WWE is splitting their two main shows, RAW and SmackDown, into separate brands. They’ll have their own rosters, writers, stories, authority figures, announce teams, and maybe even pay-per-views. The first step toward accomplishing that goal comes in the form of a draft, where WWE’s roster will be divided between the two shows, and with some new wrinkles and wrestlers around, too.
WWE Draft 2016: Pick-by-pick results for brand split
WWE’s draft goes down on July 19, so see how it’s changing the course of the company one pick at a time.
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Because RAW is a three-hour show and SmackDown is two hours long, RAW will get additional picks: for every two picks by SmackDown, RAW will get three. RAW might also focus a bit more on some lighter, smaller wrestlers, at least to a degree, as they reintroduced the Cruiserweight Division exclusive to their show as well. RAW will also select first.
We’ll have pick-by-pick results of the WWE brand split draft for you here as they happen, and we’ll also include links to more detailed draft reports of many of the wrestlers selected in Tuesday’s draft. The draft airs at 8 pm ET on USA Network, but there is also a pre-show and simultaneous WWE Network show to follow along with. That, plus the rules and some more background on the draft itself, can be found here.
The first 30 picks will be made on SmackDown starting at 8 pm ET. The final selections will be made on WWE Network exclusive draft show -- we’ll update the tracker for all of them.
Pick-by-pick results
1) RAW: Seth Rollins
2) SmackDown: Dean Ambrose (WWE Champion)
3) RAW: Charlotte (Women’s Champion)
4) SmackDown: AJ Styles
5) RAW: Finn Balor
6) RAW: Roman Reigns
7) SmackDown: John Cena
8) RAW: Brock Lesnar
9) SmackDown: Randy Orton
11) RAW: Sami Zayn
12) SmackDown: Bray Wyatt
13) RAW: Sasha Banks
14) SmackDown: Becky Lynch
15) RAW: Chris Jericho
17) SmackDown: The Miz (Intercontinental Champion) with Maryse
18) RAW: Kevin Owens
19) SmackDown: Baron Corbin
20) RAW: Enzo and Cass
21) RAW: The Club (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)
22) SmackDown: American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan)
23) RAW: Big Show
24) SmackDown: Dolph Ziggler
25) RAW: Nia Jax
26) RAW: Neville
27) SmackDown: Natalya
28) RAW: Cesaro
29) SmackDown: Alberto Del Rio
30) RAW: Sheamus
31) RAW: Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth)
32) SmackDown: The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso)
33) RAW: Titus O’Neil
34) SmackDown: Kane
35) RAW: Paige
36) RAW: Darren Young, with Bob Backlund
37) SmackDown: Kalisto
38) RAW: Sin Cara
39) SmackDown: Naomi
40) RAW: Jack Swagger
41) SmackDown: The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor)
42) RAW: The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von)
43) SmackDown: Zack Ryder
44) RAW: Summer Rae
45) SmackDown: Apollo Crews
46) RAW: Mark Henry
47) SmackDown: Alexa Bliss
48) RAW: Braun Strowman
49) SmackDown: Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango)
50) RAW: Bo Dallas
51) SmackDown: Eva Marie
52) RAW: Shining Stars (Primo and Epico)
53) SmackDown: The Vaudevillains (Simon Gotch and Aiden English)
54) RAW: Alicia Fox
55) SmackDown: Erick Rowan
56) RAW: Dana Brooke
57) SmackDown: Mojo Rawley
58) RAW: Curtis Axel
59) SmackDown: Carmella
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