The 2024 WWE draft was the eighteenth WWE draft produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) between the Raw and SmackDown brands. The draft occurred on the April 26th episode of SmackDown on Fox and the April 29th episode of Raw on the USA Network.
Production
Background
The WWE Draft is a process used by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) while a brand extension is in affect to refresh the rosters of their brand divisions, usually between their Raw and SmackDown brands. In 2019, the promotion held two drafts, the first in April and the second in October. The one in April 2019 had an nontraditional drafting format, where drafting decisions were announced as having been made behind the scenes and drafted wrestlers simply appeared on the brand without a major reveal, while the one in October 2019 returned to a traditional draft format. The 2020 draft was officially announced during the Clash of Champions pay-per-view on September 27 and occurred on the October 9 and 12 episodes of SmackDown and Raw, respectively.
For the 2024 WWE draft the new rosters would go into effect beginning with the May 6th episode of Raw. Then reigning champions were protected from being drafted other than the Women's Tag Team Champions.
Protected superstars
Raw
SmackDown
| Superstar | Championship |
|---|---|
| Cody Rhodes | WWE Champion |
| Bayley | WWE Women's Champion |
| Logan Paul | WWE United States Champion |
| Austin Theory | WWE Tag Team Champion |
| Grayson Waller | WWE Tag Team Champion |
Selection
SmackDown
The following is the list of wrestlers and other personnel who were selected on the April 26th SmackDown.
| Round 1 | |||
| Selected by | Employee | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SmackDown | Bianca Belair | Female Superstar | |
| Raw | Jey Uso | Male Superstar | |
| SmackDown | Carmelo Hayes | Male Superstar | Drafted from NXT |
| Raw | Seth Rollins | Male Superstar | |
| Round 2 | |||
| SmackDown | Randy Orton | Male Superstar | |
| Raw | Bron Breakker | Male Superstar | |
| SmackDown | Nia Jax | Female Superstar | |
| Raw | Liv Morgan | Female Superstar | |
| Round 3 | |||
| SmackDown | LA Knight | Male Superstar | |
| Raw | Ricochet | Male Superstar | |
| SmackDown | The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga & Paul Heyman) | Stable | |
| Raw | Sheamus | Male Superstar | |
| Round 4 | |||
| SmackDown | AJ Styles | Male Superstar | |
| Raw | Alpha Academy (Chad Gable, Otis, Akira Tozawa & Maxxine Dupri) | Stable | |
| SmackDown | Andrade | Male Superstar | |
| Raw | Kiana James | Female Superstar | Drafted from NXT |
Additional draft picks announced on WWE social media on April 26th.
| Selected by | Employee | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | Ivar | Male Superstar | |
| Raw | Shayna Baszler | Female Superstar | |
| Raw | Zoey Stark | Female Superstar | |
| Raw | Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn | Tag Team | |
| SmackDown | Baron Corbin | Male Superstar | |
| SmackDown | The O.C. (Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson & Michin) | Stable | |
| SmackDown | Cedric Alexander & Ashante Adonis | Tag Team |
Raw
The following is the list of wrestlers and other personnel who were selected on the April 29th Raw.
Additional draft picks announced on WWE social media on April 29th.
| Selected by | Employee | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | Dijak | Male Superstar | |
| Raw | Natalya | Female Superstar | |
| Raw | Katana Chance & Kayden Carter | Tag Team | |
| Raw | Diamond Mine (Julius Creed, Brutus Creed & Ivy Nile) | Stable | |
| Raw | New Catch Republic (Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne) | Tag Team | |
| Raw | Odyssey Jones | Male Superstar | |
| SmackDown | Apollo Crews | Male Superstar | |
| SmackDown | Tegan Nox | Female Superstar | |
| SmackDown | Giovanni Vinci | Male Superstar |
See also
External links
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