To SmackDown!:
JBL
Jamie Noble
Kofi Kingston
CM Punk
Finlay
Mike Knox

 

[d_henderson1810]

I like this. It's becomign a tradition which I think is a good thing. There's nothing wrong with putting on a draft just to mix things up a bit. After awhile, things just get boring with the rosters that are set up and a change is needed. As for who will be going, I could see Taker and Jericho. Both are pretty much out of feuds to have on either show and are just needing a change of scenery, Jericho moreso than Taker. Either way it hould be fun and it'll be interesting to see how Vince dies this time.

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I know a potential opponent that neither Jericho or Taker could fight- EACH OTHER!!! I want one to move shows, but not the other. That way, maybe they could have a Jericho-Taker feud, which has never been done. They could have them at "Backlash", and then in HIAC at "Judgment Day". That would be so cool. Since Jericho is bagging veterans and "Hall-Of-Famers", Taker would fit the bill.

Maybe they should move Taker to "Raw", like you said, since he has been on "Smackdown" like, forever. Also, with Triple H on SD now, Taker has been pushed down the order. The only thing with him going to "Raw" is that, eventually, they will eventually throw Mike Knox at him. Do we really want to see that?

 

[The Mark of Zur-En-Arrh]

To all those who've suggested JBL move to ECW, i just want to ask...... are you high?

There's no way the biggest bully in the locker room, and one of the lucky talents who have Vince McMahon's ear, is going to allow himself to be drafted to the C brand without getting moved right back again or leaving completely.

This is a guy who does nothing but talk for months on end and still gets title shots that everyone knows he won't win. You gotta be able to push the boss' buttons to manage that for 4 years.

As for the draft, hey i'm pleasantly shocked by WWE for the 2nd time in 3 days. Well done Vinnie Mac.

I personally wouldn't mind one of Edge, HHH, Cena or Orton swap brands, because then the Backlash' MEs won't just be WM repeats like they usually are. It's highly unlikely to happen, but it wouldn't be a bad idea imo.

I'd say either HBK or Taker are definitely going to swap, but i wouldn't say Christian definitely will. I think he'll appear on Raw quite a few times and then just end up moving there later in the year. I'm going to say right now, that I think he should be kept away from Edge and the Hardy's as long as possible. If he MUST go into an old fued, then i think he should fued with Jericho again.

A definite move will probably be TBK to ECW. Fining and no pushes isn't getting through to the guy about playing by the rules, so maybe being put on the C brand will encourage him to get his act together.

2 things i hope don't happen:

1. HHH moves back to Raw (i really don't want to watch him wrestle at WM AND at Raw in London 2 weeks later)

2. Glamerrella get split up. This would be the best place to do it, but I hope it doesn't. They are one of the best things about Raw today.

1 thing i'd love:

Taker to Raw. He seriously has nothing left to do on SD except wrestle Umaga who probably won't even return until after then so, keeping him on SD would only be beneficial if they moved Cena AND Jericho over, because if they only give him one fresh fued, then wtf is he going to do for the rest of the year?

Other most likely changes i can see happening:

R-Truth (to Raw)
Cryme Tyme splitting and Shad going to SD! (or maybe they'll send him back to FCW judging by the reports about his ring work)
MVP (to Raw)
Swagger (to SD!)
Dolph Ziggler (to ECW)
Goldust (to ECW, possibly to team with Boogeyman)
Candice (to SD!)
Morrison (to Raw) Miz (stays)
Santino (to SD! though hopefully not)

Non-movers imo:

Punk
Finlay
Henry
Knox
Kane
Rey
Burchill
Kennedy
Umaga
Regal
Carlito/Primo
Jesse/Festus (where have they been anyway?0
Hawkins/Ryder (are these guys even on the main roster anymore?)
Chavo

Anyway, good move by WWE, should make Raw in London verrrrrryyyy interesting.

 

[Wolfdemon]

Here are my picks. The brian Kendrick to RAW.Regal to ECW.MVP to ECW.Christian to RAW or Smackdown i dont know but i cant see him staying on ECW.Batista to Smackdown.Evan Bourne to RAW.Festus to ECW maybe with jesse maybe not but i see him breaking apart soon anyway.Taker to RAW. I would like to see HBK on Smackdown but he goes to church in Texas when they tape smackdown so im not sure if he would be up for that.Not sure which one but i think they will draft a Hardy to RAW to end the feud i would actually like to see Matt on RAW that would be a major place for him to shine as a heel.As for HHH,Cena,Jerico,and Edge i don't see any of these guys moving for along time.

 

[X76]

They should move a couple of up and coming stars, like move CM Punk to smackdown. But really, WWE should move more guys to ECW, like guys that can turn into big stars over their. People like Dolph Ziggler, Hurricane Helms, Brian Kendrick(w/ Ezekiel?), Manu, Sim Snuka, and DH Smith, R-Truth would be great. I would like to see a tag division on ECW, maybe Hart Foundation 2.0? DH smith and TJ Wilson, Jesse & Festus would fit perfectly, switch Cryme Tyme with Miz and Morrison, move Hawkins & Ryder to ECW.


If WWE did this they should also introduce like an ECW tag team and tv belt, try and move the 1 hr time slot to maybe an hour and a half, right now, ECW is just ridiculous, i recently looked at the superstar page, only 20 employees on the roster, and they only use 6 of those wrestlers. Plus, with Teddy Long introducing a new guy every week, ECW could actually be worth watching if this was done right, i could see, Finlay, R-Truth, Christian, and Evan Bourne as top faces and Swagger, Henry, Burchill, Ziggler being top heels.


As for RAW and Smackdown, Smackdown should get Boogeyman from ECW, honestly if they made Boogeyman as like a monster heel and moved kane to smackdown, they could be a very cool tag team, but back on topic, i think CM Punk and Kofi to Smackdown, CM Punk would be a great main event guy, Kofi right now i see him as US title contender considering he hasn't been their long, i would like to see Kane and HBK move to smackdown, reunite DX and BOD. Rey Mysterio should be moved to Smackdown, he's pointless on RAW and does nothing, Smackdown is where hes always belonged Candice could be switched with McCool. I would like to see, MVP, Big show, and Khali move to RAW. The rivalrys would be awesome, Kofi/Shelton for U.S. Title, CM Punk/Edge, Punk/Kozlov, Smackdown could push CM Punk, Kennedy, Mysterio to be top faces with, Triple H, and Jeff Hardy, Undertaker, HBK. Matt Hardy, Kane, Edge, Umaga, Kozlov would be top Heels. Raw could continue MVP's push making him a top face on Raw, move the mid card up to be Dibiase, Rhodes, Santino, Jamie Noble. and Top faces of RAW would be like, Cena, MVP, Khali, and Batista. Top Heels would be like Mike Knox, Big Show, Orton, and Jericho.


If all this was done right, this could be a great Draft this year, you would see different storylines, rivalrys, fresh mid carders, new tag teams, Main Event pushes, JBL, HBK, Khali, Undertaker, and Kane won't be around much longer, Mysterio has a couple more years in him, with all them retiring soon, MVP, Punk, Umaga, Knox, Mr Kennedy, and Matt Hardy could be the next break out stars. Chavo could be pushed a little as mid card talent. In my mind, ECW is where WWE puts small stars, to make them look huge, which is good and should continue doing that, maybe in the futrue we could see people like, Bourne, Morrison, Miz, R-Truth, Christian, Swagger carrying WWE. ECW is already getting better with Christian their. I have a good feeling this draft will be great.

 

[mattmcgee85]

I think the draft being held so soon after Maina is a great idea. To me, the draft should have always been earlier because, like was said earlier, mania is climatic and the real end of the WWE year. With that being said here is who I think should move:

Raw
Undertaker: He would have great feuds with guys like Jericho, Knoxx, Orton, and Cena. The latter of which could do 2 things, I feel, have been needed for a long time. Gives Cena a legit feud not involving the World Title, and turns him heel. Both these things need to happen and with Taker on raw they could.

MVP : It's time to give this guy a chance, and just like was said about Punk, it isn't going to happen for him on SD! If and / or when Taker/ Cena happens, MVP would be the guy to step up against Orton and Legacy on Raw. If you build him for a few months as a good face he could be the next big star in the WWE.

Jesse(Ray Gordy)/ Natalia Niedhart : The reason I put these two together is because if they move they should be put into Legacy quickly. First off, Ray Gordy could easily be the second guy in Legacy, as I don't see Rhodes and Dibiasie right now being anything other than a tag team. This guy , on the other hand, I think is ready (especially on the mic) to fill that spot and could be a great feud for MVP in first battles with legacy. Natalia, I feel, could give a stable (for the first time since DX) a legit female contender. She could also have a great feud with Beth Phoinex.

SD!
HBK: I know he has his Wensday church services, but who's to say he can't reschedule on another day, This would be great for SD!. There is so much young talent on SD! that could use a HBK bump. A DX reunion is also possible and has me thinking of another feud on SD! ( WHICH WILL COME UP LATER).

CM Punk : This move could finally put Punk back in the title Picture. I think Punk/Edge is something that needs to happen, especailly how open it was left after he cashed in his MITB last year. Punk and Benjamin in a feud would be great too, and I think its could be one of those feuds like Austin/Rock '97 that could elevate both of them to main event level superstars.

Morrison and the Miz: i know most people think they should go to Raw, but i disagree and it looks as if so does WWE. If you move them to SD! they could beat the Colons unify the titles , than i feel you make those the SD! titles and have diffrent Raw titles on the other show( Priceless has those of course). Morrison and Miz should then enter a lenghty feud with a reunited DX ( told you i'd bring it back), as this could elevate both of them the right way.

ECW ( I don't watch ECW at all so I'm just gonna name four names that either I don't care for, or have just ,in my mind, worn out there storyline time):
JBL
Rey Mysterio
Festus
Kahli