WWE Reveals Start Date For 2023 Draft

The 2023 WWE Draft officially has a start date! WWE announced it on SmackDown.

by Jamie Kennedy
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WWE announced exactly when the 2023 version of their Draft will begin on Friday's episode of SmackDown, and fans don't have to wait long.

In fact, the 2023 Draft begins in just two short weeks. It'll kick off on the 28 April edition of SmackDown, then continue on the following Monday's episode of Raw. There's no word quite yet on formatting - many are already dreading those boring announcement inserts from Adam Pearce.

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He and Sonya Deville sucked the life out of the Draft several years ago in 2021. Stephanie McMahon did the same when revealing picks during the prior 2020 Draft. Surely, WWE can come up with something more exciting for this year's incarnation?

They might have to.

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Triple H announced plans for the Draft on last week's SmackDown, but he didn't go into details on how it'd work. The promotion also stalled until Friday to announce dates for its latest roster reshuffle. Most fans and critics would agree that WWE has its work cut out for it in terms of getting folks excited for the Draft.

Regardless, it starts just a fortnight from now.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.