Leading into the 2010 Royal Rumble Vincent K. McMahon and many of the higher up’s within the WWE were in discussions with the SyFy Channel. SyFy approached the WWE into making ECW a two hour show, due to continuously being on of the highest rated shows on the channel. McMahon was excited at the prospect of having an extra hour of WWE programming and having the ability to provide more superstars with opportunities to prove their worth. So 1 hour before the first Raw after the Royal Rumble went to air, WWE.com held a mini draft in which ECW would lose 5 superstars, Raw would lose 6 superstars and Smackdown would lose 6 superstars. Raw would then gain 5 superstars, Smackdown would gain 5 superstars and ECW would gain 7 superstars. After the draft a few superstars also made their intentions known that they would defect to the new ECW.
Pre Draft Roster
Christian
Ezekiel Jackson
Goldust
Gregory Helms
Paul Burchill
Shelton Benjamin
Tommy Dreamer
Tyler Reks
Vance Archer
Vladimir Kozlov
William Regal
Yoshi Tatsu
Zack Ryder
Katie Lea Burchill
Rosa Mendez
Draft
RAW
Yoshi Tatsu
Mike Knox
Goldust
Vladimir Kozlov
R-Truth
ECW
Carlito
Evan Bourne
Chavo Guerrero
Jamie Noble
Charlie Haas
Chris Masters
Finlay
Smackdown!
Big Show
Tommy Dreamer
Tyler Reks
Mark Henry
MVP
Defects:
Jack Swagger
Jimmy Wang Yang
Primo Colon
Santino Marella
ECW
Post Draft Roster
(Face, Heel)
Carlito
Charlie Haas
Chavo Guerrero
Christian
Chris Masters
Evan Bourne
Ezekiel Jackson
Finlay
Gregory Helms
Jack Swagger
Jamie Noble
Jimmy Wang Yang
Paul Burchill
Primo Colon
Santino Marella
Shelton Benjamin
Vance Archer
William Regal
Zack Ryder
Katie Lea Burchill
Rosa Mendez
Tag Teams/Stables
The Roundtable: William Regal, Paul Burchill and Katie Lea Burchill
Worlds Greatest Tag Team: Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin
Other On-Air Talent
General Manager: Matt Striker
Commentators: Josh Matthews and Byron Saxton
Backstage Interviewers: Courtney Taylor and Savannah
Abraham Washington and Tony Atlas
Championships:
ECW Championship
Christian
Pre Draft Roster
Christian
Ezekiel Jackson
Goldust
Gregory Helms
Paul Burchill
Shelton Benjamin
Tommy Dreamer
Tyler Reks
Vance Archer
Vladimir Kozlov
William Regal
Yoshi Tatsu
Zack Ryder
Katie Lea Burchill
Rosa Mendez
Draft
RAW
Yoshi Tatsu
Mike Knox
Goldust
Vladimir Kozlov
R-Truth
ECW
Carlito
Evan Bourne
Chavo Guerrero
Jamie Noble
Charlie Haas
Chris Masters
Finlay
Smackdown!
Big Show
Tommy Dreamer
Tyler Reks
Mark Henry
MVP
Defects:
Jack Swagger
Jimmy Wang Yang
Primo Colon
Santino Marella
ECW
Post Draft Roster
(Face, Heel)
Carlito
Charlie Haas
Chavo Guerrero
Christian
Chris Masters
Evan Bourne
Ezekiel Jackson
Finlay
Gregory Helms
Jack Swagger
Jamie Noble
Jimmy Wang Yang
Paul Burchill
Primo Colon
Santino Marella
Shelton Benjamin
Vance Archer
William Regal
Zack Ryder
Katie Lea Burchill
Rosa Mendez
Tag Teams/Stables
The Roundtable: William Regal, Paul Burchill and Katie Lea Burchill
Worlds Greatest Tag Team: Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin
Other On-Air Talent
General Manager: Matt Striker
Commentators: Josh Matthews and Byron Saxton
Backstage Interviewers: Courtney Taylor and Savannah
Abraham Washington and Tony Atlas
Championships:
ECW Championship
Christian