WWE: Time To Switch?

[TJWWE]

Okay I know that the WWE annual draft was only a few months ago, but since then i feel that the shows have gone abit stale. Smackdown is lacklusting in star power & is in desprete need of someone like Triple H or Cena over there and Raw needs to push some of the talent abit more such as Bourne & Morrison.

I think they should do another annual draft, but that's just my opinion.. what's yours?

 

[Ruthless-RKO]

They are going to move some stars over from Raw to Smackdown as soon as Smackdown moves to SyFy...that was the plan according to most inside sources from WWE...

Thats why Smackdown got burned at the draft, also I kinda like Smackdown the way it is, it gives you guys that can really put on a great show..

 

[LitasRevenge79]

I think the reason SD got burned initially was due to the mini-war going on with TNA on monday nights. But overall, WWE won. I think SD had it best when they had Jericho, and Edge on the show. Then you add Christian, Kane, and Big Show and Punk, undertaker (when he gets back) that's amazing main event show for SyFy. I think Drew is getting better, as well as Cody. But if they really wanted to raise the stakes, they could probably bring Wade Barrett over. But overall I was happy with SD before the big draft they had earlier this year. I mean, I'm sure there is a method to this madness and sooner or later we all will see the big picture somehow. But after some time, we all get itchy and kind of miss some of the excitement on Friday nights. I can only take so many matches of Baretta&Croft vs Mvp & Christian or Hardy...etc. Or Swagger/Mysterio/Kane or whoever the champ is.. It may even be beneficial to bring Morrison over now that we know about Mercury being back and being in SES, and see what develops in that possible situation. That was some chemistry back then. But then again, we're not paid to give our ideas, although you'd think that if they want ratings, it'd behoove the writers/creative team to not maybe take a minute or two to read some of these message boards or go and take a minute to listen to fans to see what works and what doesn't. In the words of the infamous Dennis Miller, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong.

 

[Tenta]

Okay I know that the WWE annual draft was only a few months ago, but since then i feel that the shows have gone abit stale. Smackdown is lacklusting in star power & is in desprete need of someone like Triple H or Cena over there and Raw needs to push some of the talent abit more such as Bourne & Morrison.

I think they should do another annual draft, but that's just my opinion.. what's yours?

Everything's fine as it. Look, eventually The Undertaker is going to come back, and while I agree that it's only one star, I don't see that being enough of an issue to warrant an entire recasting of of the brands, as Smackdown has become the brand in which those that aren't over learn to work in a smaller crowd. Am I stating ECW right now? I guess, to some extent, but it's merely temporary, and eventually, the stars are going to catch. Drew McIntyre seems to be doing well for himself, so do Kofi. Allow them a chance to get their feet wet with the main event scene, and then bring them back to Raw, when the time calls for it.

I see no need to panic at this moment. No issue here, really

 

[red ass skull muhfukkah]

I don't really see too much of a problem at the moment with SmackDown. While they don't have the star power of RAW, I still think they put on the better matches. But in terms of making money and drawing there shouldn't be too much of a problem once Taker comes back, and while Mysterio's injury may take him out for a while I think SD! is well equipped enough to move someone up to take his place and they've probably already planned for it a while ahead as Rey has had his injury for a while now. If you look at the roster, SmackDown has probably 2 Main Eventers at the moment: Taker and Show, but they have a good crop of Upper-Midcarders who are ready or almost ready to make the leap into the Main Event i.e. Christian, Matt Hardy, Swagger, and Punk (Once his arm heals up). So, not too much to worry about at the moment, although another big star could help the show, it's not necessary to completely re-assign the entire roster with a draft at the moment.

 

[Ric Stratus]

I could see where you are coming from about SmackDown and I don't understand how anyone could say they aren't lacking star power. Who do they got in the main event picture? Punk's injured right? That really hurts things. Kane is champion....which while he deserves it...he really shouldn't have the belt at the same time... Lol...if that makes sense to anybody. Anyway, so Big Show, Swagger, and Mysterio along with the names I've mentioned already is all SD's main event scene has to offer. Swagger should have not dropped the WHC yet so he could have built credibility but they messed that up. Swagger is in a great position though...he's the youngest main event talent the brand has to offer and is good in the ring and just needs a litttle work on his promo's. Undertaker is on SmackDown....but he never wrestles so he shouldn't even count. Anyway, while Big Show & Mysterio are big name faces....I feel they aren't big enough to carry the brand alone. All SmackDown really needs is two guys for the main event scene...FACES, because there are more heels in the main event. The problem is who could they really even bring in?? I really hope they don't put Edge or Jericho back there when they go to SyFy....Enough is enough....and they keep switching brands all the time and really need to stay put for a while now. Triple H would be a good addition to the SmackDown main event roster...but god knows he wouldn't have that. Also, Ezekiel Jackson has a great look IMO and could really work if done right. I feel he could work as a face given the right circumstances...but he just has the look of a monster heel and I hope one day WWE capitalizes on him whether it be on RAW or SD.

 

[The Insano Shiekh]

It isn't doing terrible, Undertaker's going to be back soon, and Punk isn't going to be out for long. It has some good potential with Kane being champion, it just needs time to set up for storylines. Of course, this probably means that Kane is going to be heel, but that's beside the point. You don't always need star power to have a good product, you need good wrestlers that are able to be over. Rey's still there, and he can provide some good stalling matches and entertainment for the younger crowd while Taker's preparing to come back, while you also have Big Show, and you have your two major faces right there. You also have some upcoming midcarders like Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre for some good quality mid-card action or fillers, and you have Jack Swagger just to put on a good feud or match, because he has chemistry in the ring with almost everyone. There's a few ways Smackdown can go, but it's far from being an F- on the scale. Hell, I might even give it a B-.

 

[Ferbian]

The two rosters are just fine. Smackdown is still really interesting. At least I find it to be really interesting. And I'm sure I'm not alone about it. RAW is just fine as well. There's a lot of star power there yes. But it doesn't need to be on Smackdown for them to survive. They still have Rey and Big Show (Don't deny it, Big Show is partial star power).

To implement yet another annual draft would make it. Well not annual that's obvious. But it would also kill the buzz created around the first of them. Because "Oh well, we'll have yet another one in 6 months or so". So it makes it lacking. It would most likely draw smaller ratings.

Sure it could work with two annual drafts in the end. But it doesn't mean that it's gonna change anything. Just because RAW has all the star power, it doesn't mean that it will change. If WWE wants to keep the talent there, they sure as hell will.

 

[The People's Peep]

I dont think anything needs to be changed. Both shows are doing fine with the people they have. If it aint broke, dont fix it.

RAW has most of the stars with Cena, Orton, Jericho, Edge, and Sheamus. Along with those people, their mid card is very good. The Miz is on his way up, but then they still have R-Truth, Bourne, Morrison, and DiBiase.

Smackdown only has Rey, Big Show, and Swagger as their big guys now. But Taker will be returning soon and it leaves room for guys like Kofi or Christian to step up to the main event. The midcard is very stacked with Kofi and Christian (if they dont move up), McIntyre, Hardy, Ziggler, Rhodes, and MVP.

Both shows are not missing anything roster-wise. They are fine the way they are. As far as feuds go, there are still plenty of feuds that we have not seen since the draft. Both shows are in great position to put on quality shows until the next draft.

 

[Bobby B]

I'm actually quite dissapointed that Smackdown might see some main event talent come across. Although I totally understand that when the move to SyFy happens, they will demand big name talent.

To be honest though, who moves? You'd assume SyFy would want two big draws:

Edge and Jericho are the two main eventers that come to mind. But Edge's best days are behind him and Jericho may well be leaving soon (plus the fact that they both came from SD in the last draft).

Sheamus - if he dropped the belt to Orton, possibly. Even though he's champ, I personally don't think his name has the same draw power as some of the names on this list.

Wade Barrett - I doubt the Nexus angle would be finished at this stage. So it's unlikely. A move to Smackdown would be a perfect move for him as a singles competitior though. Like Sheamus, doesn't yet have the draw power.

John Cena - radical, certainly. And highly unlikely to happen. But as a draw - unparralled.


Randy Orton - hoping he replaces Cena as #1 face if Cena turns heel. He's hot right now, probably the person I'd least like to switch.

Triple H - not long since he was on Smackdown last - won't happen again. Shame, because him putting over Kofi/Drew etc... would be great.

The Miz - might have a hard time explaining how he would go about cashing in the Raw Money in the Bank contract on Smackdown (although you could just not explain it at all and have him use the contract to switch in the early part of 2011. A la Sheamus and Barrett - not the "name" power that SyFy are looking for I don't think.

 

[Schizophrenic]

Considering they are holding their "star power" on RAW until they move to syfy and trying to screw MyTV at the same time, SmackDown is doing pretty well for themselves. I still prefer it to RAW and it's still one of the 3 shows I will no miss (TNA & ROH being the others). I think it will help it too since most of the guys on SmackDown are work horse mid card guys who can really up their stock in this period.

 

[Morpheus101]

I wish there was a way to switch John Morrison to Smackdown. I don't think there's any room for him to get to the top on Raw right now, especially with the whole Nexus thing going on. If he moved to Smackdown, he could quite credibly be thrust straight into the World Championship picture.

 

[Nicole13Edge/HardyFan]

Your right they need to do something Smackdown needs help BIG time. Raw's got all the good guys Edge, Orton, Cena, Sheamus, Triple H, The Miz, Chris Jericho and more, and who does SD have Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, Kane and the Big Show I mean they have great midcarders that they just won't push like Christian, Kofi and Matt. They also need help with the diva divison to I mean they only have 5 divas Michelle, Layla, Kelly, Tiffany and Rosa.

I don't care what they do really as long as they do it fast.