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**NoRoolz** · 06-28-2005, 07:30 AM

How did they get screwed? Look at the facts:

Smackdown got Batista, Raw got Cena - 2 top babyfaces in business and World Champions - even swap.

Smackdown got Benoit, Raw got Angle - 2 great pure wrestling talents switch, Angle is like #2 Heel on Raw (HHH 1st) and Benoit number #2 face on Smackdown (Batista 1st)

Smackdown got Christian, Raw got Carlito - 2 upper-midcarders with great potential, over with the fans and both have great charisma and mic skill. Christian also has good in-ring ability and with a bit of work, so could Carlito.

Smackdown got Orton, Raw got RVD - These two can both be mega-draws if marketed right, and Orton is a Main-Eventer, RVD is an upper-midcarder, and Orton has the youth, so you could even say that Smackdown got the better in this situation.

Then once again you have Hassan on Smackdown who is at an upper-midcard level WITH youth, and Big Show on Raw who is at an upper-midcard level without youth.

Looking at it like that I don't think SmackDown got screwed by the draft - at all. You could say Raw got the better of the picks, but in no way was Smackdown "screwed" IMO, in fact if you're thinking about the future, Smackdown could be better off from the draft. The draw looks pretty even to me

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06-28-2005, 07:30 AM	#22
NoRoolz dave ain't here? Posts: 2,709	How did they get screwed? Look at the facts: Smackdown got Batista, Raw got Cena - 2 top babyfaces in business and World Champions - even swap. Smackdown got Benoit, Raw got Angle - 2 great pure wrestling talents switch, Angle is like #2 Heel on Raw (HHH 1st) and Benoit number #2 face on Smackdown (Batista 1st) Smackdown got Christian, Raw got Carlito - 2 upper-midcarders with great potential, over with the fans and both have great charisma and mic skill. Christian also has good in-ring ability and with a bit of work, so could Carlito. Smackdown got Orton, Raw got RVD - These two can both be mega-draws if marketed right, and Orton is a Main-Eventer, RVD is an upper-midcarder, and Orton has the youth, so you could even say that Smackdown got the better in this situation. Then once again you have Hassan on Smackdown who is at an upper-midcard level WITH youth, and Big Show on Raw who is at an upper-midcard level without youth. Looking at it like that I don't think SmackDown got screwed by the draft - at all. You could say Raw got the better of the picks, but in no way was Smackdown "screwed" IMO, in fact if you're thinking about the future, Smackdown could be better off from the draft. The draw looks pretty even to me .