First off, I'd like to say hello to all who read this. Along with Lee, this is my first time writing here. I thought I would take the chance to give a short overview of how I think things are going.
ECW
Now, despite what alot of people say, I feel that this show has had its moments, and by moments, I mean occasional flashes of something being ok. For instance, this past week, I actually enjoyed ECW. CM Punk and Matt Striker had a very solid match, and I think the Major Brothers are decent in the ring. As for The Draft coming up, I have heard rumors spreading of a possible Benoit/Mysterio addition to ECW. This could mix things up.
SMACKDOWN!
Honestly, this is my favorite show right now, hands down. I love MVP, I think he is a great talent and he can also talk (it seems like there are fewer and fewer good talkers nowadays). His feud with Benoit was absolute money. Honestly, I hope the rumors about CM Punk being drafted to Smackdown! are true, because I'd love to see a CM Punk/MVP feud for the U.S. Title. Edge is THE BEST heel in the company right now, no arguing that in my personal opinion. Hopefully we can get someone else in the title scene with Edge other than Batista.
RAW
I must admit, this week's new angle with Vince being all "messed up" in the head had me laughing, in a good way. Maybe he can now generate some actual heel heat, instead of "I want you off my T.V. heat." It seems like Bobby Lashley should just permanently be on this show over the last few months, and come draft, maybe he will be. I am not a John Cena hater, but rather, I believe they have booked him poorly, and his "Marine" gimmick is terrible. I believe him to be a hard worker who is always improving. Besides the fact that The Great Khali is terrible, all I will say is this.....a guy has actually died after a botched move with Khali. Yikes! Granted, it IS Wikipedia, but it seems like a pretty legit story, as it says it wasn't his fault.
As far as Paul Heyman is concerned, Wrestleview.com recently had a report stating that Vince threw out Heyman's name at a creative meeting to see what everyone thought. So, even though I still think it's unlikely, maybe we will see him show up yet again!
Well, The Draft seems to be a much needed "mix up" for the three brands and I hope it does create more interesting angles. I hope. You never know with the mind of Vincent Kennedy McMahon. I hope to hear from you guys, tell me what you think! That's all I have up my sleeve for now!
-Jesse
Thursday, June 7, 2007
An Overview Of Brands
Posted by Jesse Hill at 10:04 PM
Tags: Bobby Lashley, Chris Benoit, CM Punk, Edge, great khali, john cena, mvp, Paul Heyman, RAW, SMACKDOWN, Vince McMahon, WWE, WWE Draft
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You guys are writing quicker than I can comment and edit. Nice post though. I think that while the argument could be made that this draft shakes everything up and equalizes brands, it's a pretty safe bet that RAW will remain the A show. While I don't expect a huge shift of power, it should be a cool show.
Can anyone comment on how they usually do this? Do you they use a big board to track it? Do they do it all at once or throughout the show?
Well, they did not do it last year, and in 2005 they just did one pick a week and I did not really like it. The first one in 2002 was done like a sports draft, flair and mcmahon taking turns picking people. In 2004, it was similar, with both Smackdown! and Raw getting 6 picks each, then the rest was random. I am not certain i am correct about the 2004 one being random after the brands initial 6 picks.
-Jesse
yea i wish they would tell us how they were going to do it. i think that RAW will receive the majority of the talent in the draft, so maybe wrestlers will be moved at random? that would move some crappy wrestlers off of raw and some good ones onto it.
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