Tonight’s WWE SmackDown takes place from the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio and featured the opening of the 2024 Draft.
-Carlito was revealed as the one who attacked Dragon Lee before WrestleMania XL. Carlito then attacked Rey Mysterio and Lee in the ring before fleeing.
-There was another Uncle Howdy tease on the show, this one coming during the Bron Breakker match with Cedric Alexander.
-JBL and Teddy Long present the fourth round picks of the WWE Draft. They are as follows:
-AJ Styles is the first pick of the fourth round and will remain on SmackDown.
-Alpha Academy (Akira Tozawa, Chad Gable, Otis, Maxine Dupree) are the second picks of the fourth round and will remain on Raw.
-Andrade is the third pick of the fourth round and will remain on SmackDown.
-Kiana James is the final pick of the fourth round and will move from NXT to Raw.
-Karrion Kross and AoP attacked New Catch Republic.
IF YOU MISSED IT…HERE ARE THE FIRST THREE ROUND RESULTS:
ROUND DRAFT RESULTS:
-Bianca Belair goes first overall and is staying on SmackDown
-Jey Uso goes second overall and is staying on Raw.
-Carmelo Hayes goes third overall and is going to SmackDown. Hayes becomes the first NXT superstar to go in the first round.
-Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins is the final pick of the first round and is staying on Raw.
ROUND TWO DRAFT RESULTS:
-Randy Orton is the first pick of the second round and will remain on SmackDown.
-Bron Breakker is the second pick of the second round and will move to Raw.
-Nia Jax is the third pick of the second round and will move to SmackDown.
-Liv Morgan is the final pick of the second round and will move to Raw.
ROUND THREE DRAFT RESULTS:
-LA Knight is the first pick of the third round and will be remaining on SmackDown.
-Ricochet is the second pick of the third round and will be remaining on Raw.
-Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Paul Heyman are the third picks of the third round and will be remaining on SmackDown.
-Sheamus is the final pick of the third round and will be headed to Raw.
MATCHES ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT WEEK’S SMACKDOWN:
-A-Town Down Under defends the WWE tag team titles against the Street Profits
-Authors of Pain vs. New Catch Republic
-Randy Orton is a guest on the KO Show