The Draft Survey

[Montana]

MONDAY NIGHT RAW:
* Ken Kennedy: Drafted from Smackdown to Raw
* One Half of the Unified Tag Team Champions Primo Colon: Drafted from Smackdown to Raw
* Nikki Bella: Drafted from Smackdown to Raw
* Chavo Guerrero: Drafted from Smackdown to Raw
* Hornswoggle: Drafted from ECW to Raw
* One Half of the Unified Tag Team Champions Carlito Colon : Drafted from Smackdown to Raw
* Festus: Drafted from Smackdown to Raw
* THE Brian Kendrick: Drafted from Smackdown to Raw
* Brie Bella: Drafted from Smackdown to Raw
* US Champion MVP
* The Big Show
* Matt Hardy
* WWE Champion HHH
* The Miz
* WWE Diva's Champion Maryse
* Batista
* Beth Phoenix
* Cody Rhodes
* Goldust
* Hacksaw Jim Duggan
* Jamie Noble
* Jerry Lawler
* Jillian
* John Cena (World Champion)
* Kelly Kelly
* Kofi Kingston
* Lilian Garcia
* Michael Cole
* Mickie James
* Randy Orton
* Rosa Mendes
* Santino Marella
* Shawn Michaels
* Sim Snuka
* Ted DiBiase
* Vickie Guerrero
* William Regal



FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN:
* Shad Gaspard: Drafted from Raw to Smackdown
* Alicia Fox: Drafted from ECW to Smackdown
* Mike Knox: Drafted from Raw to Smackdown
* Candice Michelle: Drafted from Raw to Smackdown
* Ricky Ortiz: Drafted from ECW to Smackdown
* Layla: Drafted from Raw to Smackdown
* John Morrison: Drafted from ECW to Smackdown
* JTG: Drafted from Raw to Smackdown
* Dolph Ziggler: Drafted from Raw to Smackdown
* Charlie Haas: Drafted from Raw to Smackdown
* WWE Women's Champion Melina
* Mr. Money in the Bank CM Punk
* Kane
* Chris Jericho
* WWE IC Champion Rey Mysterio
* Curt Hawkins
* Edge
* Eve
* Gail Kim
* Jeff Hardy
* Jesse
* Jim Ross
* Jimmy Wang Yang
* Justin Roberts
* Kung Fu Naki
* Maria
* Michelle McCool
* R-Truth
* Ranjin Singh
* Shelton Benjamin
* The Great Khali
* Theodore Long
* Umaga
* Undertaker



ECW ON SCI-FI:
* Ezekiel Jackson: Drafted from Smackdown to ECW
* Zack Ryder: Drafted from Smackdown to ECW
* DH Smith: Drafted from Smackdown to ECW
* Natalya: Drafted from Smackdown to ECW
* Hurricane Helms: Drafted from Smackdown to ECW
* Vladimir Kozlov
* Christian
* DJ Gabriel
* Evan Bourne
* Finlay
* Jack Swagger (ECW Champion)
* Katie Lea Burchill
* Mark Henry
* Matt Striker
* Paul Burchill
* Tiffany
* Todd Grisham
* Tommy Dreamer
* Tony Atlas
* Tony Chimel
* Tyson Kidd


The Questions

1) Which Brand made out Best/Worst


2) Which wrestled Benefited / and least benefited by the draft

3) Most antcipated Fued for each brand

4) Will the lose of Miz Morrision from ECW hurt their ratings/product.

5) HHH to Raw....Anyone Care....Anyone like it?

6) If you could pick any one wrestler currently not in the WWE, Who would you put on Raw, SD, ECW?

 

[the hibee wwe fan]

1) Which Brand made out Best/Worst

Non of the brands have came out worse. I feel that ECW got a god few picks in Koslov and Smith. They could have Hart Foundation 2.0 on ECW. I feel Smackdown got Y2JJ and Kane which was good. Raw got Matt Hardy, MVP and Mr Kennedy. So no brand got bad they all got kind of good

2) Which wrestled Benefited / and least benefited by the draft

Hart Foundation will benifit it could get them more reconisation if they get over. Matt Hardy if he gets pushed correctly as a heel. Cena or HHH vsMatt Hardy good.

3) Most antcipated Fued for each brand

Raw - Hardy vs HBK or HHH or Cena would be good
Smackdown - Jericho vs Undertaker or Hardy vs Jericho, Morrison vs Mysterio
ECW - Zeke vs Koslov and Hart Foundation vs who ever they thow there probley a few tag teams from other brands.

4) Will the lose of Miz Morrision from ECW hurt their ratings/product.

Not if enough talent gets over hopefully Hart Foundation or Zeke

5) HHH to Raw....Anyone Care....Anyone like it?

What do ypu expect itwasn't a real suprise

6) If you could pick any wrestlers currently not in the WWE, Who would you put on Raw, SD, ECW?

Raw - Samoa Joe,
Smackdown - Nigel McGuiness
ECW - Teddy Hart,

 

[Montana]

Good responses....I meant to say one wrestler per brand.

Good eye on the hart foundation....i didn't notice, but yeah that would give them Kidd, Smith, and Natalya.

 

[MikeRaw]

Could have probably gone in the WWE section, seeing as it's current and relevant, but here's some answers anyways...
The Questions

1) Which Brand made out Best/Worst
Best short term- Raw
Best long term- SD


2) Which wrestled Benefited / and least benefited by the draft
Most beneifited would be Jericho. He had a great run on raw, and now he keeps the momentum rolling onto SD where the possibilities are endless.
Least would probably be Miz. He's gonna be buried.

3) Most antcipated Fued for each brand
Kennedy vs Orton on Raw, Jericho vs Taker on SD, Henry vs Bourne on ECW

4) Will the lose of Miz/Morrision from ECW hurt their ratings/product.
I don't think so, because ECW's ratings seem to stay about the same no matter who comes and goes. Not that I care either way though, because Morrison on SD = win.

5) HHH to Raw....Anyone Care....Anyone like it?
I like it for the short term. First of all, Triple H is a Raw guy (is it just me, or does that sound weird?), he has defined the brand for years, and his prime was spent on that brand. And his character is storyline driven, which suits Raw. So it is the right move. In the future though, Raw could get stale if they leave the main event scene to be just Cena, Batista, Michael, Tripel H, Show and Orton. So the only bad thing about HHH to Raw is that it could get stale, but that isn't his fault, and if WWE pushes MVP and Kennedy to be main eventers, it can freshen up the main event scene, and give us new potential feuds. I like it.

6) If you could pick any one wrestler currently not in the WWE, Who would you put on Raw, SD, ECW?
I have two. Teddy Hart to ECW, because with Smith, Natalya, and Kidd there, Teddy Hart could complete the New Hart Foundation. My second choice is Sting on raw. I'd love to see him have a run in WWE.

 

[the hibee wwe fan]

. So the only bad thing about HHH to Raw is that it could get stale, but that isn't his fault, and if WWE pushes MVP and Kennedy to be main eventers, it can freshen up the main event scene, and give us new potential feuds. I like it.

Think back to Jeff Hardy HHH didnt let him get over now, did he Jeff had a one month reign and is never going to get again due to HHH. So for MVP and Kennedy getting over I highly doubt it unless they work a program with HBK.

 

[Hometown Kid]

1) I'd have to go with Smackdown on this one. Just because they got the best guy on the roster in Jericho, always reliable (feuds aside >_>) Kane, An improving JoMo, Mr. MITB, the Latino market king in Mysterio and Dolph Ziggler! Oh and they lost SuperTrips, not that he was ever on the show anyway.

2) If pushed right i'd have to say Matt Hardy. He could really achieve his potential on Raw with the lack of heels, Orton's reign won't last forever, look for V1 to be a strong candidate for World Champ by then.

3) Raw: Matt Hardy vs. Mr. Kennedy
SD: Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho
ECW: Evan Bourne vs. Jack Swagger

4) Morrison is overrated imo, and Miz is well...Miz. They were on all 3 brands anyway so they never had a chance to heavily affect anything on ECW.

5) VINTAGE TRIPS~! Trips fans will like it, I doubt anyone else cares about him anymore. As long as he stays the hell off SD for good, I love the move.

6) Raw: AJ Styles
SD: KENTA
ECW: Jimmy Jacobs

 

[Airfixx]

Think back to Jeff Hardy HHH didnt let him get over now, did he Jeff had a one month reign and is never going to get again due to HHH.

Are you kidding?

HHH (and the SD victory over Taker) made Jeff look like a million dollars!

It was only experience and ring-smarts which seperated the two in their on-on-one bouts (which makes total sense storyline wise) and eventually Jeff still went on to win.

Saying HHH will prevent Jeff from ever winning another world title is just speculative rubbish.

 

[Beer]

Think back to Jeff Hardy HHH didnt let him get over now, did he Jeff had a one month reign and is never going to get again due to HHH. So for MVP and Kennedy getting over I highly doubt it unless they work a program with HBK.

To add to what Airfixx said, it was HHH who gave Jeff his first stint in the Main Event, when he jobbed to him at Armageddon.

 

[Airfixx]

1) Which Brand made out Best/Worst

Worst: Raw... Seriously, who'd wanna be a Raw mid-carder now? I can't see how the ME-ers aren't gonna completely dominate the air-time. Quietly hoping the Superstars will become MVPs surrogate home.

Best: SD.... They have a great mix of compatable guys that should hopefully be able to elevate each other. Also, I think the variety that their ME/Upper-mid suggests will be a breath of fresh air.


2) Which wrestled Benefited / and least benefited by the draft

Best: Punk to SD should work wonders for him... I know an obvious choice would be Jericho but I can't really see him getting any more over than he did last year given the fueds he had (More about consolidation for him).

Worst: MVP or Miz....

Hard to tell, but they either have decent plans for a midcard push or Miz will be squashed to fuck and off TV in no time.

As for MVP... Well, if he'd have managed to stay on SD, it's hard to imagine him not finally getting a push.

Could say the Edge-Hed that ended up on Raw, but nothing from nothing leaves.... (You know the rest.)


3) Most antcipated Fued for each brand

SD: Taker v Y2J no doubt, but when I consider the numerous fresh combo's of Edge, Rey, Jericho, Morrison, Hardy, Shelton, Punk it's hard not to think Friday night's are gonna ROCK in terms of ring action!

RAW: ME doesn't bring anything that exciting to mind; mainly match-ups we've already seen. So I'm gonna go for MVP v Kennedy or Regal as long as it's given plenty of Mic time.

ECW:


4) Will the lose of Miz Morrision from ECW hurt their ratings/product.

Nah. As already mentioned the ECW ratings are pretty steady... Plus, Christian & the Harts should keep the non-casuals tuning in.

5) HHH to Raw....Anyone Care....Anyone like it?

Good to see him off of SD... Said it many times, but the 'can't/won't job brigade' (i.e. Taker, HHH, Edge, Show and also the protection of Koslovs streak) killed what was a pretty nice draft for SD in 08.

As for HHH himself, he'll be business as usual so not fussed either way, but I do kinda like the idea of him fueding with a heel Batista (What's the betting they'll be 3-3 by the end of the year? LOL).


6) If you could pick any one wrestler currently not in the WWE, Who would you put on Raw, SD, ECW?

Pass. (I really don't watch enough non-WWE stuff to make an informed choice...)

...Would really like to see another sawn-off monster, Benoit-type surface tho.





Btw, I'm liking the survey threads, Chico!

 

[Next Big Thing]

1) Which Brand made out Best/Worst
It was good for all brands I thought, but if I have to choose one that did the best, then it would have to be Raw. They did what they set out to do, and that was make Raw the dominant brand.

2) Which wrestled Benefited / and least benefited by the draft
This is pretty tough to say just a few days after the draft. This is really a question we should be answer 6 months down the road. As of right now I think Chris Jericho will benefit the most from the move. He was having a great year in 2008 that culminated in him winning a world title, but this was also when the two top guys on the brand were out with an injury. We seen that when the top guys were healthy, Jericho was quickly pushed down the card. On Smackdown he has a chance to do something he has never really done in his career, and that’s be a steady main event guy.

As for who benefited the least, I’d have to say The Brian Kendrick. In his case it was actually two draft picks that hurt him. Provided he doesn’t continue to come out with Zeke, he’s pretty much screwed on Raw. He’s on the most stacked show and probably lost the one thing that made people take him somewhat serious. He’s already been doing nothing on Smackdown for the last few months, and I think it could get a lot worse for him on Raw. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him released before the end of the year.

3) Most antcipated Fued for each brand
For Raw it’s easily Triple H/Cena 3. Their first two matches were great, and with one win a piece, I can’t wait for the third one. However, I don’t see this match happening until 2010 at the earliest.
For Smackdown I would have to say what most people have said, and that’s Jericho/Taker.

4) Will the lose of Miz Morrision from ECW hurt their ratings/product.
No
That is all.

5) HHH to Raw....Anyone Care....Anyone like it?
He’s been my favourite wrestler for a long time, but I have to admit that I’m getting a bit sick of him. I do care because I like the thought of a Triple H/Batista feud, but I just wish Triple H would do a little something to freshen up his character. With them now admitting that he’s married to Stephanie, this would be a great chance to turn him heel and play to all the rumours of his abuse of power. This is mostly just wishful thinking though. With Orton already on the show, and with Vickie as the GM, there is no way that they would go in this direction. Given how popular Triple H is, he might never turn heel again.

6) If you could pick any one wrestler currently not in the WWE, Who would you put on Raw, SD, ECW?
Raw: Sting
SD!: A.J. Styles
ECW: Kurt Angle

 

[Qwake]

1) Which Brand made out Best/Worst

Based on Star power I think you'd have to go with RAW, they got HHH, Big Show, Matt Hardy and probably the best young superstar atm, MVP. Smackdown were close behind them picking up a few good guys in Jericho, Mysterio and Kane, Jericho being the only real big one imo and ECW comes off worst since they only brough in one new guy from the actual draft in Kozlov and the rest were minor guys from the supplemental draft.

2) Which wrestled Benefited / and least benefited by the draft

MVP should really benefit from this, he has been in the same place for a long time on SD so maybe he will be put in some decent feuds on RAW to fully throw him amongest the Main Eventers, another choice could be Matt Hardy who has been on a huge roll the past year so maybe being on RAW will help him out. I think Mr Kennedy least benefited from the draft, he's gone back to RAW which ruined him last time imo and now he will go there and get squashed by everyone or get injured again, he should have stayed on SD and built himself back up or dropped down to ECW to rebuild, not jump to the A-Show.

3) Most antcipated Fued for each brand

RAW: Would be a mix of either Kennedy Vs Orton, Kennedy Vs Hardy or Hardy Vs Orton. Orton/Hardy would be good but not for a feud since theyre both heel so main pick would probably have to be Kennedy/Orton to build Kennedy back up.

Smackdown: Definitely Chris Jericho Vs The Undertaker! Following that would probably be Edge Vs Straight Edge (CM Punk), I am hating Punk right now but I would still like to see that, especially since Punk won the title from him when he cashed in but nothing comes close to Jericho/Taker.

ECW: Jack Swagger Vs Evan Bourne I guess. Swagger is the Champ and one of the only big heels on the roster, I would like a mix of Christian, Bourne and Helms but Swagger/Bounre since theyre both young talent.

4) Will the lose of Miz Morrision from ECW hurt their ratings/product.

No way, they were good as a team but this will not effect the ratings or product. ECW was given some alright replacements so it won't make a huge difference.

5) HHH to Raw....Anyone Care....Anyone like it?

Well I saw this coming from a mile away, I don't care and I guess its a good thing because now we won't have the Orton/HHH feud going over RAW and Smackdown. The Smackdown midcard will get a break too.

6) If you could pick any one wrestler currently not in the WWE, Who would you put on Raw, SD, ECW?

RAW: Bryan Danielson
Smackdown: Rob Van Dam
ECW: Christopher Daniels

I dunno, them?

 

[noumenon]

1. I would say in the long term Smackdown made out the best. The guys who are on Smackdown now are potentially the future of the company. However, in the short term RAW obviously has all the ingredients to have an amazing main event scene right now. But it's all shit we've seen before. Although Smackdown may take a while to get on its feet I think we'll see some exciting things going on over there later this year.

2. Biggest benefit would obviously be CM Punk. The move to Smackdown is obviously exactlly what he needs to break through into the main event. It's obvious that's exactlly what they have planned for him due to his MITB win.

Worst I would have to go with MVP. This guy REALLY should have stayed on Smackdown. He's on the verge of breaking through and I don't know if the currently stacked roster on RAW is going to allow him to do so. There were so many things left for him to do over on Smackdown, especially with the newly refreshed roster.


3. Most anticipated feuds...
RAW

Matt Hardy/Kennedy/MVP (US title feud... I think this could be the feud that breaks any of these 3 guys into the main event)

Kofi/Kendrick....could you imagine the matches these guys could put on?

Colons/Priceless

(I could honestly care less about the main event scene...it's all fuckin been done 1000 times before)

SMACKDOWN
lots of stuff here...

Jericho/Undertaker

Edge/Punk

Edge/Jericho

Punk/Jericho

Edge/Punk/Jericho.....lol

Morrison/Punk

Mysterio/Jericho

Cryme Tyme/WGTT

Knox/Umaga/Kane

Jeff/Jericho

Morrison/Edge

Morrison/Jericho.

YOU SEE, THERE IS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF INCREDIBLE SHIT THAT CAN BE DONE!

ECW

Bourne/Christian

Bourne/Swagger

Some form of an alliance between Henry and Jackson

Formation of the new Foundation

4. No, I don't think they were on ECW enough to make a difference, they spent most of their time on Smackdown. Morrison is better drafted away anyway.

5. It was the obvious decision, we all knew he wouldn't last on Smackdown.

6. Smackdown: Sting..just for the sole purpose of an Undertaker feud
Smackdown: AJ Styles
ECW: MCMG