IWE Superstar Shake-Up (2019)
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| 2019 IWE Superstar Shake-up | |||
| The 2019 IWE Superstar Shake-up logo | |||
| General information | |||
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| Sport | Professional wrestling | ||
| Dates | April 15–16, 2019 | ||
| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Overview | |||
| League | IWE | ||
| Teams | Raw SmackDown | ||
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The 2019 IWE Superstar Shake-up is the thirteenth IWE draft, produced by the American professional wrestling promotion IWE between the Raw and SmackDown brands. The two-day event took place on the April 15 and April 16 episodes of Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live, respectively, on the USA Network from Canada. Both Raw and SmackDown Live will be broadcast from Montreal, Quebec at the Bell Centre.
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[edit] Background
On the April 8 episode of Monday Night Raw, IWE announced a Superstar Shake-up for the April 15 and 16 episodes of Raw and SmackDown Live, respectively. For the 2017 and 2018 Superstar Shake-ups, instead of a traditional draft, the brands' commissioners and general managers made trades and deals between their respective rosters. However, following TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in December 2018, The Matteson Family (Vince Matteson, Kaila Matteson, Shane Matteson, and Triple K) announced that they would be running both brands as a unit with no general managers, subsequently leaving them in charge of drafting decisions.
[edit] Selection
Note: Shading indicates pick was nullified
| # | Employee (Real name) | Role | Brand (from) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The following wrestlers were drafted to the Raw brand on the April 15 episode of Raw. | ||||
| 1 | The Miz (Michael Rinehart) | Male wrestler | SmackDown | |
| 2 | Ricochet (Stewart Osorio-Jaschke) | Male wrestler | NXT | Made his main roster debut on February 18, 2019 and appeared on Raw, SmackDown, and NXT until the Superstar Shake-up. |
| 3 | Aleister Black (Cody Hafer) | Male wrestler | NXT | Made his main roster debut on February 18, 2019 and appeared on Raw, SmackDown, and NXT until the Superstar Shake-up. |
| 4 | The Viking Experience (Erik and Ivar) (Andy Smith and Raymond Ross Robertson) | Male tag team | NXT | Drafted while NXT Tag Team Champions. Formerly known as War Raiders in NXT, the team was renamed to The Viking Experience upon being drafted, while their individual ring names, Hanson and Rowe, were changed to Ivar and Erik, respectively. The team was renamed The Viking Raiders on the April 22 episode of Raw. They relinquished the NXT Tag Team Championship on the May 1 taping of NXT (aired May 15). |
| 5 | Cedric Alexander (Cederick Murgel) | Male wrestler | 205 Live | |
| 6 | Andrade (Manuel Jesse Gutierrez) | Male wrestler | SmackDown | |
| 7 | Zelina Vega (Thea Megahn Perea) | Female wrestler | SmackDown | |
| 8 | Rey Mysterio (Óscar Scott Wright) | Male wrestler | SmackDown | |
| 9 | Lars Sullivan (Dylan Jacob Eldridge) | Male wrestler | NXT | Advertised since November 18, 2018 and appeared on Raw and SmackDown a week prior to the Superstar Shake-up. |
| 10 | The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (Patrick and Roman Adelbai) | Male tag team | SmackDown | |
| 11 | Naomi (Faith Grover-Adelbai) | Female wrestler | SmackDown | |
| 12 | EC3 Derrick Hunter Reich) | Male wrestler | NXT | Advertised since December 17, 2018 and appeared on Raw and SmackDown for several weeks prior to the Superstar Shake-up. |
| 13 | Eric Young (Jeremy Kappan) | Male wrestler | SmackDown | Separated from his team Sanity, which subsequently disbanded. |
| 14 | Lacey Evans (Lacey Burwell-Kadlec) | Female wrestler | NXT | Advertised since December 17, 2018 and appeared on Raw and SmackDown for several weeks prior to the Superstar Shake-up. |
| 15 | KJ Styles (Kevin Jones) | Male wrestler | SmackDown | |
| The following wrestlers were drafted to the Raw brand on the April 22 episode of Raw. | ||||
| 16 | Samoa Simpson (Nuufolau Dustin Simpson) | Male wrestler | SmackDown | Drafted with the United States Championship. |
| 17 | Cesaro (Eric Malstrom) | Male wrestler | SmackDown | It has not yet been confirmed if his tag team partner, Sheamus, will join Cesaro or remain on SmackDown as Sheamus is currently out with injury. |
| The following wrestlers were drafted to the Raw brand on the April 29 episode of Raw. | ||||
| 18 | Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson (Jason Barrow and Kevin Allegra) | Male tag team | SmackDown | |
| The following wrestler was confirmed to be drafted to the Raw brand on the May 8 taping of Main Event (aired May 11). | ||||
| 19 | Nikki Cross (Cassandra Davidson) | Female wrestler | NXT | Advertised since December 17, 2018 and appeared on Raw and SmackDown for several weeks prior to the Superstar Shake-up. |
| The following wrestlers were drafted to the SmackDown brand on the April 16 episode of SmackDown. | ||||
| 1 | Finn Balor (Fergal Kevin Devitt) | Male wrestler | Raw | Drafted with the Intercontinental Championship. |
| 2 | Ember Moon (Cristel Zapata Quiroga) | Female wrestler | Raw | |
| 3 | Bayley (Heather Hultin Martinez) | Female wrestler | Raw | Separated from her tag team partner, Sasha Banks. |
| 4 | Kairi Sane Kairi Aimi Yamada) | Female wrestler | NXT | |
| 5 | Lars Sullivan (Dylan Jacob Eldridge) | Male wrestler | NXT | Was originally drafted to Raw, but transferred to SmackDown. |
| 6 | Buddy Murphy (Clayton Grewell) | Male wrestler | 205 Live | |
| 7 | Elias (Tyler Logan Shull) | Male wrestler | Raw | |
| 8 | Roman Reigns (Leati Kevin Anoa'i) | Male wrestler | Raw | |
| 9 | Liv Morgan Gionna Ravyn Scott) | Female wrestler | Raw | Announced on IWE.com. Separated from her team, The Riott Squad. |
| 10 | Chad Gable Jacob Corcoran) | Mae wrestler | Raw | Announced on IWE.com. Separated from his tag team partner, Bobby Roode. |
| 11 | Apollo Crews (Sesugh Mahana) | Male wrestler | Raw | Announced on IWE.com |
| 12 | Mickie James (Sari Laree Pasma-Leeds) | Female wrestler | Raw | Announced on IWE.com |
| 13 | Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker) (Nikola Bryan Beniger-Bogojevic, Levi Dana Driggs) | Male tag team | NXT | Announced on IWE.com. Advertised since December 17, 2018 and appeared on Raw and SmackDown for several weeks prior to the Superstar Shake-up. |
| The following wrestlers were drafted to the SmackDown brand on the April 23 episode of SmackDown. | ||||
| 14 | Andrade (Manuel Jesse Gutierrez) | Male wrestler | Raw | Originally drafted to Raw, but moved back to SmackDown. |
| 15 | Zelina Vega (Thea Megahn Perea) | Female wrestler | Raw | Originally drafted to Raw, but moved back to SmackDown. |
| 16 | Aleister Black (Cody Hafer) | Male wrestler | Raw | Originally drafted to Raw, but moved to SmackDown, separating him from his tag team partner, Ricochet. |
| 17 | Jinder Mahal (Jacob Singh Miller-Dhesi) | Male wrestler | Raw | |
| 18 | The Singh Brothers (Sunil Singh and Samir Singh) (Jack Glueckert and Mike Glueckert) | Male tag team | Raw | |
| The following wrestlers were drafted to the SmackDown brand prior to the April 30 episode of SmackDown. | ||||
| 19 | The B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) (Taylor Hellbusch and Kooper Hennig) | Male tag team | Raw | |
| The following wrestlers were drafted to the 205 Live brand on the April 30 episode of 205 Live. | ||||
| 1 | The Singh Brothers (Sunil Singh and Samir Singh) (Jack Glueckert and Mike Glueckert) | Male tag team | SmackDown | Originally drafted to SmackDown, but moved to 205 Live, separating them from their stablemate, Jinder Mahal. |
[edit] Notes
- Six tag teams/stables were split or broken up as a result of the Superstar Shake-up. Sanity disbanded after Eric Young moved to Raw, The Boss 'n' Hug Connection was split up as Bayley moved to SmackDown while Sasha Banks remained on Raw, Liv Morgan was split from The Riott Squad as she moved to SmackDown while her teammates Ruby Riott and Sarah Logan remained on Raw, the team of Chad Gable and Bobby Roode was split up as Gable moved to SmackDown while Roode remained on Raw, the team of Aleister Black and Ricochet was split up as Black was moved to SmackDown the week after being drafted to Raw while Ricochet remained on Raw, and the stable of Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers (Sunil Singh and Samir Singh) was split up as Mahal moved to SmackDown while The Singh Brothers went to 205 Live. It has not yet been confirmed if The Bar was split up as Cesaro moved to Raw, but it has yet to be revealed if Sheamus will join him, as Sheamus is out with an injury.
- The Intercontinental Championship moved to SmackDown, while the United States Championship moved to Raw. Reigning NXT Tag Team Champions The Viking Raiders were drafted to Raw, but the championship did not move with them; they subsequently relinquished the title on the May 1 taping of NXT (aired May 15).
- Bray Wyatt, who was on Raw and had been on hiatus since mid-2018, returned in pre-taped promos with a new gimmick that began airing during the April 22 and 23 episodes of Raw and SmackDown, but it has not been confirmed if he will remain on Raw or go to SmackDown.
[edit] Aftermath
[edit] Wild Card Rule
On the May 6 episode of Raw, Vince Matteson 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.
