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Apr 29, 2024
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After kicking off the 2024 WWE Draft on SmackDown this past Friday, the draft came to a close during Monday night's edition of Raw. There were a few surprises along the way, but maybe none bigger than Drew McIntyre tumbling all the way to the end of the third round. With McIntyre's recent attitude shift and the fact that CM Punk was drafted ahead of him, this led to some big frustration for the Scottish Warrior. CBS Sports was with you all night with recaps and highlights of all the action from T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Some expected big names were taken in the early rounds, with Gunther (along with Ludwig Kaiser) as the first pick of the draft for Raw, followed by SmackDown locking down top prospect Jade Cargill. CM Punk was taken by Raw in the first pick of the second round, making him Monday's fifth overall pick. It wouldn't be until pick No. 11 until McIntyre had his name called. A furious McIntyre ranted about the situation, claiming Punk broke his elbow when he attacked at WrestleMania. McIntyre said he tapes up his injuries and continues to show up, no matter what, unlike Punk, who then appeared in a luxury box, taunting McIntyre. McIntyre tried to track Punk down, eventually finding the luxury box only for Punk to come to the ring, forcing McIntyre to watch as Punk cut a promo on his plan to make McIntyre's life hell once Punk is cleared from the torn tricep suffered back at the Royal Rumble. The WWE Draft is always complicated to watch as a fan. It can't operate fully on logic because that wouldn't serve the goal of setting up the Raw and SmackDown rosters for the next year, but when picks simply don't make sense, it gets distracting. That was certainly the case in 2024. At least the interactions between Punk and McIntyre remain razor sharp, with both men constantly making valid points about the other, leaving it to the viewer who is actually in the right. Grade: C Take a look at the WWE Draft results below. 1 (FRI) Bianca Belair Jey Uso 2 Randy Orton Bron Breakker 3 LA Knight Ricochet
Punk outsmarted a frustrated McIntyre once again
The WWE Draft concludes, CM Punk outsmarts Drew McIntyre
Carmelo Hayes Seth Rollins
Nia Jax Liv Morgan
The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga and Paul Heyman)
Sheamus
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AJ Styles
Alpha Academy (Chad Gable, Otis, Akira Tozawa and Maxxine Dupri)
Andrade
Kiana James
1 (MON)Jade CargillImperium (Gunther & Ludwig Kaiser)
Kevin OwensDamage CTRL (Iyo Sky, Asuka, Dakota Kai & Kairi Sane)2The Pride (Bobby Lashley, Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins & B-Fab)CM Punk
Tiffany StrattonBraun Strowman3Legado Del Fantasma
LWO
Shinsuke NakamuraDrew McIntyre4NaomiThe Judgment Day (Finn Balor, JD McDonagh & Dominik Mysterio)
Chelsea Green & Piper NivenIlja Dragunov
5Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson)
The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)
Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell
Lyra Valkyria
6#DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano)The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Scarlett, Akam, Rezar)
Blair Davenport
Bronson ReedWhat else happened on WWE Raw?