WWE 15 Person Trade + Analysis

**Here are all of the roster trades as a result of the 15 person trade they announced on ‘Raw' last night:

Going to ‘Raw':

*Gail Kim - She was hardly in the picture on ‘Smackdown' and will have more women on the ‘Raw' side to have good matches with such as Mickie James and Beth Phoenix. I think it's inevitable she will get a run with the title and start up a feud with Maryse.
*Evan Bourne - He won't be a main event player on ‘Raw' but could fit into the U.S Title picture. He definitely won't be getting the time for his matches that he did in ECW but his graduation from that brand was inevitable.
*Mark Henry - Kind of useless having a guy like this on ‘Raw' where Big Show already serves the role as the giant of the brand. I don't foresee much for Henry unless they run out of more ideas for Cena and he needs another big guy to have a terrible feud with.
*Alicia Fox - I really like Fox and think this boosts the women's roster a lot on ‘Raw' between her and Kim both coming over.
*Jack Swagger - This is the biggest move and really hurts ECW. Swagger has been pegged to be one of the next top guys along with Ted DiBiase but this is without question the toughest brand to break through and reach the top on. The next six months will be pivotal in his development and my gut tells me he's going to be booked as a small fish in a big pond.

Going to ‘Smackdown':

*Finlay - He worked solidly in ECW with the younger talent coming up from FCW but clearly the company sees value in Finlay beyond just the ‘mentor on the road' role. There are numerous guys he can work with on this brand and just further ups the quality of this show.
*Matt Hardy - Ever since Matt was moved over his role died - in large part because of the hand injury but we all knew from day one he wasn't going to booked as a top heel on ‘Raw'. This move can restart his feud with Jeff depending on whether he takes time off after the summer. Matt first has to have surgery on his abdominal tear and that could keep him out for some time.
*David Hart Smith & Tyson Kidd & Natalya - This is a big elevation for this unit. Kidd is the standout performer of the group thus far. Natalya should be a good addition to the women's division, which is very sparse on this brand.

Going to ECW:

*Shelton Benjamin - I can only assume this is an acknowledgement that Benjamin is not going to be a top heel in this company. He was in an never ending feud with R-Truth and nothing clicked on that show outside of a good TV match he had with The Undertaker a few months back. I guess he steps into the ECW Title picture with Tommy Dreamer and Christian right away.
*William Regal - Takes over Finlay's role on this show.
*Goldust - Comedy act that is fine for filler content on the show.
*The Bella Twins - Tick tock on these two and their time with the company.

I was praying that Kane and Great Khali would be moved to ECW but no they will remain on ‘Smackdown' for this epic feud.

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