2011 WWE Draft Review

On Tuesday, the WWE Supplemental Draft 2011 results were made official via WWE's website. Among the big names moved were Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, Jack Swagger, Great Khali and in a shocking move, Alex Riley.

Tuesday's WWE draft results were for another 22 draft picks in addition to Monday night's 8 selections on Raw. Two of those selections were John Cena merely moving to Smackdown for the night and then back to Raw. While Big Show and Rey Mysterio joined Monday Night Raw, it's been there, done that, for both of these superstars, who seem to change shows during each year's draft. Then again, these guys appear on whichever show they want, especially when there's a Pay-Per-View to promote.

Tuesday's supplemental picks seem like they hold more potential for certain wrestlers to get major pushes, or they could set up further events. For example, moving Alex Riley to Smackdown seems to indicate he'll finally break free from being in The Miz's shadow. It's possible Riley gets a new gimmick or perhaps even Miz will somehow move over to Smackdown with him after Extreme Rules. Many people forget that Riley was the runner up to Kaval during NXT Season 2. Kaval was released by WWE, but Riley is still considered of value to the company.

Former World Champion Jack Swagger moves to Monday Night Raw. That just so happens to be where his Extreme Rules tag team partner, Michael Cole, generally resides. Swagger teams up with Cole in a "Country Whipping Tag Match" on Sunday, against Raw commentators Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler. Could the match outcome set up some further events on Raw involving these individuals? Will Swagger become part of a title picture?

Meanwhile Sheamus has moved shows. Sheamus is the current US Champion. This means that both the United States Championship and Intercontinental Championship, held by Wade Barrett, will reside on the same program. That is unless a match changes that in the coming weeks. It's rare that WWE has two of a similar title on the same show for very long. Quite possibly they are considering combining the titles into one championship belt.

Other moves saw Kofi Kingston and Drew McIntyre both move to Raw. Chris Masters will return to Raw. Daniel Bryan moved to Smackdown along with Great Khali. WWE divas Natalya and Tamina went to Smackdown, while Kelly Kelly will be a part of Raw.

A few guys who may get a push out of this seem to be the aforementioned Alex Riley as well as two guys who are coming to Raw. Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks both seem like they have the potential for being in a title picture. Reks is obviously the more likely of the two.

It's going to be interesting in the coming weeks and months to see what sorts of new feuds and grudges will be born out of these new roster moves. Which WWE Superstar do you think will make the biggest impact after the 2011 WWE Draft?