WIW Superstar Shake-Up Draft (2019)
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| 2019 WIW Superstar Shake-up Draft | |||
| General information | |||
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| Sport | Professional wrestling | ||
| Other name(s) | 2019 Draft 2019 Draft Superstar Shake-Up | ||
| Dates | April 17–18, 2019 | ||
| Location | Helena, Montana | ||
| Overview | |||
| League | WIW | ||
| Teams | Rage ShowDown | ||
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The 2019 WIW Superstar Shake-up Draft will be the thirteenth WIW draft, produced by the American professional wrestling promotion WIW between the Rage and ShowDown brands. The two-day event will take place on the April 17 and April 18 episodes of Wednesday Night Raw and Thursday Night ShowDown, respectively, on WIW Network from Montana. Both Rage and ShowDown will be broadcast from Helena, Montana at the Helena Civic Center.
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Background
On the April 10 episode of Wednesday Night Show, WIW announced a Superstar Shake-up Draft for the April 17 and 18 episodes of Rage and ShowDown, respectively. For the 2017 and 2018 Draft Trades, instead of a traditional draft, the brands' commissioners and general managers made trades and deals between their respective rosters. However, following TLC: Christmas Horror Feast in December 2018, The McAlmond Family (Glennda McAlmond, Dixie Finnegan, Turf Finnegan, Rex Martin, and later Martin McAlmond) announced that they would be running both brands as a unit with no general managers, subsequently leaving them in charge of drafting decisions.
Selection
Rage
The following is a list of wrestlers who were drafted to the Rage brand on the April 17 episode of Rage.
| # | Brand (to) | Employee (Real name) | Role | Brand (from) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rage | Joe Linderman | Male wrestler | ShowDown | |
| 2 | Rage | Quinn Noel | Male wrestler | ShowDown | |
| 3 | Rage | Bradlee Woehl | Male wrestler | NGW | |
| 4 | Rage | Cody Koffman | Male wrestler | NGW | |
| 5 | Rage | The Varsity War Vikings (Gilreath and Carbon) | Male tag team | NGW | Drafted with the NGW Tag Team Championship. Formerly known as War Varsity in NGW. Their team name was changed to The Varsity War Vikings upon being drafted, while their individual ring names, Kellen Gilreath and Daniel Carbon, were shortened to Gilreath and Carbon, respectively |
| 6 | Rage | Richard Munoz | Male wrestler | ShowDown | |
| 7 | Rage | The Larsons (Steven Larson and Tom Larson) | Male tag team | ShowDown | |
| 8 | Rage | Sarah Hicks | Female wrestler | ShowDown | |
| 9 | Rage | Taryn Noel | Female wrestler | ShowDown | |
| 10 | Rage | Kenneth Brown | Male wrestler | ShowDown | Drafted separately from his team, InSanity. |
| 11 | Rage | Lucas Bazacas | Male wrestler | NGW | |
| 12 | Rage | Aaron Schmalzried | Male wrestler | Dynanite Live | |
| 13 | Rage | James Alexander | Male wrestler | NGW | |
| 14 | Rage | Ashley Boland | Female wrestler | NGW | |
| 15 | Rage | Kevin Hunter | Male wrestler | ShowDown |
ShowDown
The following is a list of wrestlers who were wrestlers drafted to the ShowDown brand on the April 18 episode of ShowDown.
| # | Brand (to) | Employee (Real name) | Role | Brand (from) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ShowDown | Chris Gomez | Male wrestler | Rage | Drafted with the International Championship. |
| 2 | ShowDown | Faith Cronin | Female wrestler | Rage | |
| 3 | ShowDown | Ashley Holshue | Female wrestler | Rage | |
| 4 | ShowDown | Anna Crawford | Female wrestler | NGW | |
| 5 | ShowDown | James Alexander | Male wrestler | Rage | Was originally drafted to the Rage on the April 15 episode of Rage. |
| 6 | ShowDown | Nick Reimer | Female wrestler | Dynanite Live | |
| 7 | ShowDown | Arron Kelly | Male wrestler | Rage | |
| 8 | ShowDown | Michael Phelps | Male wrestler | Rage | |
| 9 | ShowDown | Dianna Agron | Female wrestler | Rage | Announced on WIW.com. Separated from her team, The Hope Squad. |
| 10 | ShowDown | Keith Coleman | Male wrestler | Rage | Announced on WIW.com |
| 11 | ShowDown | James Allred | Male tag team | Rage | Announced on WIW.com |
| 12 | ShowDown | Maddie Davis | Female wrestler | Rage | Announced on WIW.com |
| 13 | ShowDown | Heavy Load (Kallen Kleinschimdt and Steven Zimmerman) | Male tag team | NGW | Announced on WIW.com |
Aftermath
Notes
Wild Card Rule
On the May 8 episode of Rage, Glennda McAlmond and Rex Martin introduced a Wild Card Rule:
- Up to four wrestlers are allowed to appear on the opposing brand's show by invitation for one night only.
- Unsanctioned appearances will be penalized with a fine or termination.
