{"id":177493,"date":"2024-04-26T00:54:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T05:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=177493"},"modified":"2024-04-26T00:54:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T05:54:10","slug":"wwe-draft-overview-a-breakdown-by-tier-of-eligible-male-and-female-wrestlers-on-monday-and-friday-announced-rules-who-cant-be-drafted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/04\/26\/wwe-draft-overview-a-breakdown-by-tier-of-eligible-male-and-female-wrestlers-on-monday-and-friday-announced-rules-who-cant-be-drafted\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Draft Overview: A breakdown by tier of eligible male and female wrestlers on Monday and Friday, announced rules, who can&#8217;t be drafted"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2272869956\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Night one of WWE&#8217;s 2024 draft begins on Smackdown tonight on Fox. WWE released the list of eligible wrestlers for the draft, who isn&#8217;t eligible, and the format.<\/p>\n<p>Current champions on each brand are locked on that brand. So Damian Priest, Becky Lynch, Miz, R-Truth, and Sami Zayn will remain on Raw while Cody Rhodes, Bayley, Grayson Waller, Austin Theory, and Logan Paul are locked in on Smackdown. Women&#8217;s Tag Team Champions, Asuka &amp; Kairi Sane are eligible to be drafted to a home brand even though they are floating between shows now as champions.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s Smackdown will feature four rounds with each brand making two picks each. So a total of 8 wrestlers will be drafted by each brand by the end of the night. Raw, since it&#8217;s three hours instead of two hours, will feature six rounds with 24 total picks, 12 for each brand. 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