On Friday night’s episode of SmackDown, Carmelo Hayes was drafted to the blue brand as part of the 2024 WWE Draft.
Hayes battled Cody Rhodes in a losing effort in the main event of the show.
During an appearance on “The Smackdown Lowdown,” Hayes hyped up his main roster arrival. He said,
“I mean, I went into this thing, win or loss, you know I wanted to make that statement and at the end of the day, I know I’m destined for greatness. Going against a guy like Cody Rhodes, WWE champ for a reason. You know, I might not have made it through, I might not have beat Cody Rhodes, but I shot from the logo, and I’ll tell you what, I hit him on that. Look, they could have picked anybody. There’s a room full of thems, but they came and they picked me second in the first round because they know that Carmelo Hayes is him.”
