There were a number of inactive and active WWE stars who were not allocated to a brand in last week's brand extension on SmackDown Live.

Injured superstars

Some stars that weren't drafted are out with injury, like Emma who was injured earlier this year but is expected to return later this year.

Nikki Bella was not drafted even though she recently cleared to return to the ring | wwe.com
Nikki Bella was not drafted even though she recently cleared to return to the ring | wwe.com

Nikki Bella is another star who is currently out injured and not drafted following her neck surgery but she received the all-clear from her doctor last week and it is likely that she is not far away from a return to television.

Tamina Snuka was also not drafted and she too is out healing an injury.

Tyson Kidd and Luke Harper too were not in the draft and it has been rumored that it is unlikely that we will see Tyson Kidd compete again after his injury in a match with Samoa Joe, however, it will not be too long before Luke Harper is back in a WWE ring.

Superstars not drafted for other reasons than injury

Brie Bella wasn't included in the draft, however, no one expected her to be as she unofficially retired the night after WrestleMania.

Rosa Mendes is the final female superstar who wasn't drafted and this was due to her still being out following giving birth to her child.

Triple H, Undertaker, and The Rock were also not drafted, and this is clearly down to them appearing sporadically and therefore it wasn't necessary.

Ryback, seen here in a match with Curtis Axel in March 2016, was not drafted due to ongoing contract disputes with WWW | wwe.com
Ryback, seen here in a match with Curtis Axel in March 2016, was not drafted due to ongoing contract disputes with WWW | wwe.com

WWE superstar Ryback wasn't in the draft due to his ongoing contract dispute and it is unlikely we will see him on WWE television again.

The advocate of Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman wasn't drafted with the Beast Incarnate due to his contract expiring however it is expected that he will still appear at SummerSlam.

The final superstar not to be drafted was Heath Slater, and this was due to storyline reasons were he was forgotten about at the end of the draft.