A Happy Smackdown Fan

Watching the events of the draft pan out on Monday, I was worried about Smackdowns' hopes of putting up any competition against Raw.

When I saw Smackdown lose some of their best superstars such as HHH, MVP, Big Show and Matt Hardy, I was worried about their hopes of being a successful brand when they lost these superstars.

In the first pick, they lost the US Championship. Following this they lost three superstars who were in key matches at Wrestlemania, including the WWE Champion HHH. The only wrestler they got in between these picks was Women's Champion Malina.

However Smackdown was given a huge boost when they gained the services of Mr Money In The Bank, CM Punk. Then they gained the services of Kane and (one of the best heels in WWE at the moment) Chris Jericho.

Later on in the night Jericho was responsible for bringing back a former Smackdown great in Rey Mysterio.

Now you may be asking why Smackdown should be happy about this years draft in regard to Smackdown. Considering they lost six superstars, including three champions and they were left without a world champion, then thing look very bleak for smackdown.

But when you think they got the services of the Intercontinental champion and womens champion then things are looking good.

Also having obtained the services of Mr MITB, things are looking very good, as they are practically guaranteed to have a world championship back on Smackdown within a matter of weeks.

Now this is where it gets good. Raw gained the service of five of Smackdown's top Superstars and it would appear Raw is the show to see for storyline purposes.

However, if you appreciate a quality wrestling match but at the same time good entertainers then smackdown is definately the show to watch.

With superstars such as CM Punk, Edge, Shelton Benjamin, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, and Jeff Hardy, Smackdown is definitely going to dominate the quality wrestling side of things.

Added to these superstars you have veterans such as Kane and the Undertaker, and you have a recipe for success.

Although  it can be said Raw is packed with more Superstars, it can also be said that Smackdown has better WRESTLERS.

I think it will be very interesting to see how Smackdown will develop in the next year. It has the wrestlers and good entertainers also, and because of this, I definitely feel Smackdown has the ability to match, if not outperform, Raw.

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