WWE Draft - Post Wrestlemania?

Tyler Durden

Now I'm not sure if this is right and that there is going to definitely be another draft post Wrestlemania, but if there is, what are your views on it?

Ideally I want to avoid, "put the rosters back together" comments, we all know that's what many of you want, but Vince is not going down that route in the forseeable future so just concentrate on the possible draft.

Personally, I believe storylines created whereby one performer leaves Raw or Smackdown, and then soon pops up on the rival show are fine.

After all, part of the original idea for separate rosters was that the "excitement" (and buy rates) of somebody jumping from WCW to WWE or vice versa could be recreated.

However, my gripe with the annual roster change is principally that it seems to be done just to avoid creative long term planning. It is only good long term planning that results in a continuous drive of the weekly tv rates. Any tv rating can be spiked for a few weeks by a title change or a new character or whatever, it needs good long term character planning to keep the rate on the increase over an extended period. What did continuous "re-start shows" ultimately do for WCW? It's a short term pop that does nothing for the group in the long term.

Ultimately, aside from a couple of noteable exceptions, it hasn't resulted in the creation of many new stars or an end to the perceived glass ceiling, the top stars have just been rotated between the shows to plug the gaps when injuries have lessened each show, which is not the right way to go about it.

So, for me, I would go with no draft at all. When Vince lost stars in the 90's what did he do? He got the company behind new guys and created more stars with what was already there. He should go back to that mentality. If Smackdown suddenly is short of a top face, don't just move Angle back over there to cover with some lame excuse, take the short term hit and create a new face over there for the long term based on what is on the roster already.

You can do it Vince, you've done it before so stop being a frikkin lazy ass and create stars, stop using dumb ass drafts every year and then....only then when you've re-established completely seperate identities will you have dream matches between rival champions and the excitement of the "occasional" jump from show to show.

thirty7

Cos-signed. Great post and i agree. I don't want to see a roster draft this year.

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Blitzkrieg

I wouldn't mind if there were a few changes here and there but a full draft has become pretty pointless, I totally agree. It hasn't helped SD! and it really hasn't even helped RAW. The two shows are basically the same as they were two years ago when all this draft business started.

Ultimately, the rosters are going to have to be put back together, I just can't see a way past it. WWE is in a real slump when it comes to creating new stars, and I have no reason to believe they'll break out of it soon.

I'd like it if we went back to the old way where one guy could jump when his contract expires or someone could get traded. Then WWE wouldn't have to cover themselves with these lame excuses as to why so and so is on a different show or allowed to show up.

They could even make storylines out of a guy's contract coming up, much like they do with baseball or football. Say a guy like Masters was about to be a free agent... They could make it seem like a big deal and have a bidding war to land him. Masters could show his face on both shows for a couple weeks and then decide where to go.. They could even tease future feuds with him, and in the end, like I said, make the signing feel like a big deal.

Y2J The King Of The World

WWE doesn't need to do a draft this year. They've had enough brand switches since last year's draft (Matt Hardy, Kurt Angle, Daivari, and Gregory Helms to name a few) that doing more switches would be unnecessary. Then again, they are starting to have tag teams again, so they'll probably split them up via a draft and then release everybody who's not a midcarder or higher. You gotta wonder what Vince is thinking sometimes...

Thundercat

the only thing i'd change would be i'd send Tazz to Raw with Styles and have Coach and King go to smackdown with Cole

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bigdaddy86

Totally agree, they have enough people to make stars out of, but Vince thinks more about the right now, rather than the later.

ICEMAN

A draft is not necessary this year, but I'm sure it will happen as it's a way for Vince and co. to "pop the crowd" by having top guys from both shows change sides.