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I had to wait and see what went down on Night 2 to determine whether the 2024 WWE Draft was a success or not, and honestly, we won't know for sure until months down the road when the fresh feuds and storylines start to take shape. But in a nutshell, it wasn't necessary, at least not in the way WWE attempted to execute it.
Look, I love the WWE Draft. I always have. It was one of the first major editions of Raw I was a fan for when I got into wrestling in 2008. I was partial to the "battling for brand picks" concept, as goofy and as illogical as it was, and it's evolved quite a bit since then. As I already made clear in my Night 1 analysis, I didn't think the rosters should have drastically changed this year, which is why they probably should have done something different instead such as trades between the general managers. That would have made more sense so fans weren't left as underwhelmed or disappointed. Night 2 was a bit better than Night 1. It was almost the exact same format, mind you, but way more Superstars switched brands, including a handful of familiar faces from NXT. Thus, anyone arguing that everyone stayed where they were is wrong, but it is true that there wasn't that much movement toward the top of the card. On the whole, I didn't have any major complaints regarding the moves that were made (aside from the questionable order of picks at times), but it is safe to say Raw walked away with the stronger roster. Then again, when is that not the case? Here's my round-by-round analysis of every pick made during Night 2 of the 2024 WWE Draft. The Kidz def. The Slime BallzI believe this was a rematch from several weeks ago and The Kidz won that encounter, too. I honestly can't remember because it's a while and I can't recall there being any follow-up. To their credit, they had a nicely-paced matchup. We have yet to see any actual character development from either team, so the outcome was irrelevant to me, but I would be fine with the feud ending after these two straight wins from The Kidz.
Nia Jax Confronted Women's World Champion Becky Lynch and Liv MorganAs I mentioned in my analysis of Night 1 of the 2024 WWE Draft, Morgan pretty much had to remain on Raw to resume her chase for the Women's World Championship. I'm adamant that she should beat Lynch for the title at some point and turn heel in the process. Jax showing up was slightly random because you'd think she was done with the two of them now that she's on SmackDown, but I guess they wanted to do Jax vs. Morgan one more time before they're separates.
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