The recent episode of Friday Night SmackDown brought out Triple H for a massive announcement. ‘The Game’ broke the ice and revealed how successful WrestleMania 39 was in all the terms. He also hyped the fans for the upcoming WWE Draft for the year 2023 saying that the roster shake-up would take place in “a few weeks’ time.”
The current planned date for the upcoming WWE Draft is May 8th in Jacksonville, Florida. pic.twitter.com/NbjAq3pKQC
— WRKD Wrestling (@WRKDWrestling) April 8, 2023
The WWE Drafts is an event that is much dreaded but anticipated by the fans. With tag teams being split and the titles changing brands, the WWE Superstars are tremendously involved in the event. WWE is planning to host WWE Backlash on May 6th and the WWE Draft is rumored to be held post the same. WRKD Wrestling claimed that the 2023 Drafts will take place in Jacksonville, Florida on May 8th.
What can one expect at the WWE Drafts 2023?
WrestleMania 39 has made a lot of space for storylines involving new faces. While there is a high possibility of some NXT talents receiving their main roster call-up, a few changes of titles in the brands are also expected. Let us look at the titles which may receive new challenges after the Draft 2023.
As per the 2022 Drafts, Kevin Owens is signed to the red brand of the company while his new tag team partner Sami Zayn is a part of SmackDown. However, the duo won their first-ever WWE Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 39 where they defeated The Usos. In order to keep up with the future storylines, it is expected that either of the two will have to change the brands. Sami Zayn’s storyline with The Bloodline, especially Roman Reigns, has been concluded.
“Sami Zayn is one of the biggest stars on this planet in this genre” ✨
— WWE on BT Sport (@btsportwwe) April 7, 2023
“Kevin Owens is hotter now than he was at last year’s WrestleMania” 🔥@HeymanHustle shares his thoughts on the 𝗣𝗢𝗣 @SamiZayn and @FightOwensFight received at WrestleMania 39 🔈 pic.twitter.com/kfvvtAyxWu
Charlotte Flair lost her WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 39 to Rhea Ripley. It is expected that Charlotte Flair will be drafted to RAW and will face Bianca Belair for the WWE RAW Women’s Championship. Bianca has often spoken about facing Charlotte thus putting an end to her checklist of facing the WWE Horsewomen.
Last but not least is Drew McIntyre. The WWE star has proved to be a great name for WWE bookings. He has been a prominent face in the blue brand. This will also bring new competition for him and gear up his in-ring game.
Making it to the end of the list is Damage CTRL. The faction has been associated with RAW since it came into existence. However, the trio is on the verge of downfall after they lost their tag team titles. This can be considered a green flag for making it to the blue brand.