It was announced tonight (April 8th) during the Monday Night RAW after WrestleMania by Michael Cole that this year’s WWE Draft will take place over two nights.
Night 1 of the draft will take place Friday April 26th on SmackDown. The draft will then conclude the following Monday, April 29th on RAW.
The first superstar to declare for the draft was none other than WWE NXT Champion Ilja Dragonuv.
Dragonuv also made his made roster debut tonight defeating Shinsuke Nakamura.
Who else will declare for the 2024 WWE Draft?
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