With the draft due up in 4 weeks...where SHOULD talent be placed

[Afterlife]

Triple H ---> ECW

John Cena ---> SmackDown!

Shawn Michaels ---> Church

Stevie Richards ---> SmackDown!

JBL ---> Customer Relations

Undertaker ---> RAW

MVP ---> TNA

Robbie McCallister ---> SmackDown!

Super Crazy ---> ECW

William Regal ---> Home

Great Khali ---> FCW

Nunzio ---> RAW

That Angry Chick That Hates Kelly Kelly Soooo Much ----> RAW

Kenny Dykstra ---> SmackDown! ...Oh, wait. Nevermind, I forgot.

Marcus Cor Von ---> RAW

Jim Duggan ---> ECW (for authenticity)

[Destor]

Originally Posted by Afterlife Triple H ---> ECW John Cena ---> SmackDown! Shawn Michaels ---> Church Stevie Richards ---> SmackDown! JBL ---> Customer Relations Undertaker ---> RAW MVP ---> TNA Robbie McCallister ---> SmackDown! Super Crazy ---> ECW William Regal ---> Home Great Khali ---> FCW Nunzio ---> RAW That Angry Chick That Hates Kelly Kelly Soooo Much ----> RAW Kenny Dykstra ---> SmackDown! ...Oh, wait. Nevermind, I forgot. Marcus Cor Von ---> RAW Jim Duggan ---> ECW (for authenticity)

lol

[Mr. Nerfect]

What I'm going to do, is go through the roster and decide which of the four brands guys would best be suited on, which should give you an idea as to the moves that should take place. RAW first:

Ashley
She's not a decent female wrestler, and she's not getting any better. In fact, she's really quite shit. She's got some controversy surrounding her, and she's losing her appeal fast. Stick her on ECW to see if she dies off.

Beth Phoenix
As one of the most talented female performers in the WWE, she should be on the show with the Women's Title. That means Phoenix remains on RAW.

Brian Kendrick
This is a tricky one. He's been misused on RAW, which would indicate a move should take place, but I've got two moves coming up that would make Kendrick's stay on RAW a lot more interesting. I say keep him and Paul London on RAW for a bit, as they really are the best tag team the WWE has, and deserve to be featured live.

Candice Michelle
She's improving as a wrestler, I guess, but she should work with Finlay some more. Seeing as I think SmackDown! is the place for Finlay (the move to RAW for Fit should have been post-WrestleMania, following a Finlay win over JBL, but nevermind that), Candice goes there to train some.

Carlito
I think Eddie Colon will be getting called up to the WWE roster soon. He will likely feud or team with Carlito. I see Eddie as a SmackDown! guy. I actually read that Carlito was one of the planned moves of the rumoured draft that is now confirmed, and he was allegedly being sent off to SmackDown!. It all fits. This would freshen up Carlito greatly, too.

Charlie Haas
There should be a move for Haas. Heat is going, so RAW is no longer ideal for him. Besides, Haas is better suited to a more mat-based show like SmackDown!, anyway. I'm just deciding if sending him to ECW where he can interact with Shelton, and where expectations a lower, would be a better move for him. I think The World's Greatest Tag Team have moved on from each other at this stage of their careers, so I'll go with SmackDown! for Haas.

Chris Jericho
I'm very wishy-washy on this, but I've come to the conclusion Jericho should stay on RAW. He may not be a draw, but he is still one of the most entertaining elements of the WWE. With RAW looking pretty needy at the moment, Jericho sticking around lends them a dependable quality-factor. Also, Jericho, Shawn Michaels and Batista should all be on the same show after the draft. This gets it done with the least moves, and provides some freshening up for Batista (which is much needed). Jericho can handle sports, he can handle entertainment, he can handle sports entertainment; he is "A-show" all the way.

Cody Rhodes
I see a direct swapping of the World Tag Team Champions and WWE Tag Team Champions, or something of the like. It's messy and all that, but Rhodes seems to fit the new ECW more than any other brand, if you ask me. He's young, a little green, and has a lot of growing to do. He also teams with a guy named "Hardcore" Holly. Until he either becomes super-great in the ring, or a super hot entity, I think ECW is the best place for him.

DH Smith
This is a weird one. I just don't think DH Smith should move yet. He could wrestle a lot more on the blue show, and he seems to fit the "development league" mentality of ECW, but I think he just fits RAW at present. I see him being inserted into an angle with some talent like Lance Cade and Ted DiBiase soon, anyway, and I can't see those guys moving.

Hacksaw Jim Duggan
He probably should be released, but if he's going to be anywhere, he fits RAW the most. And hey, RAW needs a jobber now that I'm moving Val Venis.

Hardcore Holly
As fate would have it, I think both Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes, as individuals, would be better fits for ECW than RAW. Holly had a nice little "thank you"/"we respect that you're still alive" run on RAW, but I think it is time to move him back a little. Part of me is thinking SmackDown!, but let's ECW him for fun.

Jack Korpela
I've created an opening in the Heat commentary team, which would allow Korpela to join the desk for Heat's dying days. I really like Korpela, and think he has a lot of strengths (the man should be a part of big multi-man match commentary teams as someone who can add a lot of trivia to things), so he should get to do some voice work for Heat. I don't know what he can do then. Perhaps hosting a trivia show on WWE.com?

JBL
He should move back into commentary soon, but with Mick Foley now covering SmackDown! more than adequately, the place for JBL's voice is most probably RAW. Besides, if he is still wrestling, I think RAW's "shorter match" atmosphere works for JBL. He's an entertainment-based worker, so the entertainment show works for him.

Jeff Hardy
Nothing screams ECW like "junkie." In fact, I can see ECW being a place for a lot of future suspendees to go. Hardy is over, so moving him to ECW helps the brand, it helps Hardy by putting a lower ceiling over his head (some might have trouble seeing Jeff as WWE Champion, but I think we could all accept him as ECW Champion), and it removes him from the "A-show," which could be construed as punishment. Plus, this fits with a later move I am going to make.

Jerry Lawler
Apparently Dusty Rhodes wanted him for ECW a while ago, but they never pulled the trigger, because JR and King like working together. I'm getting sick of their buddy-buddy act, though. Lawler on ECW might get some life breathed into him. It's a risk sticking him with Mike Adamle, but it might be a wake up call for the old Lawler, who can antagonist Adamle, and call him a little idiot, or something. In storylines, Lawler hates ECW, so it'd be a great way to get him back to that heel character that made him such a fun commentator in the first place.

Jillian Hall
She's got a gimmick, and she's a woman that can wrestle. She just fits RAW, in my opinion.

Jim Ross
He is overrated, in my opinion, especially in this stage of his career, but until he serves out his time, and because the WWE has no one that can really replace him, JR should probably stay in the red.

John Cena
Feels like ages since I highlighted someone in blue. John Cena moving to SmackDown! has many benefits. Cena seems lost on RAW at the moment, so the move will freshen him up, for one. The WWE can also edit his heat on SmackDown!, which can create the appearance of a "changed fad," and slowly cool audiences over time. It's better than just letting him get booed. Cena would also probably be encouraged to actually wrestle on SD!, which might go a long way to helping him smooth things over with crowds. It also provides the blue show with a star for their move to MyNetworkTV.

Josh Mathews
Let's face it: ECW needs some help in the commentary department. Also, with Heat going, very soon Mathews is going to be doing nothing. Moving him to ECW at least gets ECW a male backstage interviewer. Mathews can be the third man to Mike Adamle & Tazz, and assist with both play-by-play and color commentary. This is also a good way to really introduce him to audiences as someone who knows what he is doing, because he is the WWE's best bet at replacing JR (without demoting Joey Styles).

JTG
OK, I am kind of moving SmackDown! away from its wrestling image, I guess, but JTG isn't exactly bad in the ring. My plans for RAW's tag team division mainly revolve around Paul London & Brian Kendrick and John Morrison & The Miz. Cryme Tyme could stay on RAW, because they are a premier tag team, based solely on their fan reaction, but moving them to SmackDown! could allow them to take center stage. I am just imagining a six-man tag between John Cena & Cryme Tyme and Edge, Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins.

Katie Lea Burchill
I'm in love with this woman. She is RAW all the way. Her "brother" is doing fine on RAW, for the moment, and his gimmick really wouldn't work anywhere else, plus Katie is a talented female worker. She's a definite stay.

Lance Cade
If you had asked me up until his split from Trevor Murdoch, I'd have said that Cade would go blue, and Murdoch would stay red, but now I definitely see it the other way. The WWE seems much more focused on Cade than Murdoch, and Murdoch seems to be getting more and more SmackDown!/ECW every day (that's not really an adjective, but ah well). Cade stays where he is, and hopefully moves up.

Lilian Garcia
A lot of people around here have some sort of crush on her, and she is cute, but she's a pretty shitty ring announcer, to be perfectly frank with you. She's great for singing the national anthem, and wearing tiny outfits, but she can do that on any show. Let her provide ECW with some ass.

Maria
To be perfectly honest, this one just seems to fit. Maria is hot enough right now that she might actually take some attention with her if she moved to SmackDown!. There is no pressing issue keeping her on RAW. A move to SmackDown! would also allow her to work with Finlay or something. Maria is improving as a female worker, but she still has a fair way to go.

Melina
She's talented, she's hot, she's over, she's important: she stays on RAW.

Mickie James
See: Melina. Plus, I would never seperate Mickie James and Melina. These two just have great chemistry together.

Mr. Kennedy
With his face turn, Mr. Kennedy actually seems nice and comfy on RAW now. He's got the ring skills, the promo skills, and he's just turned. Moving him might disrupt that. If you want to move him later in the year, have Regal return, defeat Kennedy in rematch with the same "Loser Gets Fired" stipulation. Nothing urgent about moving Kennedy.

Paul Burchill
No reason to move Pirate Paul yet. His gimmick works on RAW, and he seems to be rising well.

Paul London
Pretty much the same deal as Brian Kendrick. London can really go anywhere and add anything. We'll give him and Kendrick another year on RAW, and see how that goes.

Randy Orton
I just picked this one at random. Honestly, sometimes I forget Randy Orton is on the roster. Part of me wants to send him to ECW or SmackDown!, to hopefully settle him down, focus him a bit more, and provide some fresh match-ups, but he does seem to be heavily embedded in RAW's shit, at the moment. He'll be taking some time off, if you believe reports (or just not working house shows), so you can leave him on RAW, and then maybe have him show up on whichever show needs him the most. If he does take time off, I'd move him to SmackDown!, just to get his name on the Superstars page, and maybe generate interest. Then you can ever have him show up there, explain his contract expired, and he's back on RAW.

[Mr. Nerfect]

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.