The 2020 WWE draft is here. Ahead of its first night on Friday’s edition of SmackDown, so I thought it could be a bit of fun to consider what will changes could come out of the event, which ends on Monday night.
Some of the biggest stars in the business may be set for a change of scenery. Could Roman Reigns or Drew McIntyre—the men who have defined SmackDown and Raw, respectively—move to the opposite brand? Might we see someone drafted earlier than expected as a sign of how highly they are regarded?
WWE has now realised the rules and pools for each of Smackdown and Raw’s draft nights. As there is now a Friday Pool and a Monday Pool we can now ‘mock’ each night to see what could be best going forward.
This means Raw, which has an extra hour to fill, will receive an extra Superstar each round and the rosters will be split up over the two nights. Also, wrestlers who are currently out of action for any reason are excluded from draft consideration. The only exception to this is established tag teams.
Still, the WWE roster is stacked with talent, even without considering the NXT stars who are now no longer eligible.
These are key moves that could change the complexion of the brand as a whole, establishing new rivalries for the year to come.
Smackdown Night 1 Picks 1 – 5
Raw #1: WWE Champion Drew McIntyre
Smackdown #1: WWE Universal Chamoion Roman Reigns
Raw #2: The Hurt Business
Smackdown #2: Seth Rollins
Raw #3: Sasha Banks
Picks 6-10
Raw #4: AJ Styles
Smackdown #3: Asuka
Raw #5: Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax
Smackdown #4: Bianca Belair
Raw #6: Heavy Machinery (Otis & Tucker)
Picks 11-15
Raw #7: Rey & Dominik Mysterio
Smackdown #5: The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
Raw #8: Mandy Rose
Smackdown #6: Jey Uso
Raw #9: Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado)
Picks 16-20
Raw #10: Ricochet
Smackdown #7: Humberto Carrillo
Raw #11: Murphy
Smackdown #8: Elias
Raw #12: Drew Gulak
Picks 21-25
Raw #13: Angel Garza
Smackdown #9: Dana Brooke
Raw #14: Shorty G
Smackdown #10: Naomi
Raw #15: Mickie James
Obviously the actual draft will look a lot different to my mock draft, however I feel that by having these stars in the promotions that I selected opens up new and also old feuds that could be interesting to revisit
Let me know what your thoughts are in the comments section also make sure to tune into Monday’s edition of my 2020 Mock WWE Draft, Night 2.
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