2019 WWE draft

The 2019 WWE draft is the fourteenth WWE draft produced by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE between the Raw and SmackDown brands. Simply called the draft and returning to a traditional format, it was the second draft of 2019, following April's Superstar Shake-up. The draft occurred on the October 11 and 14 episodes of Friday Night SmackDown and Monday Night Raw, respectively, with SmackDown airing on Fox – its second episode on the network – and Raw airing on the USA Network.
==Background==
In April 2019, the WWE held the Superstar Shake-up, a draft between WWE's brands with an untraditional format in which drafting decisions were made behind the scenes. Shortly after the Shake-up, WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon introduced a Wild Card Rule, in which up to four wrestlers would be allowed to appear on the opposing brand's show by invitation for one night only with unsanctioned appearances penalized. Following this, however, the Wild Card Rule's stipulations were not enforced, with numerous wrestlers freely appearing on both shows weekly without any penalties, blurring the lines between the Raw and SmackDown brands. With SmackDowns move to FOX in October and Raw remaining on the USA Network (part of Comcast's NBCUniversal), the WWE decided to hold a second draft for 2019, simply called the draft, to definitively split the two brands. The draft was announced to occur on the October 11 and 14 episodes of SmackDown and Raw, respectively. Returning to a traditional draft format, personalities from FOX and NBCUniversal are scheduled to appear to make the drafting decisions. It was also confirmed that the Wild Card Rule would end with this new draft.
Because Raw was a three hour show while SmackDown was a two hour show, for every two draft picks SmackDown had Raw would get three.
For the October 11th SmackDown Seth Rollins representing Raw defeated Roman Reigns representing SmackDown by DQ which earned Raw the first pick in each round.
For the October 14th Raw Becky Lynch representing Raw defeated Charlotte Flair representing SmackDown which earned Raw the first pick in each round.
On October 15th it was announced on WWE Backstage that Raw had traded Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross to SmackDown for future considerations.
==Selection==
===SmackDown===
The following is the list of wrestlers and other personnel who were selected on the October 11th SmackDown.
Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Becky Lynch 	Female Superstar	Then reigning WWE Raw Women's Champion
SmackDown 	Roman Reigns 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson) 	Stable 	AJ Styles was then reigning WWE United States Champion
SmackDown 	Bray Wyatt 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Drew McIntyre 	Male Superstar 	
Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Randy Orton 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Sasha Banks 	Female Superstar	
Raw 	Ricochet 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Braun Strowman 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Bobby Lashley 	Male Superstar 	
Round 3 	Round 3 	Round 3 	Round 3
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Alexa Bliss 	Female Superstar	
SmackDown 	Lacey Evans 	Female Superstar	
Raw 	Kevin Owens 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	The Revival (Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) 	Tag Team 	Then reigning WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions
Raw 	Natalya 	Female Superstar	
Round 4 	Round 4 	Round 4 	Round 4
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) 	Tag Team 	
SmackDown 	Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado)	Stable 	
Raw 	Nikki Cross 	Female Superstar	
SmackDown 	Heavy Machinery (Tucker & Otis) 	Tag Team 	
Raw 	Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) 	Tag Team 	
===October 13th===
Additional draft picks announced on WWE.com on October 13th.
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	EC3 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Eric Young 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Sin Cara 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Apollo Crews 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Drew Gulak 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Heath Slater 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Tamina 	Female Superstar	
SmackDown 	The B-Team (Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel)	Tag Team 	
===Raw===
The following is the list of wrestlers and other personnel who were selected on the October 14th Raw.
Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Seth Rollins 	Male Superstar 	Then reigning WWE Universal Champion
SmackDown 	Brock Lesnar 	Male Superstar 	Then reigning WWE Champion
Raw 	Charlotte Flair 	Female Superstar	
SmackDown 	The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods)	Stable 	
Raw 	Andrade (w/ Zelina Vega) 	Male Superstar 	Drafted as a superstar/manager combo.
Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) 	Tag Team 	Then reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champions
SmackDown 	Daniel Bryan 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Rusev 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Bayley 	Female Superstar	
Raw 	Aleister Black 	Male Superstar 	
Round 3 	Round 3 	Round 3 	Round 3
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Cedric Alexander 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Shinsuke Nakamura 	Male Superstar 	Then reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion
Raw 	Humberto Carrillo 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Ali 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Erick Rowan 	Male Superstar 	
Round 4 	Round 4 	Round 4 	Round 4
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Buddy Murphy 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler 	Tag Team 	
Raw 	Jinder Mahal 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Carmella 	Female Superstar	
Raw 	R-Truth 	Male Superstar 	Then reigning WWE 24-7 Champion
Round 5 	Round 5 	Round 5 	Round 5
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Samoa Joe 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	The Miz 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Akira Tozawa 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	King Corbin 	Male Superstar 	Then reigning King of the Ring
Raw 	Shelton Benjamin 	Male Superstar 	
Round 6 	Round 6 	Round 6 	Round 6
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Rey Mysterio 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Shorty Gable 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Titus O'Neil 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Elias 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Liv Morgan 	Female Superstar	
===October 16th===
Additional draft picks announced on The Bump on October 16th.
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	No Way Jose 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Mojo Rawley 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder 	Tag Team 	
Raw 	The IIconics (Peyton Royce & Billie Kay)	Tag Team 	
Raw 	Sarah Logan 	Female Superstar	
SmackDown 	Luke Harper 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Cesaro 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Drake Maverick 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville 	Tag Team 	
SmackDown 	Dana Brooke 	Female Superstar	
==See also==
*WWE Draft
==External links==
* 2019 draft page
Category:WWE Draft