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[the black box]

Tonight on RAW (less than an hour away) every WWE superstar will be there for the draft lottery. Will Evolution get broken up? What will happen if the tag team champs get broken up? Where's Stone Cold gonna go? Who would you like to see get split up?

[HSDEMONZ]

20 minutes.

This is either going to be very interesting and exciting.. or people will be turning their TV's off and turn away from both problems.

I hope they don't screw this up.

[quest4547]

the wrestling site i usually go on said that the draft is going to be continueing when raw goes off tv and the internet site possibly will be http://draft.wwe.com/

[quest4547]

Triple H going to smackdown  

[HSDEMONZ]

At the time the TV went off the air...

RAW had Drafted..

Shelton Benjamin
Nidia
Rhyno
Tajiri
Edge
Paul Heyman (quit.. ran out of the building.

and SMACKDOWN Drafted...

Rene Dupree
Mark Jindrak
Triple H
Rob Van Dam
Theodore Long
Spike Dudley

So.. that means.. at the time the show went off the air.. this is the following rosters...

RAW
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AL SNOW
BATISTA
BOOKER T
BUBBA RAY DUDLEY
CHRIS BENOIT
CHRIS JERICHO
CHRIS NOWINSKI (may not return)
CHRISTIAN
D-VON DUDLEY
Edge
ERIC BISCHOFF
GAIL KIM
GARRISON CADE
GOLDBERG (contract is over)
IVORY
JACQUELINE
JAZZ
JERRY LAWLER
JIM ROSS
JON HEIDENREICH (who?)
JONATHAN COACHMAN
KANE
LANCE STORM
LILIAN GARCIA
LITA
MARK HENRY
MATT HARDY
MAVEN
MICK FOLEY (2 more scheduled appearances soon)
MISS JACKIE
MOLLY HOLLY
Nidia
Paul Heyman (quit.. ran out of the building.
RANDY ORTON  
Rhyno
RIC FLAIR
RICO
ROB CONWAY
RODNEY MACK
ROSEY
SCOTT STEINER
SHAWN MICHAELS
Shelton Benjamin
STACY KEIBLER
STEVEN RICHARDS
STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN
SYLVAN GRENIER
Tajiri
TERRI
TEST (rumour he's getting fired soon)
THE HURRICANE
THE ROCK (won't be back until Summer at the earliest)
TOMMY DREAMER
TRISH STRATUS
VAL VENIS
VICTORIA
WILLIAM REGAL  

SMACKDOWN
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AKIO
A-TRAIN
BIG SHOW
BILL DeMOTT
BILLY GUNN
BILLY KIDMAN
BRADSHAW
CHARLIE HAAS
CHAVO GUERRERO
CHUCK PALUMBO
DANNY BASHAM
DAWN MARIE
DOUG BASHAM
EDDIE GUERRERO
FUNAKI
HARDCORE HOLLY
JAMIE NOBLE
JOHN CENA
JOHNNY STAMBOLI
KURT ANGLE
Mark Jindrak
MATT MORGAN
MICHAEL COLE
MR. MCMAHON
NUNZIO
ORLANDO JORDAN
PAUL LONDON
Rene Dupree
REY MYSTERIO
RIKISHI
Rob Van Dam
SABLE
SAKODA
SCOTTY 2 HOTTY
SEAN O'HAIRE
SHANIQUA
SHANNON MOORE
Spike Dudley
TAZZ
Theodore Long
TORRIE WILSON
Triple H
ULTIMO DRAGON
UNDERTAKER

[HSDEMONZ]

Well.. the draft.. at first glance anyway.. was piss poor. However.. the one shining star of the moment.. was watching Triple H move to Smackdown. Course.. now he'll squash talent there.. but at least he can screw over EDGE anytime soon.

I'm still hopeful for an ECW angle.. or better yet.. an invasion or Exodus..

Now.. with Heyman Drafted to RAW.. and him quiting.. it leaves some interesting questions.

Assuming that Heyman stays on RAW.. I thought it might be interesting to see how his ECW angle could play out..

RAW's ECW talent:
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AL SNOW
BUBBA RAY DUDLEY
CHRIS BENOIT
CHRIS JERICHO
D-VON DUDLEY
JAZZ
LANCE STORM
LITA
MICK FOLEY (2 more scheduled appearances soon)
Paul Heyman (quit.. ran out of the building.
Rhyno
STEVEN RICHARDS
STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN
Tajiri
TOMMY DREAMER

That's ALOT of ECW talent.. now all on that show.  That's a decent start to a whole new program..or a program takeover.  It would also be nice to see added to this..

Dawn Marie, Nunzio, RVD, Spike, Tazz.

That would round out the ECW Takeover Stable.  If it was done as a separate show (utilizing some of those lousy weekend timeslot the WWE has.. like VELOCITY or HEAT... they could flesh that roster out with a few more oldtimers hanging out elsewhere.

It's a pie in the sky dream.. but Heyman drafted and then quiting RAW.. is clearly a decent start to a re-newed or rebirth ECW angle.  He even made comments to the effect how he kept the wolves at bay so long during his ECW days.

Heyman on RAW.. with all that "RAW" ECW talent.. it not a coincidence.

[HSDEMONZ]

Interesting.. WWE just bought NEWECW.COM domain.

They are definitely planning something.

[quest4547]

QUOTE (HSDEMONZ @ Mar 23 2004, 05:03 AM)

Interesting.. WWE just bought NEWECW.COM domain. They are definitely planning something.

the ecw angle will be cool if it happens

[quest4547]

just went to wwe.com and they had this posted

STATEMENT FROM MR. MCMAHON
Earlier tonight, Paul Heyman - the former General Manager of SmackDown! - was drafted by RAW and subsequently quit. Therefore, due to the absence of a GM on SmackDown!, I have extended the trading deadline to 9 p.m. ET Tuesday, at which time a new GM of SmackDown! will be announced, and that new GM of SmackDown! will in fact announce all trades.
Thank you.

[shanafan]

I hope Cena makes it to Raw.. I don't watch Smackdown  

This image is my hope of him making it to Raw

[quest4547]

yea cena to raw would be pretty sweet

[EvilWays]

Why, oh why, did Nidia undergo the knife?

(Seems the qualifications to become a WWE "Diva" is to fit in a D-Cup bra ...Stacy excluded.)

[the black box]

Quote frome wwe.com

QUOTE

Paul Heyman out, Kurt Angle is in         WWE.com has learned that the role of SmackDown! General Manager has been assumed by former WWE Champion Kurt Angle.    In replacing Paul Heyman, Kurt Angle?s first order of business was to mold the SmackDown! roster to his liking. In an attempt to do so, Angle has completed two trades with RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff.   The first trade sends F.B.I. member Chuck Palumbo and A-Train to RAW for the combination of the sexy Miss Jackie and Rico.   The second trade is a blockbuster three-for-one deal. RAW?s Eric Bischoff has agreed to send the Dudley Boyz and Booker T to SmackDown! in exchange for former World Heavyweight Champion Triple H. This announcement comes straight off the heels of Triple H being chosen by SmackDown! in the draft lottery just 24 hours prior.   Be sure to check back here as more information becomes available.

 

[thegame_evolution]

Kurt Angle as Smackdown GM???

WTF??

And thank god for the dudleys moving. Now they can re-win the tag belts every week on another show. Thank god i dont watch smackdown........and Hooray HHH being back on raw!!!!

Just my thoughts...

[HSDEMONZ]

for fucks sakes.. the DRAFT sucked bad enough.. now they effectively reverse the one good trade.

HHH is back on his LIVE program.

God Help EDGE now.. HHH will squash him within 3 months.


Please Let Pual Heyman rebuild ECW.