WWE Draft 2024 Night One Picks for April 26, 2024

WWE made waves with their annual draft in 2024, a pivotal year in the company’s history, that has done staggering business and traction for the global juggernaut and altered the landscape drastically.

The 2024 WWE Draft commenced on a high note on tonight’s edition of SmackDown. Without delay, draft picks were announced, accompanied by the rules released previously and the stipulation that all champions except the WWE Women’s Tag Team champions were protected from being drafted.

The inclusion of NXT Superstars in the draft garnered a positive reaction from the audience, signaling an exciting expansion of the roster. The new rosters are set to take effect on May 6th, following the Backlash pay-per-view event.

The draft picks for the 2024 WWE Draft will continue on the upcoming edition of Monday Night RAW and conclude with completely new and revamped rosters for both RAW and SmackDown.

WWE Draft 2024 Round One

SmackDown

• Bianca Belair
• Carmelo Hayes

RAW

• Jey Uso
• Seth “Freakin” Rollins

WWE Draft 2024 Round Two

SmackDown

• Randy Orton
• Nia Jax

RAW:

• Bron Breakker
• Liv Morgan

WWE Draft 2024 Round Three

SmackDown

• LA Knight
• The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga & Paul Heyman)

RAW

• Ricochet
• Sheamus

WWE Draft 2024 Round Four

SmackDown

• AJ Styles
• Andrade El Idolo

RAW

• The Alpha Academy (Chad Gable, Otis, Akira Tozawa and Maxinne Dupri)
• Kiana James

What are your thoughts on the first night of the WWE Draft 2024? Sound off in the comments!