Several More WWE Wrestlers Remain Free Agents After Draft
List of wrestlers not drafted run the gamut from jobber to dominant former champ.
The first round of the 2023 WWE Draft led to a strange scenario where several wrestlers were listed as free agents, not being drafted to either brand. It raised questions of what would happen to them, but then that list grew Monday night.
Much was made on Raw about Brock Lesnar negotiating a deal that he would remain a free agent, as was the news that MVP had done the same of Omos on Friday. But they were nowhere near alone in this nebulous category of superstars who can float between brands. On Raw Talk later in the night Monday, it was announced that Baron Corbin, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, Elias and Xyon Quinn also had declared as free agents.
FREE AGENTS: @BaronCorbinWWE, @Sheltyb803, @CedricAlexander, @IAmEliasWWE and @XyonQuinnWWE
Drafted to #WWERaw: @AngelGarzaWwe, @humberto_wwe, @TozawaAkira, @PiperNivenWWE, @XiaWWE, @TeganNoxWWE, @MadcapMoss & @EmmaWWE#RAWTalk@peacock#WWEDraft pic.twitter.com/JLRWJzjZA5
Advertisement— WWE (@WWE) May 2, 2023
This eclectic group of wrestlers joined Mustafa Ali, Dolph Ziggler and Von Wagner who were revealed to also be free agents over the weekend.
That makes for 10 superstars who can travel between brands, and they run the gamut from NXT jobber Quinn to 10-time world champion Lesnar, and everything in between. There's no clear word on whether any of them will be forced to choose a brand by a certain date, if there are any penalties (such as they can't challenge for titles), or if they truly are free to show up whichever night they want.
Leave it to WWE to take something simple and leave us with a bunch of questions.