2020 WWE Draft results: SmackDown and Raw rosters, rules, Monday format, pools of superstars

As WWE continues its true brand split into the second season of its new television contracts, it has now completed its latest WWE Draft to shake up the rosters of its two main shows. The draft began Friday night on SmackDown and concluded Monday night on Raw with every superstar on both rosters available for selection.

There were 84 picks (men, women, tag teams and groups) over the two-day draft with Raw, a three-hour show, getting three picks for every two for SmackDown. WWE initially split those superstars into two pools in order to ensure that the company’s biggest stars served as attractions over the two-day draft.

The first night of the draft, taking place Friday during SmackDown on Fox, featured four of WWE’s six singles champions as eligible draftees, though all remained on their respective brands. The other two — Bayley (SmackDown women’s) and Sami Zayn (intercontinental) — were up for selection Monday during Raw on USA Network; they both remained on SmackDown.

Though the initial Fox-USA Network draft in 2019 received mostly negative reviews — it was largely boring and left the rosters uneven — WWE decided to use the same format with chief brand officer Stephanie McMahon announcing every pick in a commissioner-type role. Improvements were made this year as WWE did away with the pre-taped war room celebrations featuring cartoon robots and face-painted executives and focused on reactions from drafted superstars.

Now all that’s left is to break down the WWE Draft selections and new rosters.

WWE roster Raw

SmackDown

Undrafted

WWE Draft results Day 1 (Friday, Oct. 9)

1

Drew McIntyre (c, WWE)

Roman Reigns (c, Universal)

Asuka (c, Raw women’s)

Seth Rollins

The Hurt BusinessBobby Lashley (c, United States)

2

AJ Styles

Sasha Banks

Naomi

Bianca Belair

Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (c)

3

Ricochet

Jey Uso

Mandy Rose

Rey & Dominik Mysterio

The Miz & John Morrison

4

The New Day (c, SD tag team)

Big E

Dana Brooke

Otis

Angel Garza

5 Humberto Carillo Murphy Drew Gulak Kalisto Tucker Day 2 (Monday, Oct. 12)

1

“The Fiend” Bray Wyatt

Bayley (c)

Randy Orton

The Street Profits (c)

Charlotte Flair

2 Braun Strowman Daniel Bryan Matt Riddle Kevin Owens Jeff Hardy 3 Retribution Lars Sullivan Keith Lee King Corbin Alexa Bliss 4 Elias Sami Zayn (c) Lacey Evans Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura Sheamus 5 Nikki Cross Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode R-Truth (c) Apollo Crews Dabba-Kato 6 Titus O’Neil Carmella Peyton Royce Aleister Black Akira Tozawa 7 Lana Natalya Riddick Moss The Riott Squad Arturo Ruas