WWE Draft 2023: Roman Reigns Top Pick, RAW Retains Cody & Becky
Roman Reigns turned out to be the top pick of WWE Draft 2023 as he was retained by SmackDown brand.
Draft 2023 started on April 28 episode of SmackDown with the blue brand getting the first pick. They went with Undipsuted WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns bunched with Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman of the Bloodline. Bloodline’s The Usos were not eligible to be drafted on night 1 and will be available to be picked on May 1.
The second pick of the draft, selected by RAW, was Cody Rhodes. RAW brand was able to retain Becky Lynch, Matt Riddle and The Miz apart from landing Imperium trio, including Intercontinental Champion Gunther, Drew McIntyre, Shinsuke Nakamura and NXT Women’s Champion Indi Hartwell.
SmackDown landed a lot of new names in RAW Women’s Champion Bianca Belair and The Street Profits, Hall of Famer Edge, Bobby Lashley, The OC(including AJ Styles), Damage CTRL trio, and NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre.
As many as 18 names from the one eligible on night are left to be drafted and are expected to be announced during SmackDown LowDown on Saturday morning. For complete details on superstar movements in Draft 2023 is available here.
Night 2 of the draft will take place on RAW episode of May 1 with the likes of Seth Rollins, Karrion Kross, SmackDown Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley, United States Champion Austin Theory, and many others available to be drafted.
Wrestler(s) Post-draft brand
Candice LeRae to Raw Brand
Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville Raw (Green)
SmackDown (Deville) to SMACKDOWN Brand
Dexter Lumis to Raw Brand
Dolph Ziggler to SMACKDOWN Brand
Hit Row
(Ashante “Thee” Adonis, B-Fab, and Top Dolla) to Raw Brand
Lacey Evans to Raw Brand
Maximum Male Models
(ma.çé and mån.sôör with Maxxine Dupri) to Raw Brand
Mustafa Ali to Raw Brand
Natalya to Raw Brand
Omos with MVP to SMACKDOWN Brand
The Viking Raiders
(Erik and Ivar with Valhalla) to SMACKDOWN Brand
Announcement new vacant 2002-present WWE World Heavyweight Championship return to Raw Brand
three female superstar nxt call up😇night one WWE Draft
Congratulations 👏🏽Indi Hartwell welcome arrive to Raw Brand
main roster Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn welcome arrive to SMACKDOWN Brand
Announcement new vacant NXT Women’s Championship
and NXT Women’s Tag Team Title
Night 2 WWE Draft
Austin Theory to SMACKDOWN Brand United States Championship
Wrestler(s) Post-draft brand
Apollo Crews to Raw Brand
Candice LeRae to Raw Brand
Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville Raw (Green)
SmackDown (Deville) to Raw Brand
Dexter Lumis to Raw Brand
Hit Row
(Ashante “Thee” Adonis, B-Fab, and Top Dolla) to SMACKDOWN Brand
JD McDonagh to Raw Brand
Lacey Evans to SMACKDOWN Brand
Maximum Male Models
(ma.çé and mån.sôör with Maxxine Dupri) to Raw Brand
Natalya to Raw Brand
The Viking Raiders
(Erik and Ivar with Valhalla) to Raw Brand
Zoey Stark to Raw Brand
Announcement new vacant 2002-present WWE World Heavyweight Championship return to Raw Brand
three female superstar nxt call up😇night one WWE Draft
Congratulations 👏🏽Indi Hartwell welcome arrive to Raw Brand
main roster Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn welcome arrive to SMACKDOWN Brand
Announcement new vacant NXT Women’s Championship
and NXT Women’s Tag Team Title
Night 2 WWE Draft on Raw
Austin Theory to SMACKDOWN Brand United States Championship