WWE Draft results 2023: Updates from May 1 Raw
By Scott Rogust
The final portion of the WWE Draft will take place on the May 1 episode of Monday Night Raw. Here are the full live results from the show.
This past Friday, the first portion of the WWE Draft was held on SmackDown, which saw superstars and stables selected to exclusively compete on one of the two brands. SmackDown’s first two picks included The Bloodline (Undisputed WWE Universal champion Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman) and Raw Women’s champion Bianca Belair, while Raw selected “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes and Becky Lynch. You can check out the full results from the WWE Draft on the Apr. 28 edition of Friday Night SmackDown by clicking on this link.
There were also some picks announced on the SmackDown LowDown on NBC’s Peacock streaming service on Saturday morning. You can view the selections in WWE’s tweet below:
The WWE Draft officially concludes during the May 1 episode of Monday Night Raw, starting at 8:00 p.m. ET. Like the first portion on SmackDown, there is a specific pool of talent that is eligible to be drafted. The pool is as follows, courtesy of WWE’s official website:
- Akira Tozawa
- Alpha Academy (Otis and Chad Gable)
- Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo
- Asuka
- United State champion Austin Theory
- Baron Corbin
- Braun Strowman and Ricochet
- Brock Lesnar
- Bronson Reed
- Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin
- Charlotte Flair
- Dana Brooke
- Elias
- Emma
- Johnny Gargano
- Judgment Day (Finn Bálor, Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio)
- Karrion Kross (with Scarlett)
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team champions Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
- LA Knight
- WWE Women’s Tag Team champions Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez
- Nikki Cross
- Piper Niven
- SmackDown Women’s champion Rhea Ripley
- Rick Boogs
- Riddick Moss
- Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler
- Seth Rollins
- Shotzi
- Tamina
- Tegan Nox
- The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland and Butch)
- The LWO (Rey Mysterio, Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde and Zelina Vega)
- The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
- The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso)
- Trish Stratus
- Xia Li
- Select NXT Superstars
Without further ado, here are the full live results for the final night of the WWE Draft.
WWE Draft results 2023: Updates from May 1 Raw
Brock Lesnar “renegotiated his contract” that allows him to compete on both shows as a free agent.
Raw WWE Draft Picks
- SmackDown Women’s champion Rhea Ripley
- Seth Rollins
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team champions Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
- Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio)
- WWE Women’s Tag Team champions Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez
- The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
- Trish Stratus
- Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler
- Braun Strowman and Ricochet
- Bronson Reed
- Alpha Academy (Otis and Chad Gable)
- NXT’s Katana Chance and Kayden Carter
SmackDown WWE Draft Picks
- United States champion Austin Theory
- Charlotte Flair
- The Usos
- LWO (Rey Mysterio, Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde and Zelina Vega)
- Asuka
- The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland and Butch)
- Karrion Kross (with Scarlett)
- LA Knight
- Shotzi
- NXT’s Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson)
- Rick Boogs
- NXT’s Cameron Grimes
After Raw went off the air, the remainder of the WWE Draft took place on Raw Talk on NBC’s Peacock streaming service. We have the results from that below.
WWE Draft results 2023: Updates from May 1 Raw Talk
Raw WWE Draft Picks
- Dana Brooke
- Nikki Cross
- Johnny Gargano
- Humberto Carillo and Angel Garza
- Akira Tozawa
- Piper Niven
- Xia Li
- Tegan Nox
- Emma
- Riddick Moss
- NXT’s Indus Sher (Jinder Mahal, Veer and Sanga)
- NXT’s Odyssey Jones
SmackDown WWE Draft Picks
- Tamina
- NXT’s Grayson Waller
Free Agents
- Baron Corbin
- Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander
- Elias
- Xyon Quinn
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