WWE Announces Open Signing from Draft 2019 Night 1
WWE announced additional picks made by both brands in open signing from the night 1 of Draft 2019. Apollo Crews, Drew Gulak, Heath Slater, Tamina, and The B-Team are off to the blue brand. EC3, Eric Young, and Sin Cara are with the red brand.
WWE started the Draft 2019 process at last week’s Friday Night SmackDown episode. The draft has seen Bray Wyatt and Sasha Banks moved to SmackDown along with Braun Strowman and others. Also, Kevin Owens and Randy Orton will be part of the RAW roster going forward.
11 WWE wrestlers, out of 31, were not picked during the four rounds of the draft on night 1. These wrestlers were open to signing with any of the brands. WWE has now provided an update that some of them have signed with either brand.
Cesaro, Humberto Carrilo, Akira Tozawa and Chad Gable still remained to be signed with either brand. The current table from the WWE Draft 2019 looks as below.
RAW Roster after Draft 2019 Night 1
| Wrestler | Round | |
| RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch | Round 1 | Retained |
| The OC (retained) | Round 1 | Retained |
| Drew McIntyre | Round 1 | Retained |
| Randy Orton | Round 2 | New addition in draft |
| Ricochet | Round 2 | Retained |
| Bobby Lashley | Round 2 | Retained |
| Alexa Bliss | Round 3 | Retained |
| Kevin Owens | Round 3 | New addition in draft |
| Natalya | Round 3 | Retained |
| The Viking Raiders | Round 4 | Retained |
| Nikki Cross | Round 4 | Retained |
| The Street Profits | Round 4 | Retained |
| EC3 | Free Signing | Retained |
| Erick Young | Free Signing | Retained |
| Sin Cara | Free Signing | Retained |
SmackDown Roster After Draft 2019 Night 1
| Wrestler | Round | |
| Roman Reigns | Round 1 | Retained |
| Bray Wyatt | Round 1 | New addition in draft |
| Sasha Banks | Round 2 | New addition in draft |
| Braun Strowman | Round 2 | New addition in draft |
| Lacey Evans | Round 3 | New addition in draft |
| The Revival | Round 3 | New addition in draft |
| Lucha House Party | Round 4 | New addition in draft |
| Heavy Machinery | Round 4 | Retained |
| Apollo Crews | Free Signing | Retained |
| Drew Gulak | Free Signing | New addition in draft |
| Heath Slater | Free Signing | New addition in draft |
| Tamina | Free Signing | New addition in draft |
| The B-Team | Free Signing | Retained |
Wow what draft of 2019