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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)
Raw Roster | Draft Pick | Smackdown Roster |
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COMMISSIONER Stephanie McMahon | COMMISSIONER Shane McMahon |
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GENERAL MANAGER Mick Foley | GENERAL MANAGER Daniel Bryan |
|
Seth Rollins | 1 (#1 Raw) | |
2 (#1 SD) | WWE champion Dean Ambrose |
|
Women's champion Charlotte | 3 (#2 Raw) | |
4 (#2 SD) | A.J. Styles | |
Finn Balor (NXT Pick #1/6) | 5 (#3 Raw) End 1st Round | |
Roman Reigns (suspended) | 6 (#4 Raw) | |
7 (#3 SD) | John Cena | |
Brock Lesnar | 8 (#5 Raw) | |
9 (#4 SD) | Randy Orton | |
WWE tag champions New Day (remains unit) | 10 (#6 Raw) End 2nd Rd | |
Sami Zayn | 11 (#7 Raw) | |
12 (#5 SD) | Bray Wyatt | |
Sasha Banks | 13 (#8 Raw) | |
14 (#6 SD) | Becky Lynch | |
Chris Jericho | 15 (#9 Raw) End 3rd Rd | |
U.S. champion Rusev (w/Lana) | 16 (#10 Raw) | |
17 (#7 SD) | IC champion The Miz (w/Maryse) |
|
Kevin Owens | 18 (#11 Raw) | |
19 (#8 SD) | Baron Corbin | |
Enzo Amore & Big Cass | 20 (#12 Raw) End 4th Rd | |
The Club (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) | 21 (#13 Raw) | |
22 (#9 SD) | American Alpha (Jason Jordan & Chad Gable) (NXT Pick #2/6) |
|
Big Show | 23 (#14 Raw) | |
24 (#10 SD) | Dolph Ziggler | |
Nia Jax (NXT Pick #3/6) | 25 (#15 Raw) End 5th Rd | |
Neville | 26 (#16 Raw) | |
27 (#11 SD) | Natalya | |
Cesaro | 28 (#17 Raw) | |
29 (#12 SD) | Alberto Del Rio | |
Sheamus | 30 (#18 Raw) End 6th Rd End TV Portion | |
Golden Truth (R-Truth & Goldust) | 31 (#19 Raw) WWE Network | |
32 (#13 SD) | The Usos (Jimmy & Jey) |
|
Titus O'Neil | 33 (#20 Raw) | |
34 (#14 SD) | Kane | |
Paige | 35 (#21 Raw) End 7th Rd | |
Darren Young (w/Bob Backlund) | 36 (#22 Raw) | |
37 (#15 SD) | Kalisto | |
Sin Cara | 38 (#23 Raw) | |
39 (#16 SD) | Naomi | |
Jack Swagger | 40 (#24 Raw) | |
41 (#17 SD) Extra Pick End 8th Rd | The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor) |
|
The Dudleys (Bubba Ray & D-Von) | 42 (#25 Raw) | |
43 (#18 SD) | Zack Ryder | |
Summer Rae | 44 (#26 Raw) | |
45 (#19 SD) | Apollo Crews | |
Mark Henry | 46 (#27 Raw) | |
47 (#20 SD) End 9th Rd | Alexa Bliss (NXT Pick #4/6) |
|
Braun Strowman | 48 (#28 Raw) | |
49 (#21 SD) | Tyler Breeze & Fandango |
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Bo Dallas | 50 (#29 Raw) | |
51 (#22 SD) | Eva Marie | |
Shining Stars (Primo & Epico) | 52 (#30 Raw) | |
53 (#23 SD) End 10th Rd | The Vaudevillians (Aiden English & Simon Gotch) |
|
Alicia Fox | 54 (#31 Raw) | |
55 (#24 SD) | Erick Rowan | |
Dana Brooke | 56 (#32 Raw) | |
57 (#25 SD) | Mojo Rawley (NXT Pick #5/6) |
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Curtis Axel | 58 (#33 Raw) | |
59 (#26 SD) End 11th Rd | Carmella (NXT Pick #6/6) |
|
??? | 60 | ??? |
Heath Slater Not Drafted |
“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]