Sometimes logical and sometimes baffling, there's one thing that was certain about the WWE Draft on the first ever edition of SmackDown Live - it was an exciting ride.
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With some surprise additions to the main rosters from NXT including Carmella and Nia Jax, but the exclusion of the likes of Bayley, fans were left wondering exactly where both the red and blue brands will be going next - and that's likely exactly what WWE wanted to happen to ensure people tune in to both shows.
Check out the full results for the WWE Raw and SmackDown Live Draft below:
Raw
Announce Team
- Michael Cole
- Byron Saxton
- Corey Graves
Roster
- Seth Rollins
- Charlotte (WWE Women's Champion)
- Finn Balor (from NXT)
- Roman Reigns
- Brock Lesnar
- Sasha Banks
- Sami Zayn
- Nia Jax (from NXT)
- Chris Jericho
- Rusev (with Lana) [United States Champion]
- Kevin Owens
- Big Show
- Neville
- Paige
- Cesaro
- Sheamus
- Titus O'Neil
- Darren Young (with Bob Backlund)
- Summer Rae
- Alicia Fox
- Dana Brooke
- Sin Cara
- Jack Swagger
- Mark Henry
- Braun Strowman
- The New Day (WWE Tag Team Champions)
- Enzo & Cass
- Gallows and Anderson
- The Golden Truth
- Bo Dallas
- Curtis Axel
- The Dudley Boyz
- The Shining Stars
SmackDown Live
Announce Team
- Mauro Ranallo
- JBL
- David Otunga
Roster
- Dean Ambrose (WWE Champion)
- AJ Styles
- John Cena
- Randy Orton
- Becky Lynch
- Natalya
- Bryan Wyatt
- The Miz (with Maryse) [Intercontinental Champion]
- Baron Corbin
- Dolph Ziggler
- Naomi
- Alexa Bliss (from NXT)
- Eva Marie
- Carmella (from NXT)
- Alberto Del Rio
- Demon Kane
- Kalisto
- Zack Ryder
- Apollo Crews
- Erick Rowan
- Moho Rawley (from NXT)
- The Usos
- American Alpha (from NXT)
- The Ascension
- Breezango
- The Vaudevillains
So, what do you make of the new rosters? With the brands going head-to-head, it'll be interesting to see how everything plays out. Undrafted Heath Slater for example would understandably be worried not to be included, but the Superstar took to his Twitter account and seemed inspired:
From now on, both Raw and SmackDown Live will have their own distinct, unique storylines crafted by different writers with Superstars cemented to the brand they've been drafted to - at least for now.
See all the fallout from the draft on the next episode of WWE Monday Night Raw next week, followed by the second episode of SmackDown Live on Tuesday.
Check below for videos of Seth Rollins discussing being the first Draft pick and John Cena's thoughts on being drafted to SmackDown Live:
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