WWE Draft 2023 began this past Friday night on the April 28 episode indicating a hard brand split between Raw and Smackdown brands, moving forward. A pool of superstars was prepared to be drafted on the night and most of them were assigned to respective brands. However, there were a few who ended up becoming free agents after that night.
This ultimately allowed the WWE Draft 2023 to be continued on Smackdown Lowdown, the very next night. Several superstars were picked by the Raw brand namely The Viking Raiders & Valhalla, Dexter Lumis, Candice LeRae, Natalya, WWE NXT call-ups Zoey Stark, JD McDonagh, Apollo Crews, and the team of Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green, and the Maximum Male Models with Maxxine Dupri.
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WWE Draft 2023 continued on Smackdown LowDown
It’s certain that Natalya Neidhart was picked by the Raw officials during WWE Draft 2023 for her experience. After spending almost 15 years in the WWE, the Queen of Harts has literally experienced some major achievements in her career. Now, as the last lap approached closer for her, she wants to fulfill one final wish from her career.
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Soon after, Natalya was picked by Raw during WWE Draft 2023, on Smackdown LowDown, The 40-year-old reacted to the news by sharing a photograph of herself posing with the Raw Women’s Championship, a belt that she didn’t have the opportunity to hold in her entire career. She apparently was manifesting to become the champion of the red brand.
The picture posted by Natalya was from her championship feud with Charlotte Flair back in 2016 over that same title. Although she took The Queen to her limit during that rivalry, she never had the opportunity to hold the belt. However, the Hart Dungeon-trained athlete is a two-time women’s champion in the WWE as she held the Divas and the Smackdown Women’s Title in her career.
As of now, there’s uncertainty around the Raw Women’s Championship given the reigning champion Bianca Belair was moved to the Smackdown brand during WWE Draft 2023. Currently, Belair’s opponent is IYO SKY, who was also drafted to the blue brand alongside the rest of Damage CTRL. Belair vs. IYO is set to go down at Backlash premium live event, this weekend.
