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Balancing The Rosters
With WWE's spring shake-up coming soon, I think we'll see some major changes this year because not only are both rosters a bit stale, they are unbalanced on the face/heel aspect.
Right now Big Show (currently busy tagging with Miz), Swagger (in my opinion not quite main event yet and possibly headed to SD) and Sheamus are the only heels on Raw to have held one of the big straps. Batista is still listed as SD and may be heading back after Cena is done with him so that leaves a major gap to fill especially with Orton turning face. On Smackdown, I only really see Jericho and Punk as main event level heels. So if you were given the choice, who would you turn/draft? Personally I'd love to see Triple H, Christian and maybe even 1 more turning heel and give Morisson, Miz and Ziggler bigger pushes. WWE have a big gap before the next major PPV before they need to produce a supercard so it's be nice to see some stars other than the usual suspects main eventing together until then. |
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Well, Jack Swagger is now on SmackDown!. The draft can be hard to predict, but I see either Chris Jericho or CM Punk going to RAW (probably Jericho). But I would like to see some turns. MVP is someone that I think could use a heel re-alignment. He was money when he hit his stride as the "highest paid athlete in SmackDown! history."
Christian is fine as a face now. No doubt he makes a tremendous heel, but his face run still had legs. He's getting pops, he's doing good work -- leave him. MVP is also getting pops, but he always seems to be treading water as far as credibility goes. A heel turn could give him direction again. |
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Black Sheep Jew
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I just can't wait until Khali returns from India more focused and captures the World Title in the most monumental heel World Championship run ever!!!!
Seriously though, Christian is great but RAW is slowly ruining his relevance. He needs to either turn heel or move to Smackdown. |
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I think Christian moving to SmackDown! is quite likely. It didn't surprise me when he showed up on RAW. There was an opening for faces at the time, and it got him a bit of exposure on the A-show. It could also have been taken as a "reward" for his time in ECW. In addition to giving RAW a favourite besides Kofi Kingston in Money in the Bank. There may be long term plans for him there, but of all the guys who got assigned brands after ECW folded, I think him swapping now is probably the most likely.
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Black Sheep Jew
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Reward for his time on ECW? He went from being the number one guy and champion on a show to RAW where he had just a handful of matches, zero feuds, and zero build.
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To Smackdown:
Cody Rhodes Evan Bourne Koki Kingston Triple H William Regal To Raw: Chris Jericho Drew McIntyre Edge John Morrsion Undertaker Last edited by XCaliber; 04-04-2010 at 12:52 PM. |
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I was thinking about the draft earlier today, and here were the moves I came up with:
To RAW: Caylen Croft Chris Jericho David Hart Smith Drew McIntyre Finlay Funaki Goldust Jimmy Wang Yang JTG Kane Michelle McCool Mike Knox Natalya R-Truth Slam Master J Theodore Long Tiffany Trent Barreta Tyson Kidd To SmackDown!: Alicia Fox Carlito Chavo Guerrero Christian Jillian Hall Kofi Kingston The Miz Maryse MVP Nikki Bella Primo Randy Orton Rosa Mendes Santino Marella Zack Ryder Now, granted, this is not an even draft. But whatever. They can play with the numbers somehow. I'd also consider assigning the NXT guys to a "tentative brand" in the draft, corresponding to their WWE Pro. So that evens it up a bit in the end. There are reasons behind these moves, and I could explain them, but I am very, very tried. Obviously it won't actually go down like this, but the idea would be that the supplementary draft moves everyone the WWE isn't really using at the moment, to give them to the other writing team. The problem with this is that the roster changes alone could give them something to do, but it's just easier this way. That's why guys like Funaki and Jimmy Wang Yang change brands. I guess you could keep one or both of them on SmackDown!. Doesn't really matter. The others all moved because I feel that they could use the change, that they would freshen up either themselves or the other show with the move, and I did have some ideas in mind for future feuds/angles. Like Big Vito, my draft plan suffers from a lack of big "shock" moves. The only three guys moving with World Championships under their belts are Chris Jericho, Kane and Randy Orton. You do have a few upper mid-carders changing brands, though. Kofi Kingston, MVP, Christian and R-Truth being the most noticeable. Arguably Finlay, too. The Hart Dynasty could be a hot move, as would JTG. The Miz and Drew McIntyre essentially change places. |
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President of Freedonia
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I'm really curious how the draft will work this year. There are only two brands once again so I don't see the point in moving 30 or so guys as they have the past few years under the three show format. If it was up to me, I'd go the 2004 route and have 6 guys per brand swap shows via lottery draw. And then trades can happen after if they want to mix things up a bit further.
To Raw: Drew McIntyre Ezekiel Jackson Finlay Goldust Shad The Great Khali To SmackDown: Christian Evan Bourne Jillian Ted DiBiase The Miz Zack Ryder --- A mix of some big names and some lower card guys to make it seem more random. I'll run down my thinking for the picks: -Drew McIntyre: I'm not entirely sure I like the idea of Drew going to Raw this soon, but WWE are clearly high on him so I could see him doing well. He'll bring the IC Title back to Raw. -Ezekiel Jackson: Has appeared in just one match since signing with SmackDown. Has a good look that I could see WWE wanting to push. Raw seems like a more likely place to do that, make Regal his mouthpiece again. -Finlay: He hasn't appeared on SmackDown in ages and creative doesn't seem to have much for him. The move to Raw will probably happen mainly to give Hornswoggle something to do. Moreover, Finlay can tutor the Raw divas...most of whom can't work. -Goldust: I've really enjoyed Dustin's in ring work lately, but when looking through the SmackDown roster for lower-card guys to move to Raw, he immediately stood out. Perfect for a lot of the comedy stuff they've tried on Raw. -Shad: I see him getting a bigger push than JTG...and again Raw just feels like a more fitting place. Shad can go to Raw and do his own thing, or maybe even team with Ezekiel Jackson under Regal's tutelage? JTG stays on SmackDown and teams with R-Truth once Morrison turns heel on him. -The Great Khali: I'm just not sure what else he has to offer on SmackDown. Khali also seems like he'd be a good fit for comedy stuff on Raw. His knees are in bad shape so I could seem him transitioning and working less matches in favor of more backstage skits. -Christian: Christian will be good no matter where he ends up, but the thinking here is obvious. Edge and Christian on the same show. That will be gold no matter if their are both faces, both heels, one face or one heel, etc. -Evan Bourne: It seems like lower card guys on Raw that move to SmackDown seem to have career rejuvenations. That's the thinking I have with Bourne, he has some good guys to work with and it should make for some great matches. -Jillian: A move made mainly to push across the randomness of the draft. However, SmackDown could use a fresh diva to feud with Beth Phoenix once she wins the title. Let her focus on her in-ring work as opposed to the singing shit and it could go well. -Ted DiBiase: I think we can all agree that one of the Legacy members will be moving shows, and Ted just seems like more of a logical fit to me. I think he's got a brighter future than Cody and SmackDown seems like a better place for him. -The Miz: I really have enjoyed The Miz on Raw, but SmackDown probably needs to get another "major" name coming and since Drew took the IC Title to Raw, Miz brings the US belt to SmackDown. ShoMiz can still team, although they are teasing the breakup already. Moving Miz also brings about the likelihood that Daniel Bryan will wind up signing with SmackDown when he wins NXT and challenges Miz for the belt...and Bryan on SmackDown would own. -Zack Ryder: Similar reason to Evan Bourne moving. I love me some Zack Ryder, and I just don't see him amounting to much on Raw, unfortunately. I would absolutely love to see Zack Ryder and Dolph Ziggler form a tag team. |
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Black Sheep Jew
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The biggest name on your list is Christian. Try again.
PS. - NOBODY GIVES A FLYING FUCK WHERE KHALI GOES *as he is gone now anyways* |
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President of Freedonia
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And as for Khali, I know he's taking time off but we all know he's not going to be released. He can be drafted to Raw while he's away and, again, his eventual return can but put across as a big deal. |
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Over Like Rover
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Black Sheep Jew
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So how many guys have moved from ECW or Smackdown only to find ZERO success with the RAW writing staff and quickly get moved, shelved or fired?
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Black Sheep Jew
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I do hope Knox comes to RAW and gets a big man push......Hardly see it happening sadly.
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The 2 Cunts Are Gone
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Are you really so entertained with the slow moving 6'5 300lbs heel who consistently. . . a) Spend lots of time shouting and grunting b) Use a big boot to the face to look strong c) Have a truly ugly face (Knox, Snitsky, Henry etc) |
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Your scenario A doesn't actually fit Knox at all.
I appreciate Knox's current position in the company. He's a big man whose size and ring work are used to put smaller guys over. Awesome. Personally, call me weird, but I'd actually like to see him come back and stalk his ex-girlfriend, Kelly Kelly. I think it'd be...interesting, in a bizarre sort of way. Kelly could have a new boyfriend (Evan Bourne?) and that could lead to a feud between the two, which would no doubt lead to some fun matches -- the primary design behind them being to make Bourne look good and get him even more over. |
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When is the draft?
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RIP SABU
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April 26th (the night after Extreme Rules) on RAW, I believe.
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Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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To RAW:
Batista Dolph Ziggler Drew McIntyre John Morrison R-Truth Shad To Smackdown: Carlito Christian Evan Bourne Jack Swagger Kofi Kingston MVP |
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Black Sheep Jew
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The truth is what that post was. His list features only mid carders & Christian who is amazing but not yet main eventer. The draft is one of my favorite times of the year and if his list would happen to be correct I'd be rather dissapointed. I like to see the main eventers moved.
HART DYNASTY TO RAW. |
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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God I hope McIntyre doesn't go to Raw right away. I just have a feeling that he will be completely lost over there. He has really stepped into his own on the blue brand and is easily a top 5 heel there.
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Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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But it is tradition for Smackdown up and comers to be drafted to RAW, while former up and comers who went to RAW and were ruined/wasted go to Smackdown.
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How I would do things if I was in charge
To RAW: 1. Undertaker 2. Edge 3. John Morisson 4. Mickie James 5. Chris Jericho To Smackdown: 1. Big Show 2. Chris Masters 3. Carlito 4. Mark Henry 5. Jillisn I chose to only move 5 people, IMO, moving more sucks. |
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To SmackDown!: Carlito Chavo Guerrero Chris Masters Cody Rhodes Evan Bourne Mark Henry MVP Primo To RAW: David Hart Smith Dolph Ziggler Drew McIntyre John Morrison JTG Natalya R-Truth Tyson Kidd Many of those being supplementary draft moves, of course. |
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Black Sheep Jew
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Smackdown has had a pretty brilliant year. I hope to see that trend continue in 2010 by eliminating some of the glamor and keeping it more about talent than writing.
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raw
Jericho morrison McIntyre shad big zeke smackdown Miz Christian Kofi bounre chavo wwe should bring back the crusierweight title and ceter it around Bourne,JTG,Mysterio,Chavoand sometimes put miz aand kofi in the mix or if it on both brands you can give it to Tatsu,Primo,Charlito,or Rhodes |
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The more I think about it, the more I really hope each brand gets a set number of picks. I always thought the concept of "win a match and your brand gets a draft pick!" seemed stupid.
Like yeah, some faces might want to win the match and get some fresh competition...but why would a chickenshit heel champion want to risk having a big name title contender move over to the same show as him? If anything, a heel would want to lose the match in hopes of getting his rival on the same show drafted away. |
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Black Sheep Jew
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I can see Shad or JTG coming to RAW for sure. Their mini feud will only be good for one PPV I would assume. So come draft time I say that one or the other is moved in hopes of helping them get away from the Tyme gimmick.
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There's no way this match goes to PPV. They'll go 1 on 1 once or twice then one will change brands.
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Yeah, I don't like the winner gets a pick. It's all a bit gimmicky. If they want to go gimmicky, I would not mind it if the draft picks faced off against each other as they went.
For example: If SmackDown! picked Kofi Kingston and RAW picked R-Truth, you'd have Kofi Kingston vs. R-Truth, with one getting a chance to build some momentum as they head to the other brand. |
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Feeling Oof-y
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I just hope they don't do a double title switch again. Seems all too convenient that the US Champ gets drafted to one show whilst the IC Champ goes the other way.
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CUT THE F'N MUSIC
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the draft is fuckin gay anyway... they need to do smackdown live at least once in a while, they want to keep all the big stars on the live show, which is understandable, but put maybe cena or orton over on smackdown and change the fueds up a little bit.. its always the same fuckin shit anymore...
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The 2 Cunts Are Gone
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