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View Poll Results: QUESTION - Which BRAND do you think is the most PROMISING now that the Draft is over?
I believe that RAW is the most promising 2 6.45%
I believe that Smackdown is the most promising 28 90.32%
I believe that ECW is the most promising. 1 3.23%
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Old 06-25-2008, 04:35 PM   #1
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LOL, fantasy booking a Cena heel turn. Yeah, keep dreaming.
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Old 06-25-2008, 04:42 PM   #2
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LOL, fantasy booking a Cena heel turn. Yeah, keep dreaming.
If Austin and Vince could join forces at Wrestlemania 17, then surely....anything can happen.

I think it's INCREDIBLY short-sighted on your part to assume that John Cena will never turn heel. Hulk Hogan did it, Austin did it, The Rock did, Goldberg did it, Bret Hart did it, etc.
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Old 06-25-2008, 07:31 PM   #3
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If Austin and Vince could join forces at Wrestlemania 17, then surely....anything can happen.

I think it's INCREDIBLY short-sighted on your part to assume that John Cena will never turn heel. Hulk Hogan did it, Austin did it, The Rock did, Goldberg did it, Bret Hart did it, etc.
Oh, I think it will happen, in fact I feel it HAS to happen, but unless Vince takes a total 180 on the booking (which I do not see any time soon) and/or Cena continues strong merch sales I don't think it will happen in the foreseeable future.

I think it's silly not to take WWE's track record and booking style into account when fantasy booking. And from all accounts (except one) the signs point to no.

Now, if Triple H actually stays on SD for more than three months, maybe, MAYBE they'd do it. If not, all signs point to face Cena until at least post-Mania.

And really, with Cena's movie coming out (assuming he isn't the villain) it would be stupid to turn him until after the DVD hits from a marketing standpoint. So that's likely at least a year.
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Old 06-25-2008, 10:59 PM   #4
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Unless Cena's movie comes out straight-to-DVD, Xero. And if it doesn't sell, all the better.

SmackDown! definitely cleaned up in this draft. The two biggest moves, in my opinion, are Triple H and Jim Ross coming over. They represent the red sea of RAW, and their presence on SmackDown! completely changes its feel, and promotes it from being the B-show to something more credible.

MVP and Mr. Kennedy will be main eventers in the sense that Chris Jericho is a main eventer. I don't expect to see either holding the championship anytime soon, and I think is reserved for Edge, Triple H and maybe even Big Show. I don't think the brand is going to be nearly as democratic as everyone thinks it will be. SmackDown! also got Big Daddy V, keep in mind, who I'm sure the WWE would rather push over someone with talent.

But what I really like about SmackDown!'s roster is the depth of talent. The show now has Mr. Kennedy, Jeff Hardy, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, Trevor Murdoch, Brian Kendrick, DH Smith and Vladimir Kozlov. Say what you want, but if the US Title ends up back in that mix, you can get a lot of fun out of it.

RAW seems very colorful at the moment, with some interesting possibilities. CM Punk has the Money in the Bank briefcase. As much as everyone doubts he will make it on RAW, that pretty much means Punk will be a World Champion within the three-quarters of a year. Much like Mr. Kennedy would have been if it were for his injury, so let's hope Punk can stay healthy.

Batista and Rey Mysterio will be refreshed tremendously on RAW. Rey won't swell up too much more, but I think he actually still has some growth as a fresh performer for the brand. Batista never got stale on RAW. SmackDown! drained that man out. Kane moving to RAW seems inexplicable to me, so I am afraid he might be getting a retirement run. The upside to that is that he may not be forgotten, and might be a constant part of RAW in a major way. I'm hoping The Undertaker returns to RAW. It's just where I'd rather see him.

ECW didn't get off as badly as everyone thinks. With the supplemental draft, they got their World Championship back (unfortunately, it seems very likely that Mark Henry goes over at Night of Champions), an attraction for the kids, and a credible veteran in Finlay. Plus, with SmackDown! and ECW splitting soon, you have to believe that they may just get to keep Chavo Guerrero, which is a good thing.
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Old 06-26-2008, 12:53 AM   #5
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I think Smackdown did better this year in terms of getting new talent, but that could be more because it was even, and usually WWE favours RAW.

At the end of the day RAW lost HHH, Umaga, Hardy and Kennedy. Of those only HHH and Hardy were regular top end guys. Smackdown lost Rey, Batista and Kane. Rey and Batista were major players on SD.

Striaght up looking at it like that, SD did better.

However, looking at the two rosters, RAW is still far deeper. They have Cena, Orton Batista, Rey, HBK, Jericho, JBL and Kane. Thats deeper than SD's top guys.

It might be true that SD has more guys who can move up, but thats always been tough in the WWE. Its the top guys who make the PPVs and carry the company. I'm not convinced guys like Kennedy or MVP will break through.
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It might be true that SD has more guys who can move up, but thats always been tough in the WWE. Its the top guys who make the PPVs and carry the company. I'm not convinced guys like Kennedy or MVP will break through.
Well what kind of cynic would you be if you were convinced?

Anyways, I think that from a "technical" standpoint, Smackdown did better this year, getting more talent and making a very watchable show. From a personal standpoint, RAW did far, far better, because they finally got rid of Triple H, and brought in CM Punk. I can only hope that Punk is elevated and allowed to work a program with Cena at some point in the year.
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