Yesterday WWE held its supplemental draft to switch around some more people, most of which probably wont make a difference in the long run. However, some of these changes might actually prove to be significant, so they’re worth a look.
RAW Acquired:
1. Kofi Kingston (ECW)
2. Layla (ECW)
3. Matt Striker (ECW)
4. Chuck Palumbo (Smackdown!)
5. Deuce (Smackdown!)
6. Jamie Noble (Smackdown!)
RAW didn’t gain much to be honest. Kofi Kingston is the one real standout drafted to Monday nights. A feud with the newly-drafter Rey Mysterio could do wonders for Kofi and I think it would be highly entertaining. Not really sure who would play the heel, though. Aside from that, Chuck Palumbo MIGHT go somewhere, but I doubt it. They haven’t really given him much of anything to do since his feud with Jamie Noble over Michelle McCool. The rest of the guys are afterthoughts, really.
Smackdown! Acquired:
1. Carlito (RAW)
2. Shelton Benjamin (ECW)
3. Maria (RAW)
4. Brian Kendrick (RAW)
5. DH Smith (RAW)
6. Big Daddy V (ECW)
7. Trevor Murdoch (RAW)
Much like the real draft, Smackdown! made out pretty well here as well. Apparently WWE really IS pushing to make Smackdown! awesome when it moves to the new network in the fall. Sadly, this spells the end of the London/Kendrick tag team, but they weren’t really doing much anyway. Of the bunch, Smackdown! got a few great midcard guys, although nobody is an overall standout. I’m frankly surprised Big Daddy V was even involved in the draft considering he hasnt been seen for nearly 3 months. Shelton Benjamin and Carlito (if he gives enough of a shit) stand to do well, I think.
ECW Acquired:
1. Finlay (Smackdown!)
2. Hornswoggle (Smackdown!)
3. Super Crazy (Smackdown!)
4. Mark Henry (Smackdown!)
ECW quite obviously gets a bit of repayment for their general ravaging in the real draft. Finaly is going to be downright AWESOME on ECW. I can’t wait to see that guy in some Extreme Rules matches. Henry is fairly significant as well, despite not having won a match since 2005. I have a sneaking suspicion they moved Henry to ECW and added him to the ECW match at Night of Champions simply so he can become a 24-hour champion for the sake of keeping the ECW title on ECW. As much as I hate it, I can’t say I’d blame them, considering leaving it on RAW would be completely retarded.
Overall, the supplemental draft made at most 4 significant changes – Kofi and Finaly for sure, Benjamin and Carlito arguably. Aside from that, they’ve shuffled around a bunch of jobbers and guys they never use that wont be doing anything different than they’ve been doing. I’m really excited to be seeing Finlay on Tuesday nights, and that’s really enough to make it a success in my mind.
