As we reported this week, RAW superstar CM Punk is said to be unhappy in WWE and is considering leaving the company when his contract expires later this year.

Full Report: CM Punk Leaning Towards Leaving WWE This Year

Punk is burned out from five years on the road and is not happy with other stars such as The Miz and Alberto Del Rio getting pushed over him.

WWE wants to keep Punk on the roster and have offered him a new longterm deal, which he’s yet to sign. It’s interesting to note that CM Punk’s real-life girlfriend Beth Phoenix was traded to the RAW brand during Tuesday’s Supplemental Draft – which could be seen as a move to make life better for Punk on the road.

Punk’s possible departure from WWE later this year has been one of the main topics of discussion behind the scenes this week. Punk has been dating Beth Phoenix for the past several months and the two are reportedly a serious couple.

WWE has made roster trades in the past to keep superstar-diva couples together – with the most notable example being Michelle McCool being moved to SmackDown a few years ago so she could travel with her husband, The Undertaker.

Check Out: Picture From THE UNDERTAKER’s Wedding To Michelle McCool

Below are some of the Twitter comments posted by various WWE Superstars and Divas regarding the 2011 WWE Draft:

The Miz: “Triple threat, steel cage, cena gone to smackdown, I win a draft pick cena back on raw, A Ry to SD. Any other obstacles for the champ?”

The Bella Twins: “See we have a lot of competition now on Monday Night RAW guess @EveMarieTorres needs all the help she can get! CHAMPS 4 Life! B&N #WWEDraft”

Ted DiBiase: “Smackdown!!!!!”

William Regal: “This will be my only tweet till later tonight but it seems I’m now on Smackdown and I’m trending(no idea what that is).How lovely.”

Daniel Bryan: “Just landed in Vegas and found out I got drafted to Smackdown. VERY happy with this move. #WWEdraft.”

John Cena: “CeNation. Holy hogwash! #wwedraft was amazing. 1st and last pick. Damn. Well now I gotta focus on wwe championship.”

Beth Phoenix: “Monday nights just got more glam!”

Kofi Kingston: “Well hot damn! Back to the Red team! #WWEdraft”

JTG: “In the words of the late OL DIRTY BASTARD , “OH BABY I LIKE IT RAW ,OH BABY I LIKE IT RAAAW ! ” ……CHEA !”

— John Cena was drafted to SmackDown with the first overall pick in the 2011 WWE Draft only to end up drafted back to Raw with the final draft pick of the night. Through Sunday night, there was discussion of permanently moving Cena to SmackDown with the belief that Randy Orton was a hot enough babyface to carry Raw on his own. Ultimately though, Orton was moved to SmackDown with Cena staying on Raw.

— Seldom seen Raw Superstar Michael Tarver is teasing a return to WWE programming. He wrote on Twitter, “I will bend without question but I DON’T BREAK I’ll come back BIGGER STRONGER and ANGRY.”

Tarver has continued to appear for Florida Championship Wrestling during his hiatus.

— Raw Superstar Alberto Del Rio’s theme song, “Realeza,” is now available on iTunes.

source: F4WOnline.com

— It was reported yesterday that WWE officials discussed moving The Undertaker to Raw to make up for a top babyface character being transferred to SmackDown during the 2011 WWE Draft. While the draft came and went without The Deadman changing brands, company sources indicate he’ll join Raw upon his return to television.

— SmackDown announcer Jack Korpela has launched a Twitter account.

— Numerous WWE related terms trended on Twitter during today’s WWE Draft including Kelly Kelly, Alex Riley, Drew McIntyre, Yoshi Tatsu, William Regal and Jack Swagger.

— Florida based wrestling valet Trina Michaels plans to attend this Monday’s Raw taping in Miami. She will be visiting friends in WWE.

source: F4WOnline.com

Here are the updated rosters for the RAW and SmackDown brands following the 2011 WWE Draft, with the traded superstars and divas having an asterisk (*) next to their names:

RAW:

WWE Champion The Miz
WWE Divas champion Brie Bella
* WWE Tag Team Champion Big Show

* Alberto Del Rio
* Big Show
CM Punk
* Beth Phoenix
* Chris Masters
* Curt Hawkins
DH Smith
David Otunga
Dolph Ziggler
* Drew McIntyre
Evan Bourne
Eve Torres
Gail Kim
Goldust
Husky Harris
* Jack Swagger
Jerry Lawler
John Cena
John Morrison
* JTG
* Kelly Kelly
* Kofi Kingston
Maryse
Mason Ryan
Melina
Michael McGuillicuty
Michael Tarver
Mr. McMahon
Nikki Bella
Primo
R Truth
* Rey Mysterio
Ricardo Rodriguez
Santino Marella
Skip Sheffield
Triple H
* Tyler Reks
Vickie Guerrero
Vladimir Kozlov
Zack Ryder

SMACKDOWN:

WWE Intercontinental Champion: Wade Barrett
* WWE United States champion: Sheamus
WWE Tag Team champion: Kane

* Alex Riley
* Alicia Fox
Christian
Brodius Clay
Chavo Guerrero
Cody Rhodes
* Daniel Bryan
Ezekiel Jackson
* Great Khali
Heath Slater
Hornswoggle
Justin Gabriel
Kaitlyn
Layla El
Mark Henry
Michelle McCool
* Natalya
* Randy Orton
* Ranjin Singh
Rosa Mendes
* Sin Cara
* Tamina
* Ted DiBiase
Trent Baretta
The Undertaker
* Tyson Kidd
* The Usos
* William Regal
* Yoshi Tatsu

The 2011 WWE Draft featured a total of 30 WWE Superstars crossing brands. The Raw brand wound up with 13 new talents while SmackDown landed 17.

Drafted to Raw

* Alberto Del Rio

* Beth Phoenix

* Big Show

* Chris Masters

* Curt Hawkins

* Drew McIntyre

* Jack Swagger

* John Cena

* JTG

* Kelly Kelly

* Kofi Kingston

* Rey Mysterio

* Tyler Reks

Drafted to SmackDown

* Alex Riley

* Alicia Fox

* Daniel Bryan

* Jey Uso

* Jimmy Uso

* Mark Henry

* Natalya

* Randy Orton

* Ranjin Singh

* Sheamus

* Sin Cara

* Tamina

* Ted DiBiase

* The Great Khali

* Tyson Kidd

* Yoshi Tatsu

* William Regal

— Natalya was drafted to the SmackDown brand during today’s WWE Draft. The third-generation wrestler commented on the move.

“Really excited to be on SmackDown!” she wrote on Twitter. “Like I said, change is good and I’m all about it! I guess I need some blue in my outfit now.

“I wonder if ill reunite with @TheBethPhoenix for a sisters of destruction reunion!?”

— WWE has confirmed that Mark Henry has launched an account on Twitter.

WWE.com posted a video last night of Henry’s reaction to being drafted SmackDown, during which he broke down crying about getting back into shape. Regarding this, he wrote, “I am not sad at all, I am emotional not soft u will see what a angry in shape.”

— WWE Champion The Miz stated on Twitter that all of the Superstars are out of the loop regarding the annual Draft.

He wrote, “Anyone else following the continued #WWEDraft on wwe.com? Some interesting picks thus far. It’s amazing how out of the loop the Superstars are. I remember when I got drafted from Smackdown to ECW I found out through wwe.com.”

Thanks to everybody who joined us for our live coverage of the 2011 Supplemental WWE Draft.

To recap, here are the trades that took place on Monday’s RAW:

Here are the the additional Draft trades that took place on Tuesday afternoon:

1. DANIEL BRYAN is drafted to SmackDown.

2. JACK SWAGGER is drafted to RAW.

3. GREAT KHALI & RANJIN SINGH are drafted to SmackDown.

4. JIMMY USO is drafted to SmackDown.

5. KELLY KELLY is drafted to RAW.

6. JTG is drafted to RAW.

7. ALICIA FOX is drafted to SmackDown.

8. WILLIAM REGAL is drafted to SmackDown.

9. YOSHI TATSU is drafted to SmackDown.

10. DREW McINTYRE is drafted to RAW.

11. NATALYA is drafted to SmackDown.

12. CURT HAWKINS is drafted to RAW.

13. CHRIS MASTERS is drafted to RAW.

14. JAY USO is drafted to SmackDown.

15. KOFI KINGSTON is drafted to RAW.

16. TED DIBIASE is drafted to SmackDown.

17  TYSON KIDD is drafted to SmackDown.

18. TAMINA is drafted to SmackDown.

19. TYLER REKS is drafted to RAW.

20. ALEX RILEY is drafted to SmackDown.

21. BETH PHOENIX is drafted to RAW.

22. SHEAMUS is drafted to SmackDown.

2011 WWE Draft Results:

1. JOHN CENA is drafted to SmackDown.

2. REY MYSTERIO is drafted to RAW.

3. RANDY ORTON is drafted to SmackDown.

4. MARK HENRY is drafted to SmackDown.

5. SIN CARA is drafted to SmackDown.

6. BIG SHOW is drafted to RAW.

7. ALBERTO DEL RIO is drafted to RAW.

8. JOHN CENA: is drafted back to RAW.

WWE will hold the Supplementary Draft later this week  – stay tuned!

— It was announced tonight on Monday Night Raw that a WWE Supplemental Draft will take place tomorrow at noon on WWE.com.

— WWE Hall of Famer Road Warrior Animal was hospitalized over the weekend with bronchitis. He has since been released.

— The June 13 Monday Night Raw taping at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York will be headlined by John Cena and Randy Orton vs. CM Punk and The Miz, according to advertising in the area.

— Ring of Honor is advertising Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas vs. Adam Cole and Kyle O’Reilly for their May 6 event in Dearborn, Michigan.

source: PWInsider.com

With just an hour to go until the 2011 WWE Draft, we’ve got some new details on tonight’s special RAW broadcast:

— WWE has officially announced there will be a “RAW vs. SmackDown” Battle Royal tonight, with the winning brand getting an extra two draft picks for their brand.

— The format of the Draft will be similar to previous yaers, with several Raw vs. Smackdown matches and the winning brand getting the “random” draft pick.

— The script for tonight’s Draft RAW does not list the talents who will be drafted as a way of preventing more spoilers from leaking out.

— WWE’s key decisions regarding tonight’s Draft were not decided as of last night—namely, who the company will designate as the top babyface on SmackDown. Company officials have discussed moving The Undertaker to Raw to make up for a top babyface character being transferred to SmackDown.

The main hold-up is that Vince McMahon wants the premiere matches for SummerSlam decided imminently, which will decide where talent goes.

— Many within WWE feel that roster cuts will be made following the Draft. It is said that a number of wrestlers on the bubble are nervous.

— The Miami New Times is holding a contest for two tickets to next Monday’s Raw taping at the American Airlines Arena. They are asking fans to invent a wrestling move.

source: F4WOnline.com

— Melina stated today on her Twitter account that she’s worried about tonight’s WWE Draft on Monday Night Raw. She recalled past years of being torn away from people she’s close to due to the annual affair.

“Tonight is Raw. Very nerve racking,” she wrote. “Thinking of Drafts in the past & I always hated getting torn away from John & Jillian. I miss my Jillo!”

— Ted Linhart, the VP of Program Research at USA Network, stated on Twitter that the Live + Following 7 days rating information for the premiere of Tough Enough increased the total audience for the program by 19%, to nearly four million viewers. Furthermore, the 18-49 demographic went up 17% to 2.3 million viewers.

— This Saturday, Christian appears from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Petsmart 12835 Citrus Plaza Tampa, Florida. More information is available through (813)-830-7251.

With the 2011 WWE Draft just hours away – we’ve got an interesting co-incidence that corroborates a previous report here on the site about a top SmackDown star heading to RAW.

Earlier today, the web address of SmackDown star Alberto Del Rio’s profile page on the official WWE website denoted the WWE Superstar as a member of the Raw roster.

Under the “All” bracket on the WWE Superstars page on WWE.com, his picture linked to the web address www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/albertodelrio. The error has since corrected as the URL now redirects to his original SmackDown based page.

Similarly, SmackDown Diva Beth Phoenix was denoted as a member of the Raw roster over the weekend. The miscue was corrected this morning.

WWE officials have discussed moving Del Rio to Raw during tonight’s WWE Draft as he is currently scheduled to headline SummerSlam against John Cena. It has also been broached for Del Rio move to the brand as World Heavyweight Champion, with The Miz, as WWE Champion, heading to SmackDown.

— Jim Ross doesn’t believe he will remain on WWE programming on a regular basis. However, tonight’s WWE Draft could change his assumptions

Ross wrote on Twitter, “I’d be shocked if I return to wk’ly tv in any form on a regular basis. Draft could change my assumptions. I do miss Mon nites w/ King.”

— WWE.com listed Beth Phoenix as a member of Raw over the weekend. The URL error was fixed today as her profile page denotes her as a member of SmackDown.

— Rosa Mendes replaced Kaitlyn during the final portion of SmackDown’s overseas tour last week.

— Jim Ross is advertised for appear at this Saturday’s Legends of the Ring 12 event, which takes place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, New Jersey. More information is available at www.legendsofthering.com.

Tonight we’ve got new episodes of WWE RAW and Tough Enough – plus the latest performance from Chris Jericho on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. Here’s what to expect tonight:

– Tough Enough will feature a special appearance from Hall of Famer Bret Hart. The USA Network is hyping a shocking surprise for tonight’s show – which has been titled, “The 110-pound Elephant in the Room.”

– Tonight’s WWE RAW takes place from the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina and will feature the 2011 WWE Draft.

The advertised dark match main event after tonight’s RAW will see John Cena and Randy Orton team up against WWE champion The Miz and Nexus leader CM Punk.

– Chris Jericho is still going strong on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars and will be dancing the Tango tonight with his partner Cheryl Burke. After getting his best score yet last week – Chris Jericho revealed over the weekend that his metal band FOZZY will be in the house tonight for his performance! Jericho tweeted on Sunday:

“GREAT rehearsal today with @cherylburke This tango is gonna rock…literally! Also found out that @fozzyrock will be on DWTS on Mon too!”

As we’ve been reporting here on the site, the recent surprise retirement of Edge has left the SmackDown brand in dire need of a top baby face. This is one of the main factors that led Vince McMahon to move this year’s WWE Draft from June to this Monday night’s episode of RAW.

WWE officials have discussed moving Alberto Del Rio to Raw during next Monday’s WWE Draft as he is currently penciled to headline SummerSlam against John Cena. It has also been broached for Del Rio move to the brand as World Heavyweight Champion, with The Miz, as WWE Champion, heading to SmackDown.

With that being said, the identities of who gets moved are constantly changing.

The entire mid-card, with Cody Rhodes, The Nexus, The Corre, Jack Swagger, Drew McIntyre and R-Truth specifically cited, are also strong candidates to change brands during the Draft.

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— WWE ordered O2 Arena security to confiscate all signs from fans relating to Zack Ryder at yesterday’s Monday Night Raw taping at in London, England.

The Raw Superstar has been encouraging fans to bring Ryder related signs to WWE events, such as “Broski of the Week.” He often goes on Twitter acknowledging Ryder signs shown on television. He asked for an image of the “Zack Ryder = Ratings” sign that briefly appeared on Raw. That too was confiscated.

Ryder was backstage at last night’s show, but was not used.

— Regarding next Monday’s 2011 WWE Draft, changes are not expected to go into effect until May 2, the night after Extreme Rules.

Creative has overhauled the script for the May 2 Raw due to panicking and bumping the annual Draft from June to next week.

— WWE developmental wrestler Maxine celebrates her 25th birthday today. The former NXT contestant currently reigns as the General Manager of FCW.

source: F4WOnline.com

– As previously reported, WWE’s original plans for the 2011 superstar Draft were for the event to take place on one of the three-hour RAWs booked for June. As soon as company announced on Monday that the Draft will take place next week, speculation began that Edge’s sudden retirement is one of the main reasons for the move. With Edge gone, there’s a major lack of babyfaces on the WWE roster, especially on the SmackDown side.

Most people within WWE epxect a top babyface from the RAW brand to be drafted to SmackDown.

– Speaking of Edge, WWE has moved his superstar profile from the SmackDown roster to the company’s Alumni page.

– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross wrote the following on Twitter regarding next week’s WWE Draft and the 2008 Draft where he was sent to SmackDown:

“Not sure my presence will be needed yet @ wwe draft. I have no fond draft memories re: ’08 & going to SDown. Still don’t agree w/ decision.”

– WWE has named Thomas Veit as their new Senior Vice President of Live Events. He will oversee WWE’s live events department including ticket sales, event marketing and booking. Veit worked for Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union and PPL Park before joining WWE.

– WWE’s new All Stars video game is selling at a faster rate than projected by THQ, based on sales of the previous “B” game – Legends of WrestleMania that came out two years ago.

– Speaking of WWE All Stars, the game’s official website has posted a notice about a problem with the first round of downloadable content for the XBox 360 system.

“This delay impacts the pre-order Million Dollar Pack (“The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase and his son, Ted DiBiase), Honky Tonk Man free playable character for everyone and the American Dream Pack featuring Dusty Rhodes and his son, Cody Rhodes. We are fully aware of our initial intent to deliver the content by this time frame and sincerely apologize for this delay, as well as the unforeseen miscommunication of our plans.”

— It was announced to the live RAW crowd at the O2 Arena on Monday that WWE’s next television tapings from the UK will be on November 7 and 8 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.

— As reported earlier, WWE will hold their annual Draft next week in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The draft had originally been scheduled for June, but WWE sources say the event was booked for next week as a “panic move” in hopes of spiking the ratings.

– As we’ve been reporting in recent weeks, WWE is expected to release a lot of talent after the current European tour as part of the annual “spring cleaning” and cost cutting. In what appears to be the first casualty of this upcoming round of releases, WWE developmental wrestler Jackson Andrews has been removed from the roster page of the Florida Championship Wrestling website. Typically, this is a sign the talent has been released.

Andrews had a very brief run on WWE television back in December as the bodyguard of Tyson Kidd on RAW, but he was quickly sent back to developmental.

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

UPDATE: News on what WWE has planned for the 2011 Draft .. Which brand WWE wants to improve and why the draft was moved from June to next Monday. (Details)

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WWE 2011 WWE® DRAFT TAKES OVER MONDAY NIGHT RAW, Monday, APRIL 25 AT 9/8c

The entire roster of WWE Superstars and Divas will take part in the 2011 WWE Draft next week, April 25, on MONDAY NIGHT RAW live on USA Network at 9/8c.

In a thrilling night of television, all WWE Superstars and Divas, including WWE Champion The Miz, John Cena, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Big Show, Alberto Del Rio and Sin Cara along with WWE Divas Champion Brie Bella, Eve and Kelly Kelly could be drafted to either RAW or SmackDown.

After Monday Night’s momentous draft, John Cena could be on “Friday Night Smackdown,” which airs each week on Syfy at 8/7c and Rey Mysterio could be coming to MONDAY NIGHT RAW.

The Annual WWE Draft is a chance to renew old rivalries or have WWE Superstars face off against each other for the very first time, bringing a new and fresh feel to each show.

For more details on the WWE Draft, log onto www.wwe.com.

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Based on what we’ve heard, there has been talk that SmackDown is very much in need of top babyface talent. With the recent unexpected departure of Edge and the Undertaker once again scaling back his appearances, it’s been discussed that several top names from the RAW brand move to SmackDown to strengthen that roster.

– With WrestleMania 27 in the history books, there is talk within WWE about when the company will hold this year’s talent draft. There had been talk a few weeks ago that there would be no draft this year, but we have not heard anything concrete about the draft being scrapped. If the draft does take place , it will not be this month as in previous years, but would likely take place in June, when WWE will be holding two 3-hour episodes of RAW.

– CM Punk made some interesting comments on Twitter this week after watching the premiere episode of Tough Enough. About Miss USA Rima Fakih, Punk tweeted:

“So far this rima broad needs to take her padding and cover her weird face.”

He also wrote the following about Ariane Andrew, the first contestant to be eliminated this week:

“I know this Arianne as, “tampon girl”. Maybe I’ll tell the story…”

– It’s worth noting  Triple H vs. The Undertaker was the only match at WrestleMania 27 to last over 15 minutes.  which went almost 30 minutes. John Cena vs. The Miz went just under 15 minutes before it was re-started and after the second fall, it went 15 minutes and 20 seconds.

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

— World Wrestling Entertainment conducted its latest round of drug testing this past week, including talent scheduled to compete at WrestleMania. No wrestler has been suspended due to a violation of the company’s drug testing violation in over six months, the last punishment being handed down on August 27, 2009 to Rey Mysterio.

— Current plans call for SmackDown talent to regularly appear on Raw from now until next month’s annual Draft on the 26th.

— Mark Henry will be making a cameo appearance on this Sunday’s episode of Celebrity Apprentice. Former WWE talent Maria Kanellis and Bil Goldberg appear as contestants on the show and it’s been said that Maria’s debut appearance put her on the map with a lot of people in Hollywood.

source: www.f4wonline.com