WWE Draft - April 25th, 2011

Preview

It's once again time to shake things up in the WWE Universe and it all happens next Monday night on Raw at 9/8 CT with the 2011 WWE Draft. With every Raw and SmackDown Superstar and personality eligible to swap brands, who will have a new home?

Christian to Raw

Mysterio to Raw

Taker to Raw

Del Rio to Raw

Danielson to Smackdown

Zach Ryder to Smackdown

Bourne to Smackdown

Riley to Smackdown

'Nuff Said.

I'll do 5 picks for each brand that I'll that will happen:

To Raw:

Alberto Del Rio

Drew McIntyre

Jack Swagger

Kofi Kingston

Rey Mysterio

To Smackdown

Sheamus

Evan Bourne

Randy Orton

Ted DiBiase

Triple H 

Smackdown gets a ton of views with Big Show, Christian, Orton, HHH, and Taker and Raw has a ton of new faces in the main event, everyone wins.

Here we go again: it's stats time!

RAW:
Total from previous draft: 38

SmackDown!
Total from previous draft: 34

Current RAW Total: 49 (+11 from last year)
Current SD! Total: 36 (+2 from last year)

Total Superstars: 85 (+10 from last year)

DIFFERENCES
Future Endeavour'd (-10 from last year)
Carlito
Caylan Croft
Finlay
Jillian Hall
Luke Gallows
Matt Hardy
M.V.P.
Serena
Shad Gaspard
Tiffany

Retired (-2 from last year)
Edge

Left (= to last year)
Batista
Chris Jericho

Passed Away (-1 from last year)
N/A

Additions (+17 from last year)
Alberto Del Rio
Alex Riley
Booker T
Brodus Clay
Curt Hawkins
Daniel Bryan
David Otunga
Heath Slater
Husky Harris
Jack Korpela
Jey Uso
Jimmy Uso
Josh Mathews
Justin Gabriel
Kaitlyn
Mason Ryan
Michael McGillicutty
Michael Tarver
Ricardo Rodriguez
Scott Stanford
Sin Cara
Skip Sheffield
Tamina
Tyler Reks
Wade Barrett

2011 DRAFT PICKS
1. John Cena (RAW > SD!)
2. Rey Mysterio (SD! > RAW)
3. Randy Orton (RAW > SD!)
4. Mark Henry (RAW > SD!)
5. Sin Cara (RAW > SD!)
6. Big Show (SD! > RAW)
7. Alberto Del Rio (SD! > RAW)
8. John Cena (SD! > RAW)

Sheamus to SmackDown. New World Heavyweight Champion.

Here's what i think will happen...

To RAW:

-Del Rio

-Swagger

-Rhodes

-McCool

-Slater (hello jobber)

To SD!

-Sheamus

-Ryder

-Daniel Bryan

-Morrison

-Henry???

Sheamus to SmackDown. New World Heavyweight Champion.

Razor-Lazor

Alright after this week I have changed my mind on predictions:

To Raw

Kofi Kingston

Drew McIntyre

Jack Swagger

Layla

To Smackdown

Daniel Bryan

Michael Cole

John Morrison

Randy Orton

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Some Notes:

John Morrison is like Edge, great talent but doesn't seem to do well on Raw and is much better on Smackdown. He almost became World Heavyweight Champion & Main eventing on that show. I'm thinking he'll win the Smackdown Money in the Bank.

Sin Cara is definetly going to Smackdown and I can't wait to see him feud with Rey and Del Rio.

Drew and Bryan are probably going to get traded and hopefully their character will get freshened up. 

Layla is going have to Raw beacuse LayCool is splitting. 

I see Michael Cole getting drafted to Smackdown and this will bring an end to his feud with Jerry King.

Swagger doesn't really have anything left for him on Smackdown, putting him on RAW would be interesting. 

I think Kingston will be drafted to RAW and hopefully he will get pushed to the main event, I honestly see him winning the RAW MITB this year and cashing it on The Miz to become WWE Champion and start a feud with him.

At first I thought Ted DiBiase was an 100% obvious pick, but I think he'll stay on RAW and turn face be the opposite of his dad to get to the top, just like what WWE did for Randy and Cody. 

Instead of Sheamus going to Smackdown I think he'll stay and Wade Barret will come to RAW and they'll fued. The reason why it would start is because the IC and US title are on the same brand and it'll be a champion vs champion rivalry and I'm thinking the belts are going to get unified at Summerslam. Also, Sheamus still has a score to settle with Triple H.

Finally, Randy Orton going to Smackdown because Christian alone isn't going to fill in for Edge and he's feuded with pretty much everyone on RAW, Wade Barret, Kofi, and Swagger (If they get drafted), Cena and HHH tons of times, CM Punk, Miz, etc. Him on Smackdown will start great feuds like Randy Orton vs Christian? Orton vs Del Rio, Orton vs Undertaker, Orton vs Kane, and Orton vs Big Show. 

What do you guys think? 

YESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wasn't planning on going at first but literally a few minutes ago i got a text from my cousin. Rolling out with like 10 people. Don't know why I'm so hype......

SO....any Sign Suggestions 

SO....any Sign SuggestionsSantos-2

[QUOTE="Santos-2"]SO....any Sign SuggestionsRedders1989

Raw

1. Rey Mysterio

2. Wade Barrett

3. Drew Mcintrye

4. Kane

5. Goldberg

SmackDown!

1. Sheamus

2. Evan Bourne

3. R-Truth

4. Zach Ryder   (he wants a push, and he will get it on SmackDown.....im guessing a huge one)

5. Triple H     (i read somewhere that Triple H refused to go to smackdown, but now that he is older i may not mind going there to make some stars.)

Raw

1. Rey Mysterio

2. Wade Barrett

3. Drew Mcintrye

4. Kane

5. Goldberg

 

SmackDown!

1. Sheamus

2. Evan Bourne

3. R-Truth

4. Zach Ryder   (he wants a push, and he will get it on SmackDown.....im guessing a huge one)

5. Triple H     (i read somewhere that Triple H refused to go to smackdown, but now that he is older i may not mind going there to make some stars.)

oneofakind_07

You haven't been watching very long, have you?

Raw

1. Drew McIntyre
2. Kane
3. Jack Swagger
4. Big Show
5. Kofi Kingston

Smackdown

1. Daniel Bryan
2. Randy Orton
3. The Great Khali

Battle Royal already? I guess that's how they comensate the loss of that extra hour.

Has Raw EVER won a SmackDown vs. Raw match?

Scratch that. Last year they won the battle royal at the Draft, I think.

Cole is in his wrestling gear... crap.Redders1989

Poor Christian. :lol:

Poor Christian. :lol:Razor-Lazor

Also, this means that RKO is now the man on Raw.Blue_Shield

I'd rather have Cena.

[QUOTE="Redders1989"]Cole is in his wrestling gear... crap.Razor-Lazor

Plus, you gotta think.

What does this do to the Cena-Rock rivalry, if Cena's on the B-show?

Gotta love the fact they're making out this R-Truth heel turn is actually important.

Plus, you gotta think.

What does this do to the Cena-Rock rivalry, if Cena's on the B-show?

Razor-Lazor

That'll be addressed in about 10 months at which point the feud will probably be a part of both shows.

Plus, you gotta think.

What does this do to the Cena-Rock rivalry, if Cena's on the B-show?

 

Razor-Lazor

Well, that's what happens when your #1 favorite wrestler goes out. You send in my #2 favorite wrestler to fill the void. I love it. Then again, that means that no title for Cena.SonicRenegade84

Unless ADR/Christian get drafted to Raw.

:lol:

Truth getting pissed at the "What" chants.

Now Truth will be the heel the fans love to annoy.

Which will lead to Truth beating the hell out of random people in the crowd.

Wait a minute... we're supposed to take this R-Truth thing seriously? That package was melodramatic even by WWE standards.

This reminds me a lot of Rikishi doin' it for the Rock... meaning this will fail miserably.

Can't I just save everybody time and endeavor R-Truth, please?

I'm beginning to miss Matt Hardy Vista promos.

I'm beginning to miss Matt Hardy Vista promos.

The_Dude14

R-Truths promo skills are superior to alot of the talent WWE pushes.SeriousThreat

Agreed