2020 WWE draft

The 2020 WWE draft was the fifteenth WWE draft produced by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE between the Raw and SmackDown brands. The draft occurred on the October 9th episode of Friday Night SmackDown on Fox and the October 12th episode of Raw on the USA Network.
==Production==
===Background===
The WWE Draft is an annual process used by WWE while a brand extension is in affect to refresh the rosters of their brand divisions, usually between their Raw and SmackDown brands. In 2019, the promotion held two drafts, the first in April and the second in October. The one in April 2019 had an untraditional drafting format, where drafting decisions were announced as having been made behind the scenes and drafted wrestlers simply appeared on the brand without a major reveal, while the one in October 2019 returned to a traditional draft format. The 2020 draft was officially announced during the Clash of Champions pay-per-view on September 27 and was scheduled to occur on the October 9 and 12 episodes of SmackDown and Raw, respectively.
During a media call for NXT TakeOver XXX on August 19, WWE executive and NXT head Triple H said that the 2020 draft would also involve the NXT brand, but the official announcement that occurred during Clash of Champions stated that this draft would only be between Raw and SmackDown. On September 30, during the NXT TakeOver 31 media call, Triple H stated that he did not know how or if NXT would be integrated into the draft. WWE's advertising just a couple days later still affirmed that the draft was only between Raw and SmackDown without involvement of NXT. Like previous drafts, wrestlers, including all champions, are eligible to be drafted to either Raw or SmackDown.
===2020 draft rules===
The rules for the 2020 WWE draft were revealed by Fox Sports on October 8, which are the same as the October 2019 draft. Over 60 male and female wrestlers, as well as individual tag teams and stables, including current champions, were placed into the 2020 drafting pools. Over 20 wrestlers were announced as being eligible to be drafted on the October 9 episode of SmackDown and more than 30 wrestlers will be eligible to be drafted on the October 12 episode of Raw.
The rules of the draft are as follows:
*Due to the length of each show, for every two picks SmackDown gets, Raw receives three (as SmackDown is two hours and Raw is three).
*Tag teams and stables will count as one pick unless FOX or USA, in conjunction with WWE, wants to specifically pick one wrestler from the group.
*Any undrafted wrestlers will immediately (in kayfabe) be declared free agents and are able to sign with the brand of their choosing.
==Selection==
===SmackDown===
The following is the list of wrestlers and other personnel who were selected on the October 9th SmackDown.
Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Drew McIntyre 	Male Superstar 	Then reigning WWE Champion
SmackDown 	Roman Reigns 	Male Superstar 	Then reigning WWE Universal Champion
Raw 	Asuka 	Female Superstar	Then reigning WWE Raw Women's Champion
SmackDown 	Seth Rollins 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	The Hurt Business 	Stable 	
Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	A.J. Styles 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Sasha Banks 	Female Superstar	
Raw 	Naomi 	Female Superstar	
SmackDown 	Bianca Belair 	Female Superstar	
Raw 	Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler 	Tag Team 	Then reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champions
Round 3 	Round 3 	Round 3 	Round 3
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Ricochet 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Jey Uso 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Mandy Rose 	Female Superstar	
SmackDown 	Rey Mysterio & Dominik Mysterio	Tag Team 	
Raw 	The Miz & John Morrison 	Tag Team 	
Round 4 	Round 4 	Round 4 	Round 4
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods 	Tag Team 	Then reigning WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions
SmackDown 	Big E 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Dana Brooke 	Female Superstar	
SmackDown 	Otis 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Angel Garza 	Male Superstar 	
===October 10th===
Additional draft picks announced on WWE Talking Smack on October 10th.
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Humberto Carrillo	Male Superstar	
Raw 	Tucker 	Male Superstar	
Raw 	Drew Gulak 	Male Superstar	
SmackDown 	Murphy 	Male Superstar	
SmackDown 	Kalisto 	Male Superstar	
===Raw===
The following is the list of wrestlers and other personnel who were selected on the October 12th Raw.
Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	The Fiend 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Bayley 	Female Superstar	Then reigning WWE SmackDown Women's Champion
Raw 	Randy Orton 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)	Tag Team 	Then reigning WWE Raw Tag Team Champions
Raw 	Charlotte Flair 	Female Superstar	
Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Braun Strowman 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Daniel Bryan 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Matt Riddle 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Kevin Owens 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Jeff Hardy 	Male Superstar 	
Round 3 	Round 3 	Round 3 	Round 3
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	RETRIBUTION 	Stable 	
SmackDown 	Lars Sullivan 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Keith Lee 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	King Corbin 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Alexa Bliss 	Female Superstar	
Round 4 	Round 4 	Round 4 	Round 4
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Elias 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Sami Zayn 	Male Superstar 	Then reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion
Raw 	Lacey Evans 	Female Superstar	
SmackDown 	Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura 	Tag Team 	
Raw 	Sheamus 	Male Superstar 	
Round 5 	Round 5 	Round 5 	Round 5
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Nikki Cross 	Female Superstar	
SmackDown 	Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode 	Tag Team 	
Raw 	R-Truth 	Male Superstar 	Then reigning WWE 24-7 Champion
SmackDown 	Apollo Crews 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Dabba-Kato 	Male Superstar 	
Round 6 	Round 6 	Round 6 	Round 6
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Titus O'Neil 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	Carmella 	Female Superstar	
Raw 	Peyton Royce 	Female Superstar	
SmackDown 	Aleister Black 	Male Superstar 	
Raw 	Akira Tozawa 	Male Superstar 	
===October 12th===
Additional draft picks announced on Raw Talk.
Round 7 	Round 7 	Round 7 	Round 7
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Lana 	Female Superstar	
SmackDown 	Natalya 	Female Superstar	
Raw 	Riddick Moss 	Male Superstar 	
SmackDown 	The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan)	Tag Team 	
Raw 	Arturo Ruas 	Male Superstar 	
===October 12th===
Additional draft picks announced on WWE social media.
Selected by	Employee 	Role 	Notes
Raw 	Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado	Tag Team 	
SmackDown 	Shorty G 	Male Superstar	
==See also==
*WWE Draft
==External links==
* 2020 draft page
Category:WWE Draft