WWE RAW May 1, 2023 Preview & Match Card- Draft Night 2
WWE RAW May 1, 2023 episode, from Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX, will be the go-home episode for Backlash 2023 PLE as well as the night 2 of Draft 2023.
Brock Lesnar will return to the red brand days before his match against Cody Rhodes at Backlash 2023. 36 superstars from main roster and select NXT stars are set to be part of Draft 2023. Check below for preview and match card for WWE RAW May 1, 2023 episode.
Brock Lesnar is Back!
Brock Lesnar is back on the road to Backlash 2023 where he is facing Cody Rhodes. The last time Cody and Brock were in the same building, Cody had to fight through security team but could not get to him. Will Cody be able to get his hands on Brock this time around? And if he does, will the result be anything different than a beatdown with Lesnar standing on top?
Draft Night 2
Night 2 of Draft 2023 will take place on RAW May 1 episode. 36 wrestlers plus NXT calls are set to be part of it, but only 24 will be drafted in the main draft. Roman Reigns was the first overall pick on night 1. Who will it be on night 2? Who will join the likes of Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Becky Lynch and Gunther on RAW? The list of superstars to be picked on night 2 are as below:
- Akira Tozawa
- Alpha Academy (Otis & Chad Gable)
- Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo
- Asuka
- Austin Theory
- Baron Corbin
- Braun Strowman & Ricochet
- Brock Lesnar
- Bronson Reed
- Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin
- Charlotte Flair
- Dana Brooke
- Elias
- Emma
- Johnny Gargano
- Judgment Day (Finn Bálor, Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio)
- Karrion Kross (w/ Scarlett)
- Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
- LA Knight
- Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez
- Nikki Cross
- Piper Niven
- Rhea Ripley
- Rick Boogs
- Riddick Moss
- Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler
- Seth Rollins
- Shotzi
- Tamina
- Tegan Nox
- The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland & Butch)
- The LWO (Rey Mysterio, Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde & Zelina Vega)
- The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)
- The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso)
- Trish Stratus
- Xia Li
- Select NXT Superstars
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1. Brock Lesnar
2. Baron Corbin
3. Elias
4. Cedric Alexander
5. Mustafali
6. Shelton Benjamin
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Mustafali aka Mustafa signed contract with deal to Impact ! Wrestling
Nick Nemeth fka Dolph Ziggler signed contract with deal to Impact ! Wrestling
Thomas Corbin signed contract with deal to All Elite Wrestling
Return go back to Shelton Benjamin to NXT Brand roster
Cedric Alexander to NXT Brand
Omos with MVP to NXT
Tonight 2 WWE Draft vote now
1. Cameron Grimes to Raw Brand from NXT
2. Shotzi to SMACKDOWN Brand
3. Johnny Gargano to Raw Brand
4. Austin Theory to SMACKDOWN Brand United States Championship
5. Brock Lesnar to Raw Brand
6. Scarlett with Karrion Kross to SMACKDOWN Brand
7. Nikki Cross to Raw Brand
8. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn to SMACKDOWN Brand
9. Riddick Moss with Emma to Raw Brand
10. Bronson Reed to SMACKDOWN Brand
11. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) to Raw Brand
12.The LWO to SMACKDOWN Brand
13. The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)
14. The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland & Butch) to SMACKDOWN Brand
15. Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo to Raw Brand
16. Alpha Academy (Otis & Chad Gable) to SMACKDOWN Brand
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17. Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler to Raw Brand
18. Teganox to SMACKDOWN Brand
19. Seth Rollins to Raw Brand
20. Xia Li to SMACKDOWN Brand
21. Elias and Rick Boogs to Raw Brand
22. Judgment Day (Finn Bálor, Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley) to SMACKDOWN Brand
23. Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin to Raw Brand
24. Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez to SMACKDOWN Brand
25. Ricochet & Braun Strowman to Raw Brand
26. LA Knight return to SMACKDOWN Brand
27. Asuka to Raw Brand
Free Agent five granted released from WWE remove main roster
1. Tamina
2. Baron Corbin
3. Charlotte Flair
4. Akira Tozawa
5. Trish Stratus
Graduatedeparturexpire from WWE
Mustafali aka Mustafa signed contract with deal to Impact ! Wrestling
Nick Nemeth fka Dolph Ziggler signed contract with deal to Impact ! Wrestling
Charlotte Flair signed contract with deal to All Elite Wrestling
Sarona fka Tamina Snuka signed with deal to Impact ! Wrestling
Return go back to Alexa Bliss to NXT Brand roster
Piper Niven to NXT Brand
Shanky to NXT Brand
Dana Brooke to NXT Brand
Omos with MVP to NXT Brand
R Truth to NXT Brand
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Bianca Belair to Raw Brand
Rhea Ripley to SMACKDOWN Brand