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.

Contents

[edit] Production

[edit] Background

[edit] 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.

[edit] Drafting pool

[edit] 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, Daniel Gonzalez 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.

[edit] Supplemental picks: Talking Smack (October 11, 2020)

A supplemental draft took place on Talking Show with wrestlers who were not drafted on Night 1.

Rnd. Pick # Wrestler(s) Pre-draft brand Post-draft brand Role Brand pick #
5 21 Ryan Mason Rage Rage Male wrestler 13
5 22 Nick Reimer Rage ShowDown Male wrestler 9
5 23 Sayer DeLumeau ShowDown Rage Male wrestler 14
5 24 Ridge Blevins ShowDown ShowDown Male wrestler 10
5 25 Steven Zimmerman ShowDown Rage Male wrestler 15

[edit] Night 2: Rage (October 14, 2020)

There were six rounds of draft picks during Night Two of the 2020 draft. WIW's Chairwomen and Chief Executive Officer Glennda McAlmond announced the draft picks for each.

Rnd. Pick # Wrestler(s) Pre-draft brand Post-draft brand Role Brand pick #
1 1 "The Horror Fiend" Jon Rispens ShowDown Rage Male wrestler 1
1 2 Ashley Holshue ShowDown ShowDown Female wrestler
ShowDown's Heavyweight Women's Champion
1
1 3 Brent Huntley Rage Rage Male wrestler 2
1 4 The Starling Arrows (Stephen Amell and David Ramsey) Rage ShowDown Male tag team
World Tag Team Champions
2
1 5 Avery Gold Rage Rage Female wrestler 3
2 6 Mad Hanson ShowDown Rage Male wrestler 4
2 7 Mark Semmler ShowDown ShowDown Male wrestler 3
2 8 Antony Speranza ShowDown Rage Male wrestler 5
2 9 Daniel Mazurek Rage ShowDown Male wrestler 4
2 10 Tyler Posey
(with The Wolf Pack)
ShowDown Rage Male wrestler
(with Stable)
6
3 11 Sons of Chaos Rage Rage Mixed gender stable 7
3 12 James Alexander ShowDown ShowDown Male wrestler 5
3 13 Brett Hall Rage Rage Male wrestler 8
3 14 King Elijah ShowDown ShowDown Male wrestler 6
3 15 Brittany Hiatt ShowDown Rage Female wrestler 9
4 16 Aaron Kelly ShowDown Rage Male wrestler 10
4 17 Jared Hunt ShowDown ShowDown Male wrestler
International Champion
7
4 18 Ashley Boland ShowDown Rage Female wrestler 11
4 19 Charlie Hunnam and Ryan Hurst ShowDown ShowDown Male tag team 8
4 20 Jason Downing ShowDown Rage Male wrestler 12
5 21 Brooke Wright ShowDown Rage Female wrestler 13
5 22 Michael Fonger and Jordan Keltz Rage ShowDown Male tag team 9
5 23 Joe Smith Rage Rage Male wrestler
24/7 Heavymetal Champion
14
5 24 Mikhail Schmalzried and Aaron Schmalzried* Rage ShowDown Male or tag team wrestler(s) 10
5 25 Evolved Revolution Rage Rage Mixed gender stable 15
6 26 Ryan Garr Rage Rage Male wrestler 16
6 27 Kadee Jones ShowDown ShowDown Female wrestler 11
6 28 Allison Hunthausen Rage Rage Female wrestler 17
6 29 Cody Koffman Rage ShowDown Male wrestler 12
6 30 Cody Bechdol Rage Rage Male wrestler 18

[edit] Supplemental picks: Raw Talk (October 12, 2020)

A supplemental draft took place on Rage Talk with wrestlers who were not drafted on Night 2.

Rnd. Pick # Wrestler(s) Pre-draft brand Post-draft brand Role Brand pick #
7 31 Teresa Turville Rage Rage Female wrestler 19
7 32 Beatrice LaGreca Rage ShowDown Female wrestler 13
7 33 James Alexander Rage Rage Male wrestler 20
7 34 The Hope Squad
(Courtney Hope and Rachele Brooke Smith)
Rage ShowDown Female tag team 14
7 35 Justin Eldridge Rage Rage Male wrestler 21
Notes
  1. One tag team was split up as a result of the supplemental draft: Teresa Turville, who won a dual-brand battle royal to determine Jenna Lilley's number-one contender for the Raw Women's Championship, remained on Raw, while Beatrice LaGreca, the superstar last eliminated in said match, was drafted to SmackDown.

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

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