WWE Mock Draft: Selecting rosters for SmackDown, Raw ahead of the official 2020 WWE Draft - CBSSports.com
WWE Mock Draft: Selecting rosters for SmackDown, Raw onward of the official 2020 WWE Draft
The WWE Draft is almost here, and with it comes plenty of speculation over what SmackDown and Raw will look like by the time Monday's latter show comes to a close. This is a chance for both brands to freshen up their rosters, creating new dynamics and establishing a path presumptuous as the Road to WrestleMania nears.
As anyone would do gleaming a sports or sports-like draft is forthcoming, we here at CBS Sports granted to hold a mock draft of WWE superstars. Adam Silverstein took regulation of Raw, while I made the picks for SmackDown.
Considering we do not know the laws WWE will employ for its draft, we made our own -- and made them quite flexible. We did not take titleholders into review, leaving them on their respective brands as of drawn from the tap day. The lone exception to this was Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax as women's tag champions people eligible for the draft since that title is not brand-specific. Part-timers like The Undertaker, John Cena and Brock Lesnar (who is not even Idea contract currently) were also off the table. Each label was also allowed to make a single NXT call-up at any Show in the process, though again, not any of the brand's champions.
Tag teams comprised of individuals superstars (Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode, for example) and/or superstars with managers or storyline-entwined combinations (such as Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss) could be kept together or quick apart either for draft or usage purposes. That was at the discretion of the draftees. But, established tag teams (The Usos, for example) must be kept together. Groups, factions and stables could be drafted as a single unit for storyline continuity. Obviously, there were plenty Calm left in the free agency pool, but we could not grant the draft to go on forever.
The drawn from the tap was held in a snake format with overall pick numbers in parenthesis next to each selection. We have feeble down the draft in two ways. First, you can see the round-by-round selections below. Below that, the draftees recount their selections.
WWE Mock Draft: Round by False
- Raw champions: Drew McIntyre (WWE), Asuka (Women's), Bobby Lashley w/ Hurt Business (United States), Street Profits (Tag Team), R-Truth (24/7)
- SmackDown champions: Roman Reigns (Universal), Bayley (Women's), Sami Zayn (Intercontinental), Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura (Tag Team)
- Multi-brand champions: Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax (Women's Tag Team)
Draft was conducted in a snake Ask with Raw picking first due to a coin flip.
| 1 | Big E (w/ New Day) | Sasha Banks |
| 2 | Seth Rollins & Murphy | Randy Orton |
| 3 | Becky Lynch | Charlotte Flair |
| 4 | AJ Styles | Bray Wyatt (w/ Alexa Bliss) |
| 5 | Bianca Belair | The Usos |
| 6 | Aleister Black | Kevin Owens |
| 7 | Keith Lee | Daniel Bryan |
| 8 | Undisputed Era [NXT] | Heavy Machinery |
| 9 | Matt Riddle | Johnny Gargano (w/ Candice LeRae) [NXT] |
| 10 | Samoa Joe | Mustafa Ali (w/ Retribution, I guess) |
| 11 | Andrade & Angel Garza (w/ Zelina Vega) | Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax (c) |
| 12 | Sonya Deville | Braun Strowman |
| 13 | Rey & Dominik Mysterio | Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode |
| 14 | Riott Squad | The Miz & John Morrison |
| 15 | Jeff Hardy | |
| 16 | Apollo Crews | |
| 17 | Lucha House Party | Sheamus |
| 18 | Nikki Cross | Ricochet |
| 19 | Drew Gulak | Naomi |
| 20 | Mandy Rose | Humberto Carrillo |
WWE Mock Draft: Roster breakdown
Raw (Adam): Quality, quality, quality. I studied Raw as my brand after a coin flip because -- at what time I'd prefer this version of Roman Reigns as my domain champion -- the sum of Raw's champions was greater. New Day was the easy No. 1 overall pick considering Big E's main store potential and the fact that I got a two-for-one with a tag team. Though I was eyeing Sasha Banks as my second-round pick, I'm downhearted to end up with Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair as my top women inoperative with Asuka. Since I already had Hurt Business due to Lashley, Undisputed Era was an easy call for some faction warfare. Samoa Joe is sizable on commentary but even better in the ring, so that was latest easy decision to bolster the top of the roster.
My main store and midcard are incredibly strong, and I leaned toward younger/newer talent that I want to manufacture, including Sonya Deville and Chad Gable. I acquire I have six of the nine best women on the main roster vivid now. Twelve of my 20 picks (60%) are talents who are either not yet on Raw or just joined in the last two weeks. That keeps my show fresh. As comprised now, this is a far better roster than Raw has been using.
SmackDown (Brent): My focus was on establishing ability and balance at face and heel across all levels of the card at what time also aggressively going after a women's division that was comprised of title-ready challengers. I also keep high value on tag teams for the flexibility devoted in getting a two-for-one deal. Sure, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode are a fine team, but they also can break out into a singles program whenever needed. If I could sullen one thing, I wouldn't have tried to go one fabulous pick before dipping into NXT, but notion I could get away with it and serene have Undisputed Era sitting there after Adam's next selection. I was unsuitable, which meant I was "stuck" with Gargano and LeRae -- not a bad consolation prize.
Looking back at my outline, I can say I'm extremely happy with where the women's division above up and how much value I got out of "add-ons" like LeRae, Bliss, Mia Yim and Mercedes Martinez. The path is there for multiple programs at the universal and intercontinental title serene and the talent level of the mid-card is solid enough to live up to SmackDown's reputation for good wrestling.
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