[Official] 2009 General Draft Discussion Thread

[Rusty]

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

 

[TwistofRKO]

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.

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!

 

[Rusty]

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.

 

[It's...Baylariat!]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[Rome]

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

 

[nthomas504]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[Fratelli]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

 

[Total Impact]

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]

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]

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]

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.