The latest WWE Draft - which brand benefited most?

[forumadmin]

Which brand do you think benefited most from the WWE mini-draft?

[Colgrave]

Moved to Raw Roster:
Gail Kim
Alicia Fox
Jack Swagger
Evan Bourne
Mark Henry

Moved to Smackdown! Roster:
Matt Hardy
Finlay
The Hart Dynasty

Moved to ECW Roster:
Shelton Benjamin
Goldust
William Regal
Brie & Nikki Bella

Obviously Raw got the better end of the deal. But hopefully Benjamin gets a huge push now.

[The Legend Killer]

SmackDown looks even more impressive now. I know they lost Benjamin and Gail Kim but they weren't being used properly anyway.

Raw benefits with Swagger, Bourne and Gail Kim. Not sure why Alicia Fox was moved after she became McFool's sidekick on SmackDown

ECW got raped. Only good thing is they got Benjamin. Regal is a good replacement for Finlay too, I guess. No idea why the Bella's were traded to ECW. Only other diva there is Katie Lea so there is no divas division

[mkelough]

The only real benefit would be to Smackdown. They picked up two number one contender talents in Finley and Matt Hardey as soon as they're healthy. Natalya Neidhart is easily a top competitor for the Women's Championship as she should have been all along. As for Kidd and Hart-Smith, they are an amazing tag team that can compete for both the tag championships that Edge and Jericho hold as well as be competitors immediately for the Intercontinental Title. In a few months if used right, Hart-Smith could be moved into the WWE title picture.

Raw got some help but Swagger and Mark Henry both won't be utilized properly since a heel already holds the belt and Big Show is still in the background waiting. Evan Bourne can't be used properly because they already have too many competitors for the US Title. Gail Kim is an early number one competitor for the Diva's Title but Alicia Fox is of no real value.

As for ECW, I thought they must be cancelling the show after the initial report. How do you take away four of the top competitors for the ECW title in Swagger, Finley, Henry and even Bourne and what could very well be the next top tag team staple in the Hart Dynasty. I mean really, is Golddust going to be given a push. I would love to see it but we all know that isn't going to happen. I am happy to see Regal and Benjamin moving over because they both deserve a title belt that represents the highest tier of one of the shows. Two heels however can't hold the same belt.

Anyways, Smackdown was the key beneficiary of the ordeal.

[TheRyanQ]

I think everyone came away with something to work with, they are bettering opportunities for all of these superstars and I think thats great

[LuckyNumber7]

As I'm watching it, I can confidently say ECW kind of sucks now

[Colgrave]

haven't watched ECW as of late. But I'll take your word for it. haha

[LuckyNumber7]

Don't waste your time haha

[Colgrave]

Again, will take your word on it. Anything in particular bugging you?

[LuckyNumber7]

Shelton Benjamin in a match with a new Asian wrestler in ECW. Benjamin makes fun of him for 5 minutes, gets kicked in the head once by the Asian guy, and that was the match. Then they brought out Abraham Washington with the Bella Twins for 12 minutes in a segment that was completely pointless, and got absolutely no reaction from the crowd other than booing. Sheamus' debut I did want to see, but not against a jobber. The only thing worth watching is the main event.

Also, did anyone see the preview for the re-showing of The Bash on PPV. What they advertised for it was a last man standing match between Triple H, and Randy Orton. But that was the Monday before. Did I see that right?