The NFL Draft wasn’t the only major drafting event taking place over the last few days as WWE kicked off their next brand split draft, starting with Friday’s edition of SmackDown and concluding tonight on Raw and Raw Talk. As picks happen, make sure to check back here for WWE Draft results, updates, and analysis on which wrestlers are headed to SmackDown, which are headed to Raw, and any surprises such as returns and NXT debuts we may see along the way.
Click here for a full list of draft results from SmackDown, night one, and supplemental picks announced on the Saturday morning, SmackDown LowDown.
The WWE Draft has officially returned and night one is in the books. The draft kicked off on Friday’s edition of SmackDown and continues tonight on Raw with a brand new pool of superstars from SmackDown, Raw, and NXT eligible to be drafted across the brands. With special guest drafters including Shawn Michaels, Road Dogg, Teddy Long, and more, night one of the draft saw over 25 wrestlers drafted, with another 15+ taken during day two on SmackDown LowDown. Four wrestlers, Omos (w/ MVP), Mustafa Ali, Dolph Ziggler, and NXT’s Von Wagner were all declared as free agents, meaning they will be able to appear on both brands for the time-being, until they end up a permanent roster member for one of the brands (which very well could see some of these free agents heading to NXT). Overall, days one and two saw a surprising seven NXT wrestlers either get drafted to Raw or SmackDown or be named free agents.
As was the case with SmackDown on Friday, tonight’s episode of Raw features a draft pool of eligible wrestlers, including more “select NXT superstars” likely to include Bron Breakker, among others. Some notable names in Raw’s pool include Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins, Charlotte Flair, Judgment Day (eligible to be drafted without Rhea Ripley) Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn, Trish Stratus, and the Usos. It is perhaps that last name that will make for the most interesting draft reaction tonight as with Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, and Solo Sikoa already drafted as an entity to SmackDown, will WWE look to separate the Bloodline and create fresh matchups for Jimmy and Jey? If the Usos do end up on Raw, is that Reigns’ way of extending the Bloodline’s dominance to both brands or is it his way of disposing of the cousins who failed him? There are a lot of other intriguing wrestler moves – including the potential split of Rhea Ripley from Judgment Day – that tonight’s day three of the draft could bring to the forefront so let’s take a look at the full pool for Raw, night two.
WWE Draft Results, Night Two
Round One
1. Rhea Ripley, Raw
2. Austin Theory, SmackDown
3. Seth Rollins, Raw
4. Charlotte Flair, SmackDown
Round Two
5. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn, Raw
6. The Usos, SmackDown
7. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio)
8. The LWO (Rey Mysterio, Cruz Del Toro, Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde & Zelina Vega)
Round Three
9. Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, Raw
10. Asuka, SmackDown
11. New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods), Raw
12. Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland & Butch), SmackDown
Round Four
13. Trish Stratus, Raw
14. Karrion Kross (w/ Scarlett), SmackDown
15. Shayna Baszler & Ronda Rousey, Raw
16. LA Knight, SmackDown
Round Five
17. Braun Strowman & Ricochet, Raw
18. Shotzi, SmackDown
19. Bronson Reed, Raw
20. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson)
Round Six
21. Alpha Academy (Otis & Chad Gable), Raw
22. Rick Boogs, SmackDown
23. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter, Raw
24. Cameron Grimes, SmackDown
Supplemental Draft Picks, Raw Talk
Dana Brooke, Raw
Nikki Cross, Raw
Johnny Gargano, Raw
Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo, Raw
Akira Tozawa, Raw
Piper Niven, Raw
Xia Li, Raw
Tegan Nox, Raw
Emma, Raw
Madcap Moss, Raw
“Indus Sher” Jinder Mahal, Veer Mahaan & Sanga, SmackDown
Odyssey Jones, SmackDown
Tamina, SmackDown
Grayson Waller, SmackDown
WWE Draft Pool, Night Two
Akira Tozawa
Alpha Academy (Otis & Chad Gable)
Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo
Asuka
Austin Theory
Baron Corbin
Braun Strowman & Ricochet
Brock Lesnar
Bronson Reed
Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin
Charlotte Flair
Dana Brooke
Elias
Emma
Johnny Gargano
Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio)
Karrion Kross (w/ Scarlett)
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
LA Knight
Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez
Nikki Cross
Piper Niven
Rhea Ripley
Rick Boogs
Riddick Moss
Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler
Seth Rollins
Shotzi
Tamina
Tegan Nox
The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland & Butch)
The LWO (Rey Mysterio, Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde & Zelina Vega)
The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)
The Usos
Trish Stratus
Xia Li
Select NXT Superstars
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