NXT is losing three champions with Indi Hartwell, Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre making moves in the Draft.
The got underway on Friday night, with big names like Roman Reigns, Bobby Lashley, Bianca Belair and Cody Rhodes finding out their fates.
However, there was also some movement from NXT – much to the disappointment of the developmental brand’s boss Shawn Michaels, who was revealing the night’s final round of picks alongside Road Dogg.
First, the Heartbreak Kid revealed that SmackDown had chosen Scottish duo Dawn and Fyre, the so-called Unholy Union and the current NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions.
Michaels admitted he wasn’t happy to lose his tag champs, while his D-Generation X partner Road Dogg admitted things were about to go from bad to worse.
Raw’s final pick of the night was Indi Hartwell, who only in a Ladder Match at Stand & Deliver in Los Angeles earlier this month.
The trio made up two of the final picks in the fourth round of the WWE Draft’s first night, with Shinsuke Nakamura heading to Raw and SmackDown landing Damage CTRL trio Bayley, Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai.
The draft started with Triple H at the top of the show as he confirmed The Bloodline, specified as Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman, are now exclusive to SmackDown, while Cory Rhodes was picked by Raw.
Other picks in the first round saw SmackDown choose the current Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, and Raw took Becky Lynch.
In the second round, Michael P.S. Hayes and Rob Van Dam revealed that the Street Profits and Edge are SmackDown-bound, with Raw picking Imperium and Matt Riddle.
For the third round, JBL announced that SmackDown has selected Bobby Lashley and The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson and Michin), and Teddy Long revealed Raw has picked Drew McIntyre and The Miz.
The WWE Draft continues on this week’s episode of Raw. Tune in Monday night at 1am on BT Sport 1.
