I think they're doing a lot of it to set up a post draft pecking order.
Sandow would have been a good utility guy to keeep around for this sort of thing. He was solid enough in the ring and he could get a gimmick like the stunt double over
Personally, I'm fine with it. I mean it's kind of late in the day to ask the audience to change their opinions of characters they've booked poorly for years, but better late than never.
At least it shows they're thinking of talent beyond the usual suspects.
Have they said if NXT is involved in the draft too?
The dynamic of cats who made their name on the indies v the homegrown talent should be interesting, seeing how over someone like AJ has been since he arrived.