Every Draft Pick From Last Night's WWE SmackDown Revealed

Red Or Blue? The first selection of WWE Superstars get on their travels.

Bray Wyatt
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WWE were kind enough to give an outline of the rather convoluted rules to yet another new Draft format as SmackDown kicked off its second high-pressure edition on Fox.

The concept - a regular ratings panic button for the company - featured humorously overplayed "War Rooms" allegedly representing the higher-ups at both USA Network and Fox. Older viewers may have enjoyed how Vince McMahon's vision of these suited-and-booted types hasn't really changed in 30 years - all the paper scrunching, pen-throwing and gaudy high-fiving were right out of Brell's office in the company-controlled Hulk Hogan Hollywood turkey No Holds Barred. Admittedly, he's been in more of those rooms than most of us ever will, but there was a lingering smell of "d-d-dookie" with every cutaway thanks to the daft acting.

Nonetheless, much like the rosters themselves, it was as though thought had been placed on the presentation, even if somebody might have spoiled the actual picks hours earlier in a very un-WWE error.

That .com bod presumably isn't getting anywhere near the blue brand's coverage over the next few months, but just under half of the crop below will be expected to make good on a billion dollar deal. No pressure then...

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett