WWE 2K16 Universe Mode

The WWE 2K16 Universe Mode was announced by Platinum on the 15th October 2015, which would consist of two brands; RAW and SmackDown. On the 20th October, a draft was conducted of the roster to determine who would be on which show. This plan was later scrapped on the 28th October for Platinum's Wrestling League.

2K16 Draft
On the 20th November 2015, both RAW and SmackDown had a draft for who would be on what show. To decide who would be on what show, Platinum used a random name picker and put everyone in the game into it. The generator spat out results and they determined whether a wrestler would compete on RAW or SmackDown. Each brand had 20 picks each before the Inaugural Draft. The rest of the roster of WWE 2K16 were assigned to RAW or SmackDown randomly by Platinum.