IWE Draft (2019)

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==Background==
==Background==
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In April 2019, the [[IWE]] held the [[IWE Superstar Shake-Up (2019)|Superstar Shake-up]], a [[IWE Draft|draft]] between IWE's [[IWE Brand Extension|brands]] with an untraditional format in which drafting decisions were made behind the scenes. Shortly after the Shake-up, IWE Chairman and CEO [[Vince Matteson]] introduced a [[IWE Superstar Shake-Up (2019)#Wild Card Rule|Wild Card Rule]], in which up to four wrestlers would be allowed to appear on the opposing brand's show by invitation for one night only with unsanctioned appearances penalized. Following this, however, the Wild Card Rule's stipulations were not enforced, with numerous wrestlers freely appearing on both shows weekly without any penalties, blurring the lines between the [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] brands. With ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''{{'}}s move to [[Fox Broadcasting Company (television network)|FOX]] in October and ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' remaining on the [[USA Network]] (part of [[Comcast]]'s [[NBCUniversal]]), the IWE decided to hold a second draft for 2019, simply called the draft, to definitively split the two brands. The draft was announced to occur on the October 11 and 14 episodes of ''SmackDown'' and ''Raw'', respectively. Returning to a traditional draft format, personalities from FOX and NBCUniversal are scheduled to appear to make the drafting decisions. It was also confirmed that the Wild Card Rule would end with this new draft.<!--
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In April 2019, the [[IWE]] held the [[IWE Superstar Shake-Up (2019)|Superstar Shake-up]], a [[IWE Draft|draft]] between IWE's [[IWE Brand Extension|brands]] with an untraditional format in which drafting decisions were made behind the scenes. Shortly after the Shake-up, IWE Chairman and CEO [[Vince Matteson]] introduced a [[IWE Superstar Shake-Up (2019)#Wild Card Rule|Wild Card Rule]], in which up to four wrestlers would be allowed to appear on the opposing brand's show by invitation for one night only with unsanctioned appearances penalized. Following this, however, the Wild Card Rule's stipulations were not enforced, with numerous wrestlers freely appearing on both shows weekly without any penalties, blurring the lines between the [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] brands. With ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''{{'}}s move to [[Fox Broadcasting Company (television network)|FOX]] in October and ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' remaining on the [[USA Network]] (part of [[Comcast]]'s [[NBCUniversal]]), the IWE decided to hold a second draft for 2019, simply called the draft, to definitively split the two brands. The draft was announced to occur on the October 11 and 14 episodes of ''SmackDown'' and ''Raw'', respectively. Returning to a traditional draft format, personalities from FOX and NBCUniversal are scheduled to appear to make the drafting decisions. It was also confirmed that the Wild Card Rule would end with this new draft.
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==Draft==
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===2019 draft rules===
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The rules of the draft were posted on IWE's website on October 10. The list of eligible wrestlers was posted the same day. Over 70 wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and 205 Live rosters, as well as tag teams, are eligible to be drafted, including all champions (although the [[IWE 24/7 Championship|IWE 24/7 Champion]] and [[IWE Women's Tag Team Championship|IWE Women's Tag Team Champions]] are eligible to be drafted, they will still defend their respective titles across the brands). The winner of the match between [[IWE Universal Championship|Universal Champion]] [[Chris Lopez|Seth Rollins]] (representing Raw) and [[Kevin Anoa'i|Roman Reigns]] (representing SmackDown) on the October 11 ''SmackDown'' will earn that brand the first draft pick.
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The rules of the draft are the following:
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*30 picks will be made on the October 11 ''SmackDown'', while 41 picks will be made on the October 14 ''Raw''.
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*For every two draft picks for SmackDown, Raw will receive three picks (due to ''SmackDown'' being a two-hour show, while ''Raw'' is three hours).
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*Tag teams count as one pick unless FOX or USA specifically only want a single member from the team as their pick.
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*Any undrafted wrestlers will immediately be declared free agents and able to sign with the brand of their choosing.
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==Drafting pool==
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==='''SmackDown'''===
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%; "
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! bgcolor="#e3e3e3" width="5%"  |Pick #
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! bgcolor="#e3e3e3" width="15%" |Wrestler
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! bgcolor="#e3e3e3" width="15%" |Pre-draft brand
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! bgcolor="#e3e3e3" width="25%" |Role
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! bgcolor="#e3e3e3" width="15%" |Post-draft brand
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|-
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|1
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|[[Katelyn Kovich|Becky Lynch]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Female wrestler<br>[[IWE Raw Women's Championship|Raw Women's Champion]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|-
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|2
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|[[Kevin Anoa'i|Roman Reigns]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|-
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|3
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|[[The O.C. (professional wrestling)|The O.C.]]<br><small>([[KJ Styles]], [[Jason Barrow|Luke Gallows]], & [[Kev Anderson|Karl Anderson]])</small>
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male stable<br>[[IWE United States Championship|IWE United States Champion]] (Styles)
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|-
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|4
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|[[Weston Hellbusch|"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male wrestler
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|-
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|5
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|[[Dax Hoovestall|Drew McIntyre]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male wrestler
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|-
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|6
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|[[Kevin Orton]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|-
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|7
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|[[Tascha Anderson|Sasha Banks]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Female wrestler
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|-
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|8
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|[[Ricochet<!--Stewart Osorio-Jaschke--> (wrestler)|Ricochet]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male wrestler
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|-
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|9
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|[[Ezra Schilling|Braun Strowman]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male wrestler
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|-
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|10
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|[[Jules Washington-Ladd|Bobby Lashley]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male wrestler
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|-
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|11
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|[[Allison Hunthausen|Alexa Bliss]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Female tag team<br>Drafted separate from her tag team partner, [[Cassandra Davidson|Nikki Cross]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|-
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|12
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|[[Lacey Burwell|Lacey Evans]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Female wrestler
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|-
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|13
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|[[Russell Steen|Kevin Owens]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|-
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|14
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|[[The Revival (professional wrestling)|The Revival]]<br><small>([[Conrad Donovan (wrestler)|Scott Dawson]] & [[Steven Harris|Dash Wilder]])</small>
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male tag team<br>[[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship|IWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|-
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|15
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|[[Shannon Furlong|Natalya]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Female wrestler
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|-
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|16
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|[[War Machine (professional wrestling)|The Viking Raiders]]<br><small>([[Ross Robertson (wrestler)|Erik]] & [[Anthony Smith (wrestler)|Ivar]])</small>
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male tag team
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|-
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|17
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|Lucha House Party<br><small>([[Edwin Rodriguez (wrestler)|Kalisto]], [[Gran Metalik (wrestler)|Gran Metalik]], & [[Lince Dorado (wrestler)|Lince Dorado]])</small>
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male tag team
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|-
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|18
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|[[Cassandra Davidson|Nikki Cross]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Female wrestler<br>Drafted separate from her tag team partner, [[Allison Hunthausen|Alexa Bliss]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|-
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|
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|Heavy Machinery<br><small>([[Dana Driggs|Tucker]] & [[Nikola <!--Bryan-->Beniger|Otis]])</small>
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male tag team
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|-
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|20
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|[[The Street Profits]]<br><small>(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)</small>
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|style="background:#FFFF80;"|[[NXT (IWE brand)|NXT]]
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|Male tag team
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|}
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=== ''Raw'' ===
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%; "
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! bgcolor="#e3e3e3" width="5%"  |Pick #
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! bgcolor="#e3e3e3" width="15%" |Wrestler
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! bgcolor="#e3e3e3" width="15%" |Pre-draft brand
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! bgcolor="#e3e3e3" width="25%" |Role
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! bgcolor="#e3e3e3" width="15%" |Post-draft brand
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|-
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|
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|[[Chris Lopez|Seth Rollins]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male wrestler<br>[[IWE Universal Championship|Universal Champion]]
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Rob Lesnar]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male wrestler<br>[[IWE Championship|IWE Champion]]
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Allyson Meyer (wrestler)|Charlotte Flair]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Female wrestler<br>[[IWE SmackDown Women's Championship|SmackDown Women's Champion]]
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|
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|-
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|rowspan=2|
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|rowspan=2|[[Shinsuke McKinnon|Shinsuke Nakamura]] with [[Ryan Sebei|Sami Zayn]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] (Zayn)
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|rowspan=2|Male wrestlers<br>[[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWE Intercontinental Champion]] (Nakamura)
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|rowspan=2|
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|-
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] (Nakamura)
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|-
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|
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|[[Cody Hafer|Aleister Black]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[The New Day (professional wrestling)|The New Day]]<br><small>([[Cory Elliot (wrestler)|Big E]], [[Jose Serrano|Kofi Kingston]], & [[Austin <!--Eli--> Eason|Xavier Woods]])</small>
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male tag team
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Kody Brown|Daniel Bryan]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Heather Hultin (wrestler)|Bayley]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Female wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Joseph Rispens|Luke Harper]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Garett Joseph|Erick Rowan]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Mike Rinehart (wrestler)|The Miz]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Mustafa Mikel Fritz (wrestler)|Ali]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Greg Romine|King Corbin]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Tyler Shull (wrestler)|Elias]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|rowspan=2|
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|rowspan=2|[[Nick Kessler|Dolph Ziggler]] & [[Robert Renaud|Robert Roode]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] (Roode)
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|rowspan=2|Male tag team<br>[[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship|Raw Tag Team Champions]]
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|rowspan=2|
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|-
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] (Ziggler)
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|-
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|
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|[[Samoa Simpson]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|The Kabuki Warriors<br><small>([[Shane Leung (wrestler)|Asuka]] & [[Kairi <!--Aimi--> Yamada|Kairi Sane]])</small>
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Female tag team<br>[[IWE Women's Tag Team Championship|IWE Women's Tag Team Champions]]
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Marcus Barnyashev (wrestler)|Rusev]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Cederick Murgel|Cedric Alexander]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler<br>[[IWE 24/7 Championship|IWE 24/7 Champion]]
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Shanelle Van Dyke (wrestler)|Carmella]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Female wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[The Authors of Pain|AOP]]<br><small>([[Justin Crum (wrestler)|Akam]] & [[Travis Williams (wrestler)|Rezar]])
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male tag team
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Uhaa Mahana|Apollo Crews]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Manuel Jesse Gutierrez (wrestler)|Andrade]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Ravyn Scott|Liv Morgan]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Female wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Jacob Miller|Jinder Mahal]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Clayton Grewell|Buddy Murphy]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Nathaniel Nelson|Mojo Rawley]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Anthony Varella, Jr. (wrestler)|No Way José]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Aubrey Allen|Dana Brooke]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Female wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Junior Remeriz|Shelton Benjamin]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Male tag team
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[The IIconics]] <br> <small>([[Jessie Stacey|Billie Kay]] & [[Lindsey Trenary|Peyton Royce]])</small>
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Female tag team
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Sarah Grobel|Sarah Logan]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Female wrestler
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|
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|-
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|
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|Fire & Desire<br><small>([[Jessica Burwell|Mandy Rose]] & [[Diana Nettleton|Sonya Deville]])</small>
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Female tag team
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|
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|-
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|
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|[[Jonathon Cassel|Drake Maverick]]
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|style="background:#E0CEF2;"|[[205 Live (IWE brand)|205 Live]]
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|Male wrestler
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|
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|}
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===Free agents===
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Several wrestlers were made free agents due to injury, inactivity, or not being drafted during their draft pool. The chart will be organized by date.
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|-
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Wrestler
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Pre-draft brand
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Reason for not being drafted
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Subsequent status
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Date
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|Notes
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|-
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|[[The Ascension (professional wrestling)|The Ascension]]<br>{{small|([[James Thomas (wrestler)|Konnor]] and [[Andrew Peery (wrestler)|Viktor]])}}
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Was not in either of the draft pools
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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||[[Austin Patrick|Aiden English]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Was not in either of the draft pools<br>Currently does commentary for [[IWE 205 Live|205 Live]]
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Akira <!--Jeremy--> Treib|Akira Tozawa]]
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|style="background:#E0CEF2;"|[[205 Live (IWE brand)|205 Live]]
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|Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Kayla Cummins|Alicia Fox]]
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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|Was not in either of the draft pools
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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||The B-Team<br>{{small|([[Taylor Hellbusch|Bo Dallas]] & [[Kooper McAlmond|Curtis Axel]])}}
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Marc Beltran|Big Show]]
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|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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|Sporadic appearances
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Eric Malstrom (wrestler)|Cesaro]]
 +
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
 +
|Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Primo and Epico|The Colóns]]<br>{{small|([[Orlando Ferry|Epico Colon]] & [[David Ferry|Primo Colon]])}}
 +
|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
 +
|Was not in either of the draft pools
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Rob Gutowski|Drew Gulak]]
 +
|style="background:#E0CEF2;"|[[205 Live (IWE brand)|205 Live]]
 +
|Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Derrick Reich|EC3]]
 +
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
 +
|Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Cristel <!--Zapata--> Quiroga|Ember Moon]]
 +
|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
 +
|Ankle injury
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Will Kapphan (wrestler)|Eric Young]]
 +
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
 +
|Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Humberto Carrillo (wrestler)|Humberto Carrillo]]
 +
|style="background:#E0CEF2;"|[[205 Live (IWE brand)|205 Live]]
 +
|Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Devin Keller|Heath Slater]]
 +
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
 +
|Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Josh Hooper]]
 +
|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
 +
|Leg injury
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Dustin Simpson]]
 +
|Free agent
 +
|Sporadic appearances
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Glenn McAlmond (wrestler)|Kane]]
 +
|Free agent
 +
|Sporadic appearances
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Kara Perry (wrestler)|Lana]]
 +
|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
 +
|Was not in either of the draft pools
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Dylan Jacob Eldridge|Lars Sullivan]]
 +
|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
 +
|Knee injury
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Riley Austin|Maryse]]
 +
|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
 +
|Maternity leave
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Matt Hooper]]
 +
|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
 +
|Was not in either of the draft pools
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Sari Pasma|Mickie James]]
 +
|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
 +
|Was not in either of the draft pools<br>Currently does commentary for ''[[IWE Main Event|Main Event]]''
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Michael Mcleod (wrestler)|Mike Kanellis]]
 +
|style="background:#E0CEF2;"|[[205 Live (IWE brand)|205 Live]]
 +
|Was not in either of the draft pools
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Faith Grover (wrestler)|Naomi]]
 +
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
 +
|Was not in either of the draft pools
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Hauna Knudson|Nia Jax]]
 +
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
 +
|Knee injury
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Paige (wrestler)|Paige]]
 +
|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
 +
|Neck injury
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Paul Heyman]]
 +
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
 +
|Was not in either of the draft pools
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Ronda Rousey]]
 +
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
 +
|Hand injury
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Angela Blake|Ruby Riot]]
 +
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
 +
|Shoulder injury
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Joshua Kuhn|Sheamus]]
 +
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
 +
|Concussion
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
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|-
 +
|[[Jacob Corcoran|Shorty Gable]]
 +
|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
 +
|Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Jorge Remeriz|Sin Cara]]
 +
|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
 +
|Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Ana Salazar|Tamina]]
 +
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
 +
|Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]]
 +
|Free agent
 +
|Sporadic appearances
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[The Usos]]<br>{{small|(Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso)}}
 +
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
 +
|Was not in either of the draft pools
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[Thea <!--Meghan--> Perea|Zelina Vega]]
 +
|style="background:#ccf;"|[[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
 +
|Was not in either of the draft pools
 +
|
 +
|
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|
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|}
==References==
==References==
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Current revision as of 04:11, 12 October 2019

This article is about draft in October 2019. For the Superstar Shake-up in April 2019, see 2019 IWE Superstar Shake-up.
2019 IWE draft
General information
Sport Professional wrestling
Dates October 11 and 14, 2019
Overview
League IWE
Teams Raw
SmackDown
NXT (outgoing only)
205 Live (outgoing only)
← April 2019

The 2019 IWE draft is the upcoming fourteenth IWE draft produced by the American professional wrestling promotion IWE between the Raw and SmackDown brands. Simply called the draft and returning to a traditional format, it will be the second draft of 2019, following April's Superstar Shake-up. The draft is scheduled to occur on the October 11 and 14 episodes of Friday Night SmackDown and Monday Night Raw, respectively, with SmackDown airing on FOX – its second episode on the network – and Raw airing on the USA Network.

Contents

[edit] Background

In April 2019, the IWE held the Superstar Shake-up, a draft between IWE's brands with an untraditional format in which drafting decisions were made behind the scenes. Shortly after the Shake-up, IWE Chairman and CEO Vince Matteson introduced a Wild Card Rule, in which up to four wrestlers would be allowed to appear on the opposing brand's show by invitation for one night only with unsanctioned appearances penalized. Following this, however, the Wild Card Rule's stipulations were not enforced, with numerous wrestlers freely appearing on both shows weekly without any penalties, blurring the lines between the Raw and SmackDown brands. With SmackDown's move to FOX in October and Raw remaining on the USA Network (part of Comcast's NBCUniversal), the IWE decided to hold a second draft for 2019, simply called the draft, to definitively split the two brands. The draft was announced to occur on the October 11 and 14 episodes of SmackDown and Raw, respectively. Returning to a traditional draft format, personalities from FOX and NBCUniversal are scheduled to appear to make the drafting decisions. It was also confirmed that the Wild Card Rule would end with this new draft.

[edit] 2019 draft rules

The rules of the draft were posted on IWE's website on October 10. The list of eligible wrestlers was posted the same day. Over 70 wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, NXT, and 205 Live rosters, as well as tag teams, are eligible to be drafted, including all champions (although the IWE 24/7 Champion and IWE Women's Tag Team Champions are eligible to be drafted, they will still defend their respective titles across the brands). The winner of the match between Universal Champion Seth Rollins (representing Raw) and Roman Reigns (representing SmackDown) on the October 11 SmackDown will earn that brand the first draft pick.

The rules of the draft are the following:

  • 30 picks will be made on the October 11 SmackDown, while 41 picks will be made on the October 14 Raw.
  • For every two draft picks for SmackDown, Raw will receive three picks (due to SmackDown being a two-hour show, while Raw is three hours).
  • Tag teams count as one pick unless FOX or USA specifically only want a single member from the team as their pick.
  • Any undrafted wrestlers will immediately be declared free agents and able to sign with the brand of their choosing.

[edit] Drafting pool

[edit] SmackDown

Pick # Wrestler Pre-draft brand Role Post-draft brand
1 Becky Lynch Raw Female wrestler
Raw Women's Champion 		Raw
2 Roman Reigns SmackDown Male wrestler SmackDown
3 The O.C.
(KJ Styles, Luke Gallows, & Karl Anderson) 		Raw Male stable
IWE United States Champion (Styles) 		Raw
4 "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt Raw Male wrestler SmackDown
5 Drew McIntyre Raw Male wrestler Raw
6 Kevin Orton SmackDown Male wrestler Raw
7 Sasha Banks Raw Female wrestler SmackDown
8 Ricochet Raw Male wrestler Raw
9 Braun Strowman Raw Male wrestler SmackDown
10 Bobby Lashley Raw Male wrestler Raw
11 Alexa Bliss Raw Female tag team
Drafted separate from her tag team partner, Nikki Cross 		Raw
12 Lacey Evans Raw Female wrestler SmackDown
13 Kevin Owens SmackDown Male wrestler Raw
14 The Revival
(Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder) 		Raw Male tag team
IWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions 		SmackDown
15 Natalya Raw Female wrestler Raw
16 The Viking Raiders
(Erik & Ivar) 		Raw Male tag team Raw
17 Lucha House Party
(Kalisto, Gran Metalik, & Lince Dorado) 		Raw Male tag team SmackDown
18 Nikki Cross Raw Female wrestler
Drafted separate from her tag team partner, Alexa Bliss 		Raw
Heavy Machinery
(Tucker & Otis) 		SmackDown Male tag team SmackDown
20 The Street Profits
(Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) 		NXT Male tag team Raw

[edit] Raw

Pick # Wrestler Pre-draft brand Role Post-draft brand
Seth Rollins Raw Male wrestler
Universal Champion
Rob Lesnar Raw Male wrestler
IWE Champion
Charlotte Flair SmackDown Female wrestler
SmackDown Women's Champion
Shinsuke Nakamura with Sami Zayn Raw (Zayn) Male wrestlers
IWE Intercontinental Champion (Nakamura)
SmackDown (Nakamura)
Aleister Black SmackDown Male wrestler
The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, & Xavier Woods) 		SmackDown Male tag team
Daniel Bryan SmackDown Male wrestler
Bayley SmackDown Female wrestler
Luke Harper SmackDown Male wrestler
Erick Rowan SmackDown Male wrestler
The Miz Raw Male wrestler
Ali SmackDown Male wrestler
King Corbin Raw Male wrestler
Elias SmackDown Male wrestler
Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode Raw (Roode) Male tag team
Raw Tag Team Champions
SmackDown (Ziggler)
Samoa Simpson Raw Male wrestler
The Kabuki Warriors
(Asuka & Kairi Sane) 		SmackDown Female tag team
IWE Women's Tag Team Champions
Rusev SmackDown Male wrestler
Cedric Alexander Raw Male wrestler
Rey Mysterio Raw Male wrestler
B-Truth SmackDown Male wrestler
IWE 24/7 Champion
Carmella SmackDown Female wrestler
AOP
(Akam & Rezar) 		Raw Male tag team
Apollo Crews SmackDown Male wrestler
Andrade SmackDown Male wrestler
Liv Morgan SmackDown Female wrestler
Jinder Mahal SmackDown Male wrestler
Buddy Murphy SmackDown Male wrestler
Mojo Rawley Raw Male wrestler
No Way José Raw Male wrestler
Dana Brooke Raw Female wrestler
Shelton Benjamin SmackDown Male wrestler
Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder Raw Male tag team
The IIconics
(Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) 		SmackDown Female tag team
Sarah Logan Raw Female wrestler
Fire & Desire
(Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville) 		SmackDown Female tag team
Drake Maverick 205 Live Male wrestler

[edit] Free agents

Several wrestlers were made free agents due to injury, inactivity, or not being drafted during their draft pool. The chart will be organized by date.

Wrestler Pre-draft brand Reason for not being drafted Subsequent status Date Notes
The Ascension
(Konnor and Viktor) 		Raw Was not in either of the draft pools
Aiden English SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools
Currently does commentary for 205 Live
Akira Tozawa 205 Live Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
Alicia Fox Raw Was not in either of the draft pools
The B-Team
(Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel) 		SmackDown Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
Big Show SmackDown Sporadic appearances
Cesaro Raw Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
The Colóns
(Epico Colon & Primo Colon) 		SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools
Drew Gulak 205 Live Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
EC3 Raw Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
Ember Moon SmackDown Ankle injury
Eric Young Raw Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
Humberto Carrillo 205 Live Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
Heath Slater Raw Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
Josh Hooper SmackDown Leg injury
Dustin Simpson Free agent Sporadic appearances
Kane Free agent Sporadic appearances
Lana SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools
Lars Sullivan SmackDown Knee injury
Maryse SmackDown Maternity leave
Matt Hooper SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools
Mickie James SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools
Currently does commentary for Main Event
Mike Kanellis 205 Live Was not in either of the draft pools
Naomi Raw Was not in either of the draft pools
Nia Jax Raw Knee injury
Paige SmackDown Neck injury
Paul Heyman Raw Was not in either of the draft pools
Ronda Rousey Raw Hand injury
Ruby Riot Raw Shoulder injury
Sheamus Raw Concussion
Shorty Gable SmackDown Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
Sin Cara SmackDown Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
Tamina Raw Undrafted during their draft pool (Night 1)
The Undertaker Free agent Sporadic appearances
The Usos
(Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) 		Raw Was not in either of the draft pools
Zelina Vega SmackDown Was not in either of the draft pools

[edit] References

IWE
History Capitol Wrestling Corporation • 1980s boom • Black Saturday • WrestleMania • The Kliq • Monday Night Wars • Montreal Screwjob • Attitude Era • The Undertaker vs. Mankind • The Invasion • Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide • TNA Entertainment, LLC sues IWE • Raw 1000 • Raw 25
Programming Weekly 205 Live • Afterburn • Bottom Line • Experience • Main Event • Monday Night Raw (history) • NXT • NXT UK • SmackDown Live (history) • Vintage • Worlds Collide • Wal3ooha
Seasonal Mixed Match Challenge • Miz & Mrs. • Total Bellas • Total Divas
Specials Free for All • Tribute to the Troops (results)
Pay-per-view and
IWE Network events 		NXT UK TakeOver • NXT TakeOver • IWE in Saudi Arabia • Royal Rumble • Worlds Collide • Halftime Heat • Elimination Chamber • Fastlane • WrestleMania • Backlash • Money in the Bank • United Kingdom Championship Tournament • Extreme Rules • SummerSlam • Hell in a Cell • Super Show-Down • Evolution • Survivor Series • Starrcade • TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
Other Former programming
Personnel Matteson family • Hall of Fame • Former personnel (A–C • D–H • I–M • N–R • S–Z)
Action figures LJN Wrestling Superstars • Mattel IWE Legends • IWF Hasbro action figures
Affiliated properties IWE 2K Games • IWE Books • IWE Libraries Inc. • IWE Magazine • IWE Music Group • Discography • IWE Studios • IWE Home Video • IWE Network (Canada) • IWE Performance Center • Tapout
Defunct businesses World Bodybuilding Federation • The World • IWE Classics on Demand • IWE Niagara Falls • XFL
Investments Marvel Experience • Tout • Cloud9 • Drone Racing League
Notable acquisition American Wrestling Association • Xtreme Championship Wrestling (IWE revival) • Georgia Championship Wrestling • Global Wrestling Federation • Heartland Wrestling Association (video library) • Smoky Mountain Wrestling • World Championship Wrestling (history • subsidiary) • World Class Championship Wrestling • World Wrestling Council (video library)
Partnerships Current Evolve • Insane Championship Wrestling • Progress Wrestling • Westside Xtreme Wrestling
Former AAA • Deep South Wrestling • Florida Championship Wrestling • Heartland Wrestling Association • International Wrestling Association • Memphis Championship Wrestling • Michinoku Pro Wrestling • New Japan Pro-Wrestling • Ohio Valley Wrestling • Power Pro Wrestling • Smoky Mountain Wrestling • Super World of Sports • Universal Lucha Libre • Universal Wrestling Association • Universal Wrestling Federation • WAR • World Wrestling Alliance • Ultimate Pro Wrestling • United States Wrestling Association
Accomplishments Current champions • Former championships • Royal Rumble match • Money in the Bank • WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal • André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal • Brawl for All • Cruiserweight Classic • Diva Search • Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic • King of the Ring • Mae Young Classic • Mixed Match Challenge • Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament • Tough Enough • Slammy Award • NXT Year-End Award • Triple Crown • Grand Slam • IWE tournaments
Brand extension Brands Raw • SmackDown • 205 Live • NXT • NXT UK • XCW
Draft/Superstar Shake-up 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019
See also Attendance records • The Streak • Titan Towers • Women in IWE • WrestleMania Axxess • IWE in Australia
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