HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ANTONY COSTA AND CHEW SIN HUEY
WHAT??? Two major TNA stars quit??? Konna and Ron Killings??? And to think that "The Truth" had barely made his return just weeks after a 6-mth absence due to knee injury... :-O
And although the McMahon-demise storyline received a lot of praise, there are actually people out there who thought that the chairman is really dead!!!
June 11th draft results:
The Great Khali and Runjin Singh, from RAW to Smackdown
The Boogeyman, from Smackdown to ECW
King Booker and Queen Sharmell, from Smackdown to RAW
Chris Benoit, from Smackdown to ECW
Torrie Wilson, from RAW back to Smackdown
Chris Masters, from RAW to Smackdown
Bobby Lashley, from ECW to RAW
Ric Flair, from RAW to Smackdown
Snitsky, from ECW to RAW
Mr. Kennedy, from Smackdown to RAW
A supplemental draft took place on WWE.com on June 17 2007, and lasted for four hours. A draft pick was announced at 20-minute intervals.
Brian Kendrick and Paul London (from Smackdown to RAW)
Kenny Dykstra (from RAW to Smackdown)
Viscera (from RAW to ECW)
The Sandman (from ECW to RAW)
Hardcore Holly (from ECW BACK to Smackdown)
The Miz (from Smackdown to ECW)
Daivari (from Smackdown to RAW)
The Major Brothers, Brett and Brian (from ECW to Smackdown)
William Regal (to Smackdown BACK to RAW)
Victoria (from RAW to Smackdown)
Jillian Hall (from Smackdown to RAW)
Eugene (from RAW to Smackdown)
Johnny Nitro (from RAW to ECW)
Trivia:
- The only wrestlers who had been part of all three brands (before and after the most recent draft) are Chris Benoit, the Great Khali, Bobby Lashley and Daivari.
- Ric Flair was a member of RAW all the way from the very first draft in April 2002... he was one of two wrestlers (the other being Shawn Michaels) to be part of RAW longer than anyone else.
- Torrie Wilson was a member of Smackdown from the very first draft in April 2002, and was traded to RAW along with Candice Michelle on August 2005.
- William Regal was a member of RAW from the very first draft in April 2002. On June 30 2005, Regal was sent to Smackdown in an 11-person trade as part of the draft. After being drafted back to RAW, Regal left his tag team partner Dave Taylor behind.
- Hardcore Holly was a member of Smackdown from the very first draft in April 2002, but was taken out of action quite often due to injuries. He made a surprise appearance in ECW on August 2006, and would stay in that brand as a heel. Following a loss to Snitsky in April 2007, Holly took time off to remove a nerve entrapment in his elbow.
- King Booker was a member of RAW from the first draft in 2002... a few weeks after Wrestlemania XX, he was traded to Smackdown by then-GM Kurt Angle alongside the Dudley Boys in exchange for Triple H, who was drafted to Smackdown. Queen Sharmell made her debut on Smackdown in early 2005.
- Bobby Lashley made his televised WWE debut on Smackdown on September 2005. On November 14 2006, Lashley moved to the ECW brand, making a surprise appearance. Lashley went through first Hardcore Holly then speared the Big Show on the entrance ramp to sign a contract for the final spot in the Extreme Elimination Chamber match for the ECW World Championship at December to Dismember. During his feuds with Umaga, Shane McMahon and Mr McMahon, Lashley would make occasional appearances on RAW while still a member of the ECW brand.
- Snitsky made his WWE debut on Sept 2004 on RAW, as the man responsible for making Kane's 'then-wife' Lita miscarry. Snitsky then allied with Tomko in 2005, and later with Goldust in 2006, to take on various tag teams, before the latter two were released from the WWE. Throughout the majoirty of 2006, Snitsky would be used primarily as a jobber to newer stars on RAW. On Feb 2007, Snitsky debuted (with a new look) on ECW assaulting Bobby Lashley, re-establishing himself as a monster heel. Over the next several weeks, Snitsky would run into the ring after matches and attack various ECW superstars.
- The Great Khali made his debut on Smackdown in April 2006, and was managed by Daivari. After being taken out of action by knee injuries, Khali and Daivari would jump to ECW upon their return on October 2006. On the January 8 2007, episode of RAW, Jonathan Coachman announced that Khali's contract with ECW had expired, he had signed with RAW (without his manager Daivari), and would battle John Cena in the main event.
- Daivari made his WWE debut on December 13 2004, on RAW alongside Muhammad Hassan. Both Daivari and Hassan were later drafted to SmackDown! on June 23 2005 as part of a package deal. While Hassan got released from the WWE following his loss to the Undertaker at The Great Amercian Bash 2005, Daivari reported to WWE's Deep South territory for training and repackaging. On November 2005, Daivari would return as Kurt Angle's ally-cum-manager on RAW, On Angle's last night on RAW prior to his contract expiry (and joining the Smackdown brand), Daivari accidentally cost Angle the victory against Shawn Michaels, and Angle gave Daivari an Angle Slam, putting an end to their alliance. Daivari would ally himself with Mark Henry soon after. When Henry got injured, Daivari introduced the Great Khali on April 2006, and follow him to ECW. When Khali joined RAW, Daivari went back to Smackdown as a full-time wrestler in the Cruiserweight division. Daivari is the first male manager to turn into a full time wrestler in WWE history.
- During the first WWE Draft, Chris Benoit was picked by Vince McMahon third to be part of the new SmackDown! roster, although still on the injured list. However, when he returned on June 2002, he did so as a member of the RAW roster. On his first night back, Benoit turned heel again and aligned himself with the late Eddie Guerrero. He and Eddie were then moved to Smackdown during a storyline "open season" on wrestler contracts on August 2002. After winning the 2004 Royal Rumble as a Smackdown member, Benoit exploited a "loophole" in the rules and challenged then-World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, joining the RAW roster in the process. Then on June 2005, Benoit returned to SmackDown after being the first man selected by the SmackDown side in the 2005 WWE Draft Lottery, and participated in an ECW-style revolution against the SmackDown! heels. Benoit is back in ECW after 13 years competing in WCW and WWE.
