WWE Draft 2021 Day-1 Full Results (Top champion moves to Smackdown, former champion moves to Raw, and more)
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WWE Smackdown on Fox was set to feature as the first day of the WWE Draft 2021. The first day saw 16 superstars get confirmation over which brand they will be in. All the four rounds of the Draft excited the WWE Universe and got them a lot of surprises.
WWE Draft 2021: Round 1
| Smackdown | Universal Champion Roman Reigns |
| Raw | WWE Champion Big E |
| Smackdown | Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair |
| Raw | Bianca Belair |
The Round 1 of WWE Draft 2021 saw Roman Reigns become the first overall pick of the 2021 Draft. As expected, Big E was the second pick of the WWE Draft 2021 and was selected by Raw which keeps the WWE and the Universal Champions in different brands. The third pick of the 1st Round shocked the WWE Universe when the Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair was drafted to Smackdown. Another shocker from the first round saw the EST of WWE, Bianca Belair get drafted to Raw.
After these selections, Roman Reigns will continue his feud with Brock Lesnar and it is still uncertain if he will reign as the Universal Champion after Crown Jewel 2021. Big E though will see new challengers step up to him and his next possible title defense will certainly come at Crown Jewel.
With the Queen drafted to Smackdown, Flair will see new challengers for her Raw Women’s Championship and a feud with Sasha Banks could be the first one for her after Crown Jewel. Bianca Belair has moved to Raw and Becky Lynch will probably move to the Red brand as well. So, the two can continue their feud and host some great matches in the upcoming events.
WWE Draft 2021: Round 2
| Smackdown | Drew McIntyre |
| Raw | Raw Tag Team Champions Randy Orton and Riddle |
| Smackdown | The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) |
| Raw | Edge |
With Drew McIntyre getting drafted to Smackdown in the second round of the WWE Draft 2021, the WWE Universe can expect the Scottish warrior go after the Universal Champion whosoever it is after Crown Jewel 2021. The Raw Tag Tea Champions, Randy Orton and Riddle were retained by Raw which means that the RK-Bro will continue to dominate the tag team division of Monday Night Raw and soon get new challengers as well.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods were drafted to Smackdown which got them away from their friend Big E once again. But finding a new destination could find the two men feud with new teams and also restart some old feuds. The Rated R superstar was drafted to Raw in the second round which could lead to some dream matches getting built. With his career ending in a few years, Edge would look to create some memorable moments and get the career end that he deserves.
WWE Draft 2021: Round 3
| Smackdown | Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss |
| Raw | Women’s Tag Team Champions Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H. |
| Smackdown | Hit Row |
| Raw | Keith ‘Bearcat’ Lee |
With a rich and happy career going on for the lone wolf, Happy Corbin and his new friend Madcap Moss were retained by Smackdown. The two will possible enter the tag team division soon and could be heading towards a tag team championship victory as well. The WWE Women’s Tag team champion Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H. were drafted to Raw but no matter which brand they are drafted to, the champions will have to defend the championships in both the brands.
Smackdown then selected a glorious tag team from NXT. Hit Row was named the third pick of the third round of the WWE Draft 2021 and the youngsters will not look to feud with top main roster tag teams like the Street Profits, the New Day, and more. Keith ‘Bearcat’ Lee was selected by Monday Night Raw which means that the legion of doom will stay where he was and will use his dominance and power to get the top of the brand.
WWE Draft 2021: Round 4
| Smackdown | Naomi |
| Raw | Rey and Dominik Mysterio |
| Smackdown | Jeff Hardy |
| Raw | Austin Theory |
Former Smackdown Women’s Champion Naomi was selected by the blue brand in the last round of Day 1. The Glowing women will most probably continue her feud with Smackdown official Sonya Deville which could also lead to Deville making her in-ring return. A good news for Monday Night Raw came in the fourth round of the Draft when the legendary luchador Rey Mysterio was drafted to the red brand with his son Dominik. Mysterio will now look to help Dominik with his in-ring ability with newer faces on Monday Night Raw.
The great news came with a big blow for the red brand after the charismatic enigma Jeff Hardy was drafted to Smackdown. This would lead to the legend going after some new faces and entertaining the WWE Universe on Smackdown with his skills and ability. Monday Night Raw got the opportunity to select the final pick of the first day and the red brand selected Austin Theory from NXT. This will lead to the rising star get some new challenges and new opportunities which could be followed by him going after his friend Damian Priest in search of gold.
With the Day 1 ending along with quite some surprises, the WWE Universe will be eagerly waiting for Day 2 of the WWE Draft 2021 and will probably get more surprises. Predicting some selections from the second day, Smackdown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and former Universal Champion Seth Rollins could both be drafted to Raw. On the other hand, the former Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss could be moving to the red brand and continue her feud with Charlotte Flair.
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