5 Biggest Winners & Losers Of The WWE Draft So Far
Bad news for Canadians, good news for the inexperienced.
Golly gosh we were excited for the 2016 WWE Draft weren't we? The return of the brand split, fresh faces, fresh matches, Daniel Bryan and Mick Foley on our screens and the prospect of extra showcases for our favourite wrestlers, the brand split was to be the thing that turned WWE from being in the ball park of what it should be to the number one wrestling thing going.
Whether you think this has happened or not is down to you, but we can't deny that some things have changed in the month that has passed since the draft. New stars have begun to make their mark on both RAW and SmackDown Live, and some individuals have suffered/benefited more than others.
Because as Miz & Morrison used to say, in life there are winners and losers. The draft was always going to throw these up, but some individuals have come out on either side that we would never have guessed when it all went down.
Many expected Cesaro to be forgotten and for Bray Wyatt to become the number one heel on SmackDown, and whilst these may be true there are others that the draft has hurt or helped more. To commemorate one whole month since the draft, let's take a look of the five biggest winners and five biggest losers of the 2016 WWE Draft.
10. Loser: Kalisto
Poor Kalisto. The year started so well for the masked superstar, as he defeated Alberto Del Rio for the United States Championship (twice, actually) and defended it all the way through the Spring. A resurgent Rusev would prove too strong, but Kalisto wasn't exactly in a bad situation when the draft came around.
Surprisingly Kalisto found himself drafted to SmackDown Live, a move that made little sense considering the impending Cruiserweight Division over on RAW. To make matters worse, Kalisto's post-draft promo will go down in history as one of the worst live promos in recent WWE memory.
He promised to shock the world and do a good lucha thing (literally), although all he has managed so far is to come up short in a match to decide The Miz's challenger at SummerSlam. There may be good lucha things in SmackDown Live's future, but as of right now Kalisto is spinning his wheels on the blue brand.