WWE Live Roster Draft 2009
Find out which Superstars were drafted where on the 3 hour Special Draft Edition of Raw!
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For a more in-depth look at the 2009 roster draft check out the Live Raw Report from the event.
If you’re just wanting to find out who went where then read on!
Live Roster Draft 2009
M.V.P Drafted to RAW from SMACKDOWN.
So the United States Champion has been drafted to Raw. Odds of Intercontinental Rey Mysterio now being drafted to Smackdown at some point have just sky-rocketed.
The Big Show Drafted to RAW from SMACKDOWN.
Another BIG draft pick for Raw, pardon the pun. Show will liven up the main event on Raw and will probably continue the storyline with Vikki Guererro or challenge Cena/Edge for the title after Backlash.
Melina Drafted to SMACKDOWN from RAW.
Women’s Championship from Raw to Smackdown now. Either Maryse is also set to go the other way or there are going to be a few Unification matches in the near future.
Matt Hardy Drafted to RAW from SMACKDOWN.
Interesting given he is still kind of in a feud with Jeff. I can see a possible Matt Vs. M.V.P rehash in the near future.
Triple H Drafted to RAW from SMACKDOWN.
This is big. Yet another Champion drafted and now the U.S, Intercontinental, World Heavyweight and WWE Champions are all on Raw! Edge could beat Cena at Backlash and take the title back to Smackdown, but that feels a little too convenient.
C.M Punk Drafted to SMACKDOWN from RAW.
Another possibility for Smackdown to get one of the Championships back should neither of them be drafted. Half way through and not a ECW draft pick in sight, but on the other hand no one has left ECW yet either.
The Miz Drafted to RAW from ECW.
The Miz & John Morrison are seemingly no more as they are split by the draft. It didn’t help team morale that Morrison cost Miz the match that subsequently saw him drafted and that The Miz then attacked Morrison leaving him on his back in the centre of the ring.
Kane Drafted to SMACKDOWN from RAW.
Kane seems to have been floundering on Raw for a while now and hopefully they will decide to make a big deal of him on Smackdown, perhaps even pushing him up into the title picture and portraying him as a guy that stands a chance rather than just being there to make up the numbers.
Chris Jericho Drafted to SMACKDOWN from RAW.
Since he lost the World Heavyweight Championship Jericho has been wasted on Raw. The storyline pitting him against the Legends at Mania was repetitive, weak and quite frankly laughable when you consider his talent. Hopefully as with Kane he will now be put in the title picture on Smackdown.
Vladimir Kozlov Drafted to ECW from SMACKDOWN.
Poor ECW. They finally win a draft pick and it’s the Moscow Mauler. What a waste of time. ECW is meant to be a place for up and comers to get experience and a fan base before moving over to the bigger shows, with a few experienced and talented guys showing them the ropes. So with that in mind, why have they drafted someone with zero personality, wrestling ability so horrific that his matches have to be edited to the point where the commentary has to be re-recorded and a gimmick from the 1980’s.
Maryse Drafted to RAW from SMACKDOWN.
As predicted the Diva’s Champion has gone the other way and evened out the Women’s Champion jumping to Smackdown. One pick left and then the Supplemental Draft on Wednesday.
Rey Mysterio Drafted to SMACKDOWN from RAW.
Ridiculously predictable. The Mid-Card titles have swapped brands as have the Diva/Womens belts. Spare a thought for Kane, he must have thought his ‘jobbing to Mysterio’ days were over.
Overall Impressions
Nothing overly shocking with the 12 ‘Main’ picks. The biggest draft is undoubtedly Triple H’s move to Raw, leaving Smackdown without a Heavyweight Championship belt. This situation could potentially be rectified at Backlash if Edge can pull off a win, and there is always the possibility that C.M Punk will cash in his Money in the Bank.
Raw and Smackdown traded the Mid Card and the Diva/Womens Championships, while ECW got roundly screwed with only one terrible pick.
Supplemental Draft
Click Here to discover who else got moved in the wake of the Live Draft on Raw in the Supplemental Draft.
