2011 Draft Predictions

The annual WWE Draft takes place tonight on Raw.
I always look forward to the draft.

I love seeing what new feuds could take place, who's going to recieve a new push, who has the chance to break out.

I'm just gonna list 5 people for each brand. Who I see being moved and why it could happen, be good or bad.


To RAW

1. Alberto Del Rio - Let's face it, RAW is the A show. Always has been, always will be. This guy is a star and is on the rise, so why not pull the trigger and get him on the A show? I'm all for it, and to see if he moves over as the World Heavyweight Champion? Well, we'll just have to wait and see.

2. Kofi Kingston - He seems to be floundering in the mid-card role over there. If they're not gonna do anything more with him then get him on RAW. Also, if Orton is to move to Smackdown (read below) then there's more of a chance for him to not have a stalled push.

3. Wade Barret - For the love of god, get this guy away from The Corre. Get him away from any group. He's too good for it, a break out star waiting to happen. I'm glad they strapped him with the IC Title, but I see him as a main eventer not a mid-card champion.

4. Cody Rhodes - He's done such a great job going from Legacy jobber, to Dashing, to the dark, creepy, messed up psycho he is now. So many people have put his promo skills over as being reminisicent to Jake Roberts which is the highest compliment in my eyes, and I can't help but agree. Many people before, pegged him as the guy from Legacy who would go nowhere and he proved them wrong.

5. Drew McIntyre - For being the "Chosen One" he hasn't shined a whole lot on the blue brand. He needs a bit of a jump start and I think the move to Monday nights is that jump start he needs. As I and others know and said countless times, RAW is the A show and always has the stars and this guy is a star and just seems like a good fit to the red brand.

To Smackdown

1. Randy Orton - They need a top face, that's why the draft got moved to tonight. Edge's sudden retirement left a huge void in the faces of Smackdown and as much as I am a fan of Christian, they still need more. Orton's feud with Punk has just about run its course and Punk still has a lot of feuds and stuff left on RAW so they shouldn't move him back to Smackdown yet. Also, Orton is awesome but is always overshadowed by Fruity Pebbles and whatever feud he's in.

2. Daniel Bryan - Smackdown is a wrestling show. The matches are better and are more of the focus than shitty storylines. It's a perfect move for this amazing talent. I don't want to see him get lost in the RAW shuffle. Also, he can bring prestige to the IC Championship...just saying. Also go to wrestlingroaddiaries.com and pick up a copy. I got mine the other week and have watched it a few times, so worth it for any wrestling fan ;)

3. Melina/John Morrison - It's no secret about the incident with the cold shoulder JoMo gave to Trish Stratus, and I, like most believe it's because of Melinas jealousy. Split these two up to send a message to them.

4. R-Truth - I love the heel turn, and although Smackdown could use babyfaces, send them Truth and let him be a top heel.

5. Sin Cara - I know he's just new to RAW and is being pushed as a big deal. But they skipped over developmental and we're seeing the flaws with that. He is an amazing talent, but for now give him the chance to have the few botches fixed up in production and give us a Sin Cara vs. Mysterio feud while Rey is still around. Who wouldn't want to see that?

So there's 5 picks for each brand. Will I be correct with all? none? half? Tune into RAW tonight at 10pm Atlantic time on The Score here in Canda, USA in..well, USA and Sky Sports in the UK. I'm not sure of any other channels, but hell, let me know what you watch it on.

What are your draft predictions? who's going where? what feud do you want to see?

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