7 big mistakes WWE made on SmackDown's Draft: Disappointing end to top rivalry, Reason why RAW could suffer (11th October, 2019)

#3 Wasting a spot by drafting a Tag Team separately

One of the primary rules stated in the WWE Draft is that "Tag Teams can be drafted as one unless Network executives choose otherwise". When Alexa Bliss was drafted to RAW in the 3rd Roud separately, the assumption was that she was being split from Nikki Cross following their Tag Team title loss.

It didn't make sense since they weren't finished with their storyline with The Kabuki Warriors - the Japanese duo who recently dethroned Cross & Bliss. However, one round later, Nikki Cross was drafted to WWE RAW as well.

If WWE was going to Draft the two to the same brand, what was the point of doing it separately rather than using one spot to send them together as a tag team? It was a waste of a spot because there were quite a few superstars that were forgotten about.

It was an unnecessary use of a spot, but then again, the whole 4th round seemed a bit sketchy with the average picks. Perhaps it was by design and if so, it was a bad one.

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