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Robbie McCallister
RAW needs a jobber tag team. The McCallister Cousins provide that.
Ron Simmons
Would there be a particular rhyme or reason behind moving Ron Simmons? I thought not.
Rory McCallister
See: Robbie McCallister.
Santino Marella
He's consistently one of the most entertaining aspects of RAW. Part of me wants him to go to ECW and grow as a character, but ECW is actually get pretty stocked in my vision of it. Marella should be fine on RAW, where he can play a comedic role, at the very least.
Shad Gaspard
See: JTG.
Shawn Michaels
Arguably the best performer in the WWE today, he's also been kept strong, and winning a lot these days. He may not draw, but he's similar to Jericho in that he always provides a good match, and can do both the sports and entertaining needed to procure a good professional wrestling product. As arguably the strongest part of WWE programming, he should remain on the "A-show," as tempting as it would be to put him on a show with writers who know what they are doing (when they are not calling people "nigger"). Also, HBK is not the healthiest chap these days, so a SmackDown! schedule could wear him down some, too. There'd be a lot of adjusting to a Hayes/HBK era on SmackDown!.
Snitsky
Another guy I'd rather see gone, no offence to him, Snitsky's current character just bores the crap out of me. No way does it belong on the "A-show," though, nor does it belong on the "B-show." ECW gets stuck with Snitsky. Sorry, ECW.
Super Crazy
Let's put him on ECW, seeing as he is technically an ECW Original, and is not doing anything, at the moment. He also probably won't be doing anything once Heat goes. Was there ever a purpose behind moving him to RAW? I guess there was a push scheduled in early days. Much like Paul London & Brian Kendrick, I guess. I want to see some more Nunzio vs. Super Crazy matches on Sci-Fi, to be honest.
Todd Grisham
If I was going by the aura the man himself gives off, I'd go with SmackDown! for The Grish, but I just don't think he needs to be moved right now. Let him close off Heat with his improving commentary (the man is honestly not that bad right now, especially with Adamle working), and then he can keep being RAW's primary backstage interviewer. Timmy Baltimore can handle SmackDown!, which is fitting, as Baltimore would be newer to audiences.
Trevor Murdoch
As I said with Lance Cade, I never used to see Murdoch leaving RAW too urgently, but I can definitely see him heading to either ECW or SmackDown! next draft. Either one seems to work, but I'll just go with ECW, for the hell of it. It seems like it may need padding out. You can always move Murdoch next year.
Triple H
This a move that would just generally interest me. Triple H would be so much more refreshing on SmackDown!, in my opinion. He's one of the few stars left over from the Attitude era, so he lends the show his name, and can help it through the transition to MyNetworkTV. With John Cena moving over, as well, it provides him with another name the show would draw from, so the onus isn't entirely on Triple H if the move doesn't instantly boost ratings, or anything. The WWE also seems to like swapping the World Titles over every three years or so. Triple H taking the WWE Championship over with him accomplishes that goal.
Umaga
Of all the guys in the WWE, the man I can most see dethroning Kane as ECW Champion, is Umaga. It just seems to fit. I also see him as the defending heel ECW Champ at WrestleMania XXV. There has been talk of moving Umaga for some time, and I think it's going to happen. Umaga seems awfully exhausted on RAW. He needs a change of scenery, and while every seems to be singing SmackDown!, I think ECW is the much better fit for Umaga. Also, can we please get Umaga & Armando Estrada as World Tag Team Champions?
Val Venis
A move that has been a long time coming, in my opinion. With Heat going bye-byes, Venis is left without a home, so moving him seems logical. While I can see the WWE changing his gimmick, and putting him on ECW (or just leaving him for the once-a-month jobbing appearances on RAW, before moving him into a backstage/trainer role), I think having Val actual wrestle on SmackDown! would be the best for all concerned. Val can wrestle well, he can talk good enough, and he is one of the best sellers in the WWE, with a gimmick that you think the WWE would love (well, apparently they do love it, since they've moved Val back to it twice after refreshing heel turns, they just don't do anything with it). I'd love to see Val Venis and Finlay work together.
William Regal
I'm not opposed to William Regal being anywhere. The man is great, and can do it all. Pushing him as a main eventer on RAW after his suspension seems silly, though. Pushing him as a bitch on RAW is a waste of a perfectly good talent, and the 2008 King of the Ring, quite frankly. Regal could go to either ECW or SmackDown! as "punishment," and I can see Triple H sticking by his former mentor, and asking he move with him, but Regal on ECW would be interesting. I'm just going to go with the SmackDown! move, because I see ECW's World Title scene being booked until after WrestleMania next year. Then it will be time for another draft, and Regal can then move to ECW, if he hasn't already found a niche on SmackDown!.
Next up, ECW's current roster.
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