The first night of WWE Drafts on SmackDown saw some surprising picks and gave people a lot to talk about until Monday’s episode of Raw.
Many of the stars stayed on the same brand as expected. SmackDown picked the Universal champion Roman Reigns as their first pick of the night while Raw chose Big E as their #1 pick.
Some big brand switches that were teased in the past couple of days also got confirmed during the WWE Draft. The most notable of them was the former WWE champion Drew McIntyre being picked by the blue brand.
The company had a few surprises in store too. The first of them was SmackDown picking the Raw women’s champion Charlotte Flair in the first round.
Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston being drafted to SmackDown was a big surprise as well. This was especially shocking because the duo had only reunited with Big E on Raw a few weeks before WWE Draft.
WWE Draft Night 1 Result: All Draft Picks Made On Air
A total of 16 picks were made on air during tonight’s episode of SmackDown. Here is a list of all the stars picked by both the brands during tonight’s show:
SmackDown picks:
- WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns
- RAW Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair
- Drew McIntyre
- Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods
- Happy Baron Corbin and Madcat Moss
- Hit Row (“B-Fab” Briana Brandy, Ashante “Thee” Adonis, “Top Dolla” AJ Francis, NXT North American Champion Isaiah “Swerve” Scott)
- Naomi
- Jeff Hardy
Raw picks:
- WWE Champion Big E
- Bianca Belair
- Raw Tag Team Champions Randy Orton and Riddle
- WWE Hall Of Famer Edge
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley
- Keith “Bearcat” Lee
- Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio
- Austin Theory
WWE Draft will continue on Raw this Monday.
