8 Teams That Were Stupidly Split Up In WWE Drafts

8. Andrade And Zelina Vega

It's likely Andrade would have left WWE a lot earlier than he did had he not been paired off with Zelina Vega on NXT TV in the spring of 2017.

The former IWGP Intercontinental champion floundered on the black-and-gold brand until Vega came along to serve as his mouthpiece. Together, the two were a money combo, and thus it was no surprise that Vega led him to NXT Championship glory within a matter of months.

WWE was wise to keep the unit intact upon their move to the main roster (which isn't always a guarantee if SAnitY, Enzo, Cass and Carmella, and Kross Kross with Scarlett are any indication) in May 2018. He eventually captured the United States Championship in 2019, but by late 2020, it was clear WWE was starting to sour on the duo based on their lousy win-loss record.

Angel Garza was also involved in their act for a time that year, but instead of Garza being sent to SmackDown to be by himself, Vega was drafted to the blue brand while Garza stayed put on Raw and Andrade went undrafted.

Needless to say, no one benefited. Garza became a mainstay on Main Event before his latest "push", Andrade requested and was granted his WWE release, and Vega was reduced to enhancement status on SmackDown (only after being fired and brought back, of course).