WWE Draft 2023

The WWE Draft 2023 was the seventeenth WWE Draft produced by WWE between their Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The two-night event began with the April 28 episode of Friday Night SmackDown (in Corpus Christi, Texas) and concluded with the May 1 episode of Monday Night Raw (in Fort Worth, Texas). This was the first draft held since 2021.

Night One Draft Selections:

Round	Brand pick #	Overall pick #	Wrestler(s)	Pre-draft brand	Post-draft brand	Role
1	1	1	The Bloodline(Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa with Paul Heyman)	SmackDown	SmackDown	Male tag team and male manager Undisputed WWE Universal Champion (Reigns)
1	1	2	Cody Rhodes	Raw	Raw	Male wrestler
1	2	3	Bianca Belair	Raw	SmackDown	Female wrestler Raw Women's Champion
1	2	4	Becky Lynch	Raw	Raw	Female wrestler
2	3	5	The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)	Raw	SmackDown	Male tag team
2	3	6	Imperium(Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, and Giovanni Vinci)	SmackDown	Raw	Male stable Intercontinental Champion (Gunther)
2	4	7	Edge	Raw	SmackDown	Male wrestler WWE Hall of Famer
2	4	8	Matt Riddle	Raw	Raw	Male wrestler
3	5	9	Bobby Lashley	Raw	SmackDown	Male wrestler
3	5	10	Drew McIntyre	SmackDown	Raw	Male wrestler
3	6	11	The O.C.(AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, and "Michin" Mia Yim)	Raw	SmackDown	Mixed stable
3	6	12	The Miz	Raw	Raw	Male wrestler
4	7	13	Damage Control(Bayley, Dakota Kai, and Iyo Sky)	Raw	SmackDown	Female stable
4	7	14	Shinsuke Nakamura	SmackDown	Raw	Male wrestler
4	8	15	Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn	NXT	SmackDown	Female tag team NXT Women's Tag Team Champions
4	8	16	Indi Hartwell	NXT	Raw	Female wrestler NXT Women's Champion

Night One Supplemental Draft Selections:

Wrestler(s)	Pre-draft brand	Post-draft brand	Role
Apollo Crews	NXT	Raw	Male wrestler
Candice LeRae	Raw	Raw	Female wrestler
Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville	Raw (Green) SmackDown (Deville)	Raw	Female tag team
Dexter Lumis	Raw	Raw	Male wrestler
Hit Row(Ashante "Thee" Adonis, B-Fab, and Top Dolla)	SmackDown	SmackDown	Mixed stable
JD McDonagh	NXT	Raw	Male wrestler
Lacey Evans	SmackDown	SmackDown	Female wrestler
Maximum Male Models(ma.çé and mån.sôör with Maxxine Dupri)	Raw	Raw	Male tag team and female manager
Natalya	SmackDown	Raw	Female wrestler
The Viking Raiders(Erik and Ivar with Valhalla)	SmackDown	Raw	Male tag team and female manager
Zoey Stark	NXT	Raw	Female wrestler

Night Two Draft Selections:

Round	Brand pick #	Overall pick #	Wrestler(s)	Pre-draft brand	Post-draft brand	Role
1	1	1	Rhea Ripley	Raw	Raw	Female wrestler SmackDown Women's Champion
1	1	2	Austin Theory	Raw	SmackDown	Male wrestler United States Champion
1	2	3	Seth "Freakin" Rollins	Raw	Raw	Male wrestler
1	2	4	Charlotte Flair	SmackDown	SmackDown	Female wrestler
2	3	5	Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn	Raw (Owens) SmackDown (Zayn)	Raw	Male tag team Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions
2	3	6	The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)	SmackDown	SmackDown	Male tag team
2	4	7	The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor, Damian Priest, and Dominik Mysterio)	Raw	Raw	Male stable
2	4	8	Latino World Order (Rey Mysterio, Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde, and Zelina Vega)	SmackDown	SmackDown	Mixed stable
3	5	9	Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez	SmackDown	Raw	Female tag team WWE Women's Tag Team Champions
3	5	10	Asuka	Raw	SmackDown	Female wrestler
3	6	11	The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)	SmackDown	Raw	Male tag team
3	6	12	The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland, and Butch)	SmackDown	SmackDown	Male stable
4	7	13	Trish Stratus	Raw	Raw	Female wrestler WWE Hall of Famer
4	7	14	Karrion Kross with Scarlett	SmackDown	SmackDown	Male wrestler and female manager
4	8	15	Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler	SmackDown	Raw	Female tag team
4	8	16	LA Knight	SmackDown	SmackDown	Male wrestler
5	9	17	Braun Strowman and Ricochet	SmackDown	Raw	Male tag team
5	9	18	Shotzi	SmackDown	SmackDown	Female wrestler
5	10	19	Bronson Reed	Raw	Raw	Male wrestler
5	10	20	Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson)	NXT	SmackDown	Male tag team
6	11	21	Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis)	Raw	Raw	Male tag team
6	11	22	Rick Boogs	Raw	SmackDown	Male wrestler
6	12	23	Katana Chance and Kayden Carter	NXT	Raw	Female tag team
6	12	24	Cameron Grimes	NXT	SmackDown	Male wrestler

Night Two Supplemental Draft Selections:

Wrestler(s)	Pre-draft brand	Post-draft brand	Role
Akira Tozawa	Raw	Raw	Male wrestler
Dana Brooke	Raw	Raw	Female wrestler
Emma	SmackDown	Raw	Female wrestler
Grayson Waller	NXT	SmackDown	Male wrestler
Indus Sher(Jinder Mahal, Sanga, and Veer Mahaan)	NXT	Raw	Male stable
Johnny Gargano	Raw	Raw	Male wrestler
Los Lotharios(Angel and Humberto)	SmackDown	Raw	Male tag team
Nikki Cross	Raw	Raw	Female wrestler
Odyssey Jones	NXT	Raw	Male wrestler
Piper Niven	Raw	Raw	Female wrestler
Riddick Moss	SmackDown	Raw	Male wrestler
Tamina	Raw	SmackDown	Female wrestler
Tegan Nox	SmackDown	Raw	Female wrestler
Xia Li	SmackDown	Raw	Female wrestler

Free Agents:

Wrestler(s)	Pre-draft brand	Date	Role	Notes
Baron Corbin	Raw	May 1, 2023	Male wrestler	Went undrafted during Night 2. Declared as a free agent during Night 2's supplemental draft.
Brock Lesnar	Free agent	May 1, 2023	Male wrestler	During Night 2 of the draft, Triple H announced that Lesnar, who was initially included in the Night 2 draft pool, renegotiated his free agent status so that he could continue to appear for both brands.
Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin	Raw	May 1, 2023	Male tag team	Went undrafted during Night 2. Declared as free agents during Night 2's supplemental draft.
Dolph Ziggler	Raw	April 29, 2023	Male wrestler	Went undrafted during Night 1. Declared as a free agent during Night 1's supplemental draft.
Elias	Raw	May 1, 2023	Male wrestler	Went undrafted during Night 2. Declared as a free agent during Night 2's supplemental draft.
Mustafa Ali	Raw	April 29, 2023	Male wrestler	Went undrafted during Night 1. Declared as a free agent during Night 1's supplemental draft.
Omos with MVP	Raw	April 29, 2023	Male wrestler and male manager	During Night 1's supplemental draft, it was revealed that MVP negotiated their free agent status to maximize Omos' visibility on both brands.
Von Wagner	NXT	April 29, 2023	Male wrestler	Though not initially included in the Night 1 draft pool, Wagner was revealed as one of the select NXT wrestlers available to be drafted on SmackDown LowDown. He was declared as a free agent during Night 1's supplemental draft.
Xyon Quinn	NXT	May 1, 2023	Male wrestler	Though not initially included in the Night 2 draft pool, Quinn was revealed as one of the select NXT wrestlers available to be drafted on Raw Talk. He was declared as a free agent during Night 2's supplemental draft.