WWE Draft coming up this Monday Night!!!!

[NYBuckeye96]

Time for the annual WWE Draft!!!! What changes would you like to see on Raw/Smackdown/ECW?


I want to see Taker back on RAW! He's been on Smackdown too long......time to come home to the flag ship show!

If ECW is going to continue to have its own roster, it really needs beefed up some! Every time a new star breaks out on ECW, he is drafted away (like CM Punk). It seems like ECW is a mix of new talent just coming up (like Evan Bourne), wrestlers that the creative team just gave up on in terms of having a viable story line (like Paul Burchill), and then a few legit superstars (like Christian) to keep things somewhat interesting.

[Mad-Dogg]

we are not sure which brand he is gonna be on yet but my fiancé cousin is gettin ready to sign a contract with the wwe should be interesting to have a local person with the wwe. We think it is gonna be raw

[85inside]

actually Jillian Hall is a local person. She is from Greenup. They list her from Louisville, but she has a father and several family members who live in Eastern Ky. and southern Ohio.

Good luck to your family member. keep us updated on his signing process.

[Mad-Dogg]

actually Jillian Hall is a local person. She is from Greenup. They list her from Louisville, but she has a father and several family members who live in Eastern Ky. and southern Ohio.

Good luck to your family member. keep us updated on his signing process.

i didn't know she was from the area. i will be sure to keep everyone posted on him

[mohawkbaseball#1]

WWE DRAFT!!!.... WHO CARES!!!!, just playin'

[Tigercannon71]

I think Jillian actually won a cheerleading championship with Greenup. They will probably split up Miz and Morrison. It seems like their title run is over and its time for them to move on to singles. The stupid thing is they have this draft yet everybody continues to show up on every show like there are no brands anyway. They need to make 3 distinct brands without all the crossovers. ECW needs more guys even if you get a bunch of new guys because Im tired of seeing the same 5 or 6 guys fight every week on there.

[NYBuckeye96]

Here are the results from the Draft this past Monday night as well as today's online Supplemental Draft. Around 50% of the Raw and Smackdown rosters are now switched up to create new story lines. ECW didn't have as many moves, but it's only a 1 hour show vs. the other two being 2 hours.

RAW:
WWE Champion Triple H [Smackdown]
United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter [Smackdown]
Divas Champion Maryse [Smackdown]
Matt Hardy [Smackdown]
Big Show [Smackdown]
The Miz [ECW]
Mr. Kennedy [Smackdown]
WWE & World Tag Team Champion Primo [Smackdown]
Nikki Bella [Smackdown]
Chavo Guerrero [Smackdown]
Hornswoggle [ECW]
WWE & World Tag Team Champion Carlito [Smackdown]
Festus [Smackdown]
The Brian Kendrick [Smackdown]
Brie Bella [Smackdown]

SMACKDOWN:

Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio [RAW]
Women's Champion Melina [RAW]
CM Punk [RAW]
Kane [RAW]
Chris Jericho [RAW]
Shad [RAW]
Alicia Fox [ECW]
Mike Knox [RAW]
Candice Michelle [RAW]
Ricky Ortiz [ECW]
Layla [RAW]
John Morrison [ECW]
JTG [RAW]
Dolph Ziggler [RAW]
Charlie Haas [RAW]


ECW
Vladimir Kozlov [Smackdown]
Ezekiel Jackson [Smackdown]
Zack Ryder [Smackdown]
DH Smith [RAW]
Natalya [Smackdown]
Hurricane Helms [Smackdown]

[NYBuckeye96]

I wonder why they made a big storyline about Gail Kim going after the Divas Championship, only to ship Maryse off to RAW? I guess it will be Gail vs. Melina for the Womens Championship now, wonder who will be heel? Raw certainly dumbed down on the Diva talent. Melina knows what she is doing in the ring. Candice Michelle and Maryse may be an even trade. But the Bella Twins? I don't think so. Although I would love to see Lilian Garcia in a match with one of the Bella Twins - I think it would be a pretty even matchup!

I'm wondering with the whole Santino angle if Beth Phoenix is going to go face soon? Beth vs. Maryse matchups for awhile I'd suspect.

Having Natalya and Katie Lea on ECW is wasted talent! They should have been drafted to RAW and the Bellas to ECW. I'm guessing either Natalya or Katie Lea will turn face soon and have a fued.

RAW Divas:

Divas Champion Maryse
Nikki Bella
Brie Bella
Beth Phoenix
Jillian
Kelly Kelly
Mickie James
Rosa Mendes


SMACKDOWN Divas:
Women's Champion Melina
Alicia Fox
Candice Michelle
Layla
Eve
Gail Kim
Maria
Michelle McCool


ECW Divas:
Natalya
Katie Lea Burchill
Tiffany

[NYBuckeye96]

Predictions.....Beth turns face after the Santino angle ends. Beth fueds and ultimately wins the Divas Championship from Maryse as a face. Jillian finally gets a chance at a push and we have a Beth vs. Jillian fued for awhile, while Mickie fueds with Maryse. Mickie wins the championship from Jillian and then drops it to Maryse. So the belt bounces between Maryse, Beth, Jillian and Mickie over the next year.

Gail Kim wins the Women's Championship from Melina in a triple threat match that includes Michelle McCool. Gail pins Michelle to win the belt, keeping both Melina and Gail face. Or, Melina drops the belt to McCool and then Gail wins it from Michelle. Either way, I think the Women's Championship will bounce between Melina, Michelle, and Gail over the next year.

[Tigercannon71]

Natyala went to ECW so she could form a new Hart foundation with DH Smith and Tyson whatever his name is thats already there. They have been talking about that forever, but DH cant stay off drugs long enough for it to happen.

The Bellas are horrible. Raw definilty got screwed on the Diva talent and the hotness factor. They lost both Candice and Melina which are way hotter than the Bellas by far. So by the draft that means Cena will lose to Edge because you cant have two champs on the same show and since HHH is on Raw Cena will have to lose the title so it can go to Smackdown. Which Im a fan of putting the title on Edge.

[NYBuckeye96]

Natyala went to ECW so she could form a new Hart foundation with DH Smith and Tyson whatever his name is thats already there. They have been talking about that forever, but DH cant stay off drugs long enough for it to happen.

The Bellas are horrible. Raw definilty got screwed on the Diva talent and the hotness factor. They lost both Candice and Melina which are way hotter than the Bellas by far. So by the draft that means Cena will lose to Edge because you cant have two champs on the same show and since HHH is on Raw Cena will have to lose the title so it can go to Smackdown. Which Im a fan of putting the title on Edge.

Yeah, I heard about the Next Generation Hart Foundation. I guess Jim The Anvil Neidhart is coming back to WWE in June to manage the NGHF. I still think Natalya (and Katie Lea) get screwed by being on ECW and not getting a push.

For Smackdown not having a Championship, I was thinking that CM Punk would cash in his money in the bank match against one of the two champions to bring that belt to Smackdown, much like he did when he first came to RAW last year.

[Tigercannon71]

OK I see I hadnt even thought about Punk doing that. Your right though Katie Lea and Natalya got messed over in that deal being they can actually wrestle and other like Eve and the Bellas cant yet they are on the top shows. Its the same thing they did with Victoria the woman could wrestle and yet they never let her after Trish and Lita left they let all the TnA take over. Granted Mickie, Melina, and Candice, once she started training, werent bad, but Victoria should have been champ a few more times or at least given the opportunity for Playboy.

[NYBuckeye96]

OK I see I hadnt even thought about Punk doing that. Your right though Katie Lea and Natalya got messed over in that deal being they can actually wrestle and other like Eve and the Bellas cant yet they are on the top shows. Its the same thing they did with Victoria the woman could wrestle and yet they never let her after Trish and Lita left they let all the TnA take over. Granted Mickie, Melina, and Candice, once she started training, werent bad, but Victoria should have been champ a few more times or at least given the opportunity for Playboy.

I agree. Victoria really got screwed over after Trish and Lita left. That is probably the only reason she retired - her character wasn't really going anywhere and she was just jobbing to people like the Bella Twins!

I like this youtube clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd8l9ioDu1w

It's from a 2003 Divas Battle Royal for the WWE Women's Championship that also served as Gail Kim's debut match in which she won the title. Watch the video and look at how much talent is in that ring.........

Trish Stratus
Victoria
Gail Kim
Jazz
Molly Holly
Ivory
Jackqueline

You don't see Diva Battle Royals like this anymore! I believe this happened when Lita was out with her neck injury, so there was even more top talent at this point in time then was in this match! The person who posted the clip said this was when the Divas Division was at its prime, and I have to agree.

What's worse.........the WWE released most of these girls back when the no talent T&A Diva Search contests started showing up. Gail Kim, Jazz, Molly, Ivory, and Jackie all were released by the WWE. All of that talent and years of experience eliminated for the sake of having no talent T&A like Christy Hemme, Ashley, and the Bella Twins.

I think the only reason WWE decided to resign Gail Kim was because they realized they didn't have enough talent to put over decent matches anymore!

[thecoach]

Smackdown is now better than RAW. yes, RAW has most of the "top" guys, but look at who is on Smackdown:
Undertaker-is still the best in the WWE even at his age
Edge-one of the best in the WWE today
Chris Jericho-one of the best in the WWE today
CM Punk-now has his chance to be one of the top guys on the show
Jeff Hardy-has really shined over the last year or so
Rey Mysterio-can still get it done in the ring despite his age and bad knees
Kane-not as good as the other, but can still be a legitimate main eventer

plus you have some underrated mid-card guys who can flirt with the main event (Morrison, Umaga, R-Truth, Benjamin and Knox)

there should be some awesome matches on the Smackdown brand over the next year or so. too bad it will be on the "B" show instead of the supposed flagship program.

[NYBuckeye96]

There is yet another way to get a championship on Smackdown.........the new show WWE Superstars that debuts on WGN tonight........

http://www.wgnamerica.com/pages/wwe_superstars/

For the first time ever, the biggest Superstars from Raw, SmackDown and ECW debut on “WWE Superstars” – a one-hour exclusive new weekly television show – featuring original matches between any WWE Superstar from any brand, at any time. "WWE Superstars" is the only place to see it all! "WWE Superstars" premieres this Thursday. It's like no other TV show in WWE history.

This could be why they unified the tag team championship.....now it can go back and forth between brands with a title change on Superstars.

Also......did you notice with the new ECW roster, there is now a good number of "Cruiserweights" on ECW??? I wonder if they are thinking of bringing back the Cruiserweight Belt? Hurricane, Ryder, Kidd, Bourne, etc.

[Tigercannon71]

I think bringing back the cruiserweight title to ECW would be great. I know Vince is trying to go PG, but its not working. Even Edge the "Rated R Superstar" is a toned down version of what we have seen in the past when it was him and Lita. We dont need bloodshed and violence for violence sake, but the WWE needs to go back to like a mix of this PG and the Attitude Era. The guys are there to do it, if they would let them. Take Cena for instance they renamed his move the throwback and something else instead of the FU and STFU. ECW needs to go back to being ECW not the waterdown ECW of the WWE. Back in the day ECW was hardcore bloodlettings, but it also had some great wrestlers like Eddie, Dean Malenko, RVD, Jerry Lynn, Rey, Phsycosis and others that could wrestle. You got these young guys like Hurricane and Bourne let them wrestle, but you gotta let them be extreme also. Fans like seeing extreme matches. If your going to be called Extreme Championship Wrestling you should have matches that can be called extreme not just special one time a month extreme rules matches. Anyway thats my 2 cents.

[NYBuckeye96]

Check out this 1985 Ladies Battle Royal......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfFcyRVnVqo&NR=1

They said the average weight of the 7 ladies was 145 pounds! That is sooo NOT today's wrestling diva average weight! They don't list the weights anymore for the Diva's but some of them are barely over 100 lbs today!

[Portsmouth98]

I watch RAW alot because I'm more likely to be home on Mondays, and I see tons of guys that are supposed to be on Smackdown, I don't really see what the difference is supposed to be.

[WitnessProtection]

I'm pretty fed up with both WWE and TNA.
Too much talking and not enough wrestling in both companies.
WWE has totally destroyed Chris Jericho. He's waaaaaay too serious now. Bring back the old Jericho personality, who was great as a heel and face.
I'm sick of Randy Orton. No personality and no mic skills. I turn off RAW whenever he comes on.
Undertaker is still the stud worker in WWE and should have gold around his waist.
TNA ... well, if Mick Foley wasn't on there, I just wouldn't watch.

[Tigercannon71]

Randy Orton is the top heel at this moment. Hes delivering on the mic and in the ring. As for Jericho hes doing what hes supposed to do. Hes anti crowd so he comes out bland and monotone. Those 2 along with Edge are doing awesome.