Thoughts on the WWE Draft
Well the 2008 WWE Draft has come and gone and it was probably the biggest, the best and the most surprising draft of all time. I cannot believe who went where. Let’s recap
Raw Added:
CM Punk
Rey Mysterio
Kane
Michael Cole
Batista
Smackdown Added:
Umaga
Jeff Hardy
Jim Ross
Mr. Kennedy
Triple H
ECW Added:
Matt Hardy
I think all 3 brands got some great talent. I think it was good that ECW lost Kane and Punk. Kane is a veteran who deserves more and Punk is ready for the big time. Adding Matt Hardy was good because he is a great wrestler and will have some great matches over there. It is however time to starting pushing guys harder like Kofi, Elijah Burke, and Shelton Benjamin. And how about that newcomer they have Evan Bourne. WWE finally made a smart signing
On the Smackdown side of it, everything changes. Triple H, Kennedy, Umaga, and Hardy are all forces to be reckoned with. I think that Triple H somehow will wind up back on Raw because of his displeasure of working on Tuesday Night tapings. However if he is there to stay its going to be interesting to see what happens. I am really looking forward to an Umaga vs. Undertaker feud when the Undertaker comes back.
Last but not least you have Raw. They added to great talents in CM Punk and Rey Mysterio. The moment Mysterio was drafted the match I wanted to see the most is Rey vs. Shawn. They have only fought once and that was the Eddie Guerrero tribute show. I think CM Punk will do great on Raw. Then you have the two big men, Kane and Batista. I would not be surprised to see Batista wearing gold on Raw again.
I will say the one bad thing about the Draft was J.R. being drafted to Smackdown and Michael Cole being drafted to Raw. J.R. was and is the voice of Raw but maybe that’s WWE’s way of saying that you need to start thinking about retirement and let someone new come in. Thank God Mike Adamle didn’t get drafted to Raw otherwise I would have quit watching wrestling all together. He’s just horrible. Anyways, the whole show was great in my opinion. It was much better then I thought it was going to be. I cannot wait for Smackdown this Friday and Night of Champions this Sunday. What a week in wrestling.
