Saturday, October 2, 2021

WWE Draft 2021 | Night One Results

It was time to shake things up again in the WWE. SmackDown! was LIVE from Baltimore, Maryland, this episode did have matches throughout the show, headlined by Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks in the main event, however, all focus was on the draft to see where people ended up on night one. Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville were in charge of the announcements.

Friday Night SmackDown Picks

Round One:
Universal Champion Roman Reigns and RAW Women's Champion Charlotte Flair

Round Two: Drew McIntyre and New Day's Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston

Round Three: Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss and Hit Row

Round Four: Naomi and Jeff Hardy

Monday Night RAW Draft Picks 

Round One:
WWE Champion Big E and Bianca Belair

Round Two: RAW Tag Team Champions RK-Bro and Edge

Round Three: Women's Tag Team Champions Rhea Ripley and Nikki Cross and Keith Lee

Round Four: Rey and Dominik Mysterio and Austin Theory

Draft Night One Thoughts 
Looking at the results, Charlotte being drafted to SmackDown makes it inevitable for Becky to go to RAW on Monday.

Drew McIntyre and Jeff Hardy being on the blue brand will provide two more challengers for Roman Reigns to attempt to defeat on the road to WrestleMania next year, The New Day have been split up again in the draft for the second year in a row, the crowd did not react well to that decision, it will also be interesting to see how Hit Row fair on the main roster, the group being on SmackDown makes said brand the A-show, if you didn't know, now you know.

In terms of RAW's picks? Bianca will be a great addition to the Monday Night brand, as mentioned earlier, it is inevitable Becky will be drafted on Monday so their rivalry for the title can continue.

Edge being drafted to RAW means Seth Rollins will likely follow him so they can they can also continue where they left off from Friday Nights. Austin Theory has found the way (no pun intended) to the main roster after a successful run on NXT, hopefully, like Hit Row, he will be booked correctly.

Be sure to check back here on Tuesday for results and thoughts of Night Two of the WWE Draft.