The 2019 WWE Draft has just finished and rumors of trade are looming. According to WWE’s Booker T, a monumental trade is looming and will be announced tomorrow night on FS1’s new wrestling show. According to some WWE wrestlers, they are not happy with the results of the WWE Draft and who can blame them? Many overlooked and even frequently used WWE talents are currently without a show after the draft’s results. A few drafted superstars are even more annoyed by draft decisions. One notable WWE superstar upset over the process is Kevin Owens. Let’s break it down.
Throughout the summer, WWE’s Kevin Owens battled the commissioner of Smackdown for brand supremacy. Owens took on an Anti-Hero persona similar to Steve Austin to take down The Authority. Owens took to Twitter to convey his disappointment with being drafted to RAW and in a later round. After looking at the first night’s draft results, Owens could have easily been drafted in the first round to Raw or in the second round to Smackdown. After tonight’s draft picks, over 40 WWE superstars are still undrafted. Below is the list of Superstars drafted and eligible free agents.
Although Friday Night Smackdown is supposed to be the number one show since its move to FOX, the roster feels rather average. Hopefully, “The Trade” will give Smackdown a little bit of an edge roster wise because it is lacking in overall star power and female wrestlers. At the moment, Raw currently has 9 female wrestlers signed compared to Smackdown’s 5.
Friday Night Smackdown – Draft Night 1
Round 1
Raw 1. Becky Lynch
Smackdown 1. Roman Reigns
Raw 2. The O.C (Styles, and Good Brothers)
Smackdown 2. The Fiend Bray Wyatt
Raw 3. Drew McIntyre
Round 2
Raw 4. Randy Orton
Smackdown 3. Sasha Banks
Raw 5. Ricochet
Smackdown 4.Braun Strowman
Raw 6. Bobby Lashley
Round 3
Raw 7. Alexa Bliss
Smackdown 5. Lacey Evans
Raw 8. Kevin Owens
Smackdown 6. The Revival
Raw 9. Natalya
Round 4.
Raw 10. Viking Raiders
Smackdown 7. Lucha House Party
Raw 11. Nikki Cross
Smackdown 8. Heavy Machinery
Raw 12. The Street Profits
Weekend Break Drafts
Smackdown 1. Apollo Crews
Raw 1. EC3
Smackdown 2. Drew Gulak
Raw 2. Eric Young
Smackdown 3. Heath Slater
Raw 3. Sin Cara
Smackdown 4. Tamina
Smackdown 5. The B-Team
Monday Night Raw – Draft Night 2
Round 1.
Becky Lynch vs Charlotte Flair for the first draft pick. Becky Lunch wins.
Raw. 1 Seth Rollins
Smackdown 1. Brock Lesnar
Raw 2. Charlotte Flair
Smackdown 2. The New Day
Raw 3. Andrade & Zelina Vega
Round 2
Andrade vs Ali – Andrade wins
Raw 4. The Kabuki Warriors (Auska and Sane)
Smackdown 3. Daniel Bryan
Raw 5. Rusev
Smackdown 4. Bayley
Raw 6. Aleister Black
Round 3
Viking Raiders vs Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode- Raw Tag Team Championships – Winner The Viking Raiders
Raw 7. Cedric Alexander
Smackdown 5. Shinske Nakamura ft Sami Zayn
Raw 8. Humberto Carrillo
Smackdown 6. Mustafa Ali
Raw 9. Erick Rowan
Round 4.
Erik Young vs Aleister Black – Winner Aleister Black
Raw 10. Buddy Murphy
Smackdown 7. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
Raw 11. Jinder Mahal
Smackdown 8. Carmella
Raw 12. R-Truth
Round 5
Ricochet vs Shelton Benjamin – Winner Ricochet
Jerry “The King” Lawler hosts contract signing between Tyson Fury and Braun Strowman
Raw 13. Samoa Joe
Smackdown 9. The Miz
Raw 14. Akira Tozawa
Smackdown 10. King Corbin
Raw 15. Shelton Benjamin
Round 6
Buddy Murphy vs Cedric Alexander – Winner Buddy Murphy
Raw 16. Rey Mysterio
Smackdown 11: Shorty Gable
Raw 17. Titus O’Neil
Smackdown 12. Elias
Raw 18. Liv Morgan
With the 2019 WWE Draft finally complete, all wrestlers not drafted are considered free agents. Annoyingly, Raw won every match of Monday Night Raw. Below are eligible free agents:
Undrafted men: Cesaro, Luke Harper, Mojo Rawley, No Way Jose, Sheamus, Lars Sullivan, Mike Kanellis w. Maria, Big Show, Drake Maverick, Jason Jordan, Kane, and The Brian Kendrick
Undrafted women: Dana Brooke, The IIconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce), Sarah Logan, Fire & Desire (Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville), Nia Jax, Mickie James, Ruby Riott, Alicia Fox, Ronda Rousey, Ember Moon, and Naomi
Undrafted tag teams: AOP (Akam & Rezar), Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder, The Colons, The Usos, The Hardys, and The Ascension
What would you have changed from 2019 WWE Draft? Check out the official draft rules and pool for more details.
