The rosters for Monday Night Raw and WWE SmackDown all became free agents on Friday, and a total of 30 stars were available to be drafted during the opening night of the 2019 NBA Draft.
Monday Night Raw received the No. 1 overall pick after Friday’s Seth Rollins-Roman Reigns match ended in a no contest when The Fiend popped out of the ring and dragged Rollins “to hell.”
All main-roster stars were split into two draft pools, and the draft will continue next Monday on Raw. According to WWE, Fox and USA Network executives – not Vince McMahon or WWE creative – are making the picks for each show. As Raw is a longer show, Raw will receive three picks for every two picks that SmackDown receives.
Here are all the picks from Friday night.
Round 1:
1. Becky Lynch (RAW)
2. Roman Reigns (SmackDown)
3. AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson (RAW)
4. Bray Wyatt (SmackDown)
5. Drew McIntyre (RAW)
Round 2:
6. Randy Orton (RAW)
7. Sasha Banks (SmackDown)
8. Ricochet (RAW)
9. Braun Strowman (SmackDown)
10. Bobby Lashley (RAW)
Round 3:
11. Alexa Bliss (RAW)
12. Lacey Evans (SmackDown)
13. Kevin Owens (RAW)
14. The Revival (SmackDown)
15. Natalya (RAW)
Round 4:
16. The Viking Raiders (RAW)
17. Lucha House Party (SmackDown)
18. Nikki Cross (RAW)
19. Heavy Machinery (SmackDown)
20. Street Profits (RAW)
With only 20 of the 30 available stars drafted on Friday, you can expect a considerable number of free agents to be left over when the draft concludes. Free agents can join either show.
WWE announced that RAW’s Becky Lynch will face SmackDown’s Sasha Banks on Monday to determine which show gets the first pick.
