Stats From The 2009 WWE Draft

[John]

Wrestling News World reader Doug C. compiled the following stats from this year's WWE Draft:

Here are stats from the draft (assuming the Brie Bella trade was the last one). Note that "wrestlers" excludes Shane and Vince McMahon, but includes Hornswoggle.

Before the Draft:

RAW - 30 wrestlers
Smackdown - 34 wrestlers
ECW - 15 wrestlers

After the Draft:

RAW

34 wrestlers on the roster

12 wrestlers left RAW (40% of pre-draft roster); all 12 to Smackdown

16 wrestlers joined RAW (47% of post-draft roster)

SMACKDOWN

30 wrestlers on the roster

19 wrestlers left SD (56% of pre-draft roster); 14 to RAW, 5 to ECW

15 wrestlers joined SD (50% of post-draft roster)

ECW

15 wrestlers on the roster

5 wrestlers left ECW (33% of pre-draft roster); 2 to RAW, 3 to Smackdown

5 wrestlers joined ECW (33% of post-draft roster)

NOTES:

46% of the roster switched brands

No RAW superstar went to ECW

2 tag teams switched brands (Carlito and Primo, and Cryme Time)

3 tag teams were split up (Jesse and Festus, The Miz and John Morrison, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder)

2 wrestler/valet combinations were split up (Hornswoggle and Finlay, The Brian Kendrick and Ezekiel Jackson)

-WNW

[DUKE NUKEM]

thanks for this John