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The first night of the 2020 WWE Draft had a few surprises, but most of the picks were par for the course. That may change on the second and final night of this year's Monday Night RAW and SmackDown draft.
About half of the champions from both brands have been drafted, so we can expect the rest to go to SmackDown or Monday Night RAW, but there could be a big name or stable like Retribution to move shows.
As a reminder, here are the official rules of the 2020 WWE Draft:
- Over 60 Male Superstars, Female Superstars and Tag Teams have been placed into the 2020 WWE Draft.
- More than 20 Superstars are eligible to be drafted on Friday night and more than 30 Superstars are eligible to be drafted on Monday night.
- Due to the length of each show, for every two picks that SmackDown selects, RAW will get three picks.
- Tag Teams will count as one pick unless FOX or USA Network, in conjunction with WWE Officials, wants to pick one Superstar from the team.
- Any undrafted Superstars will immediately be declared free agents and able to sign with the brand of their choosing.
It was also announced in the opening minutes of the previous episode of SmackDown that if a champion on either brand is drafted to the opposite show, that title will go with them. We saw that with SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The New Day as they are now on Monday Night RAW.

PRE-SHOW FREE AGENT SIGNINGS
Similar to how Saturday's Talking Smack had a few picks, WWE announced a free agent pick up prior to the October 12 episode of Monday Night RAW.
- Shorty G was picked up by the blue brand, so he will stay on SmackDown.
- Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado were picked up by Monday Night RAW.
WWE DRAFT RESULTS
Round 1
- Monday Night RAW selects "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt
- SmackDown selects Bayley
- Monday Night RAW selects Randy Orton
- SmackDown selects The Street Profits
- Monday Night RAW selects Charlotte Flair
Round 2
- Monday Night RAW selects Braun Strowman
- SmackDown selects Daniel Bryan
- Monday Night RAW selects Matt Riddle
- SmackDown selects Kevin Owens
- Monday Night RAW selects Jeff Hardy
Round 3
- Monday Night RAW selects Retribution
- SmackDown selects Lars Sullivan
- Monday Night RAW selects Keith Lee
- SmackDown selects King Corbin
- Monday Night RAW selects Alexa Bliss
Round 4
- Monday Night RAW selects Elias
- SmackDown selects Sami Zayn
- Monday Night RAW selects Lacey Evans
- SmackDown selects Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura
- Monday Night RAW selects Sheamus
Round 5
- Monday Night RAW selects Nikki Cross
- SmackDown selects Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler
- Monday Night RAW selects R-Truth
- SmackDown selects Apollo Crews
- Monday Night RAW selects Dabba-Kato
Round 6
- Monday Night RAW selects Titus O'Neil
- SmackDown selects Carmella
- Monday Night RAW selects Peyton Royce
- SmackDown selects Aleister Black
- Monday Night RAW selects Akira Tozawa
Round 7
- Monday Night RAW selects Lana
- SmackDown selects Natalya
- Monday Night RAW selects Riddick Moss
- SmackDown selects The Riott Squad
- Monday Night RAW selects Arturo Ruas
WWE DRAFT FREE AGENTS
According to WWE rules, the following Superstars who were in Night 1's draft pool and were not drafted are now free agents.
We'll update this section after Monday Night RAW to see who are the free agent wrestlers who can sign with either brand moving forward.
After Monday Night RAW, these superstars were drafted:
- SmackDown selects Zelina Vega
- Monday Night RAW selects Erik of the Viking Raiders
- SmackDown selects Tamina
- SmackDown selects Billie Kay
WWE DRAFT NIGHT 2 DRAFT POOL
WWE announced the draft pool for night two of the 2020 WWE Draft, which you can see below.
- Andrade
- Bayley
- Aleister Black
- Alexa Bliss
- Daniel Bryan
- Carmella
- King Corbin
- Apollo Crews
- Nikki Cross
- Dabba-Kato
- Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
- Erik (of The Viking Raiders)
- Lacey Evans
- Charlotte Flair
- Jeff Hardy
- Billie Kay
- Lana
- Keith Lee
- The Miz & John Morrison
- Riddick Moss
- Natalya
- Titus O'Neil
- Randy Orton
- Kevin Owens
- R-Truth
- RETRIBUTION (Mustafa Ali, T-BAR, MACE, SLAPJACK, RECKONING & RETALIATION)
- Matt Riddle
- The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott & Liv Morgan)
- Peyton Royce
- Arturo Ruas
- Sheamus
- Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro
- The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)
- Braun Strowman
- Tamina
- Akira Tozawa
- Zelina Vega
- Bray Wyatt
- Sami Zayn
What do you think of RAW and SmackDown's first night of the draft? Let us know in the comments section.
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