6 current WWE Superstars who are considered free agents

In the framework of WWE's brand split, some superstars can be considered free agents. This means they are free to appear on either Monday Night RAW or SmackDown.

Last October, Vince McMahon's company held its annual superstar draft. The 2021 WWE Draft saw some big names changing brands, including Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, and Edge. While Big Time Becks and The Rated R Superstar moved from SmackDown to RAW, The Queen left the red brand to join the blue one.

Meanwhile, a few superstars have not been drafted and remain free agents to this day. Some of these wrestlers have been out of action for several months for various reasons. However, others have appeared on SmackDown and RAW brands in the past few months.

Here are six current WWE Superstars who are considered free agents.

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#6. WWE Superstar Elias

Elias joined Vince McMahon's company in 2014 and spent three years on NXT before making his main roster debut in 2017. The 34-year-old has feuded with several superstars over the past few years. His latest rivalry came with his former ally Jaxson Ryker.

Elias and Ryker joined forces in December 2020. However, their partnership ended after losing a RAW Tag Team Championships match against AJ Styles and Omos in May 2021.

The two wrestlers then faced each other in a series of matches. Elias lost three singles bouts and one tag team match against his former partner. They then squared off one last time in a Symphony of Destruction Match last July.

Unfortunately, Elias also came up short in the Symphony of Destruction. He has not competed again since. Last August, WWE aired vignettes where Elias burned his guitar, indicating the end of his musician character. While fans have waited to see him return with a new persona, he hasn't appeared so far.

Elias was not picked by either brand in the 2021 WWE Draft. Hence, he is currently a free agent and can return on either SmackDown or RAW.

#5. WWE Superstar Asuka

Asuka has been one of the top female superstars in WWE since joining the company in 2015.

Although the former RAW Women's Champion made her main roster debut on the Red Brand in 2017, she later moved to SmackDown in the 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up. However, The Empress of Tomorrow returned to RAW nearly a year later as part of the 2019 WWE Draft.

For the next two years, Asuka competed regularly on the Red Brand. Nevertheless, she has been out of action since last July due to injury. She last competed in the 2021 Money in the Bank ladder match.

Like Elias, Asuka did not get drafted in the 2021 Draft. Hence, she is currently considered a free agent. The Empress of Tomorrow can now make her comeback on SmackDown or RAW.

While some reports suggested that Asuka would return to action in the 2022 Women's Royal Rumble match, she did not. As per Fightful Select, WWE did discuss the possibility of her return at the Royal Rumble premium live event.

In the end, the company decided to postpone her comeback as they felt she was not physically ready to make her in-ring return.

#4. WWE Superstar Bayley

Like Asuka, Bayley has been one of the cornerstones of the women's division over the past few years. Also like Asuka, The Role Model has been out of action since July after suffering an injury. The incident happened as she was preparing for her match against Bianca Belair at the Money in the Bank premium live event.

According to reports, Bayley was training with another superstar when her knee popped. The company later confirmed that the former SmackDown Women's Champion had suffered a torn ACL and would be out of action for at least nine months.

Some fans expected Bayley to return at the 2022 Royal Rumble. However, she did not. The Role Model later addressed her absence by posting a photo of herself sipping a drink while watching the event on Twitter.

"What I want doesn’t even exist yet," Bayley wrote in the caption.

Before being injured, Bayley was a regular competitor on SmackDown. However, she is now a free agent after going undrafted in the 2021 Draft last October. The Role Model recently hinted at returning to face Rhea Ripley, who is currently on the RAW roster.

#3. WWE Superstar Lacey Evans

Lacey Evans has not competed since February 2021, when she teamed up with Peyton Royce to face Asuka and Charlotte Flair in a match that ended in no contest. The 31-year-old then announced that she was pregnant with her second child.

Evans welcomed her second daughter Sunny last October. Six weeks later, The Sassy Southern Belle posted a photo of herself on Instagram showing off an incredible body transformation.

"6 weeks later........Not hungry.....starving. And I'm gonna eat," she wrote in the caption.

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter later reported that Evans has been training hard to prepare for her in-ring return. Meltzer also suggested that the former U.S. Marine might return before WrestleMania 38.

Meanwhile, The Sassy Southern Belle has hinted at making her in-ring return soon in a few social media posts.

Evans was a regular competitor on Monday Night RAW before going on maternity leave in February 2021. However, she did not get drafted in the 2021 Draft. Hence, she is now considered a free agent and can make her return on either SmackDown or RAW.

#2. WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg

Goldberg has appeared on both RAW and SmackDown in the past few months. Prior to that, the WCW legend briefly feuded with Drew McIntyre in January 2021. The two wrestlers then went head-to-head for the WWE Championship at the 2021 Royal Rumble. However, The Scottish Warrior came out on top.

After a few months of absence, Goldberg returned to Monday Night RAW last July to challenge Bobby Lashley for the WWE title. The two powerhouses feuded for a few months and faced each other twice. While Lashley defeated Goldberg at SummerSlam, he lost to the Hall of Famer at Crown Jewel.

Goldberg disappeared from television for nearly four months after Crown Jewel. He then made a surprise return on SmackDown earlier this month to challenge Universal Champion Roman Reigns for his title at Elimination Chamber.

The 55-year-old made a few appearances on the blue brand before the two squared off in Saudi Arabia in a match that The Tribal Chief won.

While Goldberg's current status is unclear, it seems he has the freedom to appear on both SmackDown and RAW. Hence, he is also considered a free agent.

#1. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar

After more than a year of absence from WWE, Brock Lesnar returned last August at SummerSlam to confront Universal Champion Roman Reigns after his successful title defense against John Cena.

Last October, Lesnar announced that he would be a free agent. Later that month, he and Reigns squared off at Crown Jewel 2021. Reigns won the match with the help of his cousins The Usos. The Beast Incarnate has since been feuding with The Tribal Chief and has appeared several times on SmackDown.

Lesnar has also been appearing regularly on RAW lately. After winning the WWE Championship at Day 1, he began a rivalry with Bobby Lashley. At the Royal Rumble, The Beast Incarnate lost the title to The Almighty. However, Lesnar won the Men's Rumble match later that night to reserve his place in the main event of WrestleMania 38.

After winning the Rumble, the 44-year-old announced that he would face Reigns at WrestleMania 38. He would go on to recapture the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber. The Beast Incarnate will now go head-to-head with The Head of the Table at WrestleMania in a Winner Takes All Unification match.