The 2016 WWE "Draft" Creates Two Rosters for their Flagship Wrestling Programs: Smackdown Live & Raw [Full Video]

In what was described by the WWE as "a new era" for the company, on July 19, 2016 the wrestling organization held a WWE Draft which divided the company's pro wrestlers into two separate rosters to exclusively appear on either Smackdown Live or Raw. This is the first WWE Draft since 2011. Special Note: This is Vincent K. McMahon's 34th year of ownership of what is now known as the WWE. Dividing the rosters at this time shows a desire and attempt at a different approach to what we have seen in the WWE since 2011.

The results of the draft are as follows:

SmackDown Live (Tuesdays on the USA Network)

SmackDown Live Commissioner: Shane McMahon

SmackDown Live General Manager: Daniel Bryan

WWE Champion Dean Ambrose

AJ Styles

John Cena

Randy Orton

Bray Wyatt

Becky Lynch

Intercontinental Champion The Miz (with Maryse)

Baron Corbin  

American Alpha (from NXT)

Dolph Ziggler

Natalya

Alberto Del Rio

The Usos

Demon Kane 

Kalisto

Naomi

The Ascension

Zack Ryder

Apollo Crews

Alexa Bliss (from NXT)

Breezango

Eva Marie

The Vaudevillains

Erick Rowan

Mojo Rawley (from NXT)

Carmella (from NXT)

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RAW (Mondays on the USA Network)

Raw Commissioner: Stephanie McMahon
Raw General Manger: Mick Foley

Seth Rollins 
WWE Women's Champion Charlotte
Finn Bálor (from NXT)
Roman Reigns

Brock Lesnar

WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day
Sami Zayn

Sasha Banks
Chris Jericho

United States Champion Rusev (with Lana)

Kevin Owens

Enzo & Cass

Gallows and Anderson

Big Show

Nia Jax

Neville

Cesaro

Sheamus

Golden Truth

Titus O'Neil

Paige

Darren Young (with Bob Backlund)

Sin Cara

Jack Swagger

The Dudley Boyz

Summer Rae

Mark Henry

Braun Strowman

Bo Dallas

Shining Stars

Alicia Fox

Dana Brooke

Curtis Axel

Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy - The Final Match on Pop

Billed as, "A Match Unlike Any You've Ever Seen," Jeff Hardy will face off against 'Broken' Matt Hardy in Cameron, North Carolina. The match will be aired on the Pop Channel on Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Below is where the Pop Channel can be watched in the United States and online worldwide.

The Hardy's began their professional wrestling career in 1993 in the North Carolina independent promotion and made their debut in the World Wrestling Federation in 1994. The two brothers have worked together numerous times both as tag team partners and opponents.

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Bobby Heenan and the members of "The Heenan Family"

Although Bobby Heenan started his professional wrestling career in the mid-1960s, he is best known as a manager of some of the best (and not so nice) professional wrestlers in the late 1970s and 1980s. Hired by the World Wrestling Federation in 1984, Heenan soon became globally known for his "managerial" and commentary talents.

Professional wrestlers that Heenan managed included: Blackjack Lanza, Blackjack Mulligan, Bobby Duncum, Ken Patera, Mr. Saito, Nick Bockwinkel, Ray Stevens, Stan Hansen, Super Destroyer, Austin Idol, Bobby Jaggers, Ernie Ladd, Karl Kox, Bill Eadie, Professor Toru Tanaka, Ron Bass, Angelo Poffo, Baron von Raschke, Chris Markoff, King Kong Bundy, The Missing Link, Mr. Perfect, Paul Orndorff, Terry Taylor, Rick Rude, Tama, The Barbarian, Jimmy Valiant, Johnny Valiant, Adrian Adonis, André the Giant, The Barbarian, Big John Studd, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Brooklyn Brawler, Buddy Rose, Haku, Harley Race, Hercules, Ken Patera and Ric Flair.

KING KONG BUNDY with BOBBY HEENAN

in a 1986 WWF Promotionalnal photo