The WWE have today (June 20) revealed that the WWE Draft will be taking place on the first-ever live episode of SmackDown, on Tuesday July 19.
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Conducted by respective General Managers for both Raw and SmackDown, talent will be exclusively split as the brands go their separate ways once more, promising unique storylines, titles and more.
For the first time in history, the brands will go head-to-head on back-to-back nights, competing for television ratings, live events and pay-per-views.
Kevin Dunn, Executive Producer at WWE comments: "This is an exciting new era for WWE in which we will yet again reinvent ourselves by creating a second night of compelling live television."
WWE SmackDown airs the live draft on Sky Sports on Tuesday, July 19.
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