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WWE Draft: Seth Rollins on Raw, Dean Ambrose joins Smackdown

Brock Lesnar drafted to Raw; John Cena on Smackdown

By David Ruse

Saturday 23 July 2016 13:22, UK

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Seth Rollins, Charlotte and Finn Balor became WWE Raw Superstars while AJ Styles and Dean Ambrose were selected by Smackdown.

Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns were placed on Raw during the 2016 WWE Draft with John Cena and WWE Champion Dean Ambrose picked up by Smackdown.

Brock Lesnar, The New Day, United States Champion Rusev, Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, Sasha Banks and Divas Champion Charlotte were some of the other notable names to be snared by Raw.

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The big-name moves kept on coming as John Cena and Randy Orton joined Smackdown and Raw acquired Brock Lesnar, The New Day and Roman Reigns.

AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, Becky Lynch, Natalya, Intercontinental Champion The Miz, Dolph Ziggler and Alberto Del Rio, meanwhile, will now compete solely on Smackdown.

Six Superstars were also drafted from WWE NXT, with Ireland-born former NXT Champion Finn Balor and Nia Jax, a cousin of The Rock's, standout additions to the Raw roster.

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Sami Zayn, Sasha Banks and Chris Jericho become exclusive to Raw as Bray Wyatt and Becky Lynch head for Smackdown.

Smackdown also drafted one-time NXT Tag Team Champions American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) as well as Mojo Rawley and female competitors Alexa Bliss and Carmella.

Heath Slater, though, remained undrafted having seen his Social Outcasts stablemates Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas head for Monday Night Raw.

Triple H and The Undertaker were not involved in the Draft as they are only part-time in-ring competitors.

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RAW ROSTER

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 08: Mixed martial artist Brock Lesnar poses on the scale during his weigh-in for UFC 200 at T-Mobile Arena on July 8, 2016 in Las Veg
Image: Brock Lesnar was drafted by WWE Raw

Male competitors: Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, Sami Zayn, Chris Jericho, Rusev (with Lana), Kevin Owens, Big Show, Neville, Cesaro, Sheamus, Titus O'Neil, Darren Young, Sin Cara, Jack Swagger, Mark Henry, Braun Strowman, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel.

Female competitors: Charlotte, Sasha Banks, Nia Jax, Paige, Summer Rae, Alicia Fox, Dana Brooke.

Tag teams: The New Day (Big E, Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston), Enzo Amore and Big Cass, The Club (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson), Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth), The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley), The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico).

WWE Draft 2016 - Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose
Image: Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose were separated during the WWE Draft

SMACKDOWN ROSTER

Male competitors: Dean Ambrose, John Cena, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, The Miz (with Maryse), Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, Alberto Del Rio, Kane, Kalisto, Zack Ryder, Apollo Crews, Erick Rowan, Mojo Rawley.

Female competitors: Becky Lynch, Natalya, Naomi, Alexa Bliss, Eva Marie, Carmella.

Tag teams: American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan), The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso), The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor), Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango), The Vaudevillains (Simon Gotch and Aiden English).

Undrafted: Heath Slater.

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