WWE 2008 Draft Results and Trivial Thoughts

I had a blast waiting for all of the draft picks to be announced on last night's WWE Draft. I'm too old for all of this change though! ;) So, for the sake of being thorough, the draft results are listed towards the bottom of this entry. For the sake of getting my inane observations out of the way... here I go.

Finlay and Hornswaggle (Smackdown) vs. Santino and Carlito (Raw) – I was glad to see Hornswaggle actually wrestling and adding to the match. I've been annoyed with the angle of him hiding under the ring and laughing like Beavis and Butthead. Oh, Santino and Carlito lose. Shocker.

Randy Randy Randy!!! I am ashamed to admit that I actually jumped for joy when I saw Randy Orton. I am now a true fan of WWE and understand the joy it brings... or I guess there's a good chance I just need to get out more. Anyway, I was absolutely thrilled to see Randy and hear that he plans to be back soon.


Y2J Save Me??? I am loving this Y2J against HBK angle. Very fun. And there were four moments during the Y2J segment...

(1) Realizing that his shirt was see-through?!?! Shannon texted me to say that George Michael will be wanting his shirt back from Y2J. Hahaha!

(2) Looked like Y2J's entrance says "Save Me" instead of "Save Us" now. Very cool nuance to support the heel turn.

(3) Chris, sweetie, your hair is now two-toned with the highlights on top and dark on bottom. We don't want people to think you have a piece that you stick on before making your entrance so please have the salon blend the colors next time. Thanks.

(4) I love me some Lance Cade, but I was a tad disturbed at the end of Cade's promo with the slightly too intense admiration he expressed for Y2J. Don't go there.

Hardy Boyz are back, right??? Nope, just for one night... Matt and Jeff were a tag team again and it was very fun to watch them even though they lost to Miz and Morrison.

Great Calling... I mean Khali – I have never understood the appeal of the Great Khali, but when he started yelling strange words at the phone when the caller said "wrong number" I cracked up... he may bug me as a wrestler, but that was great comic relief.

Battle Royale – Edge won out after a long, fun-filled, 15-man Battle Royale match. I was thrilled to see Big Show in the ring, but should he be head-butting with his current injury? Be careful!!! I need to see you at Night of Champions! Call me! :)

Live Blogging – I participated in the WWE Live Blog through the WWE Fan Nation site. This week, there were several commentators including Freddie Prinze, Jr. Hey, Corey Clayton – keep up the great work with the WWE Fan Nation!

Now for the results of the draft:

Rey Mysterio drafted from Smackdown to Raw

Jeff Hardy drafted from Raw to Smackdown

CM Punk drafted from ECW to Raw

Matt Hardy drafted from Smackdown to ECW (taking the U.S. Championship Title)

Michael Cole drafted from Smackdown to Raw

Jim Ross drafted from Raw to Smackdown (MUST read his blog for his thoughts on the night)

Batista drafted from Smackdown to Raw

Umaga drafted from Raw to Smackdown

Mr. Kennedy drafted from Raw to Smackdown

HHH going drafted from Raw to Smackdown (taking the WWE Championship Title?)

Kane drafted from ECW to Raw (taking the ECW Championship Title)

I didn't really have much to say about the ending of the show last night... it was strange and I didn't leave feeling like Vince may have actually been injured when the set starting falling. Not sure what they're thinking. I just always wonder... what happens if he actually gets hurt in the course of filming a fake accident? Hope that never happens.

And as usual, Nick over at Wrestle Zone delivers another great review of the night's matches if you want a blow-by-blow. Outta here y'all!