Here’s a summary of what the WWE announced during their supplemental draft yesterday. These were draft choices that were made in addition to those announced on Monday Night Raw.
Monday Night Raw
The Monday Night Raw program gains the following WWE Superstars:
+Brie and Nikki Bella
+THE Brian Kendrick
+Festus
+Carlito and Primo
+Hornswoggle
+Chavo Guerrero
+Mr. Kennedy
and loses the following Superstars:
–Charlie Haas
–Dolph Ziggler
–Cryme Time
–DH Smith
–Layla
–Candice Michelle
–Mike Knox
Other than Knox (and Candice before the last couple of injuries), Raw doesn’t really lose anything. They gain Kendrick and Kennedy (who I thought was already part of Raw but since he’s been out so long I couldn’t remember).
It’s good to see a “little person” can still hold down a job in this economy, but enough with the Hornswoggle please. What is he going to do on his own without Finlay? What is Festus going to do without Jesse?
And DH Smith is still on the payroll? What does he do during the 6 months between TV appearances?
ECW
The ECW program gains the following WWE Superstars:
+Hurricane Helms
+Natalya
+DH Smith
+Zak Ryder
+Ezekiel Jackson
and loses the following Superstars:
–John Morrison
–Hornswoggle
–Ricky Ortiz
–Alicia Fox
ECW loses more than they gain, especially if you count the loss of CM Punk from the televised draft. Jackson has potential, though.
Smackdown
The Smackdown program gains the following WWE Superstars:
+Charlie Haas
+Dolph Ziggler
+Cryme Time
+John Morrison
+Layla
+Candice
+Mike Knox
+Alicia Fox
and loses the following Superstars:
–Brie and Nikki Bella
–Hurricane Helms
–THE Brian Kendrick
–Festus
–Natalya
–Carlito and Primo
–Chavo Guerrero
–Zack Ryder
–Ezekiel Jackson
–Mr. Kennedy
This could be a wash. Gain Knox and Morrison. Lose Kendrick, (the sometimes present) Kennedy, and Jackson.
The supplemental draft probably won’t make a big shift in my viewing habits of these programs. They seem to rotate people around unofficially anyway (especially in the last month or so where Miz & Morrison wrestled Carlito & Primo on every show).
The only thing I know for sure is that I’m not planning on tracking any viewing stats on the new WWE program on WGN that starts this week. 7 hours of wrestling a week is more than enough for me.
