Reported by Jon Minners of WrestleView.com
On Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 7:50 AM EST

Hey yo! Someone said it’s been too long since I spit fire and I agree. Went to the local supermarket…What?!...bought me a big ol’ jug of Hatorade…What?!...drank me that big ol’ jug of Hatorade…What?!...And now I’m bout to take my anger out on World Wrestling Entertainment…What?!...TNA…What?!...and anyone else I damn please. Welcome to the Bottomline.

I really anticipated this draft. I thought this would be an exciting way to strengthen all the rosters and give everyone an equal footing that would get the fans to check out each show, but I must have been drinking something other than Hatorade to not realize that Vince McMahon and those who write this show each and every week are borderline retarded…allegedly.

Boogeyman to ECW was the first sign. Great Khali moving from brand to brand and not just being released was another sign. Mr. Kennedy being moved out of a potential feud with Edge was probably all the proof I needed that Creative dropped the ball faster than Isiah Thomas.

There were signs of genius. King Booker to Raw…Ric Flair to Smackdown and Chris Benoit to ECW had great potential. Even Bobby Lashley’s move after winning back the ECW title was well done since it gave the level of unpredictability to the show…but any hope was dashed with the supplemental draft.

I thought, surely we would get really good selections that would shake things up even further. Boy was I wrong.

We start with Paul London and Brian Kendrick. I think Smackdown didn’t have to lose every tag-team while Raw lost none, but I liked this move, because it gives them a fresh start and allows them to remain a team for some time, rather than split them up as WWE Creative loves to do all too often. Raw could really be an exciting place for tag-teams when you think about it. With the Hardy Boys, Cade and Murdoch, World’s Greatest Tag-Team and London and Kendrick, we are setting up for an awesome TLC Match and a four-way feud that could last as long as Dudleys, Edge and Christian and the Hardies. Oh, the memories. But there is a downside. Once you are done with London and Kendrick and don’t know what to do with them as a team, there is no cruiserweight division for them to fall back to on Raw. London and Kendrick have to remain a team. If not, they will get lost in the shuffle.

Let me discuss Paul London a bit. You can’t totally trust Internet reports, but there are those who are saying London got a tongue lashing from Vince McMahon for laughing or smiling while he walked through the gauntlet of wrestlers on his way to the exploding limo. It was even mentioned by Lawler on the broadcast and promoted as a possible reason why London could be involved in the explosion. I doubt they would do that at all, since London is a small potato to them…but let’s go back to this tongue lashing for a minute.

If my boss was a little deranged and he was walking with this sad puss on his face, looking like half a retard, I would laugh, too. In fact, if I was Vince McMahon, I would be more pissed that everyone, but London showed the same reaction. Everyone looked like a robot and looked concerned or uncaring as McMahon walked by. London’s character (pay attention to his entrance) suggests that he would laugh at Vince. Others may have laughed because it was a nervous laugh. Others would have shown different reactions. For those who thought London was wrong for smiling, you are a jackass with no sense whatsoever. Simple as that. I applaud London for adding a sense of realism to the angle.

Now, back to the picks:

Smackdown picked Kenny Dykstra. I like this pick, because he and Nitro did not fit as a team and Dykstra needed to shine on a show with a little more youth behind it. There are a lot of possibilities for Dykstra on Smackdown. I look forward to seeing how well he performs.

Viscera to ECW. Who the hell thought of this? Because Viscera has this vampire/goth look to his face? Do they want to pair him with Thorne even though the team would look rather stupid together? Will Viscera chase after Extreme Expose? Yea, that makes for the riveting television and edgy nature that ECW was always known for. Let’s have a guy wear silk pajamas to the ring and have him hit on women who will look past his weight to see the love machine that he really is. Uh-huh…that’s the reason Paul Heyman failed in ECW…no fat men wearing silk pajamas. McMahon really is a genius. If you don’t note the sarcasm, please stop reading my column.

Sandman to Raw…well, that’s just a stupid move. I mean, if nothing says lost in the shuffle more than Sandman going to Raw, then I don’t know what does. This is the WWE way of setting up Sandman to fail. Rather than keep him on ECW where he at least lends some credibility to the brand or Smackdown where they need more talent and he could still travel with Tommy Dreamer, they separate him from Dreamer and put him into an element where he will be hot for a month and then gone when HHH comes back and he needs 20 minutes of television to get over before he wrestles another 20 minute match. Unless they do something between Austin and Sandman that has Sandman looking good, think of this as the end of the Sandman’s WWE career.

Hardcore Holly to Smackdown. This is one of those decisions that doesn’t matter. Hardcore Holly is injured just looking in the mirror each day. He can’t wrestle on a brand for more than three months without going on inured reserve. He will get a little bit of heat on Smackdown and then get injured and end up on Raw or back on ECW. They do whatever they please with Holly, because he never gains enough steam for anyone to give a damn. Holly could be a force on Smackdown. A match with Edge could actually be exciting. A feud with Chris Masters could be fun to watch. But will we even get that far? I doubt it.
Miz to ECW. Well, now I have a reason to watch ECW. Miz is there. Suddenly the show doesn’t suck. Imagine the exciting matches between Miz and Viscera. The only thing that can save him is a feud with Tommy Dreamer where both have leeway to do whatever they want. Dreamer can make a star out of a wrestler. Can they team Miz and Matt Striker together so they can go after the…oh, there is no tag-team title in ECW…never mind. Miz is a waste of life who will never get further than being the most masculine Diva in the WWE. Go interview someone and host a Diva Search. Leave the wrestling to talented superstars.

Daivari is back on Raw. I smell cruiserweight gold. Nope. He can’t do that. I smell a reunion with Great…oh, wait…that’s not happening either. Um…I smell a glorified jobber who will lose to Jeff Hardy in his opening match. Oh snap…I was right. Isn’t that interesting. I have seen Daivari wrestle outside of the WWE. The WWE really do not know what they are doing with this guy. It’s a shame. Sadly, ROH or TNA would be a better fit, but with the WWE giving Daivari more money than he would see in those companies, I doubt he will ever be allowed to truly showcase his talent.

The Major Brothers are going to Smackdown. YES!!! Let me tell you, the Major Brothers will totally reignite the tag-team division on Smackdown. I mean, they now have Deuce and Domino and…um…well, they have Deuce and Domino. That’s good…right? I mean, they could have had the Hardy Boys, but that was just stupid to think the WWE would ever make sense, so now we have two tag-teams on Smackdown and six teams on Raw. Great idea. The Major Brothers are a reinvention of the Cole Twins from the old WCW. That was a bad idea then…it’s a bad idea now. They look stupid. They are not exciting and they do not belong as one of the top teams for Smackdown. They belong on the same level as the Highlanders. Garbage.

William Regal to Raw. Well, Regal had his best days on Raw. For some reason, they seem to know how to write for him there, but what happens to David Taylor and the promising team the WWE had on Smackdown. That was a boneheaded move. Remember a time when it was the Mexicools, MNM, London and Kendrick…we had the Pitbulls and we also had the Teacher’s Pets. They were on to something there. Now the WWE is breaking teams up again and doing it on a division most in need of them. Regal in a program involving the IC title does look interesting, though, and maybe we can see Finley and Taylor as a team.

Victoria to Smackdown. Yep. We have no women’s title on Smackdown. We have no women wrestlers on Smackdown. I have a great idea…let’s move Victoria to Smackdown. Slowly, the WWE has lowered my own IQ with their boneheaded moves.

Jillian Hall to Raw: Now I can hear her sing live. Awesome. Thanks a lot WWE.

Eugene to Smackdown: I like this move. Let’s repackage him, though. His gimmick doesn’t work on the more gimmick-free Smackdown program. Put him in a team and let him wrestle. Drop the Eugene name. Nick Dinsmore’s time to shine is now. But I am not really holding out any hope. If he fails here, Eugene will be a goner the next time PMS strikes.

And Johnny Nitro to ECW. I like this move. I don’t know what they would do with him there, but maybe he and Miz will form an interesting team. Reality star and Hollywood star…or maybe a feud. Not sure. Maybe the New Breed will bolster its group with Nitro. I don’t know what will be done…I just know it is a lot better than Viscera and Boogeyman. I just wish more attention would be paid to ECW. They deserve better.

And that’s all for this week. I just read the Forever Hardcore book and I will be watching the TNA PPV tonight. So, one of them or both will be the subject of this column the next time we all meet.

Until then, I am the river from which all other’s flow and when I am gone, none shall take my place. Peace.

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