WWE's Backstage Reaction To Post-Draft 2023 Talent Rosters Revealed
How does WWE view its new-look Raw and SmackDown rosters after the Draft?
People within WWE are understood to be happy with how the company's talent rosters have emerged following the 2023 Draft's conclusion.
The promotion completed its first full-on roster reshuffle since 2021 on Monday's Raw, reconfiguring Monday nights and SmackDown in a movement that commenced last Friday.
WRKD Wrestling reports that people are happy with how things have panned out. Now, wrestlers are looking forward to SummerSlam 2022, and whatever happens with the newly created World Heavyweight Championship:-
Dave Meltzer via WOR described WWE backstage after the draft as "chaotic".
AdvertisementHowever, we’ve instead heard many backstage are very happy with the way the rosters shook out, with most wrestlers looking forward to the plans for the World Heavyweight championship and SummerSlam. https://t.co/PuEleok2j2
— WRKD Wrestling (@WRKDWrestling) May 2, 2023
A Raw wrestler will become World Heavyweight Champion at Night Of Champions (27 May), complimenting SmackDown kingpin, Roman Reigns, who has run as Undisputed WWE Universal Champion since April 2022.
While low on major headlines, the 2023 Draft brought significant changes to WWE's roster composition - including over a dozen individual NXT wrestlers joining Raw and SmackDown. Amongst them were NXT Women's Champion Indi Hartwell (who has since relinquished the belt), NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre, Apollo Crews, Zoey Stark, and Grayson Waller.
The Draft also left a number of wrestlers classified as "free agents", including Brock Lesnar, who, in storylines, has negotiated a deal allowing him to appear on Raw and SmackDown.