Dillster's Big Board: Road to War Games Pick 1-5
Dillster's Big Board: Road to War Games
Every championship run starts with one decision.
Who are you taking with your first pick?
This isn't the time to get cute. This is the foundation of your faction, the wrestler you'll build your entire Road to War Games season around. Your first-round pick needs to be a proven superstar who lives in the main event, racks up fantasy points, and has the potential to wear championship gold for months, not weeks.
These are the wrestlers who move merchandise, sell out arenas, close Premium Live Events, and most importantly, score points. They are the safest investments on the board and the names every fantasy owner hopes are still available when they're on the clock.
Let's kick things off with the five biggest stars in the game. Cody Rhodes
Let's not overcomplicate this.
Cody Rhodes is QB1.
No one in Draftastic Pro Wrestling has been more valuable since we started tracking fantasy points in 2025. He's first all-time. He's first in 2026. He's first on the Road to SummerSlam. Every statistic says the same thing—if Cody Rhodes is on your faction, you're already ahead of the game.
What separates Cody from everyone else isn't just championships. It's availability.
Roman Reigns may be the biggest attraction in WWE, but Cody wrestles. Week after week, Premium Live Event after Premium Live Event, Cody is in meaningful matches with meaningful stakes. Fantasy championships are built on consistency, and nobody delivers that better than The American Nightmare.
He's the face of WWE. The modern-day franchise player. The closest thing this generation has to Hulk Hogan in terms of importance to the company.
Now he heads into SummerSlam looking to reclaim the WWE Championship from CM Punk. Whether he walks out with gold or not, Cody will remain at the center of WWE programming for the foreseeable future.
If you've got the first overall pick...
Congratulations.
Your decision just became the easiest one you'll make all season.
#2 CM Punk
Business just picked up.
CM Punk returned from his post-WrestleMania break and immediately reminded everyone why he's one of the greatest of all time. No warm-up matches. No easing back into the spotlight. He walked straight into a WWE Championship match against Sami Zayn and walked right back out with the title around his waist.
That's what superstars do.
Punk is exactly the kind of fantasy asset you want leading your faction. He's a proven main eventer, one of the biggest draws in wrestling, and someone WWE clearly plans to feature heavily moving forward.
His move to SmackDown wasn't random. Reports indicate USA Network pushed hard to bring Punk over because he's a ratings magnet. Networks don't fight over talent unless they expect them to be front and center every single week.
That means more television time.
More marquee matches.
More championship opportunities.
More fantasy points.
Now the WWE Championship will be on the line at SummerSlam when Punk meets Cody Rhodes in one of the biggest matches of the year. No matter who leaves with the title, Punk isn't disappearing from the main event picture. If anything, his workload should increase dramatically once SummerSlam is behind us.
Elite promos.
Elite crowd reactions.
Elite fantasy production.
CM Punk is once again must-own talent, and I'd have no problem building my entire faction around him.
#3 Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns doesn't need to wrestle every week.
He's Roman Reigns.
The Tribal Chief is still the biggest attraction in WWE, and every time his music hits, it feels like the biggest moment of the night. While other superstars accumulate points through volume, Roman does it through efficiency.
Heading into SummerSlam, Roman has wrestled only two matches during the Road to SummerSlam season.
He's still second in fantasy scoring.
Read that again.
Two matches.
Second in points.
That's almost impossible.
He's averaging an incredible 21 fantasy points per match, easily one of the most efficient runs we've ever seen. Add in months of World Championship bonus points, and suddenly it doesn't matter that he wrestles less often than everyone else.
The only reason Roman slides behind CM Punk on my board is volume.
Punk is about to become one of the featured stars on SmackDown every single week, while Roman will continue to pick his spots as the company's special attraction. That doesn't make Roman any less valuable—it simply changes how he earns his fantasy points.
When Roman wrestles...
It matters.
When Roman wins...
Everyone else pays for it.
Never bet against The Tribal Chief.
Just don't be surprised if CM Punk edges him out in total fantasy production over the course of the Road to War Games season.
Acknowledge Him.
#4 Oba Femi
If Cody Rhodes is the present...
Oba Femi is the future.
Actually, scratch that.
Oba is both.
Nobody has risen faster than Oba Femi, and it's easy to see why. He looks different, moves differently, and carries himself like someone destined to headline WrestleMania for the next decade.
Winning King of the Ring guaranteed him a World Championship opportunity, but instead of cashing it in immediately, he chose to fight Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam in what could be Lesnar's final match.
That's confidence.
That's swagger.
That's superstar mentality.
Once SummerSlam is over, Oba still owns a guaranteed World Title opportunity, and I'd be shocked if he doesn't capitalize when that day comes.
He's powerful.
He's explosive.
He's believable.
And most importantly...
He's only getting started.
Don't wait until next year to jump on the Oba train.
Draft him now.
OBA! OBA! OBA!
#5 Seth "Freakin'" Rollins
Never count out Seth Rollins.
Earlier this year it looked like Rollins and The Vision were ready to take complete control of Monday Night Raw before injuries slowed everything down. Lesser superstars might have faded into the background.
Not Seth.
Now healthy again, Rollins has worked his way right back into the biggest storylines in WWE. After winning two out of three matches against Bron Breakker, he's earned another shot at the spotlight against Roman Reigns in what many believe will headline Night Two of SummerSlam.
That's where Rollins thrives.
Big matches.
Bright lights.
Championship stakes.
Even when he's not holding the World Title, Seth consistently finds himself wrestling meaningful matches that produce fantasy points.
He's one of the most reliable performers of this generation, capable of putting together lengthy championship runs while also wrestling far more often than most main event stars.
If Rollins defeats Roman and captures the World Championship, don't be surprised if he climbs even higher on my next Big Board.
Never underestimate Seth "Freakin'" Rollins.
It usually ends badly.
Dillster's Final Take
These five names aren't just first-round picks.
They're franchise changers.
Hit on one of these superstars, and you're giving yourself a legitimate chance to leave the Road to War Games wearing championship gold around your waist. Miss here, and you'll spend the next four months trying to make up ground.
Draft smart.
Trust the numbers.
Trust the eye test.
And if you ignore my Big Board and your faction crashes and burns...
Well...
You'll just have to Dill With It!