
The 2016 WWE draft logo.
The 2016 WWE draft was the tenth draft, and first since 2011, produced by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE. It took place on July 19 during the live premiere of SmackDown on the USA Network in the United States broadcasting from the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Rules[]
- Raw received the first overall draft pick.
- For every two draft picks for SmackDown, Raw received three picks.
- Tag teams counted as one pick (unless a commissioner/general manager wanted only a single member from a tag team in their pick)
- Each brand must select at least two NXT superstars
Selection[]
SmackDown Live[]
The following list sums up the results of the draft from SmackDown Live.
Round | Pick # | Brand | Superstar (Real name) |
Notes |
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1 | 1 | Raw | Seth Rollins (Colby Lopez) |
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1 | 2 | SmackDown | Dean Ambrose (Jonathan Good) |
WWE Champion |
1 | 3 | Raw | Ana Sanchez (Charlotte Orton) |
WWE Women's Champion |
1 | 4 | SmackDown | AJ Styles (Allen Jones) |
WWE Intercontinental Champion |
1 | 5 | Raw | James Harrison | |
2 | 6 | Raw | Roman Reigns (Leati Anoa'i) |
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2 | 7 | SmackDown | John Cena | |
2 | 8 | Raw | Brock Lesnar | |
2 | 9 | SmackDown | Randy Orton | |
2 | 10 | Raw | Karl AndersonandLuke Gallows (Chad Allegra and Andrew Hankinson) |
WWE Tag Team Champions |
3 | 11 | Raw | Sami Zayn (Rami Sebei) |
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3 | 12 | SmackDown | Bray Wyatt (Windham Rotunda) |
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3 | 13 | Raw | Sasha Banks (Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado) |
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3 | 14 | SmackDown | Taya Valkyrie (Kira Forster) |
WWE Divas Champion |
3 | 15 | Raw | Alberto Del Rio (José Rodríguez) |
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4 | 16 | Raw | Matthew Harrison | World Heavyweight Champion |
4 | 17 | SmackDown | Cesaro (Claudio Castagnoli) |
Million Dollar Champion |
4 | 18 | Raw | Kevin Owens (Kevin Steen) |
WWE Hardcore Champion |
4 | 19 | SmackDown | Dolph Ziggler (Nick Nemeth) |
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4 | 20 | Raw | Tyler Breeze (Mattias Clement) |
WWE United States Champion |
5 | 21 | Raw | Finn Bálor (Fergal Devitt) |
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5 | 22 | SmackDown | Shinsuke Nakamura | WWE European Champion |
5 | 23 | Raw | Hideo Itami (Kenta Kobayashi) |
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5 | 24 | SmackDown | Hiroshi Tanahashi | |
5 | 25 | Raw | Nia Jax (Savelina Fanene) |
Drafted from NXT |
6 | 26 | Raw | Fénix | Drafted from NXT |
6 | 27 | SmackDown | Kazuchika Okada | |
6 | 28 | Raw | Bayley (Pamela Martinez) |
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6 | 29 | SmackDown | Maryse (Maryse Mizanin) |
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6 | 30 | Raw | Eve Torres (Eve Harrison) |
WWE Network[]
The following list sums up the results of the draft from the WWE Network.
Round | Pick # | Brand | Superstar (Real name) |
Notes |
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7 | 31 | Raw | Mark Henry | |
7 | 32 | SmackDown | Candice LeRae (Candice Dawson) |
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7 | 33 | Raw | Neville (Benjamin Satterley) |
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7 | 34 | SmackDown | Naomi (Trinity Fatu) |
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7 | 35 | Raw | Paige (Saraya-Jade Bevis) |
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8 | 36 | Raw | Sister Abigail (Shelly Martinez) |
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8 | 37 | SmackDown | Taryn Terrell | WWE Women's Tag Team Champion |
8 | 38 | Raw | The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (Joshua Fatu and Jonathan Fatu) |
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8 | 39 | SmackDown | Melissa (Melissa Anderson) |
WWE Women's Tag Team Champion |
8 | 40 | Raw | Becky Lynch (Rebecca Quin) |
WWE Women's Hardcore Champion |
9 | 41 | Raw | Natalya (Natalie Neidhart) |
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9 | 42 | SmackDown | Goldust (Dustin Runnels) |
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9 | 43 | Raw | Erick Rowan (Joseph Ruud) |
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9 | 44 | SmackDown | Luke Harper (Jon Huber) |
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9 | 45 | Raw | Braun Strowman (Adam Scherr) |
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10 | 46 | Raw | The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) (Matthew Rehwoldt and John Smith) |
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10 | 47 | SmackDown | Apollo Crews (Sesugh Uhaa) |
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10 | 48 | Raw | Kane (Glenn Jacobs) |
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10 | 49 | SmackDown | Big Show (Paul Wight) |
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10 | 50 | Raw | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) (Mark LoMonaco and Devon Hughes) |
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11 | 51 | Raw | The Miz (Mike Mizanin) |
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11 | 52 | SmackDown | Rusev (with Lana) (Miroslav Barnyashev and Catherine Perry) |
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11 | 53 | Raw | Alexa Bliss (Alexis Kaufman) |
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11 | 54 | SmackDown | Alicia Fox (Victoria Crawford) |
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11 | 55 | Raw | Dana Brooke (Ashley Sebera) |
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12 | 56 | Raw | Carmella (Leah Van Dale) |
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12 | 57 | SmackDown | Enzo Amore
and Colin Cassady |
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12 | 58 | Raw | Charlotte (Ashley Fliehr) |
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12 | 59 | SmackDown | Sheamus (Stephen Farrelly) |
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12 | 60 | Raw | The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) (Ettore Ewen, Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah, Austin Watson) |
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13 | 61 | Raw | Sin Cara (Jorge Arias) |
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13 | 62 | SmackDown | The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) (Ryan Parmeter and Eric Thompson) |
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13 | 63 | Raw | Kalisto (Emanuel Rodriguez) |
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13 | 64 | SmackDown | Blake and Murphy (Cory Weston and Matthew Adams) |
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13 | 65 | Raw | Kenny Omega (Tyson Smith) |
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14 | 66 | Raw | American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) (Charles Betts and Nathan Everheart) |
Drafted from NXT |
14 | 67 | SmackDown | Kimber Lee (Kimberly Frankele) |
Drafted from NXT |
14 | 68 | Raw | Scarlett Bordeaux (Elizabeth Chihaia) |
Drafted from NXT |
14 | 69 | SmackDown | Cherry Bomb (Laura Dennis) |
Drafted from NXT |
14 | 70 | Raw | Taeler Hendrix (Taeler Conrad-Mellen) |
Drafted from NXT |
Notes:
- Various injured and inactive superstars went un-drafted which included: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Emma, Nikki Bella, Tamina, Triple H, The Undertaker.