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Prior to the WWE Draft, WWE released a full roster break down of eligible Draft picks. Everyone was drafted except for Heath Slater.
– Injured roster members who were not drafted include Luke Harper, Emma, Tamina, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, and Tyson Kidd.
– Ryback, who is still officially on the roster, was not drafted.
– The only part-timer drafted was Brock Lesnar. The Rock, Triple H, and The Undertaker were not eligible to be drafted.
– The Club faction was split up. A.J. Styles is on Smackdown and Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows are on Raw.
– Finn Balor headlined the NXT call-ups along with American Alpha, Nia Jax, Alexa Bliss, Mojo Rawley, and Carmella.
WWE did not introduce an element of why top NXT stars such as Shinsuke Nakamura, NXT champion Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, Bobby Roode, etc. were not drafted, such as NXT GM William Regal protecting certain Draft picks.
– The only tag team split up was the Social Outcasts. Bo Dallas was drafted first to Raw, then Curtis Axel was later drafted to Raw, while Heath Slater was not drafted at all.
Slater would have been the 60th pick to complete the Draft. WWE ended with 59 total picks.
Eligible Male Roster Member Results
- A.J. Styles (SD)
- Alberto Del Rio (SD)
- Apollo Crews (SD)
- Baron Corbin (SD)
- Big Show (Raw)
- Braun Strowman (Raw)
- Bray Wyatt (SD)
- Brock Lesnar (Raw)
- Cesaro (Raw)
- Chris Jericho (Raw)
- Darren Young (Raw)
- Dean Ambrose (WWE champion) (SD)
- Demon Kane (SD)
- Dolph Ziggler (SD)
- Erick Rowan (SD)
- Finn Balor (NXT-Raw)
- Jack Swagger (Raw)
- John Cena (SD)
- Kalisto (SD)
- Kevin Owens (Raw)
- Mark Henry (Raw)
- Mojo Rawley (NXT-SD)
- Neville (Raw)
- Randy Orton (SD)
- Roman Reigns (Raw)
- Rusev (w/Lana) (U.S. champion) (Raw)
- Sami Zayn (Raw)
- Seth Rollins (Raw)
- Sheamus (Raw)
- Sin Cara (Raw)
- The Miz (w/Maryse) (IC champion) (SD)
- Titus O’Neil (Raw)
- Zack Ryder (SD)
Eligible Tag Team Results
- American Alpha (Jason Jordan & Chad Gable) (NXT-SD)
- Breezango (Fandango & Tyler Breeze) (SD)
- Enzo and Cass (Enzo Amore & Big Cass) (Raw)
- Golden Truth (Goldust & R-Truth) (Raw)
- Shining Stars (Epico & Primo) (Raw)
- Social Outcasts – Done
- Bo Dallas to Raw, Curtis Axel to Raw, Heath Slater not drafted
- The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) (SD)
- The Club (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson) (Raw)
- The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) (Raw)
- The New Day (Big E. & Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) (WWE tag champions) (Raw)
- The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) (SD)
- The Vaudevillains (Aiden English & Simon Gotch) (SD)
Eligible Women’s Division Results
- Alexa Bliss (NXT-SD)
- Alicia Fox (Raw)
- Becky Lynch (SD)
- Carmella (NXT-SD)
- Charlotte (Women’s champion) (Raw)
- Dana Brooke (Raw)
- Eva Marie (SD)
- Naomi (SD)
- Natalya (SD)
- Nia Jax (NXT-Raw)
- Paige (Raw)
- Sasha Banks (Raw)
- Summer Rae (Raw)
“The only tag team split up was the Social Outcasts.”
I’m sure the Lucha Dragons got split up as well didn’t they?
They split up willingly on Monday before the Draft, so I didn’t count them. Counted the teams unwillingly split up via the Draft process. [JC]
do the Wyatts not count as a tag team?
They were already split up as individuals in the pre-Draft roster for some reason. So, WWE didn’t even list them as an eligible tag team to be drafted. [JC]