The first half of the 2023 WWE Draft took place on the April 28th edition of SmackDown. Triple H hosted the event, announcing the picks for each of the respective brands.
Half of the roster was eligible, with the other half being selected on the May 1st episode of Raw.
The night one WWE Draft order was as follows:
| Draft Number | Brand | WWE Superstar(s) Selected |
| 1 | SmackDown | Roman Reigns [Undisputed WWE Universal Champion], Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman |
| 2 | Raw | Cody Rhodes |
| 3 | SmackDown | Bianca Belair [Raw Women’s Champion] |
| 4 | Raw | Becky Lynch |
| 5 | SmackDown | Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins |
| 6 | Raw | Gunther [Intercontinental Champion], Giovanni Vinci and Ludwig Kaiser |
| 7 | SmackDown | Edge |
| 8 | Raw | Matt Riddle |
| 9 | SmackDown | Bobby Lashley |
| 10 | Raw | Drew McIntyre |
| 11 | SmackDown | AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows and Michin |
| 12 | Raw | The Miz |
| 13 | SmackDown | Bayley, Dakota Kai and IYO SKY |
| 14 | Raw | Shinsuke Nakamura |
| 15 | SmackDown | Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn [NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions] |
| 16 | Raw | Indi Hartwell [NXT Women’s Champion] |
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