WIW Draft (2020)

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2020 WIW draft
General information
Sport Professional wrestling
Dates October 10–14
Location Shopko Center (ShowDown)
Macy's Arena (Rage)
Overview
League WIW
Teams Rage
ShowDown
NGW (outgoing only)
October 2019

The 2020 WIW Draft is the ongoing fifteenth WIW Draft produced by the American professional wrestling promotion WIW between their Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It took place on the October 10 episode of Saturday night ShowDown and concluded on the October 14 episode of Wednesday Night Rage. ShowDown was broadcasted from Shopko Center, while Rage was broadcased from the Macy's Arena in Helena, Montana with ShowDown airing on FOX and Rage on NBC.

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Production

Background

2020 draft rules

The rules for the 2020 WIW draft were revealed by Montana Sports on October 8, which are the same as the October 2019 draft. Over 60 male and female wrestlers, as well as individual tag teams and stables, including current champions, were placed into the 2020 drafting pools. Over 20 wrestlers were announced as being eligible to be drafted on the October 9 episode of SmackDown and more than 30 wrestlers will be eligible to be drafted on the October 12 episode of Raw.

The rules of the draft are as follows:

  • Due to the length of each show, for every two picks ShowDown gets, Rage receives three (as ShowDown is two hours and Rage is three).
  • Tag teams and stables will count as one pick unless FOX or NBC, in conjunction with WIW, wants to specifically pick one wrestler from the group.[a]
  • Any undrafted wrestlers will immediately (in kayfabe) be declared free agents and are able to sign with the brand of their choosing.

Drafting pool

Night 1: SmackDown (October 10)

There were four rounds of draft picks during Night 1 of the 2020 draft. WIW's Chief Brand Officer (CBO) Dixie Finnegan announced the draft picks for each round.

Rnd. Pick # Wrestler(s) Pre-draft brand Post-draft brand Role Brand pick #
1 1 Quay Painter Rage Rage Male wrestler
WIW World Champion
1
1 2 Martin McAlmond ShowDown ShowDown Male wrestler
WIW Heavyweight Champion
1
1 3 Jenna Lilley and Sis Bates Rage Rage Female tag team
WIW World Women's Champion
2
1 4 Michael Phelps Rage ShowDown Male wrestler 2
1 5 The Hurt Mafia
(John Lehr, Eric Stevens, Ryan Gleason, Brian Tobol, and Junior Remeriz)
Rage Rage Male stable
WIW United Nations Champion (Stevens)
3
2 6 Kevin Hunter ShowDown Rage Male wrestler 4
2 7 Jacki Weikart ShowDown ShowDown Female wrestler 3
2 8 Sarah Hicks ShowDown Rage Female wrestler 5
2 9 Willa Holland Rage ShowDown Female wrestler 4
2 10 Michelle Skuletich and Renae Geerlings Rage Rage Female tag team
Women's Tag Team Champions[b]
6
3 11 Bradlee Woehl Rage Rage Male wrestler 7
3 12 Steven Larson ShowDown ShowDown Male wrestler 5
3 13 Leah Messer Rage Rage Female wrestler 8
3 14 Richard Munoz and Miro Munoz Rage ShowDown Male tag team 6
3 15 The Wolf Pack ShowDown Rage Male and Female stable 9
4 16 Steve Britz and Brandon ShowDown Rage Male tag team
WIW Heavyweight Tag Team Champions[c]
10
4 17 Marc Beltran ShowDown ShowDown Male wrestler 7
4 18 Emily Bett Rickards Rage Rage Female wrestler 11
4 19 Kallen Kleinschimdt ShowDown ShowDown Male wrestler
Men's Money in the Bank contract holder
8
4 20 Tadd Mason Rage Rage Male wrestler 12
Notes
  1. One stable was split up as a result of the first night: Marc Beltran remained on ShowDown while his Dooms Day stablemates Steve Britz and Brandon were drafted as a team to Rage.
  2. One tag team was split up as a result of the draft: Kallen Kleinschimdt was drafted separately from his Heavy Load tag team partner Steven Zimmerman, who was drafted to Rage during the supplemental draft on Talking Show the following day.

Eligible to be drafted on October 14

Rnd. Pick # Wrestler(s) Pre-draft brand Post-draft brand Role Brand pick #

Notes

a. Although WIW claims the draft picks are conducted by officials of the FOX and NBC networks, the results are predetermined by WIW as the draft is a storyline.

References

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