WWE issued the following press release today regarding Monday's Raw:
WWE TO HOLD HISTORIC DRAFT
Celebrity Appearances Lined Up for Special Three-Hour RAW® on June 11
STAMFORD, Conn., June 6, 2007 – With the official 2007 draft season underway, World Wrestling Entertainment® is ready to shake the foundations of the sports entertainment world when it holds its own WWE talent draft on a special three-hour edition of Monday Night RAW (USA, 8 p.m. ET/7C) on June 11. The live broadcast will be accompanied by a special Mr. McMahon Appreciation Night with television appearances by Steve-O from JACKASS, Jesse Ventura, Gene Okerlund, Bobby Heenan and Mick Foley, among several other notables.
“With the 2007 draft comes an unprecedented occasion in WWE history where each Superstar across all three of our programs is subject to being placed on another roster,” said Stephanie McMahon Levesque, Executive Vice President, Talent and Creative Writing. “No one will be safe this evening. This is what makes it so exciting to witness, as viewers will see some of their favorites being traded to a different roster, making for a thrilling dynamic in the months ahead.”
All WWE Superstars and Divas from WWE’s highly rated prime time television programs – RAW (regularly at 9 p.m. ET/8 C), Friday Night SmackDown® (CW 8 p.m. ET/7C) and ECW®: Extreme Championship Wrestling™ (SCI FI, 10 p.m. ET/9C) – will participate in the draft. With this year’s draft being the first to feature all three WWE brands, there are sure to be some major talent roster changes.
The talent draft is a historical fan favorite. The first draft was held on March 25, 2002, when WWE decided to create two distinct brands, each with its own talent rosters and self-contained storylines within their respective television programs: Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown. That first draft pitted Vince McMahon, drafting for SmackDown, against WWE Legend Ric Flair®, who then managed the RAW brand. It featured some of WWE’s most well-known Superstars, such as The Rock®, Triple H®, Undertaker® and current World Heavyweight Champion Edge®.
Here is your official preview for Friday's edition of Smackdown:
On Raw, Mr. McMahon began his week by revealing his vindictive side, ordering Superstars into matches and flexing his Chairman muscle. When he arrived at SmackDown Tuesday night, Mr. McMahon appeared to be depreciating into a catatonic state of mind. Wait until you see the condition of WWE's Chairman this Friday night on SmackDown when he kicks off the show as a guest on The Cutting Edge with the World Heavyweight Champion Edge.
Another person flexing their decision making ability is SmackDown's Assistant General Manager Vickie Guerrero. Word is that Vickie will announce two huge main events on SmackDown. Tune in Friday night to find out what Vickie Guerrero has in store for the Superstars of SmackDown.
One Superstar in for a world of trouble is Matt Hardy. After being targeted by Mr. McMahon Monday night, leading to he and his brother Jeff losing the World Tag Team Championship, Matt is being put into action again this Friday when he enters a Handicap Match against the WWE Tag Team Champions - Deuce & Domino.
Mark Henry went into One Night Stand intent on making his presence felt against Kane. The World's Strongest Man demolished the Big Red Machine with an impressive power display, wearing down Kane to seize the win. Who will Henry single out as his next victim as he expands his jungle?
With the upcoming draft, how will the rest of the SmackDown roster prepare for the possibility of leaving Friday nights?
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