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-	The [[WIW Draft]] is a process used by the American [[Professional wrestling (WIW)\|professional wrestling]] promotion [[WIW]] while a [[WIW brand extension\|brand extension]], or brand split, is in effect. The original brand extension occurred from 2002 to 2011, while the second and current brand split began in 2016. During a brand extension, the company divides its roster into what they call brands and wrestlers exclusively perform for each brand's respective television show, albeit with some exceptions. The draft is used to refresh the rosters of the brand divisions, typically between the [[Rage (WIW brand)\|Rage]] and [[ShowDown (WIW brand)\|ShowDown]] brands, which are regarded as the main roster. Since 2016, wrestlers from WIW's [[Farm team (WIW)\|developmental brand]], [[NGW (WIW brand)\|NGW]], have been eligible to be drafted to either Rage or ShowDown. This will be the first WIW draft where wrestlers from Rage and ShowDown will eligible to be drafted to NGW.~~<!--~~	+	The [[WIW Draft]] is a process used by the American [[Professional wrestling (WIW)\|professional wrestling]] promotion [[WIW]] while a [[WIW brand extension\|brand extension]], or brand split, is in effect. The original brand extension occurred from 2002 to 2011, while the second and current brand split began in 2016. During a brand extension, the company divides its roster into what they call brands and wrestlers exclusively perform for each brand's respective television show, albeit with some exceptions. The draft is used to refresh the rosters of the brand divisions, typically between the [[Rage (WIW brand)\|Rage]] and [[ShowDown (WIW brand)\|ShowDown]] brands, which are regarded as the main roster. Since 2016, wrestlers from WIW's [[Farm team (WIW)\|developmental brand]], [[NGW (WIW brand)\|NGW]], have been eligible to be drafted to either Rage or ShowDown. This will be the first WIW draft where wrestlers from Rage and ShowDown will eligible to be drafted to NGW.

	==Draft pools==		==Draft pools==
-	The draft pools were announced on April 24, 2024 during the ''Rage'' broadcast. At the same time it was announced that defending champions – [[Kevin McAlmond (WIW)\|Kevin McAlmond]], [[Jared Hunt (WIW)\|Jared Hunt]], [[Ali Richards (WIW)\|Ali Richards]] and [[Kody Baker and Josh Smith (WIW)\|Deranged Truth]] ([[Kody Baker (WIW)\|Kody Baker]] and [[Josh Smith (WIW)\|Josh Smith]]) for [[Rage (WIW brand)\|Raw]] and [[Ryan Barnhart (WIW)\|Ryan Barnhart]], [[Chris Colfer<!--(Glee Cast member)-->\|Chris Colfer]], [[Ashley Holshue (WIW)\|Ashley Holshue]] and [[Justin Eldridge and Brady Ferriter (WIW)\|5-Star Yellowstone DZone]] ([[Justin Eldridge (WIW)\|Justin Eldridge]] and [[Brady Ferriter<!--(2007, pg. 26)--> (WIW)\|Brady Ferriter]]) for [[ShowDown (WIW brand)\|ShowDown]] – would be draft eligible and would remain on their respective brands. The [[WIW Women's Tag Team Championship\|WIW Women's Tag Team Champions]] the [[The Oregon Ducks Warriors (WIW professional wrestling)\|Oregon Warriors]] ([[Gwen Svekis<!--(Oregon Duck Softball player)-->\|Gwen Svekis]] and [[Jenna Lilley<!--(Oregon Duck Softball player)-->\|Jenna Lilley]]) remained eliglble as their championship is defended across all three brands.	+	The draft pools were announced on April 24, 2024 during the ''Rage'' broadcast. At the same time it was announced that defending champions – [[Kevin McAlmond (WIW)\|Kevin McAlmond]], [[Jared Hunt (WIW)\|Jared Hunt]], [[Ali Richards (WIW)\|Ali Richards]] and [[Kody Baker and Josh Smith (WIW)\|Deranged Truth]] ([[Kody Baker (WIW)\|Kody Baker]] and [[Josh Smith (WIW)\|Josh Smith]]) for [[Rage (WIW brand)\|Raw]] and [[Ryan Barnhart (WIW)\|Ryan Barnhart]], [[Chris Colfer<!--(Glee Cast member)-->\|Chris Colfer]], [[Ashley Holshue (WIW)\|Ashley Holshue]] and [[Justin Eldridge and Brady Ferriter (WIW)\|5-Star Yellowstone DZone]] ([[Justin Eldridge (WIW)\|Justin Eldridge]] and [[Brady Ferriter<!--(2007, pg. 26)--> (WIW)\|Brady Ferriter]]) for [[ShowDown (WIW brand)\|ShowDown]] – would be draft eligible and would remain on their respective brands. The [[WIW Women's Tag Team Championship\|WIW Women's Tag Team Champions]] the [[The Oregon Ducks Warriors (WIW professional wrestling)\|Oregon Warriors]] ([[Gwen Svekis<!--(Oregon Duck Softball player)-->\|Gwen Svekis]] and [[Jenna Lilley<!--(Oregon Duck Softball player)-->\|Jenna Lilley]]) remained eliglble as their championship is defended across all three brands.<!--

	===Night 1: ''Showdown'' (April 27)===		===Night 1: ''Showdown'' (April 27)===

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	The [[WIW Draft]] is a process used by the American [[Professional wrestling (WIW)\|professional wrestling]] promotion [[WIW]] while a [[WIW brand extension\|brand extension]], or brand split, is in effect. The original brand extension occurred from 2002 to 2011, while the second and current brand split began in 2016. During a brand extension, the company divides its roster into what they call brands and wrestlers exclusively perform for each brand's respective television show, albeit with some exceptions. The draft is used to refresh the rosters of the brand divisions, typically between the [[Rage (WIW brand)\|Rage]] and [[ShowDown (WIW brand)\|ShowDown]] brands, which are regarded as the main roster. Since 2016, wrestlers from WIW's [[Farm team (WIW)\|developmental brand]], [[NGW (WIW brand)\|NGW]], have been eligible to be drafted to either Rage or ShowDown. This will be the first WIW draft where wrestlers from Rage and ShowDown will eligible to be drafted to NGW.<!--		The [[WIW Draft]] is a process used by the American [[Professional wrestling (WIW)\|professional wrestling]] promotion [[WIW]] while a [[WIW brand extension\|brand extension]], or brand split, is in effect. The original brand extension occurred from 2002 to 2011, while the second and current brand split began in 2016. During a brand extension, the company divides its roster into what they call brands and wrestlers exclusively perform for each brand's respective television show, albeit with some exceptions. The draft is used to refresh the rosters of the brand divisions, typically between the [[Rage (WIW brand)\|Rage]] and [[ShowDown (WIW brand)\|ShowDown]] brands, which are regarded as the main roster. Since 2016, wrestlers from WIW's [[Farm team (WIW)\|developmental brand]], [[NGW (WIW brand)\|NGW]], have been eligible to be drafted to either Rage or ShowDown. This will be the first WIW draft where wrestlers from Rage and ShowDown will eligible to be drafted to NGW.<!--

-	==Draft ~~pool~~==	+	==Draft pools==
		+	The draft pools were announced on April 24, 2024 during the ''Rage'' broadcast. At the same time it was announced that defending champions – [[Kevin McAlmond (WIW)\|Kevin McAlmond]], [[Jared Hunt (WIW)\|Jared Hunt]], [[Ali Richards (WIW)\|Ali Richards]] and [[Kody Baker and Josh Smith (WIW)\|Deranged Truth]] ([[Kody Baker (WIW)\|Kody Baker]] and [[Josh Smith (WIW)\|Josh Smith]]) for [[Rage (WIW brand)\|Raw]] and [[Ryan Barnhart (WIW)\|Ryan Barnhart]], [[Chris Colfer<!--(Glee Cast member)-->\|Chris Colfer]], [[Ashley Holshue (WIW)\|Ashley Holshue]] and [[Justin Eldridge and Brady Ferriter (WIW)\|5-Star Yellowstone DZone]] ([[Justin Eldridge (WIW)\|Justin Eldridge]] and [[Brady Ferriter<!--(2007, pg. 26)--> (WIW)\|Brady Ferriter]]) for [[ShowDown (WIW brand)\|ShowDown]] – would be draft eligible and would remain on their respective brands. The [[WIW Women's Tag Team Championship\|WIW Women's Tag Team Champions]] the [[The Oregon Ducks Warriors (WIW professional wrestling)\|Oregon Warriors]] ([[Gwen Svekis<!--(Oregon Duck Softball player)-->\|Gwen Svekis]] and [[Jenna Lilley<!--(Oregon Duck Softball player)-->\|Jenna Lilley]]) remained eliglble as their championship is defended across all three brands.
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	===Night 1: ''Showdown'' (April 27)===		===Night 1: ''Showdown'' (April 27)===
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:135%;" |'''2024 WIW draft''' 
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |
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! bgcolor="#eee" align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''General information'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Sport'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Professional wrestling (WIW)|Professional wrestling]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Dates'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |April 27 – May 1, 2024
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Location'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Adam's Center|Adam's Event Center]] (April 27, 2024) [[Four Seasons Arena (Great Falls, Montana)|Four Seasons Arena]] (May 1, 2024)
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! bgcolor="#eee" align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Overview'''
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''League'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[IWE]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Teams'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Rage (WIW brand)|Rage]] [[ShowDown (WIW brand)|SmackDown]] [[NGW (WIW brand)|NGW]]
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| align="left" width="25%" style="font-size: 115%;" | ← [[WIW Draft (2023)|2023]]
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The '''2024 WIW Draft''' is the 17th [[WIW Draft]] produced by the [[American professional wrestling (WIW)|American professional wrestling]] promotion [[WIW]] between their [[Rage (WIW brand)|Rage]], [[ShowDownDown (WWIW brand)|ShowDown]] and [[NGW (WIW brand)|NGW]] [[WIW brand extension|brand divisions]]. The two-night event will begin with the April 27 episode of ''[[WIW ShowDown|Saturday Night ShowDown]]'' (in [[Missoula, Montana]]) and will conclude with the May 1 episode of ''[[WIW Rage|Wednesday Night Rage]]'' (in [[Great Falls, Montana]]), with ''ShowDown'' airing on [[ABC Fox Montana (Helena, Montana|FOX]] and ''Rage'' on [[NBC Network (Helena, Montana)|NBC Network]].

==Production==
===Background===
The [[WIW Draft]] is a process used by the American [[Professional wrestling (WIW)|professional wrestling]] promotion [[WIW]] while a [[WIW brand extension|brand extension]], or brand split, is in effect. The original brand extension occurred from 2002 to 2011, while the second and current brand split began in 2016. During a brand extension, the company divides its roster into what they call brands and wrestlers exclusively perform for each brand's respective television show, albeit with some exceptions. The draft is used to refresh the rosters of the brand divisions, typically between the [[Rage (WIW brand)|Rage]] and [[ShowDown (WIW brand)|ShowDown]] brands, which are regarded as the main roster. Since 2016, wrestlers from WIW's [[Farm team (WIW)|developmental brand]], [[NGW (WIW brand)|NGW]], have been eligible to be drafted to either Rage or ShowDown. This will be the first WIW draft where wrestlers from Rage and ShowDown will eligible to be drafted to NGW.

== References ==

{{World Incorporated Wrestling}}