WWE Draft 2019: Grading each show's divisions after the two-night event

Stephanie McMahon was the emcee for the WWE Draft.
Stephanie McMahon was the emcee for the WWE Draft.

SmackDown's Main Event

The Beast that rules Friday nights
The Beast that rules Friday nights

Members: Braun Strowman, 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan, Brock Lesnar (WWE Champion)

The names may be impressive, but only two of them have had meaningful title runs in the WWE (Daniel Bryan and Brock Lesnar). For whatever reason, management has always halted any title push for both Strowman and Wyatt despite being immensely over with the WWE Universe. Wyatt won the WWE Championship for about a month before dropping it to Orton at WrestleMania 33. Is this finally the time for one or both of the men to finally get a meaningful run with a top prize?

That all comes down to the whims of Brock Lesnar, just like it has with the Universal Championship on RAW. It's disappointing for the fans and the rest of the roster. Cain Velasquez should not be winning a big title in the WWE, but it might happen due to his history with Lesnar and cross-over appeal.

Roman Reigns was SmackDown's first pick in the draft. He has formed an alliance with Daniel Bryan. SmackDown has the potential to script an engaging storyline involving both these Superstars. But there's still time before 'The Big Dog' headlines a pay-per-view.

Others from the mid-card have the potential to move up. King Corbin was one of the main heels on RAW after the Shake-up and over the summer, he received three Universal Championship shots in a row. Nakamura and The Miz have had title shots in the past but this division needs some other big names to sustain it in the long run.

Grade: B-

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Edited by Shruti Sadbhav
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