In his complete coverage of Night 1 of the WWE Draft on the April 28, 2023 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, Graham "GSM" Matthews breaks down every televised pick and some of the mind-boggling decisions being made, why on-air authority figures are needed, Cody Rhodes being separated from Roman Reigns, what will happen with the Raw Women's Championship, all of NXT's women's champions being called up, LA Knight finally winning a match, The Street Profits winning a Triple Threat tag team match, Zelina Vega scoring a momentum-building win over Sonya Deville, the return of AJ Styles and the rest of The O.C., Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens defending the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship against The Usos in a WrestleMania rematch, and more!

It's Draft week on WrestleRant Radio! Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau briefly preview the NFL Draft and some potential top picks before discussing the passing of Jerry Springer and his involvement with WWE, the former Naomi reportedly set to debut in IMPACT this weekend, Roderick Strong being declared "All Elite" as of Wednesday's Dynamite and where he'll fit into the AEW shuffle, CM Punk visiting backstage at Monday's Raw in Chicago and what it might mean, and the announcement of a new World Heavyweight Championship debuting at Night of Champions! Is it necessary? Who will be the inaugural champion? Thoughts on the design? Does it feel like a consolation prize?

After answering all of those questions, GSM and RJ do a MOCK DRAFT for the 2023 WWE Draft! They make their selections for the Raw and SmackDown rosters and address what happens with the world titles, potential tag team and stable breakups, NXT call-ups, and more!

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On the final Friday Night SmackDown before the 2023 WWE Draft, two titles were defended, scores were settled and several random matches were announced for Backlash. Graham "GSM" Matthews breaks down The Judgment Day beating the LWO once again, Ricochet and Braun Strowman vs. The Viking Raiders, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez defending the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville, Xavier Woods challenging Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship, three new matches being added to the Backlash card, Solo Sikoa vs. Matt Riddle in a No Disqualification main event, and more!

On this week's WrestleRant Radio, Graham "GSM" Matthews and RJ Marceau review Raw highlights from Monday night including The Bloodline and The Judgment Day reaching a short-term agreement and what consequences Judgment Day may face for not holding up their end of the deal, if The Usos will regain the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship from Sami Zayn and The Usos, mapping out where the Bloodline storyline is headed, potential ideas for Jey Uso and Solo Sikoa defecting from the group, if Cody Rhodes will still be the one to ultimately dethrone Roman Reigns and thoughts on his program with Brock Lesnar, the perfect opponent for Reigns at Night of Champions, and if the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments are still happening this year.

The duo also discuss Trish Stratus' heel promo on Raw explaining her actions and when we can expect her to face Becky Lynch, the curious case of Austin Theory right now and why he feels like an afterthought, reports of CM Punk heading up AEW's new Saturday show and an apparent brand split being implemented, how it could backfire, who will win the Four Pillars tournament to face MJF for the AEW World Championship at Double or Nothing and if a four-way is still possible, why it's hard to care about Wardlow regaining the AEW TNT Championship, and more!

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