WWE Draft 2021: Full list of night one picks
The 2021 WWE Draft kicks off on tonight’s SmackDown in Baltimore
The draft is a two-night event that will begin on tonight’s SmackDown and conclude on Monday’s Raw. Monday’s show is taking place in Nashville.
WWE has explained that half of the roster will be eligible to be drafted tonight, while the other half will be eligible to be drafted on night two. Any undrafted wrestlers will automatically become free agents and can sign with the brand of their choosing.
NXT is expected to be included in the draft, with some wrestlers moving to SmackDown and Raw.
The post-draft rosters won’t officially go into effect until Friday, October 22, which is the night after Crown Jewel.
SmackDown opened the draft by selecting Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Raw drafted WWE Champion Big E with their first pick. SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair then moved to SmackDown, while Raw selected Bianca Belair.
The updated list of picks from night one are listed below, along with the picks made on Saturday’s Talking Smack:
SmackDown —
- Universal Champion Roman Reigns
- Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair
- Drew McIntyre
- New Day’s Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods
- Happy Corbin & Madcap Moss
- Hit Row (NXT North American Champion Isaiah “Swerve” Scott, Top Dolla, Ashante “Thee” Adonis & B-Fab)
- Naomi
- Jeff Hardy
- Aliyah
- Drew Gulak
- Mace
- Mansoor
- Mustafa Ali
- Toni Storm
Raw —
- WWE Champion Big E
- Bianca Belair
- Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle)
- Edge
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Rhea Ripley & Nikki A.S.H.
- Keith “Bearcat” Lee
- Rey & Dominik Mysterio
- Austin Theory
- Akira Tozawa
- Alpha Academy (Otis & Chad Gable)
- Apollo Crews & Commander Azeez
- Doudrop
- Drake Maverick
- John Morrison
- Nia Jax
- 24/7 Champion Reggie
- R-Truth
- T-Bar
- Zelina Vega