Who goes to which show on the July 19th Smackdown? Give me your top 5 picks from each show. I'm curious as to what storyline changes there's going to be leading up to this.

Raw:
1. Dean Ambrose (c)
2. John Cena
3. Brock Lesnar
4. Randy Orton
5. Cesaro

Smackdown:
1. Seth Rollins
2. Roman Regins
3. AJ Styles
4. Samy Zayn
5. Kevin Owens

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I see Rusev being a top 10 pick. Also would be shocked if the Wyatts weren't picked early on. Don't know how they're going to do teams, if they'll count as one pick.

I predict just say it like ya mean it ... heyyyyyyyyy that they will in fact put Cena on Smackdown to give it legitimacy as a premier show like Raw and thus to assure high viewership.

You would then have the first post-draft show's main event, built up heavily in an extended opening segment, be a 3-segment match between Rollins & Cena for the WCW belt (i would presume).

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Cena, Enzo & Big Cass as well as the Club get drafted into Smackdown. Cena gets attacked @ the end of the first live smackdown, leaving him questionable for Battleground. E&C still go through w/ the match, 2 on 3. The Club has their way (no innuendo, AJ wouldn't like that) w/ E & C, until Cena runs in for the apparent save. He then turns heel & joins the Club.

Smackdown's already winning this.

Rollins and Finn Balor on Raw makes a pretty strong case.

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Reigns, Brock, and New Day too.

Cena and Orton go to Smackdown.

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Yeah. I hope they get Gallows & Anderson as well, so they can have a run @ New Day. #DontCallThemTheBulletClub

I guess Raw is the dumb dopers' brand w/ Roman & Brock.

Bray Wyatt & the Lass Kicker go to Smackdown.

Raw getting Y2J, Banks & Zayn.

Great round for Raw.

Not impressed with Smackdown' s draft thus far.

Ambrose and AJ and Wyatt are fine, but the rest is meh.

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They've done well w/ the women. Becky is good. They just drafted Natalya. They're probably going to draft Charlotte's friend, Mini-She-Hulk.

I don't know how Raw is going to fit Tag, Cruiserweight & their Women's division all in one show w/ a minimum 40 minutes of McMahon time.

But yeah, Raw is going to be strong.

Has there been a final list put out of the full rosters for both?

Glad to see Ambrose beat Rollins tonight.

I am curious to see what they do with Smackdown.

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Judging by the draft, they aren't doing anything with Smackdown.

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Here's what was drafted on TV. More fun picks happening now on Network.

Raw
Seth Rollins
Charlotte
Finn Balor
Roman Reigns
Brock Lesnar
New Day
Sami Zayn
Sasha Banks
Chris Jericho
RuRu/Lana
Kevin Owens
Enzo/Cass
Gallows/Anderson
Big Show
Nia Jax
Neville
Cesaro
Sheamus


Smackdown
Dean Ambrose
AJ Styles
John Cena
Randy Orton
Bray Wyatt
Becky Lynch
Miz/Maryse
Baron Corbin
American Alpha
Dolph Ziggler
Natalya
Alberto Del Rio

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Stole this from Uproxx, this includes the post show draft picks

Round 7
31. Golden Truth (Raw)
32. The Usos (SmackDown)
33. Titus O’Neil (Raw)
34. Demon Kane (SmackDown)
35. Paige (Raw)

Round 8
36. Darren Young w/Bob Backlund (Raw)
37. Kalisto (SmackDown)
38. Sin Cara (Raw)
39. Naomi (SmackDown)
40. Jack Swagger (Raw)
41. The Ascension (SmackDown)

Round 9
42. The Dudley Boyz (Raw)
43. Zack Ryder (SmackDown)
44. Summer Rae (Raw)
45. Apollo Crews (SmackDown)
46. Mark Henry (Raw)
47. Alexa Bliss (SmackDown)

Round 10
48. Braun Strowman (Raw)
49. Breezango (SmackDown)
50. Bo Dallas (Raw)
51. Eva Marie (SmackDown)
52. Shining Stars (Raw)
53. The Vaudevillains (SmackDown)

And for the sake of clarity, here are the rosters, as they’re selected:

WWE Raw roster:

Seth Rollins
Charlotte
Finn Bálor
Roman Reigns
Brock Lesnar
Big E
Kofi Kingston
Xavier Woods
Sami Zayn
Sasha Banks
Chris Jericho
Rusev (w/Lana)
Kevin Owens
Enzo Amore
Big Cass
Karl Anderson
Luke Gallows
Big Show
Nia Jax
Neville
Cesaro
Sheamus
Goldust
R-Truth
Titus O’Neil
Paige
Darren Young (w/Bob Backlund)
Sin Cara
Jack Swagger
Bubba Ray Dudley
D-Von Dudley
Summer Rae
Mark Henry
Braun Strowman
Bo Dallas
Epico
Primo

WWE SmackDown roster:

Dean Ambrose
AJ Styles
John Cena
Randy Orton
Bray Wyatt
Becky Lynch
The Miz (w/Maryse)
Baron Corbin
Jason Jordan
Chad Gable
Dolph Ziggler
Natalya
Alberto Del Rio
Jimmy Uso
Jey Uso
Kane
Kalisto
Naomi
Konnor
Viktor
Zack Ryder
Apollo Crews
Alexa Bliss
Tyler Breeze
Fandango
Eva Marie
Simon Gotch
Aiden English

Surprised they separated The Club.

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Balor Club now.

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Full Rosters.

RAW
1. Seth Rollins
2. Charlotte
3. Finn Balor
4. Roman Reigns
5. Brock Lesnar
6. New Day
7. Sami Zayn
8. Sasha Banks
9. Chris Jericho
10. Rusev with Lana
11. Kevin Owens
12. Enzo & Big Cass
13. Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows
14. Big Show
15. Nia Jax
16. Neville
17. Cesaro
18. Sheamus
19. Golden Truth
20. Titus O’Neil
21. Paige
22. Darren Young with Bob Backlund
23. Sin Cara
24. Jack Swagger
25. The Dudley Boyz
26. Summer Rae
27. Mark Henry
28. Braun Strowman
29. Bo Dallas
30. The Shining Stars
31. Alicia Fox
32. Dana Brooke
33. Curtis Axel

SMACKDOWN
1. Dean Ambrose
2. A.J. Styles
3. John Cena
4. Randy Orton
5. Bray Wyatt
6. Becky Lynch
7. The Miz with Maryse
8. Baron Corbin
9. American Alpha
10. Dolph Ziggler
11. Natalya
12. Alberto Del Rio
13. The Usos
14. Kane
15. Kalisto
16. Naomi
17. The Ascension
18. Zack Ryder
19. Apollo Crews
20. Alexa Bliss
21. Tyler Breeze & Fandango
22. Eva Marie
23. The Vaudevillains
24. Erick Rowan
25. Mojo Rawley
26. Carmella

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I'm kind of disappointed @ how many current feuds they've kept together. They've been touting this as "a new era", but it seems they're only continuing, for the most part, what's already been going on. Less than half of Smackdown's roster is interesting. Raw is going to be overbooked, because they're going to try to squeeze in as many of these people as they can. Nobody who's been off the show was drafted, no Undertaker, no HHH. No returns. I would've loved it if HHH was drafted by Smackdown for their last pick. They're picks just seemed reactionary to everything Raw picked, especially the Miz pick. They basically had them throw away the chance to draft someone interestinng (like Enzo & Cass or Kevin Owens) for a fucking belt.

And why in god's name does Shane sweat so much? Is he dying & not telling anyone?

I agree. Smackdown is very weak with no depth in the singles division. Women's division should have been on Smackdown because splitting it up weakened it significantly. Only two tag teams on SD are worthy: American Alpha and the Usos. And Mojo motherfucking Rawley was drafted onto the main roster? That spaz sucks and will be a comedy act. I see 7 picks were taken from NXT; I thought only 6 were allowed? Also, only 59 picks were made instead of 60, a stupid oversight unless this gives Heath Slater a storyline. A green as hell Nia Jax and Carmella making the roster before Bayley? Ridiculous! Very disappointed in this draft...had a lot of potential and they screwed it up.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Cesaro's promo on the Network after Smackdown.

https://twitter.com/DeathToAllMarks/sta ... 5581065216

Terrific.

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Why are they doing a brand split again? It completely ruined the product when they did it before, so now they want to try it again? Does it also mean that they are going to do the stupid 2 world title belts again?

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Not really sure why they're doing it again.

Yes they will.

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Paul Heyman said in one of his interviews, that Vince would take his people and he would build up another guy, and Vince would get pissed at him.

Come on. We all know if HHH was drafted people would be bitching about that.

I do find it interesting that HHH has been off TV so much lately. Wonder what they are doing with that?

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I know he is in charge of NxT.

HHH is literally Vince's right hand man & sits next to him @ the Gorilla position, as well as running NXT.

I think he's on that "semi-retired" status like Undertaker & The Rock. He'll come in for something big then disappear from TV. He was mentioned once on Monday & once last week, so I thought they might tease a return (considering SummerSlam is upon us).

The reason why they're doing the brand split is, they have too many wrestlers. There's not enough room in the world for everyone they want to push. Of course, they could stop pushing guys who can't get over like Reigns to alleviate that problem, but logic isn't Vince's strong suit.

@ some point they're going to have bring more guys from NXT up. I don't think they want to kill that brand, so they had to keep somebody down there.