The 2023 WWE Draft continued on Monday Night Raw with some big names announcing the draft picks. Triple H announced picks for the first round, Booker T & Sharmell did the honors for the second round while Shawn Michaels revealed the picks for the third round. Throughout the first three rounds the following names were drafted:
SmackDown Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley – Raw
United States Champion Austin Theory – SmackDown
Seth Rollins – Raw
Charlotte Flair – SmackDown
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn – Raw
The Usos – SmackDown
Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio – Raw
Rey Mysterio, Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, Cruz Del Toro, Zelina Vega – SmackDown
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez – Raw
Asuka – SmackDown
Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods – Raw
The Brawling Brutes – SmackDown
Ahead of the fourth round it was revealed that Eric Bischoff would be announcing draft picks for Raw with Rob Van Dam doing the same for the Friday Night SmackDown brand.
As they made their way to the podium there was a loud “RVD” chant. Eric Bischoff announced that Trish Stratus was the first pick of the fourth round and she was being drafted to Raw. Rob Van Dam then confirmed that Karrion Kross will be part of the SmackDown roster moving forward.
Eric Bischoff then announced that Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler were drafted to Raw as a team. RVD followed up by revealing that LA Knight had been drafted to SmackDown.
Stay tuned for more updates on the WWE Draft as they become available.
