After an eventful first night, the WWE is starting to change. Some big names like Sasha Banks and “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt are now on SmackDown, while Kevin Owens got shifted to RAW.
Some big names like Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, and Roman Reigns stayed on their respective brands, but there could be more changes to come. Night 2 of the 2019 WWE Draft will emanate from the Pepsi Center in Denver, and a new era of the promotion will start after both shows have made their final picks.
Here’s a live rundown of the moves made on Monday Night RAW.
Round 1
RAW: Seth RollinsSmackDown: Brock LesnarRAW: Charlotte FlairSmackDown: The New Day (Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston, Big E)RAW: Andrade and Zelina Vega
Round 2
RAW: Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane)SmackDown: Daniel BryanRAW: RusevSmackDown: BayleyRAW: Aleister Black
Round 3
RAW: Cedric AlexanderSmackDown: Shinsuke NakamuraRAW: Humerto CarrilloSmackDown: AliRAW: Erick Rowan
Round 4
RAW: Buddy MurphySmackDown: Robert Roode and Dolph ZigglerRAW: Jinder MahalSmackDown: CarmellaRAW: R-Truth
Round 5
RAW: Samoa JoeSmackDown: The MizRAW: Akira TozawaSmackDown: King CorbinRAW: Shelton Benjamin
Round 6
RAW: Rey MysterioSmackDown: Shorty GableRAW: Titus O’NeilSmackDown: EliasRAW: Liv Morgan
The 2019 WWE Draft began Friday, October 11 on SmackDown with Universal Champion Seth Rollins going up against Roman Reigns to determine which brand gets the first pick. Rollins would eventually win, thanks to disqualification from “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt, leading to Monday Night RAW earning the first overall pick and they selected “The Man” Becky Lynch.
Here’s a rundown of the moves that were made on Friday to refresh:
Round 1
Raw: Becky LynchSmackDown: Roman ReignsRaw: The O. C. SmackDown: “The Fiend” Bray WyattRaw: Drew McIntyre
Round 2
Raw: Randy OrtonSmackDown: Sasha BanksRaw: RicochetSmackDown: Braun StrowmanRaw: Bobby Lashley
Round 3
Raw: Alexa BlissSmackDown: Lacey EvansRaw: Kevin OwensSmackDown: The RevivalRaw: Natalya
Round 4
Raw: The Viking RaidersSmackDown: Lucha House PartyRaw: Nikki CrossSmackDown: Heavy MachineryRaw: The Street Profits
Following Friday Night SmackDown, WWE confirmed a few free agents were picked up by both brands. These free agent signings consist of:
RAW
EC3Eric YoungSin Cara
SmackDown
TaminaB-TeamApollo CrewsDrew GulakHeath Slater
What do you think of this year’s Draft overall? Which brand had the better draft? Let us know in the comments section.