2019 WWE Draft

The 2019 WWE Draft was the fourteenth WWE Draft produced by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE between their Raw and SmackDown brands. Returning to its original name (the "WWE Draft") and a traditional draft format, it was the second draft of 2019, following April's Superstar Shake-up. The draft began on the October 11 episode of Friday Night SmackDown (in Paradise, Nevada) and concluded on the October 14 episode of Monday Night Raw (in Denver, Colorado), with SmackDown airing on FOX and Raw on the USA Network. It was the first draft in which the brand's television networks were presented as having an influence over WWE's drafting decisions.

This article is about draft in October 2019. For the draft in April 2019, see 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up.
2019 WWE Draft
The 2019 WWE Draft logo.
General information
SportProfessional wrestling
Date(s)October 11–14, 2019
Location
Overview
LeagueWWE
TeamsRaw
SmackDown
NXT (outgoing only)
205 Live (outgoing only)

2019 was the first year in which WWE held two drafts during the same calendar year. This was because of the issues of the Wild Card Rule introduced with April's Superstar Shake-up and also because of SmackDown's move to FOX in October—Raw and SmackDown were both previously on the USA Network. Over 70 wrestlers (both singles competitors and tag teams) from the Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and 205 Live rosters were eligible to be drafted to either Raw or SmackDown, including all Raw and SmackDown champions. Most draft picks were announced on the live broadcasts of SmackDown and Raw, while supplemental picks were announced afterwards via WWE's website. In storyline, wrestlers who were not drafted to either brand became free agents and could sign with the brand of their choosing. The Wild Card Rule also ended with this draft.

Production

Background

In April 2019, WWE held the Superstar Shake-up, a draft between WWE's brands with a nontraditional format in which drafting decisions were made behind the scenes rather than on-screen.[1][2] Shortly after the Shake-up, WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon introduced the Wild Card Rule, in which up to four wrestlers would be allowed to appear on the opposing brand's show by invitation for one night only with unsanctioned appearances penalized.[3][4] Following this, however, the Wild Card Rule's stipulations were not enforced; the rules were immediately broken, with numerous wrestlers freely appearing on both shows weekly without any penalties, blurring the lines between the Raw and SmackDown brands. With SmackDown's move to FOX in October and Raw remaining on the USA Network (part of Comcast's NBCUniversal), WWE decided to hold a second draft for 2019 to definitively split the two brands. The draft was announced to occur on the October 11 and 14 episodes of SmackDown and Raw, respectively. Returning to its original name (the "WWE Draft") and a traditional draft format, personalities from FOX and NBCUniversal were scheduled to appear; the first time that television networks were presented as having an influence over WWE's drafting decisions.[5][6] The Wild Card Rule also ended with this draft.[7]

The picks were presented by personalities associated with Fox Sports and NBCUniversal properties, including Fox MLB analyst Alex Rodriguez, Saturday Night Live's Michael Che and Colin Jost (who performed in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 35 earlier in 2019), Mr. Robot's Christian Slater, Fox NFL lead commentators Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, Mad Money host Jim Cramer, Fox MLB analysts Kevin Burkhardt and Frank Thomas, Fox NFL Sunday's Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Michael Strahan, Jimmy Johnson, and Tony Gonzalez, NFL analysts Ronde Barber, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman, and Daryl Johnston, Fox NFL Kickoff's Charissa Thompson, Michael Vick, and Peter Schrager, Big Noon Kickoff's Rob Stone (former WWE 24/7 Champion), Brady Quinn, Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, and Urban Meyer, Fox College Football analyst Joel Klatt, Dulé Hill from USA's Psych and Suits, James Roday from Psych, Marcus Lemonis from CNBC's The Profit, Margaret Josephs and Melissa Gorga from Bravo's The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Rodney Harrison and Chris Simms from NBC's Football Night in America, and Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Mustoe, and Kyle Martino from Premier League Live.[8]

2019 draft rules

The rules of the draft were posted on WWE's website on October 10.[8] The list of eligible wrestlers was posted the same day. Over 70 wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and 205 Live rosters, as well as tag teams, were eligible to be drafted to either Raw or SmackDown, including all Raw and SmackDown champions (although the WWE 24/7 Champion and WWE Women's Tag Team Champions were eligible to be drafted, they still defend their respective titles across the brands).[9]

The rules of the draft were the following:

  • Up to 30 picks were allotted on the October 11 SmackDown, while up to 41 picks were allotted on the October 14 Raw.
  • For every two draft picks for SmackDown, Raw received three picks (due to SmackDown being a two-hour show, while Raw is three hours).
  • Tag teams counted as one pick unless FOX or USA specifically only wanted a single member from the team as their pick.
  • Any undrafted wrestlers became free agents and could sign with the brand of their choosing.

Drafting pool

The drafting pool was divided between the broadcasts of both shows, with up to 30 picks allotted on SmackDown and 41 on Raw. Any remaining picks from the respective draft pools were announced on WWE's website. Undrafted wrestlers (those not selected on the shows or announced via WWE.com) immediately became free agents and could sign with the brand of their choosing.[9]

SmackDown (October 11)

There were four rounds of draft picks during Night 1 of the 2019 draft. WWE's Chief Brand Officer (CBO) Stephanie McMahon announced the draft picks for each round.[10][11] Representing Raw, Universal Champion Seth Rollins' disqualification win over SmackDown's representative, Roman Reigns, earned Raw the first draft pick of the night.[12][10]

Rnd. Pick # Wrestler(s) Pre-draft brand Post-draft brand Role Brand pick #
1 1 Becky Lynch Raw Raw Female wrestler
Raw Women's Champion		 1
1 2 Roman Reigns SmackDown SmackDown Male wrestler 1
1 3 The O.C.
(AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson)		 Raw Raw Male stable
United States Champion (Styles)		 2
1 4 "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt Raw SmackDown Male wrestler 2
1 5 Drew McIntyre Raw Raw Male wrestler 3
2 6 Randy Orton SmackDown Raw Male wrestler 4
2 7 Sasha Banks Raw SmackDown Female wrestler 3
2 8 Ricochet Raw Raw Male wrestler 5
2 9 Braun Strowman Raw SmackDown Male wrestler 4
2 10 Bobby Lashley Raw Raw Male wrestler 6
3 11 Alexa Bliss Raw Raw Female wrestler 7
3 12 Lacey Evans Raw SmackDown Female wrestler 5
3 13 Kevin Owens SmackDown Raw Male wrestler 8
3 14 The Revival
(Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder)		 Raw SmackDown Male tag team
SmackDown Tag Team Champions		 6
3 15 Natalya Raw Raw Female wrestler 9
4 16 The Viking Raiders
(Erik and Ivar)		 Raw Raw Male tag team 10
4 17 Lucha House Party
(Kalisto, Gran Metalik, and Lince Dorado)		 Raw SmackDown Male stable 7
4 18 Nikki Cross Raw Raw Female wrestler 11
4 19 Heavy Machinery
(Otis and Tucker)		 SmackDown SmackDown Male tag team 8
4 20 Street Profits
(Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)		 NXT Raw Male tag team 12

Night 1 supplementary picks

Eight additional picks were announced on WWE's website on October 13. Except for Apollo Crews, who was slated to be a part of the Night 2 pool,[9] all wrestlers selected had initially gone undrafted during Night 1.[13]

Wrestler(s) Pre-draft brand Role Post-draft brand
Apollo Crews SmackDown Male wrestler SmackDown
The B-Team
(Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel)		 SmackDown Male tag team SmackDown
Drew Gulak 205 Live Male wrestler SmackDown
EC3 Raw Male wrestler Raw
Eric Young Raw Male wrestler Raw
Heath Slater Raw Male wrestler SmackDown
Sin Cara SmackDown Male wrestler Raw
Tamina Raw Female wrestler SmackDown

Raw (October 14)

There were six rounds of draft picks during Night 2 of the 2019 draft. WWE's CBO Stephanie McMahon again announced the draft picks for each round.[14][11] Number one Raw draft pick and Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch defeated SmackDown representative Charlotte Flair, who replaced SmackDown draftee Sasha Banks (who was not medically cleared to compete), to earn Raw the first draft pick of the night.[15][14]

Rnd. Pick # Wrestler(s) Pre-draft brand Post-draft brand Role Brand pick #
1 1 Seth Rollins Raw Raw Male wrestler
Universal Champion		 1
1 2 Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman Raw SmackDown Male wrestler and manager
WWE Champion (Lesnar)		 1
1 3 Charlotte Flair SmackDown Raw Female wrestler 2
1 4 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)		 SmackDown SmackDown Male stable 2
1 5 Andrade with Zelina Vega SmackDown Raw Male wrestler and female manager 3
2 6 The Kabuki Warriors
(Asuka and Kairi Sane)		 SmackDown Raw Female tag team
Women's Tag Team Champions		 4
2 7 Daniel Bryan SmackDown SmackDown Male wrestler 3
2 8 Rusev SmackDown Raw Male wrestler 5
2 9 Bayley SmackDown SmackDown Female wrestler
SmackDown Women's Champion		 4
2 10 Aleister Black SmackDown Raw Male wrestler 6
3 11 Cedric Alexander Raw Raw Male wrestler 7
3 12 Shinsuke Nakamura with Sami Zayn SmackDown (Nakamura) SmackDown Male wrestler and manager
Intercontinental Champion (Nakamura)		 5
Raw (Zayn)
3 13 Humberto Carrillo1 205 Live Raw Male wrestler 8
3 14 Ali SmackDown SmackDown Male wrestler 6
3 15 Erick Rowan SmackDown Raw Male wrestler 9
4 16 Buddy Murphy SmackDown Raw Male wrestler 10
4 17 Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode SmackDown (Ziggler) SmackDown Male tag team2 7
Raw (Roode)
4 18 Jinder Mahal SmackDown Raw Male wrestler 11
4 19 Carmella SmackDown SmackDown Female wrestler 8
4 20 R-Truth SmackDown Raw Male wrestler
24/7 Champion		 12
5 21 Samoa Joe Raw Raw Male wrestler 13
5 22 The Miz Raw SmackDown Male wrestler 9
5 23 Akira Tozawa1 205 Live Raw Male wrestler 14
5 24 King Corbin Raw SmackDown Male wrestler 10
5 25 Shelton Benjamin SmackDown Raw Male wrestler 15
6 26 Rey Mysterio Raw Raw Male wrestler 16
6 27 Shorty Gable[16]1 SmackDown SmackDown Male wrestler 11
6 28 Titus O'Neil Raw Raw Male wrestler 17
6 29 Elias SmackDown SmackDown Male wrestler 12
6 30 Liv Morgan SmackDown Raw Female wrestler 18
  • 1 – Carrillo, Tozawa, and Gable originally went undrafted on Night 1, but were drafted during Night 2.
  • 2 – Ziggler and Roode were Raw Tag Team Champions going into the event, but they lost the titles to Raw draftees The Viking Raiders prior to being drafted to SmackDown.

Night 2 supplementary picks

Ten additional picks were announced on WWE The Bump and via WWE's website on October 16. With the exception of Cesaro, who was slated to be a part of the Night 1 pool,[9] all wrestlers selected had initially gone undrafted during Night 2.[17]

Wrestler(s) Pre-draft brand Role Post-draft brand
Cesaro Raw Male wrestler SmackDown
Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder Raw Male tag team Raw
Dana Brooke Raw Female wrestler SmackDown
Drake Maverick 205 Live Male wrestler
205 Live General Manager		 SmackDown
Fire & Desire
(Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville)		 SmackDown Female tag team SmackDown
The IIconics
(Billie Kay and Peyton Royce)		 SmackDown Female tag team Raw
Luke Harper SmackDown Male wrestler SmackDown
Mojo Rawley Raw Male wrestler Raw
No Way José Raw Male wrestler Raw
Sarah Logan Raw Female wrestler Raw

Post-draft trade

Following Night 2 on the premiere episode of Backstage on October 15, WWE's Chief Operating Officer (COO) Triple H announced a trade between Raw and SmackDown. Former Women's Tag Team Champions Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross were traded from Raw to SmackDown in exchange for future draft pick considerations.[18][19]

Trade # Brand (from) Wrestler(s) Role Brand (to) Notes
1 Raw Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross Female tag team SmackDown Traded to SmackDown in exchange for future considerations.

Free agents

Several wrestlers were made free agents due to injury, inactivity, or not being drafted during their draft pool.[9] The chart is organized by date.

Wrestler(s) Pre-draft brand Reason for not being drafted Subsequent status Date Notes
Aiden English SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools. 205 Live October 15, 2019 English had been doing commentary for 205 Live since January with no appearances on SmackDown. After the conclusion of the draft, his WWE.com profile was updated to 205 Live. On April 15, 2020, English was released from his WWE contract due to a cost-cutting measure.[20]
Lio Rush Raw Was not in either of the draft pools. NXT October 15, 2019 Rush had been performing on NXT since mid-September and won the NXT Cruiserweight Championship two days prior to the draft. After the conclusion of the draft, his WWE.com profile was updated to NXT. On April 15, 2020, Rush was released from his WWE contract due to a cost-cutting measure.[20]
Alicia Fox Raw Was not in either of the draft pools. Released October 17, 2019 Fox's last match was in April and she made a brief appearance during Raw Reunion in July. On October 17, Fox's WWE.com profile was quietly moved to the alumni section, signaling her release from the company.[21]
AOP
(Akam and Rezar)		 Raw Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 2). Raw October 17, 2019 AOP signed with Raw as free agents after the draft.[22]
Lana SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools. Raw October 28, 2019 Lana and her husband Rusev had been inactive for a couple of months, but returned on Raw a few weeks before the draft; however, Lana betrayed Rusev and began a (storyline) love affair with Bobby Lashley, who was drafted to Raw (as was Rusev). Her own move to Raw was confirmed on October 28.
Paige SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools.
Was inactive due to neck surgery.		 Raw October 28, 2019 Was manager of The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) prior to inactivity. Returned on the October 28 episode of Raw to resume her position, but was betrayed by the team. She then took a contributor role for WWE Backstage that premiered on November 5.
Matt Hardy SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools. Raw November 25, 2019 Returned on the November 25 episode of Raw in a match against Buddy Murphy. Was briefly moved to SmackDown in early January 2020, but returned to Raw later that same month, before letting his contract expire in March.
Sheamus SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools.
Was inactive due to concussion.		 SmackDown November 29, 2019 On the November 29 episode of SmackDown, Sheamus appeared in a vignette announcing that he would be returning to in-ring competition. Following weeks of vignettes, he made his return on the January 3, 2020 episode, attacking Shorty G.
The Ascension
(Konnor and Viktor)		 Raw Were not in either of the draft pools. Released December 8, 2019 Last appeared in April. On December 8, The Ascension were released from the company.[23]
Maryse SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools.
Was inactive due to maternity leave.		 SmackDown December 13, 2019 Was manager of her husband The Miz prior to inactivity, who was drafted to SmackDown during the draft. Made her first post-draft appearance with Miz in a pre-recorded segment that was shown on the December 13 episode of SmackDown.[24]
The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)		 Raw Were not in either of the draft pools.
Were inactive due to Jimmy's DUI arrest/charges that were incurred in July.		 SmackDown January 3, 2020 Returned during the January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown, saving Roman Reigns from an attack from King Corbin and Dolph Ziggler.
Big Show

SmackDown

 Was not in either of the draft pools.
Was inactive due to hamstring injury.		 Raw January 6, 2020 Returned on the January 6, 2020 episode of Raw as Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe's mystery partner in a six-man tag team match against Seth Rollins and AOP (Akam and Rezar).
Naomi Raw Was not in either of the draft pools. SmackDown January 31, 2020 Last appeared in July. Returned at the 2020 Royal Rumble in the Women's Royal Rumble match before making her return to SmackDown on the January 31, 2020 episode of SmackDown to confront SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley.
Ruby Riott Raw Was not in either of the draft pools.
Was inactive due to shoulder injury.		 Raw February 3, 2020 Returned on the February 3, 2020 episode of Raw and attacked her old Riott Squad stablemate Liv Morgan.
Jeff Hardy SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools.
Was inactive due to leg injury.		 SmackDown March 13, 2020 On the March 3 episode of WWE Backstage, Hardy confirmed that he had been backstage during SmackDown tapings the past few weeks, and had been cleared to return. He then had his return match on the March 13 episode, defeating King Corbin.
Nia Jax Raw Was not in either of the draft pools.
Was inactive due to knee injury.		 Raw April 6, 2020 Returned on the April 6, 2020 episode of Raw in a match against Deonna Purrazzo.
The Colóns
(Epico Colón and Primo Colón)		 SmackDown Were not in either of the draft pools. Released April 15, 2020 Last appeared in February 2019. They were working for World Wrestling Council while still under contract with WWE until April 15, 2020, when they were released from their WWE contract due to a cost-cutting measure.[20]
Maria Kanellis Raw Was not in either of the draft pools.
Was inactive due to maternity leave.		 Released April 15, 2020 Was involved in a storyline with her husband and 205 Live wrestler Mike Kanellis and the identity of her unborn child's father just prior to the draft. On November 30, 2019, Maria provided an update on her pregnancy, confirming she was on maternity leave,[25] however, she was released alongside her husband on April 15, 2020 due to a cost-cutting measure.[20]
Cain Velasquez Free agent Was not in either of the draft pools. Released April 28, 2020 Signed a multi-year contract with WWE just before the draft and wrestled at Crown Jewel on October 31, as well as a house show in Mexico on November 30, but had not appeared since. On April 28, 2020, he was released following a mass release of other talent due to a cost-cutting measure.[26]
Ember Moon SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools.
Inactive due to ankle injury.		 Has been appearing on WWE Backstage as a contributor. On the November 19 episode, she stated she would be out of action for an indefinite period of time.[27]
Lars Sullivan SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools.
Inactive due to knee injury.
Mickie James SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools.
Inactive from performing due to leg injury.		 Has been doing commentary for Main Event during her recovery.

Aftermath

Two weeks after the draft, WWE held its pay-per-view event Crown Jewel. At the event, although the two had been drafted to separate brands, Raw draftee Seth Rollins defended the Universal Championship against SmackDown draftee "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt in a falls count anywhere match that could not be stopped for any reason; this was a rematch from Hell in a Cell, which was a Hell in a Cell match that ended by referee stoppage. The Fiend defeated Rollins to win the Universal Championship, and the title was subsequently transferred to the SmackDown brand, resulting in SmackDown having both the Universal and WWE Championships.[28] This was quickly fixed, however. Also at Crown Jewel, SmackDown draftee Brock Lesnar retained the WWE Championship against Cain Velasquez, and following the match, he was attacked by Raw draftee Rey Mysterio, who was in Velasquez's corner.[28] On the following night's episode of SmackDown, Lesnar's advocate Paul Heyman explained that since Lesnar and Mysterio were on two separate brands, they could not challenge each other. Heyman then declared that they were quitting SmackDown and transferring to Raw with the WWE Championship in order for Lesnar to seek revenge against Mysterio;[29] a No Holds Barred match between the two was subsequently scheduled for Survivor Series.[30][31]

Although the Wild Card Rule had ended with the 2019 draft, the theme of the next big pay-per-view, Survivor Series, has been brand supremacy since 2016, which would see the brands invading each others shows in the build up to the event. Just prior to the draft, WWE's developmental territory NXT was promoted to being WWE's third major brand and it was subsequently added to the 2019 Survivor Series brand competition. This in turn resulted in wrestlers from the three brands invading each others shows to build matches for the event. In a media call for NXT TakeOver: WarGames, WWE COO and NXT head Triple H said that viewers would see definitive brand division following Survivor Series.[32]

Following the draft, Drake Maverick announced that although he had been drafted to SmackDown, he would still be serving as the General Manager of the 205 Live brand;[33] however, he stepped down from the position in April 2020 to return to in-ring competition. NXT General Manager William Regal was announced to take over the managerial duties of 205 Live in addition to NXT; Maverick was also moved to NXT in the process.[34] Maverick, however, was then released from his WWE contract due to a cost-cutting measure.[20] Just after the draft, Shorty Gable's ringname was shortened to Shorty G,[35] while just before Survivor Series, Ali returned to using his previous ringname of Mustafa Ali.[36] On December 8, WWE announced the releases of free agents The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor), who had been inactive for several months, Raw wrestler Sin Cara, and SmackDown wrestler Luke Harper.[23] Cara had requested his release in November,[37] while Harper had requested his back in April,[38] but was denied at that time.[39] Free agent Matt Hardy returned to Raw in late November, but was then quietly moved to SmackDown in early January for unexplained reasons before being moved back to Raw later that same month.[40][41] Hardy then allowed his contract to expire in March due to creative differences.[42]

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