The 2023 WWE Draft is almost upon us. The two-day event that Triple H has promised will “change the game” kicks off this Friday, April 28, on SmackDown, and continues Monday, May 1 on Raw.
We still don’t know the exact format for this year’s draft, except that half of the superstars will be eligible the first night and half the second. But as far as which show picks when, if the order will snake, etc., those facets remain a mystery for now.
There was a new wrinkle added during the April 24 episode of Raw. Triple H declared that Roman Reigns will take his Universal Championship with him to whichever show drafts him, but a new World Heavyweight Championship has been created for the other brand, with the inaugural winner crowned at Night of Champions.
That means if Reigns ends up on Raw, for instance, all the male superstars drafted to SmackDown will be hoping to get in the tournament for the new world title, and vice versa.
Consider that a bit of extra intrigue for the next two WWE broadcasts. In the meantime, let’s consider who’s eligible to be drafted. WWE put out the graphic above that we’re counting as the closest thing to a comprehensive draft list we’re likely to get. A few caveats: Some injured wrestlers are on this image and some aren’t, and part-timers like John Cena and Logan Paul are absent — but we wouldn’t expect Cena, in particular, to be drafted anyway.
There’s also the question of the NXT roster. Triple H has already suggested that talent from that brand can be drafted; we’re assuming they were left off to save room and because there will only be a few wrestlers who are ready to be called up who will actually hear their names announced in the draft.
With those out of the way, here’s an alphabetical 2023 WWE Draft list of everyone in the graphic. Start making your mock drafts now!
- AJ Styles
- Akira Tozawa
- Angel
- Angelo Dawkins
- Ashante “Thee” Adonis
- Asuka
- Austin Theory (WWE United States Champion)
- B-Fab
- Baron Corbin
- Bayley
- Becky Lynch
- Bianca Belair (WWE RAW Women’s Champion)
- Bobby Lashley
- Braun Strowman
- Brock Lesnar
- Bronson Reed
- Butch
- Candice LeRae
- Cedric Alexander
- Chad Gable
- Charlotte Flair
- Chelsea Green
- Cody Rhodes
- Cruz Del Toro
- Dakota Kai
- Damian Priest
- Dana Brooke
- Dexter Lumis
- Dolph Ziggler
- Dominik Mysterio
- Drew McIntyre
- Edge
- Elias
- Emma
- Erik
- Finn Balor
- Giovanni Vinci
- Gunther (WWE Intercontinental Champion)
- Humberto
- IYO SKY
- Ivar
- Jey Uso
- Jimmy Uso
- Joaquin Wilde
- Johnny Gargano
- Karl Anderson
- Karrion Kross
- Kevin Owens (WWE Tag Team Champion)
- Kofi Kingston
- LA Knight
- Lacey Evans
- Liv Morgan (WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion)
- Ludwig Kaiser
- Luke Gallows
- MVP
- Mace
- Madcap Moss
- Mansoor
- Maryse
- Matt Riddle
- Maxxine Dupri
- Mia Yim
- Montez Ford
- Mustafa Ali
- Natalya
- Nikki Cross
- Omos
- Otis
- Piper Niven
- Raquel Rodriguez (WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion)
- Rey Mysterio
- Rhea Ripley (WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion)
- Rick Boogs
- Ricochet
- Ridge Holland
- Roman Reigns (Undisputed WWE Universal Champion)
- Ronda Rousey
- Sami Zayn (WWE Tag Team Champion)
- Santos Escobar
- Scarlett
- Seth Rollins
- Shayna Baszler
- Sheamus
- Shelton Benjamin
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- Shotzi
- Solo Sikoa
- Sonya Deville
- Tamina Snuka
- Tegan Nox
- The Miz
- Top Dolla
- Valhalla
- Xavier Woods
- Xia Li
- Zelina Vega