WIW Draft (2016)
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The 2016 WWE Draft was the tenth draft, and first since 2011, produced by the American professional wrestling promotion World Incorporated Wrestling. It took place on July 22 during the live premiere of ShowDown.
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Background
On the July 12 episode of Rage, it was revealed that [[Glennda McAlmond (WIW)|Glennda McAlmond] would only run Rage as commissioner and also announcing her sister Dixie Finnegan the commissioner of ShowDown. The following week on the July 19th final episode of Rage (on Tuesday nights), the commissioners introduced Rex Martin and Turf Finnegan as the general managers of Rage and ShowDown, respectively.
The rules of the draft were posted to WIW's website on July 17th, and were:
- Raw received the first overall draft pick
- Tag teams/stables counted as one pick (unless a commissioner/general manager wanted only a single member from a tag team in their pick)
- Six draft picks were made from the NGW roster
Selection
ShowDown Live
Part 2
| Rnd. | Pick # | Brand (to) | Pick # | Employee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 31 | Rage | Ashley Holshue | ||
| 7 | 32 | ShowDown | The American Naturals (Keith Coleman and Brandon Branscum) | Drafted from NGW | |
| 7 | 33 | Rage | Melissa Mendenhall | ||
| 7 | 34 | ShowDown | David Aldrich | ||
| 7 | 35 | Rage | Ryan Gleason and Brian Tobol (Ryan Gleason and Brian Tobol) | ||
| 8 | 36 | ShowDown | Derek Reintjes | ||
| 8 | 37 | Rage | Kassi Austin | ||
| 8 | 38 | ShowDown | Dylan O'Brien | ||
| 8 | 39 | Rage | Craig Sandvig | ||
| 8 | 40 | ShowDown | Daniel Gonzalez | ||
| 8 | 41 | Rage | Jessica Grace | ||
| 9 | 42 | ShowDown | Cam Dana | ||
| 9 | 43 | Rage | Daniel Block | ||
| 9 | 44 | ShowDown | Michael Sotta and James Masterson | ||
| 9 | 45 | Rage | Kara Magill | ||
| 9 | 46 | ShowDown | Kelcey Darlow and Lemuel Simmons | ||
| 9 | 47 | Rage | Mad Hanson | ||
| 10 | 48 | ShowDown | Joe Smith | ||
| 10 | 49 | Rage | Ryan Barnhart | ||
| 10 | 50 | ShowDown | Derek Reintjes | ||
| 10 | 51 | Rage | Mikhail Schmalzried and Aaron Schmalzried | ||
| 10 | 52 | ShowDown | Leigh Hicks | ||
| 10 | 53 | Rage | Rick Pembroke | ||
| 11 | 54 | ShowDown | Mark Semmler | ||
| 11 | 55 | Rage | Dallas Hilger | ||
| 11 | 56 | ShowDown | Scott Thompson | ||
| 11 | 57 | Rage | Park McKinnon | ||
| 11 | 58 | ShowDown | Anthony Zigler | ||
| 11 | 59 | Rage | Jinger Tripp-Johnson |
Supplemental draft
A supplemental draft has been announced to take place on July 27 immanently after the episode of Rage on WIW.com with another 30 superstars and divas being revealed.
Notes
- An extra Supplemental draft has been announced for July 27 immanently after the episode of Rage on WIW.com with another 30 superstars and divas being revealed for both brands.
