Ilja Dragunov, Dijak, Lyra Valkyria among NXT stars called up in WWE Draft

Originally posted on F4WOnline.com | By Bryan Rose | Last updated 4/30/24

Four more NXT stars were called up during the second night of the WWE Draft.

During Raw, it was announced that Ilja Dragunov and Lyra Valkyria would be heading to Raw, while Blair Davenport will now be a part of the SmackDown brand. On social media, Dijak was announced as the newest member of the Raw roster.

EXCLUSIVE: The #WWEDraft isn't over just yet! Which #WWENXT Superstar just got drafted to #WWERaw?

Stay tuned to WWE social platforms for even MORE draft picks soon to come! pic.twitter.com/0vPUxwH7z9
— WWE (@WWE) April 30, 2024

On social media, NXT General Manager Ava shared a picture of her and Shawn Michaels posing with people who had been called up in the 2024 WWE Draft.

go shine ❤️ #WWEDraft pic.twitter.com/4T8ntZhr2t
— A V A (@avawwe_) April 30, 2024

SmackDown this past Friday had Carmelo Hayes drafted to SmackDown, while Kiana James was called up to Raw. Cody Rhodes defeated Hayes in the main event.

Dragunov is a former NXT Champion, losing the title to Trick Williams on last week’s NXT, the first night of Spring Breakin’. Valkyria is a former NXT Women’s Champion, having lost the title recently to Roxanne Perez at NXT Stand & Deliver during WrestleMania weekend.

This will be Dijak’s second run on the main roster after first being called up as part of the group Retribution in 2020 under the name T-Bar. After the group disbanded, he remained on the main roster until 2022, when he returned to NXT under the name Dijak.

This article first appeared on F4WOnline.com and was syndicated with permission.

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