Tuesday, April 19, 2011

WWE Draft: What I Would Do

The WWE has decided next week to hold it's annual draft and shake up the rosters. This year it seams a little rushed as a reaction to Edge's retirement. I have personally seen any spoilers or rumors as to who will go where so this will just be a list of what I would do if I was in charge. I am going to base the picks off of last years format since ECW had been involved in previous drafts. Both rosters got 4 picks each on the main draft show and on the supplemental draft Raw got 5 more picks and Smackdown got 6 more. I do think Smackdown will get the better of the draft, so I am going to make my selections based on that

Raw Main Picks:
Big Show- He seems to get moved often during the draft and I could see him as being the biggest name heading to Raw
Ezekiel Jackson- I would use this opportunity to split up The Corre. The group is not getting over and without it's muscle it would make it easier to split them
Drew McIntyre- He seems to have gotten stuck in a rut on the Smackdown brand a move to Raw with new opponents may help further his career
Tyler Reks- Another wrestler who seems to be lost in the shuffle on Smackdown.  Depending on who is moved on Raw he could be put into a group like Nexus or as an associate of Michael Cole

Smackdown Main Picks:
Randy Orton- Would easily fit into the main event hole left by Edge. Opens up a spot on Raw for Guys like John Morrison to move up into the main event picture
David Otunga- I would remove him from Nexus were he has been 2nd in command since it's inception. Give him a chance to break out on his own. Could easily join a revamped Corre or feud against Wade Barrett over the intercontinental belt
Daniel Bryan- He has also been in a rut since loosing the US title to Sheamus. A move over to Smackdown and placement into the intercontinental title hunt would help revitalize his character.
Ted DiBiase- Another guy I would use to bolster the mid card roster. He has shown flashes of brilliance at times and working programs with wrestlers like Christian and Rey Mysterio might bring the best out of him

Raw Supplemental Picks:
Cody Rhodes- His feud with Rey Mysterio has elevated him to a top mid card, sometimes main event wrestler. Bring him to Raw and have him in the mix with guys like John Cena and The Miz and he will be a legitimate main event player
Kofi Kingston- Kofi has grown extremely stale on Smackdown. Maybe some fresh feuds would help the fans get back into his character  
Chris Masters- A throwaway type pick who I'm not sure why he has not been future endeavored. Helps fill spots any time they have a battle royal
Hornswoggle- Personally i think his gimmick fits better on Raw than Smackdown, so that is why i would move him back to Raw
Layla- Instead of teasing the break up of Lay-Cool maybe they could fast track the split. Layla could finally start winning on Raw making Michelle McCool upset and eventually attacking Layla setting up a match at Sumer Slam

Smackdown Supplemental Picks: 
Evan Bourne- A fan favorite that could use a change of scenery. A move to the blue brand could create some interesting matches for him
Zack Ryder- If given more air time Ryder could develop into a solid mid carder. He has shown the it factor on his YouTube show, he just needs to bring that to the WWE. I'd give him a segment like Piper's Pit
Nikki Bella- The Bella that isn't the Divas champion. The WWE like to split teams up during the draft and what would be a bigger shock than breaking up twins
David Hart Smith- Smith has yet to break out. I would consider this sink or swim time for him and if he can't get over he may be in danger of heading to TNA
The Great Khali- Khali much like Big Show seems to get moved often during draft time. Since I have Big Show moving to Raw I don't see both giants on one show, so it would be natural for him to move to Smackdown
William Regal- Currently he is just being used as a commentator for NXT, could be used to help put over the younger Smackdown talent and help build for the future




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