WWE Draft 2016 Results: The complete list
The 2016 WWE draft took place at the DCU centre in Worcester, Massachusetts on the very first episode of WWE SmackDown Live. Raw commissioner Stephanie McMahon picked Seth Rollins as the #1 draft for her brand and Daniel Bryan picked the WWE champion Dean Ambrose as the first pick for his brand.
As many as 59 stars were drafted to both the brands with Heath Slater being the only one to remain unpicked at the end of the drafts. WWE Raw drafted 33 wrestlers while Smackdown accounted for 26. Finn Balor, American Alpha, Nia Jax, Alexa Bliss, Mojo Rawley and Carmella were promoted to the main roster from NXT.
Here are the draft picks:
Raw #1: Seth Rollins
SmackDown #1: Dean Ambrose
Raw #2: Charlotte
SmackDown #2: AJ Styles
Raw #3: Finn Balor
Raw #4: Roman Reigns
SmackDown #3: John Cena
Raw #5: Brock Lesnar
SmackDown #4: Randy Orton
Raw #6: The New Day
Raw #7: Sami Zayn
SmackDown #5: Bray Wyatt
Raw #8: Sasha Banks
SmackDown #6: Becky Lynch
Raw #9: Chris Jericho
Raw #10: Rusev with Lana
SmackDown #7: The Miz with Maryse
Raw #11: Kevin Owens
SmackDown #8: Baron Corbin
Raw #12: Enzo and Cass
Raw #13: Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson
SmackDown #9: Jason Jordan and Chad Gable- The American Alpha
Raw #14: Big Show
SmackDown #10: Dolph Ziggler
Raw #15: Nia Jax
Raw #16: Neville
SmackDown #11: Natalya
Raw #17: Cesaro
SmackDown #12: Alberto Del Rio
Raw #18: Sheamus
Raw #19: The Golden Truth
SmackDown #13: The Usos
Raw #20: Raw
SmackDown #14: Kane
Raw #21: Paige
Raw #22: Darren Young
SmackDown #15: Kalisto
Raw #23: Sincara
SmackDown #16: Naomi
Raw #24: Jack Swagger
SmackDown #17: The Ascension
Raw #25: Dudley Boyz
SmackDown #18: Zack Ryder
Raw #26: Summer Rae
SmackDown #19: Apollo Crews
Raw #27: Mark Henry
SmackDown #20: Alexa Bliss
Raw #28: Braun Strowman
SmackDown #21: Breezango
Raw #29: Bo Dallas
SmackDown #22: Eva Marie
Raw #30: The Shining Stars
SmackDown #23: The Vaude Villains
Raw #31: Alicia Fox
SmackDown #24: Eric Rowan
Raw #32: Dana Brooke
SmackDown #25: Mojo Rawley
Raw #33: Curtis Axel
SmackDown #26: Carmella