Draft Picks Made; Matches Announced For Backlash
It was night one of this year’s WWE Draft on Friday Night SmackDown tonight and the female Superstars were no exception to it.
Bianca Belair was the very first pick in the draft’s first round and remained on SmackDown as the blue brand’s first choice.
Zelina Vega was at ringside for a tag team match between Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee of the LWO against Berto (Humberto Carrillo) and Angel Garza of Legado Del Fantasma, which was won by Mysterio and Lee. Elektra Lopez came out following the match, where it was revealed by Santos Escobar that she had been tracking down the identity of Dragon Lee’s attacker from three weeks ago; via security camera footage, Lee’s attacker was revealed to be Carlito, who turned on his LWO teammates and left Zelina and the rest of the group completely blindsided.
Tiffany Stratton confronted SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis, demanding a title shot after attacking Bayley and Naomi last week. Aldis responds by telling the Buff Barbie that she’ll be facing Naomi later on in the night in order to determine Bayley’s opponent at Backlash for the WWE Women’s Championship. Bayley enters the scene and reminds Tiffany that if Naomi wins, she gets the title shot that she was cheated out of last week, and if Tiffany wins, then she can find out what happens when she attacks the Role Model. Of course, a Tiffany Epiphany strikes the mind of Ms. Stratton: what if Bayley sits at ringside and watches her beat Naomi?
If you thought some former Divas wouldn’t show up, think again! Moving on to the second round of the draft, we were graced with the presence of Michelle McCool and Torrie Wilson, who came out to announce draft picks. The former Divas and Women’s Champion announced Nia Jax as SmackDown’s newest female addition, while the 2-time Playboy cover girl announced Team Red’s selection of Liv Morgan.
Kayla Braxton introduced Bianca Belair for an on-stage interview, with Team Blue’s resident reporter revealing…
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