As WWE continues to distribute its true brand in the second season of its new television contracts, it is in the midst of grabbing a second WWE draft to shake up the rosters of its two main shows. The draft began on SmackDown on Friday night and ends on Monday night Row with each superstar on both rosters available for selection.
There will be more than 60 superstars (men, women and tag teams) taking on the two-day draft, which includes a three-hour show, with three picks for each of the two selected by SmackDown. The WWE has split that superstar into two pools to ensure the company’s biggest stars will work the attractions over the two-day draft.
On the first night of the draft, held Friday during SmackDown on Fox, four of WWE’s six singles champions have qualified, though they all stayed on their respective brands. The other two – Belle (SmackDown Women) and Sami Zen (InterContinental) – will be present for selection on Monday during the USA Network’s Raw.
However, the early Fox-USA network draft in 2019 received mostly negative reviews – it was largely boring and left the rosters uneven – WWE decided to use a similar format with Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon announcing each pick in a commissioner-type role. . The correction was made Friday night as the WWE celebrated a pre-tapped battlefield featuring cartoon robots and face-drawn officers and focused on the reactions of the drafted superstars.
All that is left now is to break the WWE draft format and prepare for the actual selection. Keep reading for a detailed look at the rules of the WWE Draft and which superstars are available to choose from every day.
WWE Draft Format, Rules
- Pool: More than 60 superstars, including men’s, women’s and tag teams
- Picks: For every two smackdown picks, Ron gets three
- Teams / groups / groups: Count as a pick, but can be divided into teams
- Free agents: All chaotic superstars can sign with both brands
WWE Draft Results, Day 1 (Friday, Oct 9)
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Drew I Kintair (C, WWE) |
Roman rule (C, Universal) |
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Asuka (C, raw woman) |
Seth Rollins |
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The Hurt Business |
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AJ style |
Sasha Banks |
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Naomi |
Bianca Baller |
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Nia Jacques and Shayna Basler (C) |
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Ricochet |
G. Uso |
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Mandy Rose |
Ray and Dominic Mysterio |
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The Miz and John Morrison |
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New Day (C, SD Tag Team) |
Big e |
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Dana Brooke |
Otis |
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Angel Garza |
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| 5 | Humberto Carillo | Murphy |
| Drew Gulak | Callisto | |
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- Divided into teams: Coffee Kingston and Xavier Woods broke up with New Day after winning the SmackDown tag team title, but it was raw when Big In was sent to SmackDown. Heavy machinery and the Lucha House party also broke up.
- Undented: Elias, Shorty G (see below), Mickey James, Lucha House Party (see below)
WWE Draft Results, Day 2 (Monday, October 12)
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“The Find” Bray Wyatt |
Ballet (c) |
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Randy Orton |
Street profit (c) |
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Charlotte Flair |
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| 2 | Bran Strowman | Daniel Bryan |
| Matt Riddle | Kevin Owens | |
| Jeff Hardy | ||
| 3 | Change | Lars Sullivan |
| Keith Lee | King Corbin | |
| Enjoy Alexa | ||
| 4 | Elias | Sami Zen (C) |
| Lacey Evans | Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura | |
| Shames | ||
| Nikki Cross | Dolph Ziegler and Robert Rude | |
| R-Satya (C) | Apollo Cruise | |
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- New Day and The Street Profit The tag team titles of their brands changed after they drafted against each other.
- Shorty G. Was added to the SmackDown roster on Monday. He went missing on Friday.
- Lucha House Party (Lins Dorado and Gran Metallic) Rowes were added to the roster on Monday. They became irrelevant on Friday.
Superstars draft-eligible Monday, Oct 12 Oct.
- Men (7): Android, Alistair Black, Eric, Riddick Moss, Titus O’Neill, Arturo Ruas, Akira Tozawa
- Women (7): Carmella, Billy K, Lana, Natalya, Peyton Royce, Temina, Zilliana Vega
- Teams / groups / groups (1): Riot Squad
Notable superstars listed
- Becky Lynch Is pregnant and is not currently in competition.
- Jimmy Uso And Ivor Both are injured, but their tag team partners are listed as singles wrestlers. Most likely, they will easily join any brand developed by their partner.
- Sonya Devile WWE is no longer under contract (in the storyline).
- Edge And Jinder Mahal Is injured.
- Samoa j oe Ka is currently on the critical team.
- Mojo Rawli Has not participated since June 15, 2020.
- Forgotten Sons Has not participated since May 10, 2020
- Bo Dallas Has not participated since October 31, 2019.
- Part-time / Invalid: Big Show, John Cena, Bill Goldberg, Rhonda Rousey, The Undertaker
