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2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« on: July 17, 2016, 06:13:08 PM »
 http://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-draft-rules-2016?sf31145673=1
With this Tuesday's WWE Draft on the premiere of SmackDown Live on USA Network fast approaching, WWE.com answers the biggest questions of the WWE Universe with a breakdown of the official rules, regulations and procedures for one of the biggest nights in WWE history — including a major update that will change the face of NXT as well.
The rules for the WWE Draft are as follows:
 
  • RAW has the first overall pick
  • Since SmackDown Live is a two-hour show and Raw is three hours, for every two picks SmackDown Live receives, Raw will receive three picks
  • Tag Teams count as one pick unless a Commissioner/General Manager specifically only wants one member of the team
  • Six draft picks will be made off the NXT roster
The list of current WWE Superstars eligible for the WWE Draft will be as follows:
Male Superstars
 
  • AJ Styles
  • Alberto Del Rio
  • Apollo Crews
  • Baron Corbin
  • Big Show
  • Braun Strowman
  • Bray Wyatt
  • Brock Lesnar
  • Cesaro
  • Chris Jericho
  • Darren Young (w/ Bob Backlund)
  • Dean Ambrose – WWE Champion
  • Demon Kane
  • Dolph Ziggler
  • Erick Rowan
  • Jack Swagger
  • John Cena
  • Kalisto
  • Kevin Owens
  • Mark Henry
  • Neville
  • Randy Orton
  • Roman Reigns
  • Rusev (w/ Lana) – United States Champion
  • Sami Zayn
  • Seth Rollins
  • Sheamus
  • Sin Cara
  • The Miz (w/ Maryse) – Intercontinental Champion
  • Titus O’Neil
  • Zack Ryder
Tag Teams
 
  • Breezango (Fandango and Tyler Breeze)
  • Enzo and Cass (Enzo Amore and Big Cass)
  • Gallows and Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)
  • Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth)
  • Shining Stars (Epico and Primo)
  • Social Outcasts (Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel and Heath Slater)
  • The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor)
  • The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)
  • The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) – Tag Team Champions
  • The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso)
  • The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
Female Superstars
 
  • Alicia Fox
  • Becky Lynch
  • Charlotte – WWE Women’s Champion
  • Dana Brooke
  • Eva Marie
  • Naomi
  • Natalya
  • Paige
  • Sasha Banks
  • Summer Rae
   

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2016, 06:14:37 PM »
Interesting that a suspended wrestler (Reigns) is draft eligible. People returning from injuries (Orton, Neville) but who haven't re-debuted on TV are draft eligible. However, people on the shelf (Emma, Luke Harper) are not draft eligible.

Also interesting is the tag team rule. I'm sure it's worded that way for a reason.

Bully Ray anyone?

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2016, 07:47:18 PM »
Are the picks being done by random generator on the TitanTron or will the GM's make the actual picks?

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2016, 08:08:24 PM »
Interesting note with the "NXT 6"...

There was a video posted on Instagram by WWENXT and shared by Bayley.

It shows 5 of NXT'ers in the ring after NXTLouisville. They all huddle in the ring doing the "Too Sweet"/"Bullet Club" hand gesture, and then they all do the Shinske Nakamura pose.

The five were: Finn Balor, Shinske Nakamura, Bayley, and American Alpha.

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2016, 08:22:15 PM »
Some of my thoughts:


Interesting that the two secondary champs are noted with their managers/significant others. I read scenarios that had them separating Rusev from Lana, and Miz from Maryse. Both women can wrestle, so that's totally plausible.


If they do break up the Dudleys, it probably signals the death knell for D'von. In the past breakups of the Duds in both WWE and TNA, Bubba proved he could work singles, while D'von was totally lost. I could see Braun Strowman being taken away from the Wyatt Family, plus a lower-tier team like the Social Outcasts or Golden Truth being broken up - no sense in splitting New Day, Anderson/Gallows, Enzo/Cass, et al.


I'd be interested to see where Roman Reigns ends up being drafted - not so much brand, but draft position. It could be an indicator as to just how much his stock has fallen in the wake of his suspension. But I wouldn't be a bit surprised if he was still drafted high.


Also interesting, Kalisto and Sin Cara are listed as singles wrestlers, not as the Lucha Dragons.


And if everything about what Josh wrote about NXT is true, who's the sixth person? It seems interesting that only 5 wrestlers participated in that 'goodbye' moment - is Bobby Roode or Austin Aries getting fast-tracked to the main roster?

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2016, 10:36:38 PM »
Finn Balor will definitely be picked, as will American Alpha, but the rest is up in the air. As much sense as Bailey makes, she may get lost in the shuffle instead of being one of the top faces in the whole company like she should be.

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2016, 11:05:34 PM »
Finn Balor will definitely be picked, as will American Alpha, but the rest is up in the air. As much sense as Bailey makes, she may get lost in the shuffle instead of being one of the top faces in the whole company like she should be.

Whether a good idea or not, I see Bayley being Sasha's mystery partner at Battleground; which is after the draft.

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2016, 12:09:57 AM »
Finn Balor will definitely be picked, as will American Alpha, but the rest is up in the air. As much sense as Bailey makes, she may get lost in the shuffle instead of being one of the top faces in the whole company like she should be.

I said it on the A1 Podcast, because it's true. I would PAY to see AJ, Guns, & Gallows vs. Kurt Angle & American Alpha.

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2016, 12:55:00 PM »
People are being dumb on Twitter about this.  The whole commissioner/GM thing isn't complicated if you've been paying attention although they didn't explain it ahead of time.

Shane and Steph are commissioners (originally called COOs) and then we found out they have to  name a GM for each show.

Not complicated.

One thing that might be nice about that (although I won't hold my breath) is it means you may see the GMs weekly and hopefully the commissioners less.  I'm guessing on SD Shane will intervene when necessary, but Steph will be around more often on Raw. 

We'll see.

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2016, 12:56:16 PM »
Are the picks being done by random generator on the TitanTron or will the GM's make the actual picks?

This time they've made it sound as if the commissioners/GMs have been scouting talent so they'll actually be making them as opposed to the idiotic randomizer thing they did.

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2016, 07:33:25 PM »
Looks like WWE used similar thoughts to our A1 Draft. You can draft a three person team (New day), but not more than three (Wyatt Family).

Why in the world would a GM pick only one tag team member? Like somebody would really pick only one of The Shining Stars?

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2016, 07:35:18 PM »
Looks like WWE used similar thoughts to our A1 Draft. You can draft a three person team (New day), but not more than three (Wyatt Family).

Why in the world would a GM pick only one tag team member? Like somebody would really pick only one of The Shining Stars?

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2016, 07:44:46 PM »
Looks like WWE used similar thoughts to our A1 Draft. You can draft a three person team (New day), but not more than three (Wyatt Family).

With the first pick of the WWE Draft... RAW selects... THE SHIELD.*

BOOM.

*It'll never happen but it would be amazing. It solves the Champ/Seth/Dean issue Steph would have.

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2016, 08:02:52 PM »
1st pick is RAW- Seth rollins

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2016, 08:03:51 PM »
2nd pick is Smackdown- Dean Ambrose

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #15 on: July 19, 2016, 08:04:34 PM »
3rd pick RAW- Charlotte

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #16 on: July 19, 2016, 08:05:18 PM »
4th pick Smackdown- AJ Styles

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #17 on: July 19, 2016, 08:06:09 PM »
5th pick RAW- FINN BALOR

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #18 on: July 19, 2016, 08:10:33 PM »
Break to do Cena vs Gallows, so far to this point we have

RAW

Seth Rollins
Charlotte
Finn Balor

Smackdown

Dean Ambrose
AJ Styles

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #19 on: July 19, 2016, 08:22:15 PM »
6th pick RAW- Roman Reigns

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #20 on: July 19, 2016, 08:22:54 PM »
7th pick Smackdown- John Cena

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #21 on: July 19, 2016, 08:23:36 PM »
8th pick RAW- Brock Lesnar

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #22 on: July 19, 2016, 08:24:29 PM »
9th pick Smackdown- Randy Orton

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #23 on: July 19, 2016, 08:25:02 PM »
10th pick RAW- The New Day

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Re: 2016 WWE Draft Week (RAW + SD)
« Reply #24 on: July 19, 2016, 08:26:39 PM »
Break to do Rusev/Miz vs Young/Ryder

to update

RAW

Seth Rollins
Charlotte
Finn Balor
Roman Reigns
Brock Lesnar
The New Day

Smackdown

Dean Ambrose
AJ Styles
John Cena
Randy Orton