{"id":124235,"date":"2024-05-02T07:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=124235"},"modified":"2024-05-02T06:52:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T10:52:40","slug":"drafted-to-wwe-raw-what-to-expect-from-new-raw-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/05\/02\/drafted-to-wwe-raw-what-to-expect-from-new-raw-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Drafted To WWE Raw: What To Expect From New Raw Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The WWE Draft may have been void of shocking moments <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">but<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0it did serve its purpose in refreshing the rosters of both\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE SmackDown<\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">kept hold of its biggest stars\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jey<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Uso, Drew McIntyre, The Judgement Day, Gunther, Seth Rollins, The New Day, Alpha Academy, Becky Lynch, Liv Morgan<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Shayna Baszler.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many stars were announced as marquee signings from\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NXT,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">or cunning deals with<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE <\/span><\/em><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">SmackDown<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here, we\u00a0take a\u00a0look at who was drafted to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Plus\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">we<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0discuss what we can expect from these newly drafted\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0stars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Drafted To WWE Raw<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CM Punk\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>CM Punk<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">being added<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to the\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">roster means one thing. We are getting CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre soon. The smart money would be on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/09\/wwe-wrestlemania-40-losses-paves-way-for-summer-of-mcintyre-gunther\/\" target=\"_self\">McIntyre challenging for the World Heavyweight Championship<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovohydro.com\/events\/detail\/wwe-clash-at-the-castle\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clash At The Castle<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If WWE wants to incite the sort of riots\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">normally<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0only seen in Glasgow when Celtic play Rangers in the Old Firm football derby, it&#8217;ll\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">make sure<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that CM Punk costs McIntyre the title on his home soil.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE could send Scottish fans home happy by crowning McIntrye as champion on this PLE. If that&#8217;s the\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">case<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0CM Punk will want the first crack at the gold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Both options would set up <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/09\/wwe-wrestlemania-40-losses-paves-way-for-summer-of-mcintyre-gunther\/\" target=\"_self\">CM Punk vs. McIntyre at SummerSlam<\/a>. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0this will play out on\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">which<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0would make<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0unmissible TV.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You made my life (and a bunch others) hell back in 2011. <\/p>\n<p>They might be cowards now and play house with you. But that doesn\u2019t work me brother. <\/p>\n<p>In 2024 you\u2019re my bitch <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pC5uiDVuDg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/pC5uiDVuDg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Drew (@DMcIntyreWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMcIntyreWWE\/status\/1785147572799037522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Braun Strowman\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Braun Strowman<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0was technically drafted to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a year ago during the 2023 WWE Draft. However, he has been kept out of action since then with a neck injury. So his draft to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is technically a redraft\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">but<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that doesn&#8217;t stop it being interesting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If his first night back on\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is anything to go by a feud with\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Judgement Day<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is on the near horizon.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Strowman&#8217;s draft could signal the recent QR codes\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0subsequent online videos hyping\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Uncle Howdy&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">return<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">could develop into something on TV. The Uncle Howdy videos have hinted that Howdy will\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be joined<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by potentially five other members of the new Wyatt 6.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Shawn Spears<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alexia Bliss<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0have both\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">been mentioned<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the videos. With Strowman back on the active\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">roster<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0we could see him play a role in Howdy&#8217;s return IRL. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Perhaps we will see Uncle Howdy attempt to bring Strowman into his new faction. Or if Strowman is to feud with The Judgement Day, the Wyatt 6 could launch as a back-up for him.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWERaw<\/a> QR Code <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XVdEPAX3aL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XVdEPAX3aL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Takeover (old) (@January69th) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/January69th\/status\/1785132803471868198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ilja Dragunov\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ilja Dragunov&#8217;s appearance on\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw After WrestleMania\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">gave a heavy hint<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that he would\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be drafted<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. He was.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dragunov claimed he would push\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to a new level of intensity. He also referred to being on the same brand as\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gunther\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">as\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">destiny<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The two men had an <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/07\/23\/why-dragunov-will-win-walters-uk-title\/\" target=\"_self\">extremely heated rivalry in\u00a0<\/a><\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NXT UK\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">with matches\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">that have\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">been<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0heralded<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0as the greatest of all time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE could give Dragunov and Gunther a match in front of the European crowd at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/10\/26\/wwe-bash-in-berlin-first-ever-german-ppv\/\" target=\"_self\">Bash In Berlin<\/a>. But perhaps that would rid the German crowd of two great matches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gunther should challenge for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/09\/wwe-wrestlemania-40-losses-paves-way-for-summer-of-mcintyre-gunther\/\" target=\"_self\">World Heavyweight Championship in Berlin<\/a>. Dragunov could go for the WWE Intercontinental Championship in front of a crowd that will welcome the Russian former WxW Champion as a hometown hero.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@UNBESIEGBAR_ZAR<\/a> looks forward to once again sharing a brand with a legendary rival in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gunther_AUT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Gunther_AUT<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yGf1W1HwSs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/yGf1W1HwSs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1785145259942445534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Damage CTRL And WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Champions<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All champions were guaranteed to stay on their current brand during the WWE Draft. Except for the WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Champions\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Kabuki Warriors<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Champions\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Asuka &amp; Kairi Sane<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0were drafted to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">with the rest of Damage CTRL\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Iyo Sky<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dakota Kai<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0will seriously alter the women&#8217;s division\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">which<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has been<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0dominated by the now-injured\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rhea Ripley<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, now-on\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">SmackDown<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nia Jax,<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0now-new Women&#8217;s World Champ\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Becky Lynch<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Liv Morgan<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lynch<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0as Women&#8217;s World\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Champion<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0stays on\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Raw<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. But she will have all of Damage CTRL to deal with as they will\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">certainly<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0be eyeing her gold.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0will also get in the way of Liv Morgan\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">who<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has her eyes on Lynch&#8217;s prize.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alba Fire &amp; Isla Dawn\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Kabuki Warriors will have Scottish tag duo\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alba Fire<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Isla Dawn<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to contend with. Clash At The Castle would offer the perfect opportunity to put Fire &amp; Dawn in a tag title match in front of a home crowd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sure, WWE could book the match as a pre-show afterthought like it did when it booked\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/02\/23\/elimination-chamber-aussie-indi-hartwell-gets-womens-tag-team-title-shot\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Way<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0vs. The Kabuki Warriors at Elimination Chamber in Perth to give\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Indi Hartwell<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0a moment in front of her fellow Aussies. But with six weeks until the Glasgow show there&#8217;s plenty of time to build an engaging story.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lyra Valkyria &amp; Kiana James\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lyra Valkyria<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kiana James<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0complete the\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">list of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NXT<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0women drafted to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. James will offer impressive in-ring ability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Valkyria is also great in the ring but comes to <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0with many connections and\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">some<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0impressive bragging rights. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/10\/25\/new-nxt-womens-champion-lyra-valkyria\/\" target=\"_self\">Valkyria defeated Lynch<\/a> for the NXT Women&#8217;s Championship at NXT: Halloween\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Havoc,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0last year.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Surely<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">that&#8217;s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0worth a shot at Lynch&#8217;s World Women&#8217;s Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Irish Valkyria <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">also has a connection<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Finn Balor<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and J<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">D McDonagh<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, so\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">could<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0be a potential new member for The Judgement Day.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You all deserve this\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreNXT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WeAreNXT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SDiXcbpfOR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/SDiXcbpfOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnMichaels\/status\/1785168281436815482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bron Breakker\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Bron Breaker&#8217;s<\/strong> move from\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NXT\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to<\/span><\/em><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE SmackDown\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in February led to\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a couple of<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0squash matches for the second-generation wrestler. His move to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">could signal that he\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is set<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more than\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">just<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0squash matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">has a\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">very<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0competitive upper-mid card that Breakker would fit\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0well on.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bronson Reed<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sheamus<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Dragunov,\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ivar<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chad Gable\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">should offer some competition for Breakker as he competes for a shot at\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sami Zayn&#8217;s<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Intercontinental Championship.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Drafted To Raw &#8211; Again: Dijak &amp; Odyssey Jones<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Dijak<\/strong> is coming back to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">looking for (ahem) retribution. Dijak was drafted to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">given the name <strong>T-Bar<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0put in the disastrous faction <strong>Retribution<\/strong>. He said he was using this negative experience to fuel his Dijax hijack of the show.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Odyssey Jones<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was also drafted<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Both he and Dijax could fit in with the mentioned upper-mid card roster.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The weird thing with Jones is he\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was drafted<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in the 2023 Draft but never\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">actually<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0appeared on the show.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0So there&#8217;s a chance he&#8217;ll spend another year on the brand working dark matches and WWE Live shows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Feast Your Eyes on the Dijak Hijack of Monday Night Ratio <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xag8ZWHu8v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/xag8ZWHu8v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DONOVAN DIJAK (@DijakFYE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DijakFYE\/status\/1785306144820416809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Final Testament For The Judgement Day\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>The Final Testament<\/strong> faction &#8211; comprising of <strong>Karrion Kross, Akam &amp; Rezar<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">along with <strong>Paul<\/strong><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>\u00a0Ellering <\/strong>and<strong> Scarlett<\/strong> &#8211; make the move to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw.<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> This <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ends<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0their feud with <strong>Bobby Lashley<\/strong> and <strong>The Street Profits<\/strong> on\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">SmackDown.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We can expect The Final Testament to set its sights on\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">top faction\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Judgement Day\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">if<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0it\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">truly<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> wants to make a difference in WWE. But the\u00a0<strong>LWO\u00a0<\/strong>were also drafted to\u00a0<em>WWE Raw,\u00a0<\/em>so could also jostle for control of the show.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">New Catch Republic<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Things have been great for the <strong>New Catch Republic<\/strong> since they formed when <strong>Tyler Bate<\/strong> joined <strong>Pete Dunne<\/strong> on SmackDown in January.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They got a shot at the\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tag titles at<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Elimination Chamber and <strong><em>WrestleMania 40<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The British duo will put on some cracking matches with the new teams in front of them on\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw. S<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">uch<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0as The Creed Brothers, New Day, and Imperium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> If they get a shot at The Awesome Truth, they&#8217;ll hope third times lucky will win them the World Tag Team Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Philly <\/p>\n<p>Death house <\/p>\n<p>Probably <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VCwefEpsMF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/VCwefEpsMF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u2018The Bruiserweight\u2019 Pete Dunne (@PeteDunneYxB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteDunneYxB\/status\/1776814178600108189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Network<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Peacock<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WWE Draft may have been void of shocking moments but\u00a0it did serve its purpose in refreshing the rosters of both\u00a0WWE Raw\u00a0and\u00a0WWE SmackDown.\u00a0 WWE Raw\u00a0kept hold of its biggest stars\u00a0Jey\u00a0Uso, Drew McIntyre, The Judgement Day, Gunther, Seth Rollins, The New Day, Alpha Academy, Becky Lynch, Liv Morgan\u00a0and\u00a0Shayna Baszler.\u00a0 Many stars were announced as marquee signings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3852,"featured_media":124247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2192,25,4,3],"tags":[8878,229,255,140,2042,2514,2653,8442,1428,8876,4994,8857],"class_list":["post-124235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrestling","category-raw","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","tag-alba-fyre","tag-asuka","tag-braun-strowman","tag-cm-punk","tag-dakota-kai","tag-ilja-dragunov","tag-isla-dawn","tag-iyo-sky","tag-kairi-sane","tag-uncle-howdy","tag-wwe-draft","tag-wwe-draft-2024"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3852"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}