5 most surprising WWE Draft Picks From Day 1: Big botch with tag team, Lashley gets undeserving spot? (October 11th, 2019)

#2. Kevin Owens being picked after Lacey Evans

Kevin Owens was a 3rd round pick. He should have been higher in the eyes of many, but what came as a big surprise is the fact that he was picked after Lacey Evans. Alexa Bliss was first in Round 3 followed by Evans and then Owens and that's quite surprising in itself.

Owens is a bigger star. This isn't meant to be disrespectful to Evans as she's still a big prospect for the Women's Division and will be a champion someday. But right now, Kevin Owens has been the hot topic after beating Shane McMahon and sending him away in a move that was over 2 years in the making.

Given that Owens got the win and the push, a second-round draft would have been best suited to him. When you think about it, Randy Orton probably could have been in that 3rd round spot and nobody would have complained.

Sure, Orton is a legend and a multi-time World Champion, but he isn't necessarily the present or the future. Kevin Owens is and that #6 spot would have been perfect for him. Evans being ahead of him in that regard came as a bit of a surprise.

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