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WWE Draft 2019 Results: Full Raw and SmackDown Rosters After Shake-Up

Joseph ZuckerOct 14, 2019

The WWE draft wrapped up Monday, completing a soft reset for the promotion's two premier weekly programs, Raw and SmackDown.

Fans can still expect a few tweaks to the respective rosters. Under the rules for the event, wrestlers who go undrafted are free to join the brand of their choosing. That's likely to be part of a minor storyline over the next few weeks.

Here are the results from the 2019 WWE draft.

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Raw

  • Seth Rollins
  • Charlotte Flair
  • Andrade
  • The Kabuki Warriors
  • Rusev
  • Aleister Black
  • Cedric Alexander
  • Humberto Carrillo
  • Erick Rowan
  • Buddy Murphy
  • Jinder Mahal
  • R-Truth
  • Samoa Joe
  • Akira Tozawa
  • Shelton Benjamin
  • Rey Mysterio
  • Titus O'Neil
  • Liv Morgan
  • Becky Lynch
  • The O.C.
  • Drew McIntyre
  • Randy Orton
  • Ricochet
  • Bobby Lashley
  • Alexa Bliss
  • Kevin Owens
  • Natalya
  • The Viking Raiders
  • Nikki Cross
  • The Street Profits
  • EC3
  • Eric Young
  • Sin Cara

SmackDown

  • Brock Lesnar
  • The New Day
  • Daniel Bryan
  • Bayley
  • Shinsuke Nakamura
  • Ali
  • Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode
  • Carmella
  • The Miz
  • King Corbin
  • Shorty Gable
  • Elias
  • Roman Reigns
  • "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt
  • Sasha Banks
  • Braun Strowman
  • Lacey Evans
  • The Revival
  • Lucha House Party
  • Heavy Machinery
  • Apollo Crews
  • Drew Gulak
  • Heath Slater
  • Tamina
  • The B-Team

The draft has provided few surprises. Many expected WWE champion Brock Lesnar to anchor SmackDown given how it has arguably become WWE's A-show, and that meant universal champion Seth Rollins would be needed on Raw.

Somewhat unexpectedly, however, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt is a member of SmackDown, which brings an abrupt halt to his feud with Rollins.

Raw is definitely the winner early on with regard to the women's division, as Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch are members of the red brand. That frees up Bayley to pursue some fresh challengers, though.

A long-term storyline with Sasha Banks could be the perfect vehicle for the SmackDown women's champion to leave the dark side and once again start embracing her babyface persona.

One big question is who emerges on Raw to become a genuine star. SmackDown has Lesnar and Roman Reigns, arguably the two biggest names on WWE's active roster. That creates something of a power vacuum on Raw, even though the show has Lynch and Rollins.

One would presume a show with Paul Heyman as the executive director would look to establish fresh title challengers rather than count on the usual suspects.

Drew McIntyre's status as a first-round pick for Raw could signal a major push ahead. Perhaps Aleister Black, Cedric Alexander, Buddy Murphy or Ricochet could break through after mostly treading water on the main roster.

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