Predicting Where EVERY WWE Superstar Will End Up In The October 2021 Draft

WWE's shrunken roster is about to get a shake-up, but which big stars are making the switch?!

Drew McIntyre
WWE

The Draft has started to feel like an inconvenience over the last few years, and it's odd that WWE would allow this to occur.

Since 2016's relaunched brand split, the company have kept fairly loyal to the Raw/SmackDown roster parameters, and changes should theoretically provide the beleaguered creative teams with fresh pairings and stories at the drop of a hat (or, in this case, revealing of a name).

The less the company books, though, the harder it is to predict. Yes, many wrestlers feel stale on both shows at present, but not everybody can be switched nor would it make sense to straight swap everybody only to be confronted with the problems that had theoretically been addressed.

It behoves WWE to make Draft week a massive one, and it'll only feel huge if the organisation has a few names that will genuinely make the red/blue divide actually feel like one...

(All listed names are from WWE.com's Superstars page, listed A-Z first from the Raw brand and then SmackDown. Tag teams are included where applicable. This list assumes that NXT won't be included on this occasion).

71. AJ Styles & Omos - SmackDown

AJ Styles Omos
WWE.com

The former Raw Tag Team Champions could do with a change of scenery, and it'd be fun to see an Omos/Roman Reigns face-off just once while the giant is as over as he's been.

 
Posted On: 
Contributor
Contributor

Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for nearly 10 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 65,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has provided in-person coverage of some of the biggest pay-per-views and Premium Live Events in wrestling history, including WrestleMania, Survivor Series, All In & Double Or Nothing in destinations such as New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live.