7 ways the WWE can learn from the NFL Draft

#6 Realistic Drafting

Cesaro

My feelings on this have gone back and forth several times over the last few days.

I was baffled at the idea of Cesaro going undrafted. Not only did he not get taken on SmackDown, but he was snubbed in the after-show round — the round where Eric Young and EC3 were selected.

Now I realize chances are that he'll end up on NXT or NXT UK (another way adding NXT to the draft would be beneficial), but there is no rational explanation as to why USA and Fox would pass on the former US Champion.

Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura and his mouthpiece Sami Zayn lasted until round 3? Why? How is the Intercontinental title not valuable enough to be taken earlier?

Samoa Joe (even with his injury), Rey Mysterio, King Corbin, and The Miz all dropped way too far as well.

Then again good players slide all the time in the NFL Draft. Bad picks, or at least head-scratching ones, are made by teams every year.

So, in reality, USA and Fox making the perfect pick every time is not remotely realistic. There should be snubs, there should be reaches, there should be shocking selections.

However, if a guy like Cesaro falls completely off the board I would like an explanation.

Maybe the WWE should have post-Draft press conferences like NFL teams do? I actually really like that idea. At the very least Paul Heyman, Eric Bischoff, and Triple H could hold conference calls so that questions could be asked.