5 Reasons why Triple H should NOT get rid of the WWE Draft

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If a few major champions retained their titles, it also provided those titleholders with fresh challengers. With the way things have gone so far after WrestleMania 42, it appears Triple H may not want a draft this year.

NXT stars showed up on RAW and SmackDown. Jacob Fatu crossed brands for a shot at Roman Reigns. While these moves have happened, Triple H should not get rid of the WWE Draft for the next five reasons.

#5. Turnover happens anyways

WWE needs to switch things up every year at some point. It can happen with promoting stars from NXT, but also with a draft to give a proper reason why certain stars are moving brands.

Currently, Jacob Fatu, a SmackDown star, randomly showed up on RAW after WrestleMania to challenge Roman Reigns. Couldn’t he have targeted Cody Rhodes? They were feuding at one point earlier in 2026.

The Usos have been on both shows so far. If WWE wanted a logical excuse for the first challenger, they could have had a draft or said the GMs made a trade. Having a random challenger from the other brand seems like doing whatever they want without a reason or explanation.

The familial connection is there, but is Fatu really going to beat the golden boy? The annual WWE Draft has been an excuse to move stars between brands for one reason or another.

#4. Giving struggling WWE stars a new start

When stars are stagnant or struggling, a move to a different brand can help things. Names like Randy Orton, the Miz, Charlotte Flair, and Natalya have been around so long that when they move brands, it doesn’t make a dent.

Others, like a star that’s looking to break through and get a major title shot, could benefit from moving in a draft. Aleister Black should have been a challenger for either titleholder, but now he’s gone.

WWE wasn’t going to have Gunther beat Roman Reigns or Cody Rhodes while all three were on SmackDown, so he moved to RAW. The rest is history with The Ring General.

RAW had plenty of women who could have challenged Stephanie Vaquer, but WWE wasted her reign on Raquel Rodriguez. Asuka, Roxanne Perez, Lyra Valkyria, and others would have been better choices. Any of those names could change brands in a draft and be rebooted.

#3. It’s a slam dunk for viewership

Since there aren’t PLEs every 30 days, having a WWE Draft could act as the de facto PLE/special event for a given month. There were nearly seven weeks between Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania 42.

That provided fans with the same promos over and over and brawls for each feud. This isn’t to say the draft should be before the Show of Shows, but that it could be a special two-night event to fill a gap in the live schedule.

WWE can promote the heck out of it and bring back WWE Legends as they’ve done over the past few years. If they need to, bring in one of Michael Cole’s many rapper friends to announce a pick.

Fans would tune in to see which stars move brands. Add champions into the draft pools, and the chance for a massive move is even more likely. Officials have given champions protected status in the past, which is a cop out. That could truly usher in a ‘new era.’

#2. A draft helps to balance out divisions

One benefit of an annual draft is that it helps balance things out with the divisions on RAW and SmackDown. Some brands are top-heavy with multiple challengers for a World Championship.

That’s the case with RAW after WrestleMania, which is weird that the first challenger is someone from SmackDown. The red brand already had Gunther, Seth Rollins, CM Punk, Oba Femi, LA Knight, and others.

Over the last year, RAW’s tag team division has been bad, whereas SmackDown’s was a strength. That changed when the MFTs started feuding with the Wyatt Sicks.

The Street Profits, who were a SmackDown tag team, showed up after WrestleMania and presumably joined RAW. A draft could help reset things, especially with the recent releases immediately following WrestleMania.

#1. Setting up new feuds that are desperately needed

A well-planned draft would hopefully give most stars on each brand something to do instead of using the same few people on both RAW and SmackDown. Lyra Valkyria and Bayley faced the Judgment Day numerous times over the last eight months.

Stephanie Vaquer’s title reign was stuck in the mud with constant shots given to Rodriguez instead of facing foes like Asuka or other opponents. The MFTs and Wyatt Sicks destroyed the momentum in the SmackDown tag team division.

Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre feuded from last fall until around the Elimination Chamber. A proper WWE Draft should create enough turnover of RAW and SmackDown to create new and exciting feuds.

Booking the same feuds with the same stars over and over shows a lack of planning and foresight, and the unwillingness to try something or someone new.

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