2007 WWE Draft

WWE's intra-brand draft 2007 WWE draft WWE Draft logo 2007-2011.jpg The WWE Draft logo used from 2007 to 2011. Professional wrestling June 11 and 17, 2007 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania World Wrestling Entertainment RawSmackDown!ECW 2006 2008 The 2007 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) draft, the fifth WWE Draft, took place at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on June 11. The first half of the draft was televised live for three hours on World Wrestling Entertainment's program, Raw on USA Network.http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06112007/ December 23, 2007 One wild night McAvennie Mike WWE June 11, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071212003508/http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06112007/ December 12, 2007 livehttp://www.shareholder.com/wwe/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=247977 December 23, 2007 Media Advisory – WWE(R) to Hold Historic Draft WWE Corporate June 7, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080106124929/http://www.shareholder.com/wwe/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=247977 January 6, 2008 dead http://www.usanetwork.com/sports/wwe/theshow/news/news061107.html December 22, 2007 Raw Recap: Draft night rocks the WWE USA Network June 11, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071222033006/http://www.usanetwork.com/sports/wwe/theshow/news/news061107.html December 22, 2007 live The second half of the draft, or the "supplemental draft", was conducted over WWE's website, WWE.com, for four hours on June 17, 2007, as draft picks were announced at twenty-minute intervals. http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/supplementaldraft07 December 22, 2007 2007 Supplemental draft results Dee Louie WWE June 17, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071211145830/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/supplementaldraft07 December 11, 2007 live There were twenty-three draft picks, with twenty-seven wrestlers drafted overall, between the promotion's three main brands: Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW.http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/news/?p=281 December 25, 2007 2007 Full Draft Results Online World of Wrestling June 17, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080109221608/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/news/?p=281 January 9, 2008 dead For the televised half of the draft, each brand's draft pick was determined by nine matches, one being a battle royal for two draft picks, where wrestlers from their respective brands wrestled to earn a draft pick.http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/news/?p=219 OWoW's Live Coverage of the WWE Draft Online World of Wrestling June 7, 2007 December 26, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071203044025/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/news/?p=219 December 3, 2007 dead http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06112007/articles/draftannouncement December 22, 2007 Cena vs. Edge to kick off WWE Draft night WWE 2007-06-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20080107031046/http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06112007/articles/draftannouncement January 7, 2008 live The supplemental draft, however, was conducted randomly, with each brand receiving random draft selections. Raw and SmackDown! received five random draft picks, while ECW received three random draft picks. The televised draft picks were randomly selected by a computer that was shown on the Raw titantron.http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070611.html 2007-12-23 Raw Results (June 11, 2007) WWE June 11, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071215123400/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070611.html December 15, 2007 live http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/features/default.asp?aID=19855&OP=anyWords&SF=draft December 25, 2007 WWE Raw report:Draft results Martin Todd Wrestling Observer June 12, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080106215350/http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/features/default.asp?aID=19855&OP=anyWords&SF=draft January 6, 2008 live Every WWE wrestler from Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW was eligible to be drafted. Background The draft was announced by Shane McMahon on the May 28, 2007, episode of Raw from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, and was promoted as the "first ever tri-branded draft". http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/05282007/articles/draftiscoming December 22, 2007 Drafting Change Difino Lennie WWE May 28, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071220213202/http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/05282007/articles/draftiscoming December 20, 2007 live http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/05282007/ December 22, 2007 The last stand before One Night Stand Starr Noah WWE May 28, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071218092742/http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/05282007/ December 18, 2007 live http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/features/default.asp?aID=19706&OP=anyWords&SF=draft December 25, 2007 Raw Report from Toronto Khan Steven Wrestling Observer May 29, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080106215348/http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/features/default.asp?aID=19706&OP=anyWords&SF=draft January 6, 2008 live Besides the promoted draft, the show was billed as "Mr. McMahon Appreciation Night", a tribute of appreciation to the WWE Chairman, Vince McMahon,http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06042007/ December 22, 2007 Crazy like a fox Clayton Carl WWE June 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071215090014/http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06042007/ December 15, 2007 live http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06112007/articles/speakers December 22, 2007 Appreciating Mr.McMahon WWE June 11, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080107031051/http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06112007/articles/speakers January 7, 2008 live who was blown up in his limousine later that night. The draft lottery is a concept used by WWE to improve its weekly television ratings of Raw, SmackDown! and ECW.http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=19690 March 22, 2008 Joe Babisack looks at the WWE Draft Sabinsack Joe The Wrestling Observer The WWE yet again used the concept in 2007, to improve its television ratings. The 2007 WWE draft was the first official draft lottery to take place in WWE since the 2005 WWE draft lottery.http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/55016/2007-WWE-Draft-Lottery-Set-For-Three-Hour-RAW.htm May 3, 2008 2007 WWE Draft Lottery Set for Three Hour Raw Ashish 411Mania.com May 27, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080629021738/http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/55016/2007-WWE-Draft-Lottery-Set-For-Three-Hour-RAW.htm June 29, 2008 dead Selections Televised draft Matches During the program, representatives from the Raw, ECW, and SmackDown! brands were involved in matches that determined which brand received a draft pick. Overall, there were 9 matches, of which SmackDown! got four, Raw got three and ECW got two. Edge (SmackDown!) defeated John Cena (Raw) Singles match for 1 draft pick CM Punk (ECW) defeated Carlito (Raw) Singles match for 1 draft pick Umaga (Raw) defeated Balls Mahoney (ECW) Singles match for 1 draft pick Bobby Lashley (ECW) defeated Chris Benoit (SmackDown!) Singles match for 1 draft pick MVP (SmackDown!) defeated Santino Marella (Raw) Singles match for 1 draft pick The Miz (SmackDown!) defeated Snitsky (ECW)1 Singles match for 1 draft pick Candice Michelle (Raw) defeated Kristal Marshall (SmackDown!) Singles match for 1 draft pick Batista (SmackDown!) defeated Elijah Burke (ECW) and Jeff Hardy (Raw) Triple Threat match for 1 draft pick Randy Orton (Raw) won by last eliminating Matt Hardy (SmackDown!)8 Tri-branded 15-man Battle royal for 2 draft picks Selections Pick No. Brand (to) Employee Role Brand (from)1SmackDown!The Great KhaliMale wrestlerRaw2ECWThe BoogeymanMale wrestlerSmackDown!3RawKing Booker and Queen Sharmell2Male/female wrestlerSmackDown!4ECWChris BenoitMale wrestlerSmackDown!5SmackDown!Torrie WilsonFemale wrestlerRaw6SmackDown!Chris MastersMale wrestlerRaw7RawBobby Lashley3Male wrestlerECW8SmackDown!Ric FlairMale wrestlerRaw9RawSnitskyMale wrestlerECW10RawMr. KennedyMale wrestlerSmackDown! Supplemental draft Pick No. Brand (to) Employee Role Brand (from)11RawPaul London and Brian Kendrick4Male tag teamSmackDown!12SmackDown!Kenny DykstraMale wrestlerRaw13ECWViscera5Male wrestlerRaw14RawThe SandmanMale wrestlerECW15SmackDown!Hardcore Holly6Male wrestlerECW16ECWThe MizMale wrestlerSmackDown!17RawDaivariMale wrestlerSmackDown!18SmackDown!Bret Major and Brian Major4Male tag teamECW19RawWilliam RegalMale wrestlerSmackDown!20SmackDown!VictoriaFemale wrestlerRaw21RawJillianFemale wrestlerSmackDown!22SmackDown!EugeneMale wrestlerRaw23ECWJohnny Nitro7Male wrestlerRaw 1 – The referee reversed his decision to give The Miz the win due to Snitsky ignoring the referee whilst attacking Miz. 2 – This person was drafted alongside the drafted wrestler. 3 – Bobby Lashley was stripped of the ECW World Championship after being drafted to Raw, vacating the title as a result. 4 – Both members of the tag team were drafted in unison. 5 – Viscera would debut on the July 10 episode of ECW repackaged as Big Daddy V. 6 – Hardcore Holly made his re-debut on Raw rather than SmackDown!. 7 – Weeks after his ECW debut, Johnny Nitro would repackage himself as John Morrison'''. 8 - Other match participants: Raw; Johnny Nitro, Eugene, Kenny Dykstra, and Viscera. SmackDown!; Chris Masters, Mark Henry, Chavo Guerrero, and William Regal. ECW; Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman, Marcus Cor Von, Kevin Thorn, and Matt Striker. Aftermath The 2007 draft lottery provided WWE's three brands with new wrestlers, allowing for new storylines and rivalries. Television ratings for WWE increased, as Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW'' became the most watched programs on their respective television networks in the summer of 2007.http://corporate.wwe.com/news/releases_2007.jsp January 12, 2008 WWE Corporate 2007 News releases WWE Corporate https://web.archive.org/web/20080107000403/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/releases_2007.jsp January 7, 2008 live Four months after the draft, on October 16, 2007, it was announced that ECW and SmackDown! would have a talent exchange that would allow wrestlers from their respective brands to compete on either brand.http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/10162007/articles/partnershipforming January 12, 2008 Partnership Forming? WWE August 16, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071229020814/http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/10162007/articles/partnershipforming December 29, 2007 live References 2 External links WWE Draft 2007 results at WWE.com WWE Supplemental Draft 2007 results at WWE.com Wwe Draft, 2007 Category:ECW (WWE brand) Category:WWE Draft Category:Professional wrestling shows in Pennsylvania Category:Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Category:June 2007 in the United States Category:2007 in Pennsylvania