I don't think there will be any hard roster split aside from keeping people with genuine issues from each other apart. But with WWE doing another draft I'm just doing a quick fly through of the AEW roster and figuring out rosters in the unlikely event they went for more of a hard split.
Even if they went for a hard split I think it's beyond stupid to have two world champions. So the World title is exempt and I'd also make the Tag and Trios belts exempt too so they can go wherever and those divisions go across brands.
I think with two women's singles titles it'd be easy to have one on one show and one on the other, but I don't think they'd want to draw more attention to the fact there's only one women's match per show, and might be worried about the optics of the Women's World title not being treated like a World Title, so let's say officially that it floats too.
The TBS Title goes to Dynamite and TNT Title to Collision to be featured on their namesake networks. The International Title goes to Dynamite since the TNT Title is Collision's midcard/male singles title.
Draft Exempt
Brody King
Buddy Matthews
Cash Wheeler
Dax Harwood
Jamie Hayter
Julia Hart
Malakai Black
MJF
Dynamite Roster
Adam Cole
Adam Page
Alex Reynolds
Anthony Bowens
AR Fox
Austin Gunn
Big Bill
Brandon Cutler
Bryan Danielson
Christian Cage
Chuck Taylor
Colten Gunn
Daddy Ass
Danhausen
Dante Martin
Darby Allin
Darius Martin
Dustin Rhodes
Ethan Page
Evil Uno
John Silver
Jon Moxley
Keith Lee
Kenny Omega
Konosuke Takeshita
Kyle O'Reilly
Lee Moriarty
Luchasaurus
Matt Jackson
Matt Sydal
Max Caster
Michael Nakazawa
Nick Comoroto
Nick Jackson
Orange Cassidy
Preston Vance
Ricky Starks
Rush
Samoa Joe
Scorpio Sky
Sting
Stu Grayson
Trent Beretta
Wheeler Yuta
Athena
Diamante
Dr. Britt Baker
Jade Cargill
Kiera Hogan
Kris Statlander
Leila Grey
Madison Rayne
Nyla Rose
Riho
Serena Deeb
Skye Blue
Yuka Sakazaki
Don Callis
Jose the Assistant
Stokely Hathaway
Collision Roster
Aaron Solo
Action Andretti
Angelico
Angelo Parker
Ari Daivari
Brian Cage
Chris Jericho
CM Punk
Daniel Garcia
Hook
Isiah Kassidy
Jack Perry
Jake Hager
Jay Lethal
Jay White
Jeff Hardy
Jeff Jarrett
Josh Woods
Juice Robinson
Kip Sabian
Komander
Lance Archer
Luther
Mark Briscoe
Marq Quen
Matt Hardy
Matt Menard
Miro
Ortiz
PAC
Penta El Cero Miedo
Powerhouse Hobbs
QT Marshall
Rey Fenix
Sammy Guevara
Satnam Singh
Serpentico
Shawn Spears
Swerve Strickland
The Blade
The Butcher
Tony Nese
Wardlow
Anna Jay
Emi Sakura
Hikaru Shida
Mercedes Martinez
Penelope Ford
Ruby Soho
Saraya
Tay Melo
Taya Valkyrie
The Bunny
Thunder Rosa
Toni Storm
Willow Nightingale
Arn Anderson
Harley Cameron
Sonjay Dutt
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There's some other people listed on the roster page that haven't been seen nor used in an eternity so I have no clue who is hurt and who isn't.
But kept Punk apart from pretty much everyone in the immediate Elite circle, plus Mox in case those two really do have a beef. I'd suspect given Tony Khan's booking, the Elite/BCC angle will stretch for an eternity through the summer anyway. Jericho does end up on the same show as Punk since they're rumored to be agreed to work together, and you know they're gonna draw that feud out beyond measure too.
Otherwise, tried to mix some "bigger", well known names onto each show tried to keep known couples together.
With the size of their roster I can understand creatively why they might think a split could help, but it's a damn joke that they might have one entirely because they apparently can't figure out how to get talent to co-exist.
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