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Tonight, in the first-ever SmackDown Live, the WWE Draft determined which WWE Superstars would compete on Monday Night Raw and which would compete on SmackDown.
In the first round of draft picks, Raw Commissioner, Stephanie McMahon and General Manager Mick Foley selected Seth Rollins, WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte and from NXT, Finn Bálor. SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon and General Manager Daniel Bryan selected WWE Champion Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles. During the second round, WWE Superstar John Cena was selected for SmackDown, where he will return to his roots.
For complete WWE Draft results click here.
Click here for video of the first round of the WWE Draft.
Click here for video of John Cena’s reaction to being drafted to SmackDown.
Click here for a video of Seth Rollins’ reaction to being drafted as the number one overall pick.
Click here for a video of WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte’s reaction to being drafted to Raw.
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