Truth Be Told: In-Depth Synopsis of WWE's Recent Trade and What to Expect

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Raw Receives: Jack Swagger, Evan Bourne, Alicia Fox, Gail Kim, and Mark Henry

Raw certainly lost out when Matt Hardy was traded away, but besides that Raw has taken a big upgrade in this trade that should provide a better quality show, from the mid card. A combination of young talent with a lot of potential will make Raw a much better program to watch.

Gail Kim: Maybe Kim's biggest regret is signing with the WWE, because she is sadly nothing more than a glorified jobber these days. She is the female version of Ron Killings and with all the talent she has, I hope WWE will build her back up on Raw.

Seeing as though we already have Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Maryse, and Beth Phoenix in the division, I do doubt we will see a whole lot of Kim, but if WWE treats her as TNA did, then we could see her have an excellent feud with any one of Raw's Divas.

I do see her more of a Kelly Kelly like role on Raw. She will win one week and lose another. But make no mistake that Kim is so much better than Kelly Kelly ever will be.

She is so deserving of a match with Maryse for the Divas championship and I do think she deserves the role, but I do think having her on Raw is a better option because the division is weaker.

Hopefully, Kim gets what she deserves and in time, I am anticipating that she will.

Alicia Fox: Well I never really liked her relationship with Michelle McCool, but at least she had some kind of important role on Smackdown. Fox will probably take the route of Layla, Eve, and The Bellas have, which is their beauty gets them some ring time, but that is about it.

Fox is a decent wrestler, but she is not much better than Layla or even The Bellas.

I was originally glad she was moved to Smackdown because we could have seen a continuation of her storyline with Edge, but seeing as WWE never pulled the trigger, I do not see much in her future, because she just lacks charisma and enough talent to succeed.

Jack Swagger: I was very fond of this move, mainly because I know WWE sees a lot in Jack Swagger, so I doubt he will be in the lower mid card. Instead, I think he will be taking Matt Hardy's spot as that upper mid-card heel, who will fight John Cena or Triple H from time to time.

He is really the gem in this trade that will eventually shine. I really did like this move and I hope Swagger can have a great career on Raw.

Like I said, Swagger will be like Hardy but I think he is an improvement. Swagger will one day be a world champion and he is so enjoyable to watch. Hopefully, they utilize him to his full potential.

Mark Henry: I was shocked when Mark Henry did not move to Raw in the WWE Draft a few months ago because he was a name that just needed a move. He was not doing anything productive on ECW and this face turn that is in the making will benefit Henry in my opinion.

I do think he should have stayed heel on Raw due to a good portion of Raw’s stars are faces. I do hope that Mark Henry’s apparent main event status on Raw does die out.

I was very upset that Henry cleanly pinned Randy Orton because that will make him an upper card babyface now. This means he is able to feud with Orton, who he really should not be in the ring with unless it is for the short term.

If indeed this will be only a short term rivalry, I am still upset because they could have had either Swagger or Bourne pick up the win last night and leave Henry in the mid card.

I am really not a fan of his in ring work, but I do hope he ends up like The Great Khali, meaning that he elevates younger Raw talent.

Will WWE go in that direction though? I highly doubt it due to the fact that Henry has more skill than Khali does in the ring, but I do not want Mark as a comedy figure by any means because that just does not fit his criteria.

I do think WWE will eventually have this man placed in the mid-card to feud with some younger talent, but I hope it happens sooner than later.

Evan Bourne: After what was more so a glorified job match last night, I do hope Evan Bourne will be in the upper mid card in his stint with Raw. It was time for a change because he did not do much since returning from his injury a few months back.

In the long run, I do not think that WWE will push him to be a world champion, but I think he could be a strong affiliate of the United States Championship division.

He is so exciting to watch in the ring and he could have some excellent feuds with Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, or even Priceless.

He is so capable of being the next Rey Mysterio, so I think WWE will give him a push, but I fear he will be stuck in the lower mid card.

If Evan were to be booked correctly, we could even see him feud with Big Show just for something fresh, but Bourne should be utilized to his full potential and I fear WWE will stick him down in the mid card.

Recap: As I stated, Raw certainly had an upgrade, but was this enough to make Raw the A show? I doubt it because Smackdown will be even better with who they got.

I find it hard to believe Tiffany would just trade away all of her talents and let us hope McMahon puts her on probation, because she has made ECW the worst show on WWE TV.

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