Tonight is the WWE Draft, so this column should be really fun to read on Tuesday morning.

It's tough to try to predict who is going where, because with the exception of the very tippy-top stars like HHH and Shawn Michaels, the draft picks are kept under super heavy wraps until the show airs.  How tightly is this information guarded?  So tightly that most everyone does not know that they're being drafted until their name is called on live television, and those whose names are not called don't know until later on that evening when they log onto WWE.com.  You think I'm joking.  This has been a source of frustration for wrestlers for years now, but, like many other things, it's probably in some ways one of those deals where Vince has to remind everyone now and then who is in charge. 

Traditionally, fans get really excited for the draft and then end up let down in the end, because usually only a couple of top stars actually switch sides, and then we sit there as, say, Rob Conway is moved from Smackdown to ECW.  This year, however, things may be different if for no other reason than that there has not been a year in some time where things so drastically need to be shaken up.

Case in point -- Undertaker faced Edge for the WWE Title at WrestleMania in March.  Then in April.  Then in May.  Then in June.  And he'll probably face him in July again, and perhaps August.  For the time being, with Undertaker "retired", Edge is facing Batista, the same guy he feuded with for half of last year.  Smackdown needs help, bad.

We ran a poll on our website asking fans which wrestlers were most likely to jump, and at press time the top two names were John Cena and Batista.  These are, in fact, the two most likely big name candidates.  Batista has done about all there is to do on Smackdown, and with that show moving to MyNetworkTV this fall they need to make sure it doesn't tank in the ratings.  Cena being moved into the top babyface slot on that show would really help them out, plus that double jump would add intrigue to the PPV this coming weekend.  They have already announced that no matter what happens in the draft the planned title matches are still going to take place.  Therefore, you have a scenario where if, say, Cena gets drafted to Smackdown and then beats HHH, Smackdown would end up with possession of both the WWE AND the World Title.  Perhaps it's too obvious and WWE will avoid that scenario as a result, but I really think that this storyline could boost interest in both brands for at least a month or two leading up to a Raw representative taking the title back home. 

As far as who will not be drafted, although anything can happen I would bet against either Shawn Michaels or Triple H.  Both would help Smackdown immensely, but Michaels has turned down going to Smackdown for years, largely due to Wednesday morning church commitments, and I cannot imagine Triple H going to what has largely been promoted as a B-level show.  Undertaker, because he's retired, also won't be jumping ship, and I doubt they'd move Edge since they're building up to the return of Undertaker at the Edge/Vickie wedding in July. 

And finally, it will be intriguing to see what, if anything, happens to the announce teams.  WWE has made it clear that everyone is eligible for the draft, including the announcers.  Jim Ross has stated publicly time and time again that he is vehemently against the idea of being drafted.  Will Vince once again try to make the move he's been threatening to make (and has, for brief periods, made) over the course of several years?  Will Ross be moved out of the Raw booth and replaced with Michael Cole?  A Ross/Foley combo on Smackdown would probably be a lot of fun, but the idea of the A-show being anchored by Cole and Lawler is pretty horrifying.  And with Ross having saved his money and invested in two barbecue restaurants, would he even stand for it? 

Wrestling has been fairly blah of late, but tonight's Raw, with both the draft and the latest and likely final Million Dollar Giveaway, has all the makings of, if nothing else, a newsworthy night. 

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