Bouchie

What the real reason for Triple H's move back to RAW was? It seems like the original plan was for him to be traded to SD and stay there, at least for a while. Something must've happened between Monday night and Tuesday night that made WWE change the plan.

Also, does anyone know if the King Kong Bundy from the 80's was the same KKB that came back in the mid-90's as part of the Million Dollar Corp? That guy always looked different to me than the original.

Thanks in advance. I'd "Ask JV" but I can't find the link anywhere on the site. Besides, this probably isn't too hard of an answer; I'm just dumb.

BackLash

I don't know what was up with Tips and his move back to Raw, but I do know for a fact the the King Kong Bundy from the 80s was the same one from the mid 90s

Woodifvh

I dont' know about HHH, but I have my own do you know....

I haven't been able to watch SD the past two weeks but from what I've read Undertaker hasn't been on the shows, does anybody know why?

Danny Diamond

Founder/Admin

Bouchie, i would submit the reason why they did it in the first place is to get SmackDown more stars on their show via a trade. By trading HHH back to Raw they could get 3 superstars.

This was the WWE's way around giving up more talent to Smackdown without it looking odd.

Also, it makes HHH look like more of a superstar essentially saying that BookerT and Dudleyz are the same equalivent of him. EgoBoy.

Y2J The King Of The World

I have my theories about why Triple H was drafted to Smackdown, and then immediately traded back:
1) To balance the rosters. If you look at how many people were on the Raw roster versus how many people were on the Smackdown roster going into the lottery, Raw had at least a dozen more people on its roster than did Smackdown. Even today, I count 53 on the Raw roster (whether they're still active or not is a different question) vs. 44 on Smackdown. It was a way of getting Booker T and the Dudleys over to Smackdown without having to make a complicated storyline out of it.
2) To put HHH over. Since he finally realized that the fans don't want to see him bury everybody on the Raw roster (i.e. he has to lose some matches), he needed to be put over in some way to compensate for his recent loss to Chris Benoit (and now, Shelton Benjamin). Emphasizing his importance to the Raw brand did just that. While it arguably makes Booker T and the Dudleys look less valuable in the process, it still gives those guys a chance to get out of their rut on Raw.

To take a stab at your question, Woodifvh, I'm guessing that the internet rumors surrounding Brock Lesnar working a program with Taker were true. Since Lesnar left, WWE probably doesn't have a plan for him any more (short-term, of course). To be honest, I don't feel that he fits in on Smackdown any more. They're working to build new stars and re-establish bigger stars who have been ignored, and having Taker squash any of them right now would be a fatal mistake. I wish they would have traded him to Raw in exchange for Test, Lance Storm, and Scott Steiner. That'd help to balance out the rosters (once Steiner returns from his injury), and those three would fit in better on Smackdown anyway (especially since they all need some major career revamping - which fits into Smackdown's current plan). Just my two cents, though.