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Since I'm bored, here are my thoughts on each pick:
Raw:
-John Morrison: Upsetting, but not unexpected. Raw usually gets guys who have stepped it up on SD and Morrison fits that mold. Unfortunately I can't help but feel he'll be like MVP last year and be totally underutilized and ticketed right back to SD next year (barring a heel turn).
-R-Truth: Again, I figured he'd be Raw-bound. Same thing as Morrison really, the only difference being I really don't care if Truth gets underutilized.
-Edge: He's the longest tenured guy on his current show to be moved, so it definitely provides a fresh feel. I figured either he or Y2J would switch. Seems to have turned heel right away, which would make sense with Batista's impending departure, except...
-Chris Jericho: ...Jericho got drafted too. So now Raw almost feels a little TOO heel heavy if Edge has officially turned. Perhaps Edge is gonna be a tweener? Who knows. But anyway, Jericho should be entertaining as always.
-The Great Khali: Another move I expected. Khali's taking time off now and seems to have constant knee problems. So it makes sense to move him the show with less focus on wrestling and more focus on comedy segments.
-The Hart Dynasty: Feels like more of a formality. Even though the Unified Tag champs can appear on any show, I get why they'd want them officially on Raw especially if Bret is going to continue to be involved in storylines. Also they probably just want to be able to say the tag champs belong to Raw (they moved the Colons to Raw last year when they had the belts and they obviously did nothing).
-Ezekiel Jackson: Meh, couldn't hurt. I figured Raw was a better place for him when ECW folded. Hopefully Regal manages him again once he heals up.
-Goldust: Much like Zeke, I figured Raw would have been the place for Goldust after ECW folded. I feel like maybe they only moved him to SD just to serve as a built-in draft pick a couple months later. Goldust will be involved in the Guest Host skits. It's kinda a shame since his ring work has been awesome for most of the past year.
SmackDown:
-Kelly Kelly: Meh, SmackDown needed another face diva. Not really much to say about this one.
-Big Show: Kinda unfortunate that ShoMiz broke up so quickly, but I'm interested in seeing where Show goes with a change of scenery. It'll be funny if he forms another mash-up team.
-Kofi Kingston: Dude was obviously getting lost on Raw, so going to SmackDown should do wonders for him. With SmackDown losing 2 of its top 3 guys, Kofi's got a huge chance to step up.
-Christian: See Kofi Kingston. Christian to SmackDown is a move I'm very happy about...kinda wish Edge was on the same show as him but I guess we'll have to wait another year for that.
-Chavo Guerrero: This can only help him. I'd expect interaction with Vickie.
-Cody Rhodes: Eh, I'm not too sure what to make of this. I don't know if I'd be able to buy Cody as a legit threat in any way, shape, or form. I would've moved DiBiase instead and let him start his Fortunate Sons stable on SmackDown. Then keep Cody on Raw to interact with Goldust.
-Chris Masters: Again, this can only help him. All Raw does with its undercard is use them in comedy segments. SmackDown might actually give them something to do.
-Hornswoggle: It's extremely unfortunate but pretty clear that WWE has had no idea what to do with Finlay without Hornswoggle. I figured they'd be re-united on Raw but it wound up the other way around. We're never gonna see awesome heel Finlay again.
-Rosa Mendes: I really don't get this move. Clearly, they wanted to add a lower-end heel diva to SmackDown. Fine. But why Rosa? She was at least managing somebody on Raw and was IMO one of the hotter divas on the show where the divas are meant to be eye candy. I woulda moved Jillian instead, or even Alicia Fox.
-MVP: Really happy about this move. MVP got totally lost on Raw. SmackDown will be a good thing for him, and I wouldn't be opposed to see him turn heel again.
People Who Didn't Move:
-Randy Orton: This was the real shocker of the draft for me. I thought for sure he and Cena would be split up. However, it's not a bad thing as SmackDown's got plenty of room to create new stars now.
-The Undertaker: Not completely floored here or anything, but I figured Taker would go to Raw to foreshadow a WM27 match against HHH or Cena (since I can't see him fighting anyone else next year). They'll probably just ignore the brand split again at WM-time next year.
-Cryme Tyme: I definitely thought Shad and JTG would get split. Obviously, that was the plan as JTG got drafted to Raw only for them to change their minds. I probably would have kept JTG on SmackDown and move Shad to Raw instead of Ezekiel Jackson. Regardless, I hope they can clearly establish their own identities and not always be associated with one another.
-Zack Ryder: I wanted Ryder to move more than anybody else on the undercard. The guy was such money on ECW and has just been wasted beyond belief on Raw. Then they drafted away his sexy valet. It pains me to say this but I think Ryder will be in the next bunch to be wished the best in their future endeavors. Clearly they've soured on him.
-Carlito: Carlito's gone on about how pissed off he is being stuck on Raw with the guest hosts. I figured that'd lead to him getting drafted but apparently not. I hope they go somewhere with that storyline rather than dropping it without explanation.
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