{"id":124167,"date":"2024-04-26T11:13:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T15:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=124167"},"modified":"2024-04-26T11:13:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T15:13:21","slug":"wwe-draft-2024-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/26\/wwe-draft-2024-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Draft 2024: Everything You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WWE Draft is taking place this weekend, and many superstars are looking likely to find themselves a new home on a new brand. Ahead of the WWE Draft episodes of <em><strong>SmackDown<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Monday Night Raw<\/strong><\/em>, we\u2019ve covered everything you need to know.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>WWE Draft 2024 Rules<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8BREAKING NEWS \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>The official <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWEDraft<\/a> rules are here!<\/p>\n<p>NIGHT 1 THIS FRIDAY on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a>!<br \/>\nNIGHT 2 MONDAY, APRIL 29 on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWERaw<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ROLIad5XGF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ROLIad5XGF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1783190896101789819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWE announced the official rules for this year\u2019s instalment of the WWE Draft, and they are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Champions on each brand are protected. This means that <strong>Damian Priest<\/strong>, <strong>Sami Zayn<\/strong>, <strong>Becky Lynch<\/strong> and <strong>Awesome Truth<\/strong> will remain on <em>Monday Night Raw<\/em>, while <strong>Cody Rhodes<\/strong>, <strong>Logan Paul<\/strong>, <strong>Bayley<\/strong> and <strong>A-Town Down Under<\/strong> will stay on <em>SmackDown<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions ARE eligible to be drafted but can continue to appear across both shows unless they lose their titles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 26th <em>SmackDown<\/em> will feature four rounds of draft picks, with each brand making eight picks each, with a total of 16.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 29th <em>Monday Night Raw<\/em> will feature six rounds of draft picks, with each brand making 12 picks each, with a total of 24.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>SmackDown<\/em> will have the first pick on Friday, while <em>Monday Night Raw<\/em> will have the first pick on Monday.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The roster changes will come into effect on Monday, May 6th, after <em><strong>WWE Backlash 2024<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Announced Draft Pools<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pools for both nights of the WWE Draft have also been confirmed, including a few names that have taken WWE fans by surprise. Notably, <strong>Rhea Ripley<\/strong> &amp; Damian Priest are considered to be separate from <strong>Judgment Day<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">These WWE Superstars are eligible to be drafted in the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWEDraft<\/a> THIS FRIDAY on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5yKyOpLBgc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/5yKyOpLBgc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1783191551838941296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>SmackDown<\/em> &#8211; Friday 26th April:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>AJ Styles<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Alba Fyre<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Isla Dawn<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Alpha Academy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Andrade<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Bianca Belair<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Bron Breakker<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Cedric Alexander<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Ashante \u201cThee\u201d Adonis<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ivar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jey Uso<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LA Knight<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Liv Morgan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nia Jax<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Randy Orton<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ricochet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Seth Rollins<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Shayna Baszler<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sheamus<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bloodline (<strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong>, <strong>Solo Sikoa<\/strong>, <strong>Tama Tonga<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Paul Heyman<\/strong>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The O.C. (<strong>Luke Gallows<\/strong>, <strong>Karl Anderson<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Michin<\/strong>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">These WWE Superstars are eligible to be drafted in the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWEDraft<\/a> MONDAY, APRIL 29TH on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWERaw<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WSkFvzkDwd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WSkFvzkDwd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1783193553327567344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Monday Night Raw<\/em> &#8211; Monday 29th April:<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>#DIY<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Apollo Crews<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Braun Strowman<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Bronson Reed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Candice LeRae<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Indi Hartwell<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Chelsea Green<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Piper Niven<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CM Punk<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The Creed Brothers<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Ivy Nile<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Damage CTRL<\/strong> (<strong>IYO SKY<\/strong>, <strong>Dakota Kai<\/strong> &amp; <strong>The Kabuki Warriors<\/strong>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Drew McIntyre<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Final Testament<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Giovanni Vinci<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Imperium<\/strong> (<strong>Gunther<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Ludwig Kaiser<\/strong>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jade Cargill<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judgment Day (<strong>Finn B\u00e1lor<\/strong>, <strong>Dominik Mysterio<\/strong> &amp; <strong>JD McDonagh<\/strong>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Kayden Carter<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Katana Chance<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Kevin Owens<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Legado Del Fantasma<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>L.W.O.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Naomi<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Natalya<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>New Catch Republic<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>New Day<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Odyssey Jones<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Pretty Deadly<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Shinsuke Nakamura<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Tegan Nox<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The Pride<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Tiffany Stratton<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although it has been confirmed that WWE NXT will also be involved in the WWE Draft, the NXT roster has not been announced as eligible to be drafted.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen exactly how NXT will be utilised, but it&#8217;s almost certain that we will see some call-ups over the next week. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrestlePurists\/status\/1783205403880239425\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carmelo Hayes and Ilja Dragunov<\/a> are two of the main names being rumoured, with both men likely to find their way to the main roster imminently.<\/p>\n<p>With the WWE Draft set to shake things up drastically, keep an eye on SmackDown and Monday Night Raw to find out who might find a new home, and who stays put.<\/p>\n<h5>WWE Draft 2024 kicks off on SmackDown 26th April, 8\/7c on Fox.<\/h5>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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