The 2016 WWE draft was the tenth WWE draft, and first since 2011, produced by WWE between the Raw and SmackDown brands. It took place on July 19 in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Results[]
- John Cena defeated Luke Gallows.
- Darren Young and Zack Ryder defeated The Miz and Rusev.
- Bray Wyatt defeated Xavier Woods.
- Charlotte and Dana Brooke defeated Sasha Banks in a 2-on-1 handicap match.
- Chris Jericho defeated Cesaro.
Main Event[]
- Dean Ambrose defeated Seth Rollins to retain the WWE Championship.
Draft Picks[]
| Rnd. | Pick # | Brand | Superstars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Raw | Seth Rollins |
| 1 | 2 | SmackDown | Dean Ambrose |
| 1 | 3 | Raw | Charlotte |
| 1 | 4 | SmackDown | AJ Styles |
| 1 | 5 | Raw | Finn Bálor |
| 2 | 6 | Raw | Roman Reigns |
| 2 | 7 | SmackDown | John Cena |
| 2 | 8 | Raw | Brock Lesnar |
| 2 | 9 | SmackDown | Randy Orton |
| 2 | 10 | Raw | The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) |
| 3 | 11 | Raw | Sami Zayn |
| 3 | 12 | SmackDown | Bray Wyatt |
| 3 | 13 | Raw | Sasha Banks |
| 3 | 14 | SmackDown | Becky Lynch |
| 3 | 15 | Raw | Chris Jericho |
| 4 | 16 | Raw | Rusev with Lana |
| 4 | 17 | SmackDown | The Miz with Maryse |
| 4 | 18 | Raw | Kevin Owens |
| 4 | 19 | SmackDown | Baron Corbin |
| 4 | 20 | Raw | Enzo and Cass (Enzo Amore and Big Cass) |
| 5 | 21 | Raw | Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson |
| 5 | 22 | SmackDown | American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) |
| 5 | 23 | Raw | Big Show |
| 5 | 24 | SmackDown | Dolph Ziggler |
| 5 | 25 | Raw | Nia Jax |
| 6 | 26 | Raw | Neville |
| 6 | 27 | SmackDown | Natalya |
| 6 | 28 | Raw | Cesaro |
| 6 | 29 | SmackDown | Alberto Del Rio |
| 6 | 30 | Raw | Sheamus |
Supplemental Draft Picks[]
| Rnd. | Pick # | Brand | Employee (Real name) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 31 | Raw | The Golden Truth (Goldust and R-Truth) |
| 7 | 32 | SmackDown | The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) |
| 7 | 33 | Raw | Titus O'Neil |
| 7 | 34 | SmackDown | Kane |
| 7 | 35 | Raw | Paige |
| 8 | 36 | Raw | Darren Young with Bob Backlund |
| 8 | 37 | SmackDown | Kalisto |
| 8 | 38 | Raw | Sin Cara |
| 8 | 39 | SmackDown | Naomi |
| 8 | 40 | Raw | Jack Swagger |
| 8 | 41 | SmackDown | The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) |
| 9 | 42 | Raw | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) |
| 9 | 43 | SmackDown | Zack Ryder |
| 9 | 44 | Raw | Summer Rae |
| 9 | 45 | SmackDown | Apollo Crews |
| 9 | 46 | Raw | Mark Henry |
| 9 | 47 | SmackDown | Alexa Bliss |
| 10 | 48 | Raw | Braun Strowman |
| 10 | 49 | SmackDown | Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) |
| 10 | 50 | Raw | Bo Dallas |
| 10 | 51 | SmackDown | Eva Marie |
| 10 | 52 | Raw | The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico) |
| 10 | 53 | SmackDown | The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) |
| 11 | 54 | Raw | Alicia Fox |
| 11 | 55 | SmackDown | Erick Rowan |
| 11 | 56 | Raw | Dana Brooke |
| 11 | 57 | SmackDown | Mojo Rawley |
| 11 | 58 | Raw | Curtis Axel |
| 11 | 59 | SmackDown | Carmella |