![]() ![]() ( Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, Ashante "Thee" Adonis, Top Dolla, and B-Fab) ![]() WWE officials Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville announced the draft picks. Unlike previous drafts in which Raw received three picks and SmackDown only received two, both brands had two picks each round. There were four rounds of draft picks during night 1 of the 2021 draft. Selections Night 1: SmackDown (October 1) Unlike previous drafts, in which results took effect immediately, results of the 2021 draft did not become effective until the October 22 episode of SmackDown, the night after the Crown Jewel pay-per-view. Wrestlers from NXT were also eligible to be drafted to either Raw or SmackDown, while any non-NXT wrestlers who were not drafted became ( kayfabe) free agents and could sign with the brand of their choice. ![]() Tag teams were counted as one pick unless Fox or USA Network officials (who were promoted as draft decision makers) specifically only wanted one member of the team. Over 60 wrestlers (including tag teams) were eligible to be drafted across the two nights, with half being eligible the first night and the other half eligible the second night however, no draft pools were revealed for which wrestlers were eligible for each night. The rules of the 2021 draft were revealed by WWE correspondent Megan Morant on Twitter during the day before the first night of the draft on October 1. It was scheduled to occur during the October 1 and October 4 episodes of SmackDown and Raw, respectively, with SmackDown airing on Fox and Raw on the USA Network. The 2021 draft was WWE's 16th draft and was officially announced during the September 13 episode of Raw. During a brand extension, the company divides its roster into brands where the wrestlers exclusively perform for each brand's respective television show, and the draft is used to refresh the rosters of the brand divisions, typically between the Raw and SmackDown brands. The original brand extension occurred from 2002 to 2011, while the second and current brand split began in 2016. The WWE Draft is an annual process used by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE while a brand extension, or brand split, is in effect.
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