WWE Draft 2019: RAW vs SmackDown – which brand won on Day 1?

SmackDown

The Legit Boss is now on the blue brand

Friday Night SmackDown may have only two picks in each round but they ensured that they made the best use of their opportunity. The biggest name that is set to grace the SmackDown roster is ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt.

That explains why he didn’t win the Universal Title. At SmackDown, Wyatt will now look for a new prey and hopefully, this time he will win a championship soon.

But Bray Wyatt is not the only one who is eager to get his hands on a title. Yes, that’s right! The Monster Among Men Braun Strowman has also been drafted to SmackDown.

Another big name arriving on the blue brand is that of ‘The Legit Boss’, Sasha Banks. And now that Bayley has arrived in a new gimmick and is once again the SmackDown Women’s Championship, it will be interesting to see how WWE Creative books these two Horsewomen going forward.

SmackDown wasted no time in retaining the ‘Big Dog’ Roman Reigns who will continue to feature on Friday nights.

After her feud with Natalya, Lacey Evans is now set to appear on SmackDown from next week. Additionally, the tag teams that were drafted to the blue brand include Heavy Machinery and Lucha House Party. They will soon join SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Revival.

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Free agents

Not all WWE Superstars were drafted last night. Few names such as Cesaro, Shorty Gable, EC3, Eric Young, Heath Slater, Tamina, Sin Cara, B-Team, Drew Gulak, Akira Tozawa, and Humberto Carrillo remained unpicked, thereby making them free agents.

Once the 2019 WWE Draft concludes, the above-mentioned Superstars can sign with either brand.