WWE Draft Causes Several Titles to Switch Brands
The WWE Draft has caused some notable changes to the WWE product and its championship belts.
Triple H kicked off Monday Night Raw this week to announce more Draft picks after this year’s Draft started last week on SmackDown, as there were still remaining undrafted stars who were available to be drafted to other brands. Just like on SmackDown, there were NXT stars available to be called up to the main roster and drafted.
As previously known, Triple H reminded fans that the new World Heavyweight Champion will be exclusive to Monday Night Raw as Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns stayed on SmackDown.
The new world Champion will be crowned in a match that has yet to be determined at Night of Champions on May 27 in Saudi Arabia.
The first-round WWE Draft picks saw SmackDown Women's Champion Rhea Ripley stay on Raw while United States Champion Austin Theory went from Raw to SmackDown, Seth Rollins stay on Raw, and Charlotte Flair stay on SmackDown.
WWE confirmed on SmackDown that Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair is going to SmackDown while Intercontinental Champion Gunther is going from SmackDown to Raw. Thus, several title belts will have to change brands.
It was also announced that Brock Lesnar is not eligible to be drafted because he negotiated to be a free agent. This is similar to what WWE did with Omos thanks to Omos.
