Triple H kicked off tonight’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown to announce the first draft picks.
Hunter started off by welcoming everyone to SmackDown. Hunter said that everyone on Raw and SmackDown is eligible and half would be drafted tonight, while the others are drafted on Raw. He also said that select names from NXT are also eligible and the rosters will go into effect on May 8th.
The first 4 picks are:
1. Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa, and Paul Heyman (SmackDown)
2. Cody Rhodes (Raw)
3. Bianca Belair (SmackDown)
4. Becky Lynch (Raw)
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#SmackDown gets the first pick in the #WWEDraft:
Undisputed WWE Universal Champion @WWERomanReigns, @WWESoloSikoa & @HeymanHustle! ☝️🔥 pic.twitter.com/GABXUrpSfq
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