Tonight the WWE Draft kicked off on Friday Night SmackDown.

WWE announced the draft rules earlier revealing half of the eligible names on the roster will be drafted tonight on SmackDown and the other half on Monday night during RAW. Names from NXT will also be eligible to get drafted to the main roster.

The very first draft pick announced was Universal Champion Roman Reigns who was drafted and will be staying on SmackDown. WWE Champion Big E has been officially drafted to RAW as expected.

🔵 #WWEDraft Night 1 Thread 🔴

🌟 Round 1 🌟

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— WWE (@WWE) October 2, 2021