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The 2010 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) draft was the eighth
guest hosts were portrayed as authority figure characters on Raw; however, due to the importance of the event, the draft was run by the WWE management backstage, as are all other WWE programs.[5][6]
Unlike sports draft lotteries where players are signed to a team, WWE drafts featured the exchanging of employees between WWE's two brands. The 2010 WWE draft marked the fifth time that only the
2009
regulations, drafted champions took their titles to their new brands, and tag teams were not exempt from being selected. Unlike the previous year's draft where each selection was for only one individual, 2010 featured two instances where at least two employees were drafted in one pick.
Overall, 21 employees from the company's roster were drafted in 19 selections, the fewest in a single night draft show (that featured supplemental drafting) since
Natalya Neidhart drafted as a separate pick. In addition to Smith being drafted to Raw, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Montel Vontavious Porter, and Hornswoggle
(who were all drafted to SmackDown) were acquired by the brand for which they made their debuts in WWE.
Background
The
ECW brand additionally involved between 2006 and 2009.[9] Since its inception, annual drafts have followed, except for in 2003.[10] As in previous drafts that followed the Brand Extension, the purpose of the 2010 WWE Draft was to increase television ratings of WWE programming and refresh the rosters with new storylines for each brand.[11] The 2010 WWE Draft was confirmed both by WWE and Richmond Coliseum via their websites between March and April 2010, which featured the draft eligibility of WWE employees from the Raw and SmackDown brands.[1][4] The event was scheduled to take place over two days, in which the televised draft would air live on the USA Network in the United States from the Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia, on the April 26 episode of Raw. The second portion of the draft, the "supplemental draft," was originally scheduled for April 28; however, it was announced during the live broadcast that it would be held the next day on April 27 with selections being announced via WWE's website.[2][12]
Selections
Televised draft
During Raw, six matches were held among representatives of the two brands to determine which would receive a draft pick; except for one match that was for three selections, the others were for one. Each match featured a wrestler representing their brand; if a wrestler was drafted earlier in the program, they would represent their new brand. After the matches, a computerized system, which appeared on the Raw stage
TitanTron, randomly[b]
selected a member from the opposing brand's roster for the winning brand.
Matches
| No. | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lay-Cool ( Jack Swagger (SmackDown) defeated John Morrison[d] (Raw) | Singles match for 1 draft pick |
| 6 | Hornswoggle (Raw) defeated Dolph Ziggler (SmackDown) | Singles match for 1 draft pick |
Selections
| Pick No. | Brand (to) | Employee (Real name) |
Role | Brand (from) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmackDown | Kelly Kelly (Barbara Blank) |
Female wrestler | Raw | Went on to team with former brand with the WWE Raw Divas after drafted. |
| 2 | SmackDown | Big Show (Paul Wight) |
Male wrestler | Raw | Split of ShoMiz |
| 3 | Raw | John Morrison (John Hennigan) |
Male wrestler | SmackDown | |
| 4 | Raw | R-Truth (Ron Killings) |
Male wrestler | SmackDown | |
| 5 | Raw | Edge (Adam Copeland) |
Male wrestler | SmackDown | |
| 6 | SmackDown | Kofi Kingston (Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah) |
Male wrestler | Raw | Once more became SmackDown .
|
| 7 | SmackDown | Christian (William Reso) |
Male wrestler | Not Decided | Brand from was not decided due to ECW being no longer and Christian being on the ECW brand while the show had its final episode due to its disbandment. |
| 8 | Raw | Chris Jericho (Christopher Irvine) |
Male wrestler | SmackDown |
Supplemental draft
| Pick No. | Brand (to) | Employee (Real name) |
Role | Brand (from) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Raw | Ranjin Singh[e] (Dalip Singh and Dave Kapoor) |
Male wrestler and manager | SmackDown | |
| 10 | SmackDown | Chavo Guerrero Jr. (Salvador Guerrero IV) |
Male wrestler | Raw | |
| 11 | SmackDown | Cody Rhodes (Cody Runnels) |
Male wrestler | Raw | |
| 12 | Raw | Natalya (Natalie Neidhart) |
Female wrestler | SmackDown | Valet of Divas Championship before shortly after defeating the female duo for the title at WWE Survivor Series of 2010 after the Original WWE Women's title was retired after being Unified with the WWE Divas title by Michelle McCool (One-half of Lay-Cool) at Night of Champions of year 2010.
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| 13 | SmackDown | Chris Masters (Christopher Mordetzky) |
Male wrestler | Raw | |
| 14 | Raw | Ezekiel Jackson (Rycklon Stephens) |
Male wrestler | Not Decided | Brand not decided due to final ECW. Also Ezekiel was the final ECW Champion of 2010 due to ECW's 2010 disbandment.
|
| 15 | Raw | Goldust (Dustin Runnels) |
Male wrestler | Not Decided | Not decided due to final ECW. |
| 16 | SmackDown | Hornswoggle (Dylan Postl) |
Male wrestler | Raw | |
| 17 | SmackDown | Rosa Mendes (Milena Roucka) |
Female wrestler | Not Decided | Brand from not decided due to final ECW. |
| 18 | Raw | David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd)[e] (Harry Smith and Theodore Wilson) |
Male tag team | SmackDown | Became WWE WWE Tag Team Champions (Unified Tag Team Champions) after drafted.
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| 19 | SmackDown | MVP (Alvin Burke, Jr) |
Male wrestler | Raw | Released from his contract on December 2, 2010 |
| 20 | Raw | Zack Ryder (Matt Cardona) |
Male wrestler | Not Decided | Brand from not decided due to final ECW but while on ECW Rosa Mendes was his Valet. |
Response and aftermath
Following the televised draft,
were affected by the draft since tag teams and stables were drafted to the same brand either as a single draft pick or consisting of several draft picks to a new brand. The two alliances that switched brands were the stable of The Hart Dynasty (Kidd, Natalya, and Smith), in which Kidd and Smith were in unison and Natalya consisted of a separate draft pick, and The Great Khali and Ranjin Singh, who were also drafted as one selection in the supplemental draft.The draft had little effect on the WWE's television ratings. Despite not having direct involvement in the draft, NXT and WWE Superstars were a part of the weekly television lineup for the company and featured wrestlers from both brands. Generally, the ratings of the four shows during the week of the draft were consistent with the ratings of each from the previous week. The ratings for WWE programming the week before the draft were the following: the April 19 episode of Raw was watched by an average of 4.10 million viewers in the first hour and 4.20 in the second hour for an average 3.05 rating,[16] WWE NXT on April 20 was watched by 1.21 million viewers for a 0.90 rating,[17] the April 22 episode of WWE Superstars earned a 0.64 rating,[g][18] while the April 23 episode of SmackDown was watched by 3.09 million viewers and earned a 1.8 rating.[19] The draft episode of Raw was watched by 3.90 million viewers in its first hour, 4.99 in its second hour, and 4.98 in its final hour for an average of 3.07 rating. In the normal two-hour time slot for Raw, the show would have received a 3.4 rating.[20] Later that week, WWE NXT was watched by 1,069,000 viewers for a 0.79 rating,[21] WWE Superstars earned a 0.76 rating with 754,000 viewers,[22] and SmackDown was watched by 2,718,000 million viewers for a 1.7 rating.[23]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ In addition to the United States, Raw is broadcast in various countries.[3]
- ^ Although WWE claimed the draft was conducted randomly, the results were predetermined since the draft is a storyline.[11]
- R-Truth, Drew McIntyre, and Shad Gaspard.
- ^ John Morrison was originally a SmackDown member, but represented Raw after being drafted earlier in the evening.
- ^ a b Both men were drafted in unison.
- Unified WWE Tag Team Champions at the time that they were drafted, the championship was available to both brands as opposed to only one.[15]
- ^ Viewership details were not published and available via a reliable source of information.
References
- General
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- "2010 WWE supplemental draft results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archivedfrom the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- Specific
- ^ World Wrestling Entertainment. Archivedfrom the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
For the eighth time in WWE history, the WWE Draft promises to realign the stars within the cosmos of the WWE Universe.
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There was no guest host.
- World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the originalon 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
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'RAW is building ratings momentum,' said Kurt Schneider, Executive Vice President, Marketing. Our fans are now connecting in a big way with some of our newer Superstars, and we continue to feature classic storylines, unpredictable plot twists, such as through our WWE Draft Lottery
- ^ Gerweck, Steve (2010-04-26). "WWE Supplemental Draft moved up a day". Wrestleview.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
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As holders of the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship, brothers Carlito & Primo can defend their titles on any WWE brand.
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