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 |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
4 | 8 | 16 | Indi Hartwell | NXT | Raw | Female wrestler |
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 |
1 | 1 | 2 | Austin Theory | Raw | SmackDown | Male wrestler |
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 |
2 | 3 | 6 | The Usos | 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 |
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. |