By Shane McKinkley, Torch specialist

This has been a hard article to write, considering the extreme watering down of the brand separation. I've always been a fan of the Draft, as I am interested in seeing new feuds. Remember, this is all my opinion. I don't expect a lot of these to pan out. These are just moves that I would like to see happen.

John Cena

He will: Remain On Raw As Face

Assuming that after Cena proves his toughness by retaining the World Championship at Backlash, he will remain on Raw. Personally, I would like to see Cena square off against Orton's Legacy on Raw (check out my article "Why Batista Will Turn Heel At Backlash") but I have Orton winning the WWE championship at Backlash. Having two champions on one show doesn't make for good business. I would like to see Cena going to Smackdown to face off against heel Triple H, but I can't picture WWE moving Cena off their flagship show.

Randy Orton, Batista, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes

They will: Remain On Raw As Heels

Orton and his buddies will remain on Raw and be the top dominant heel with his group Legacy.

C.M. Punk

He Will: Remain On Raw As Heel

Raw is more about style than substance. While I would enjoy seeing CM Punk in ten minute matches on Smackdown, I have him in a long feud with Jeff Hardy, who I have also moving to Raw.

This is what I envision. After Randy Orton shocks the world at Backlash and screws Trips out of the title, Jeff Hardy will challenge Randy Orton for the WWE Title at Judgment Day. Surprising, Jeff wins the title, but after the conclusion of the match, C.M. Punk cashes in his MITB briefcase and makes Jeff Hardy fans cry.

Why? Turns out that it was C.M. Punk who attacked Jeff in the stairwell, tried to run him off the road, and caused the pyro incident. The main reason to believe in this feud is the similar yet extreme lifestyles of the characters of Jeff and Punk. Raw could finally have a great mid-card feud, something that Raw has been lacking.

Edge

He Will: Remain On Smackdown As Face

I enjoy Edge as heel. I enjoyed the Edge/Vickie storyline. But presumably that has been cut off with the whole Vickie love storyline with Big Show. I know full well that Edge as face hasn't really been successful. I have Trips being the dominant top heel at Smackdown and I have Orton as the dominant top heel on Raw. Jericho could be that face but frankly I don't want to see his raging metro sexual face character again; I would rather stick with Jericho current heel character. I got to tell ya, I'm not really happy with this.

The Undertaker

He Will: Move To Raw As Face

I have Orton's legacy as the dominant heels, and I feel they can gain more ground with them feuding with Undertaker than HBK. Plus I enjoy me some Batista vs. Undertaker battles.

HBK

He Will: Move To Smackdown As Face

I would like to see HBK have a feud with Trips over on Smackdown. I don't believe Edge can be that dominant face, but HBK can.

Jeff Hardy

He Will: Move To Raw As Face

I can't see Jeff and Matt on the same show. As stated before, Jeff will be one of the top faces to square off against Legacy and C.M. Punk.

Triple H

He Will: Remain On Smackdown As Heel

Triple H either needs an influx of heel competitors or he needs to become heel. After getting screwed out of Backlash, I have him first squaring off against Batista and then challenging Cena for the World Championship at the Great American Bash or Night of Champions. I have him turning heel because it's evident that he needs a change in his character.

Christian

He Will: Move To Smackdown As Face

There are only so many times one can face Mark Henry and Finlay. Understand that it's most likely going to be Christian vs. Swagger at Backlash, but I have Swagger retaining.

-- Big Show: Remain On Smackdown As Heel

-- Chris Jericho: Move To Smackdown As Heel

-- Rey Mysterio: Remain On Raw As Face

-- Finlay: Move To Smackdown As Face

-- Mark Henry: Move To Smackdown As Heel

-- Santino: Remain On Raw As Comedy Filler

-- Kane: Remain On Raw As Heel

-- Kofi Kingston: Move To Smackdown As Face

-- Jamie Noble: Move To ECW As Face

-- Dolph Ziggler: Move To Smackdown As Heel

-- William Regal: Move To ECW As Heel

-- Evan Bourne: Remain On ECW As Face

-- Vladmir Kozlov: Move To ECW As Heel. Quick note: I have Kozlov joining Santino as a comedy tag team to square off against DiBiase and Rhodes.

-- John Morrison and The Miz: Not that it really matters since they're featured on every show, but they will Move To Smackdown As Heels

-- Cryme Tyme: Move To ECW As Faces

-- Gail Kim: Move to Raw As Face

-- R-Truth: Move To ECW As Face

-- Shelton Benjamin: Move to Raw As Heel

-- Primo and Carlito: Move To Raw As Faces

-- Brian Kendrick: Move To ECW As Heel

Raw Top Faces
-- Cena, Undertaker, Jeff Hardy, Rey Mysterio

Raw Secondary Faces
-- Primo & Carlito

Raw Top Heels
-- Randy Orton, Batista, DiBiase & Rhodes, C.M. Punk

Raw Secondary Heels
-- Kane, Shelton Benjamin

Smackdown Top Faces
-- HBK, Edge, Christian

Smackdown Secondary Faces
-- Finlay, MVP, Kofi Kingston

Smackdown Top Heels
-- Triple H, Chris Jericho, Big Show, Matt Hardy

Smackdown Secondary Heels
-- JoMizzy, Mark Henry, Dolph Ziggler

ECW Faces
-- Evan Bourne, Cryme Tyme, Jamie Noble, R-Truth

ECW Heels
-- Jack Swagger, William Regal, Kozlov, Brian Kendrick

Email is mckinley.torch@gmail.com

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