Final WWE Draft Results Including Supplemental Draft
Here’s the final results. Is there a reason why the midcard champions are on the same show?
TO RAW
* Jack Swagger
* Kelly Kelly
* JTG
* Drew McIntyre
* Curt Hawkins
* Chris Masters
* Kofi Kingston
* Tyler Reks
* Beth Phoenix
* Rey Mysterio
* The Big Show
* Alberto Del Rio
* John Cena
TO SMACKDOWN
* Daniel Bryan
* The Great Khali (w/Ranjin Singh)
* Jimmy Uso
* Alicia Fox
* William Regal
* Yoshi Tatsu
* Natalya
* Jey Uso
* Ted DiBiase
* Tyson Kidd
* Tamina
* Alex Riley
* US Champion Sheamus
* John Cena (later drafted back)
* Randy Orton
* Mark Henry
* Sin Cara
While it is a lot closer than I expected it to be, I still think that Raw came out on top with this draft.
The pickups of Orton, Sheamus, Bryan and Sin Cara are good, SD! lost it’s top heel, while trading it’s 2nd biggest face for Raw’s 2nd biggest face (Orton and Mysterio)
Raw also picked up a lot of young, very talented wrestlers. Swagger, Kingston, McIntyre and Del Rio and they also picked up experienced guys in Big Show and Mysterio as well.
Hopefully all the guys (and girls) get their chances on SD! especially. The Usos could have a good program with Slater and Gabriel, while Ted DiBiase may finally get the chance he needed.
As for the whole Alex Riley and Brodus Clay trade/non-trade. I think that’s a pretty poor move. I mean there’s nobody there to take shots for The Miz now and I loved the look of Brodus Clay and you can tell that the WWE wanted him to win over the never seen Johnny Curtis.
After trimming the fat off both drafts, it’s tough to see who got the overall edge. Originally, I said Raw. Now, it’s a toss-up.
To Raw — Jack Swagger, Drew McIntyre, Chris Masters, Kofi Kingston, Beth Phoenix (solely because of Kharma), Rey Mysterio Jr, The Big Show, Alberto Del Rio
To Smackdown — Daniel Bryan, Ted Dibiase, Sheamus, Randy Orton, Mark Henry, Sin Cara
Obviously, a lot of people were moved to Smackdown so they could get future endeavored, hence trimming the fat, as I said earlier. Yet, at the same time, some were definitely put over there to see if they could swim on their own, such as Ted Dibiase. Was disappointed to see Sheamus go over, because it stalls Daniel Bryan a bit. Moving Sin Cara allows WWE the ability to edit his matches to make them look clean.
Raw got a ton of talent, mainly with Swagger, McIntyre, Kingston and Del Rio. That’s the future for the WWE, while it seems Big Show and Mysterio were sent over there to conclude their careers. Masters is a toss-up, but he’s shown flashes of brilliance recently.