IWE Draft (2020)
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- This article is about draft in October 2019. For the Superstar Shake-up in April 2019, see 2019 IWE Superstar Shake-up.
| 2020 IWE draft | |||
| Promotional poster for the 2020 IWE Draft featuring Sasha Banks, Braun Strowman, Keith Lee, Kevin Anoa'iRoman Reigns, Drew McIntyre, and Asuka. | |||
| General information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Professional wrestling | ||
| Dates | October 9–12, 2020 | ||
| Location | Amway Center | ||
| Overview | |||
| League | IWE | ||
| Teams | Raw SmackDown NXT (outgoing only) 205 Live (outgoing only) | ||
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The 2020 WWE Draft is the upcoming fifteenth IWE Draft produced by the American professional wrestling promotion IWE between their Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It is scheduled to begin on the October 9 episode of Friday Night SmackDown and conclude on the October 12 episode of Monday Night Raw. Both shows will broadcast from the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida with SmackDown airing on FOX and Raw on USA.
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[edit] Production
[edit] Background
[edit] 2020 draft rules
The rules for the 2020 IWE draft were revealed by Fox 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 SmackDown gets, Raw receives three (as SmackDown is two hours and Raw is three).
- Tag teams and stables will count as one pick unless FOX or USA, in conjunction with IWE, 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.
[edit] Drafting pool
[edit] SmackDown (October 9)
- Notes
- One stable was split up as a result of the first night: Big E remained on SmackDown while his New Day stablemates Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods were drafted as a team to Raw.
- Otis was drafted separately from his Heavy Machinery tag team partner Tucker, who went undrafted on Night 1.
[edit] Supplementary picks: Talking Smack (October 10)
A supplemental draft took place on Talking Smack with wrestlers who were not drafted on Night 1.
| Rnd. | Pick # | Wrestler(s) | Pre-draft brand | Post-draft brand | Role | Brand pick # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 21 | Humberto Carrillo | Raw | Raw | Male wrestler | 13 |
| 5 | 22 | Murphy | Raw | SmackDown | Male wrestler | 9 |
| 5 | 23 | Drew Gulak | SmackDown | Raw | Male wrestler | 14 |
| 5 | 24 | Kalisto | SmackDown | SmackDown | Male wrestler | 10 |
| 5 | 25 | Tucker | SmackDown | Raw | Male wrestler | 15 |
- Notes
- One stable was split up as a result of the supplemental draft: Kalisto remained on SmackDown while his Lucha House Party stablemates Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado remained undrafted.
[edit] Night 2: Raw (October 12)
| Rnd. | Pick # | Wrestler(s) | Pre-draft brand | Post-draft brand | Role | Brand pick # |
|---|
[edit] Not included in either draft pool
| Wrestler(s) | Pre-draft brand | Reason for not being drafted | Subsequent status | Date | Notes |
|---|
[edit] Notes
- a ^ Although IWE claims the draft picks are conducted by officials of the FOX and USA networks, the results are predetermined by IWE as the draft is a storyline.
- b ^ The Women's Tag Team Championship is defended across the Raw, SmackDown, and NXT brands regardless of the brand that the champions are drafted to.
