In 2016, WWE brought back the draft along with a brand split that would make things quite different than previous years. This return meant that superstars would be exclusive to the brands participating in it, SmackDown and Raw. Back in 2011, WWE had changed that, meaning superstars were appearing on both SmackDown and Raw brands.
At the time, the company decided to rename SmackDown to SmackDown Live. This also happened right around the same time in which Shane McMahon was making appearances. In July of that year, WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon appointed Shane as the commissioner of SmackDown and Stephanie as the commissioner of Raw. A few days later, Daniel Bryan was announced as the GM of SmackDown while Mick Foley became the GM for Raw.
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