WWE Draft Lottery Could Become Annual Event

[Guest glennsoe]

WWE's high 4.5 rating for RAW this past Monday could result in the post-WrestleMania draft lottery becoming an annual event. The feeling is that the brand split has been established now to where putting the rosters together for one night really does impact the ratings and create a "special" atmosphere. Most believe that had the rosters never been split, RAW would not be able to draw a 4.5 rating.

 

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[Guest I Got Banned for Sucking]

While it may be interesting to see it annually, they'd run out of ideas sooner or later, and it would just prove that they don't have faith in the brands on their own.

 

Just re-link them already!

[Scroby 0]

leave them the way they are, maybe do a lottery every like two years or something. Don't put them back together, no good could come from it.

[Guest I Got Banned for Sucking]

What do you mean no good could come from it?

 

Even though this isn't what you're getting at, it would seem extremely tacky to re-link them right after the Draft Lottery, but in the long run, WWE and us are going to want the respective ratings and entertainment, for the most part, that came from Raw and SmackDown! Superstars as one.

[Scroby 0]

I say don't reform them again because WWE would have to downsize the roster a hell of a whole lot/or we won't see to many wrestlers, we'd have shorter matches and maybe, just maybe shorter promos (which wouldn't be a bad thing), plus we get to see the same crappy guys twice a week and most likely have the same main event in the same week just done a bit differantly. WWE was just about having the same main event two times a week with a slight bit of differance before the split.

[TheBigSwigg 0]

I'd say one a year wouldn't be too bad as long as they fix it so that whoever's drafted can't be traded right back. *coughHHHcough* I think that an annual draft could help keep the brands balanced, IF they do it right.

 

As for re-joining the brands, bad idea. That would mean everyone getting less of a chance of getting on RAW or Smackdown for the undercard. So you would never see Tommy Dreamer, Johnny The Bull, and anyone else like that. The show would be all about the uppercard

[Scroby 0]

We already don't get to see Tommy pretty recently, but thats besides the point.

[Guest I Got Banned for Sucking]

I say don't reform them again because WWE would have to downsize the roster a hell of a whole lot/or we won't see to many wrestlers, we'd have shorter matches and maybe, just maybe shorter promos (which wouldn't be a bad thing), plus we get to see the same crappy guys twice a week and most likely have the same main event in the same week just done a bit differantly. WWE was just about having the same main event two times a week with a slight bit of differance before the split.

 

You're right, but you can't exactly tell me that WWE are capitalising on that luxury that they could make use of right now.

[Guest Jimbo]

Y'know, that could be pretty cool, if with the draft's the roster was broken up a little more and they alloewd Wrestlemania to be the blowoff event it should be.

[Scroby 0]

If WWE had better bookers and writers they could.

[Guest I Got Banned for Sucking]

See, if Brian Gerwitz' full potential was able to shine, and Paul Heyman put on the writing team, who's full potential was also able to shine, then maybe it'd happen.

 

In fact, I'm positive that it would.

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

The success of Eddy Guerrero & John Cena can be directly attributed to the draft. Neither would have gotten the initial pushes that got them over if HHH was hogging all of the spot light. I get the feeling they would have pushed Benoit just as a career achievement thing anyways, but Cena & Eddy would be feuding on Velocity. Big Show is another one that got saved not only by the split, but by the move to Smackdown. So it does happen.

[Scroby 0]

Heres what I don't get about Vince. You have Vince McMahon, Eric Bischoff, and Paul Heyman all under one roof, but yet only one of them are a booker and when Heyman was a writer, Vince and him would get into arguments when you knew Heyman was most likely right on whatever the debate was.

[haVoc 0]

Feeling is that it was not handled well...

 

Most of the wrestlers backstage were very upset with how WWE handled the draft lottery. RAW wrestlers were not told about the decision to hold a draft until they got to RAW on March 15th, while Smackdown wrestlers didn't become aware of it until Vince McMahon made the announcement on TV. They then were not told their status and where they would end up until they got to RAW on March 22nd.

 

The Smackdown wrestlers were especially upset, due to their tough travel schedule. After working WrestleMania, they worked a house show the next night, followed by the Smackdown taping on Tuesday, and then left for an overseas tour. They then had to rush back to be at RAW on Monday then had to work the Smackdown taping on Tuesday.

 

WWE told workers that they kept things hush because they did not want moves being leaked to the internet. Despite that, most feel that WWE should have handled the situation differently when playing with the lives and schedules of their wrestlers.

 

Smackdown wrestlers relieved to be Game-free...

 

The move to Smackdown and following trade back to RAW had a big impact backstage in WWE last week. Most Smackdown wrestlers were very relieved when Triple H was sent back to RAW, fearing that he would upset the more relaxed, friendly Smackdown locker room with his political power. The decision to keep Triple H on RAW did, however, further solidify RAW's status as the #1 WWE show in the eyes of the workers. The feeling was that a major young star like Randy Orton would be moved to Smackdown, but instead only two mid-carders in Rob Van Dam and Booker T were switched while RAW kept Triple H and also gained Edge. Make no doubts about it, Triple H (even without the title) is considered WWE's #1 name by far and is really the only full time active main event wrestler left from the boom era of a few years ago.

 

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[AndrewTS 0]

See, if Brian Gerwitz' full potential was able to shine, and Paul Heyman put on the writing team, who's full potential was also able to shine, then maybe it'd happen.

 

In fact, I'm positive that it would.

If Heyman and Gerwitz were given more, unrestrained power, we'd have a huge mess. Sure, new guys would be pushed, but in a way that isn't going to benefit anyone in the long run.

[Silence 0]

See, if Brian Gerwitz' full potential was able to shine, and Paul Heyman put on the writing team, who's full potential was also able to shine, then maybe it'd happen.

 

In fact, I'm positive that it would.

The problem with that is we'd have more unfunny "comedy" segments and the same wrestlers wrestling in a variety of uppercard matches every week ala ECW: Tajiri, Jerry Lynn, Steve Corino, etc. and WWE Smackdown 2002: Chavo, Eddie, Edge, Benoit, Angle, Mysterio. That sounds better than HHH going over the entire roster, but there should still be a variety of wrestlers in the mix and not just the same 3-6 wrestlers or the fans will get burned out on the PPV matches.

[AndrewTS 0]

Yeah, in other words, what he he said. ^^

 

Besides, the storylines that are considered ECW's best were devised by Raven, Foley, etc--not Heyman.

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

I think a post-Mania lottery would be a great way to signal a new season for the WWF.

[EdwardKnoxII 0]

The success of Eddy Guerrero & John Cena can be directly attributed to the draft. Neither would have gotten the initial pushes that got them over if HHH was hogging all of the spot light. I get the feeling they would have pushed Benoit just as a career achievement thing anyways, but Cena & Eddy would be feuding on Velocity. Big Show is another one that got saved not only by the split, but by the move to Smackdown. So it does happen.

Exactly if there wasn't a split do you really think guys like Eddie and Benoit would have world belts or Cena would become as big as he has. And I know I'm not that only one but, when they said that HHH would go to SD! I had a feeling Eddie wouldn't have to belt from much longer and would then to shot down the card.