WWE Wrestling Presents WWE Draft 2019 2-Night Event Review By Ryan Balkwill

Date: October 11 & 14, 2019

City: Paradise, Nevada (Oct. 11) & Denver, Colorado (Oct. 14)

Venue: T-Mobile Arena (Oct. 11) & Pepsi Center (Oct. 14)

League: WWE

Teams: Raw
SmackDown
NXT (outgoing only)
205 Live (outgoing only)

The rules of the draft were posted on WWE’s website on October 10. 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 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).

2019 draft rules:

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.

Night 1 – Smackdown! on FOX :

October 11, 2019
Las Vegas, Nevada
Commentary: Michael Cole and Corey Graves

Matches:

Draft Pick Match: Smackdown!’s Roman Reigns vs Raw’s Universal Champion: Seth Rollins. Winner: this match ended with a no-contest. Rating: Disappointing

Singles match: King Corbin vs. Chad Gable. Winner: King Corbin Rating: Meh

6-man tag team match: The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) vs The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson). Winner: The New Day Rating: Fine

Main Event:

Singles Match for the Smackdown! Women’s Championship: Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Bayley. Winner: Bayley wins back the Smackdown! Women’s Championship. Rating: Very Good

Overall Show Grade: Descent

Ups: The New Day vs The O.C. & Charlotte Flair vs Bayley.

Downs: Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins & King Corbin vs. Chad Gable.

Here’s are all the Pick from Friday Night:

Round 1:

1. Becky Lynch is Drafted to Raw 2. Roman Reigns is Drafted to Smackdown 3. The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson) is Drafted to Raw
4. The Fiend Bray Wyatt is Drafted to Smackdown
5. Drew McIntyre is Drafted to Raw

Round 2:

6. Randy Orton is Drafted to Raw
7. Sasha Banks is Drafted to Smackdown

8. Ricochet is Drafted to Raw
9. Braun Strowman is Drafted to Smackdown

10. Bobby Lashley is Drafted to Raw

Round 3:

11. Alexa Bliss: Drafted to Raw

12. Lacey Evans: Drafted to Smackdown

13. Kevin Owens: Drafted to Raw

14. The Revival: Drafted to Smackdown
15. Natalya: Drafted to Raw

Round 4:

16. Viking Raiders: Drafted to Raw
17. Lucha House Party: Drafted to Smackdown

18. Nikki Cross: Drafted to Raw
19. Heavy Machinery: Drafted to Smackdown
20. Street Profits: Drafted to Raw

This Monday on Night 2:

Night 2 – Monday Night Raw:

October 14, 2019 Denver, Colorado Commentary: Vic Joseph, Dio Maddin, and Jerry “The King” Lawler

Matches:

Non-title Draft Pick match: Raw’s Becky Lynch (Raw Women’s Champion) vs Smackdown!’s Charlotte Flair. Winner: Becky Lynch Rating: Really Good

Singles Match: Andrade w/ Zelina Vega vs Ali. Winner: Andrade Rating: Ok

Tag team match for the Raw Tag Team Championship: Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler vs The Viking Raiders. Winner: The Viking Raiders Wins the Raw Tag Team Championship. Rating: Fine