2020 Draft

The WWE Draft is an annual process used by WWE while a brand extension is in effect to refresh the rosters of their brand divisions, typically between the Raw, SmackDown and NXT brands. In 2019, the promotion held two drafts, the first in April and the second in October. The one in April had an untraditional drafting format, where drafting decisions were made behind the scenes and drafted wrestlers simply appeared on the brand without a major reveal, while the one in October returned to a traditional format, where draft picks were announced on the shows by a WWE official. The 2020 draft officially occurred on April 13, 2020, a little over a week after WrestleMania 36. For each draft round, Raw gets three picks, while SmackDown and NXT each get two (due to Raw being a three hour long show). Any undrafted superstar was declared a free agent.

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 * As NXT houses developmental talent, not every member of their roster was a part of the draft pool. Only experienced and established wrestlers could be drafted to and from NXT.