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ezekiel Jackson (from SmackDown to RAW)
Big Zeke had all the momentum in the world coming out the death of ECW. He defeated Christian to become the final ECW Champion and received a lot of fanfare upon his return to SmackDown. Unfortunately a family tragedy kept him away from WrestleMania XXVI and an unfortunate knee injury while on the most recent European tour has kept Jackson from reaching the heights expected. While injuries are never a good thing, the timing of his most recent one may help him in the long run. Shad Gaspard has filled in his “big scary black guy” role on SmackDown and a rejuvenated Jackson returning to the flagship RAW brand once he is healed may be the best thing for his career.
Goldust (from SmackDown to RAW)
At this point in his career Goldust works well as an in-ring trainer for younger talents and in comedy skits where the bizarre nature of the character can be played up. While a move back to RAW won’t help him climb the ladder of in-ring success, it should give him plenty of face time to interact with the weekly RAW guest host and work with new and young talent. Plus it keeps him separated from his legitimate half-brother Cody Rhodes, as that is apparently a story the company is not ready to work with at this point.
Hornswoggle (from RAW to SmackDown)
As much as I completely dislike what the Hornswoggle character has become he is popular with WWE’s young fans and provided “comedy” relief on the RAW brand. A move back to SmackDown will
hopefully reunite him with his “father” Finlay, who has been completely absent from WWE TV for months now.
Rosa Mendes (from RAW to SmackDown)
Mendes’ move is one of the few bad moves of the supplemental draft I feel. She had been gaining traction on the RAW brand as the valet
of Zack Ryder. The two were a great Jersey-like obnoxious couple that could have grown into an entertaining attraction. A move to SmackDown separates her from Ryder and puts her at the bottom of the pecking order of SmackDown’s female villains.
WWe unified tag team Champions the Hart Dynasty tyson Kidd & DH Smith (from
SmackDown to RAW)
It only makes sense to keep The Hart Dynasty all together in one brand, as they are more useful at this point as one unit. Like I mentioned earlier with Natalya, this move was more of a clerical one than anything else as it gives the entire Hart Dynasty a home base once they inevitably lose the Tag Championships. But it is also a great move by having young talents like Smith and Kidd showcased on the company’s biggest program, where their superior in-ring talents will be seen by the most eyeballs.
Montel vontavious Porter
(from RAW to SmackDown)
MVP came over to RAW in last year’s Draft as the United States Champion and with all the
promise in the world to rise up the card. Unfortunately his potential star-making feud with Randy Orton was given to Kofi Kingston instead and MVP has been stuck on the low end of the card and in a tag team with Mark Henry. While the team with Henry actually showed some potential and promise, the company didn’t get fully behind the pairing and it just kind of wilted apart. Hopefully a return to SmackDown, where Porter has enjoyed his most profitable days in WWE, will reignite his career. The SmackDown upper card is wide open after the draft and Porter has just as good a chance as any to make the climb up the ladder of success.
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