WWE Draft 2024 dates revealed on post-Wrestlemania Raw episode

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Wrestlemania 40 essentially marked the beginning of a new era with several titles changing hands at the Grandest Stage of them All. Then another stacked episode of Raw aired, this week affirming that the landscape of the company has indeed changed.

Now, the WWE Draft is approaching closer to shake things up on the main roster of the company. While Raw and SmackDown talents will be a part of the process, a few NXT Superstars will also be a part of it as indicated by the WWE.

It was confirmed during last night's post-WrestleMania 40 episode of Raw that the 2024 edition of WWE Draft will be held over two nights at the end of April. It begins on the April 26 episode of SmackDown and ends on the April 29 episode of Raw:

WWE Draft 2024 Dates

• Friday, April 26: WWE Draft Night One - SmackDown from Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Monday, April 29: WWE Draft Night Two - Raw from T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri

While appearing on Logan Paul's Impaulsive podcast to promote WrestleMania 40, Paul "Triple H" Levesque was the first to announce that the Draft would be coming back "in a month or so." It's now been slated for the end of April.

WWE has Backlash 2024 scheduled for May 4, 2024. Just like last year, WWE is having the Draft hosted just a few days before Backlash and the rosters might come into effect following the conclusion of the premium live event.

It's already been confirmed that NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov will be part of the Draft. He made a surprise appearance on Raw and defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in his debut. Dragunov also retained his title against Tony D'Angelo at NXT Stand & Deliver PLE.

Also on Raw, NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez made her debut to defeat Indi Hartwell, thanks to the distraction from Candice LeRae. It's assumed that Perez will also be a part of the upcoming Draft.