Well, well, well, after many years of being the bridesmaid to RAW, Smackdown! finally became the bride this week after the WWE Draft that considerably shook up the WWE roster.  The effect of the draft too an immediate effect, as this week’s show was solid and hopefully this continues towards the switch from the CW Network to MyNetworkTV.  Other thoughts from the draft and Smackdown!:

• This week’s show was a mix of new and old with a lot of past Smackdown! stars making their last appearances before switching brands.  Batista, Rey Mysterio, and Matt Hardy were all present, saying farewell to the brand.
• When Mr. Kennedy was drafted back to Smackdown! on Monday, I was disappointed as I feel this is a step backwards for him, because Smackdown! is so stacked now, he may be relegated to the upper midcard for the time being, until a new opportunity arises to give him his much needed push.
• It’ll be interesting to see what happens with the Undertaker’s return now, he was originally scheduled to crash Edge and Vickie Guerrero’s wedding in July, however it is will known that Undertaker and Triple H do not get along backstage, therefore we may see Taker go to RAW (and enter Kennedy a la Wedding Crasher)
• I was surprised that MVP did not get drafted to RAW this past Monday, I feel his situation is much like the one of Kennedy, he has the potential to be a main eventer, but with so many established main eventers on the brand, his time will take longer to come.
• Vladimir Kozlov is really annoying me now for the 5 minutes that he gets week in and week out to destroy jobbers on the show.  Hopefully they give him something soon or enough is enough.
• He’s gone! He’s gone! He’s really really gone! Batista was drafted to RAW which makes me nothing less than a very happy man.  His talentless performances can now plagued RAW, and be masked by fresh feuds.

It will be much clearer after Night of Champions tonight, what the landscape of the fresh WWE will look like.

‘Til next time,

Will

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