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[[File:IWEDraft.jpg|thumb|250x|The IWE Draft Logo, used from 2007 to 2011]]
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The '''IWE draft''' (also called the '''Superstar Shake-up''') is a process used by the [[United States of America|American]] [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|promotion]] [[IWE]] to refresh its rosters. The draft was first used during the [[IWF Draft Lottery (2002)|brand extension of 2002]], though it was officially incepted and used in [[IWE Draft Lottery (2014)|2004]]. Since the inception of the process, it has been referred to as the IWE draft lottery (2004–2005) and later simplified to the "draft" (2007–2011). Starting in 2005, the draft took place during the month of June; it was held in April between 2009 and 2011. After that, IWE terminated the brand split and promotion of interbrand competition from 2011 to 2016.
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The '''IWE draft''' is a process used by [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|promotion]] [[IWE]] to provide new brand competition and to refresh its rosters. The draft was first used during the [[IWE Brand Extension#RAW and SmackDown!|brand extension of 2002]], though it was officially incepted and used in [[IWE Draft Lottery (2004)|2004]]. Since the inception of the process, it has been referred to as the '''IWE draft lottery''' (2004–05) and later simplified to the "draft" (2007–2011). Starting in 2005, the draft took place during the month of June; it was held in April between 2009 and 2011. After that IWE terminated the brand split and promotion of interbrand competition from 2011 onwards.
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On May 25, 2016, it was announced that due to ''SmackDown'' moving to Tuesdays and to a live broadcast starting July 19, necessitating a brand extension, IWE announced that the draft would be coming back. On June 20, 2016, it was announced that the 2016 IWE Draft will be taking place on July 19, 2016 (Smackdown's Live Premiere) on the USA Network.
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On May 25, 2016, due to ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' moving to Tuesdays and to a live broadcast starting July 19, necessitating a brand extension, IWE announced that the draft would be returning. It would later be announced that the 2016 IWE draft would take place on July 19 during ''SmackDown'''s first live broadcast, which was also the first time that the draft took place on ''SmackDown''. From 2017, the draft was relabeled as the '''Superstar Shake-up''' as instead of a traditional draft, the general managers of Raw and SmackDown can trade and make deals between their respective talent.
==History==
==History==
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===Initial split===
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===Addition of XCW===
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===Disbanding of XCW===
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===Second split===
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==Drafts==
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| [[IWE Brand Extension#Raw and SmackDown!|2002]]
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|Raw<br>SmackDown!
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|[[IWF Draft Lottery (2002)|2002]]
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|{{small|After acquiring [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) and [[Xtreme Championship Wrestling]] (XCW), the [[IWE|IWF]] split its roster into two distinctive wrestling brands, Raw and SmackDown!. IWF co-owners [[Ric Flair|Ric Meyer]] and [[Vince Matteson]] would draft superstars to Raw and SmackDown! respectively. The Rock was acquired by SmackDown! as the first overall pick, and The Undertaker was acquired by Raw as its first pick in the draft. Stone Cold Steve Austin was allowed to choose which show he wanted to be on.}}
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|March 25
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|Raw, SmackDown
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|[[IWE Draft Lottery (2004)|2004]]
|[[IWE Draft Lottery (2004)|2004]]
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|Raw<br>SmackDown!
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|March 22
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|{{small|To remain active with the [[IWE WrestleMania 20|WrestleMania XX]] tagline of "Where it all begins again", IWE Chairman [[Vince Matteson]] announced a draft lottery, as he stated it was time for a "new IWE" and "it's time to shake things up again". Each general manager received six picks.}}
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|Raw, SmackDown
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| align=center|3
|[[IWE Draft Lottery (2005)|2005]]
|[[IWE Draft Lottery (2005)|2005]]
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|Raw<br>SmackDown!
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| June 6–30
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|{{small|Unlike previous draft lotteries which occurred on one night, this draft lottery took place over the month of June. Each general manager received five random picks. During the draft, SmackDown! was left without a world champion after Raw drafted [[Dustin Simpson]], who at the time held the [[IWE Championship]]. Plans to create a separate SmackDown! world championship were abandoned when Smackdown! acquired [[Jesse Dern|Batista]] from Raw, who at the time held the [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]].}}
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|Raw, SmackDown
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|[[IWE Brand Extension#XCW|2006]]
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|[[IWE Brand Extension Draft (2006)|2006]]
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|May 29
|XCW
|XCW
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|{{small|There was no official draft in 2006. But as part of the launch of the [[XCW (IWE)|XCW]] brand, IWE allowed [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General managers 3|ECW representative]] [[Paul Heyman]] to draft one superstar from each of the Raw and SmackDown! brands.}}
 
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|[[IWE Draft (2007)|2007]]
|[[IWE Draft (2007)|2007]]
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|Raw<br>SmackDown!<br>XCW
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|June 11
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|{{small|Was the first ever tri-branded draft lottery, where all three of IWE's brands took part in the draft. Unlike previous drafts where the general managers were able to randomly select their draftee, matches took place between representatives of each brand and the winner received a draft pick. The draft took place on June 11 on a special three-hour episode of ''Raw''.}}
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|Raw, SmackDown, XCW
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| [[IWE Draft (2008)|2008]]
| [[IWE Draft (2008)|2008]]
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| Raw<br>SmackDown<br>XCW
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|June 23
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| {{small|Was the second consecutive draft where draft picks were determined by matches. During the draft, three championships switched brands due to the champions switching brands. The draft took place on June 23 on a special three-hour episode of ''Raw''.}}
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|Raw, SmackDown, XCW
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| [[IWE Draft (2009)|2009]]
| [[IWE Draft (2009)|2009]]
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| Raw<br>SmackDown<br>XCW
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|April 13
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| {{small|The 2009 draft took place on the April 13, 2009 edition of IWE Raw and consisted of tri-branded matches with the winner of the match's brand earning a pick. A total of 12 wrestlers were drafted on television. A supplemental draft was held at April 15, in which a total of 24 wrestlers were drafted.}}
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|Raw, SmackDown, XCW
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| [[IWE Draft (2010)|2010]]
| [[IWE Draft (2010)|2010]]
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| Raw<br>SmackDown
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| April 27
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| {{small|The [[Richmond Coliseum]] confirmed that it would serve as the venue for the 2010 IWE draft, which was held live during an episode of ''Raw'' on April 26, 2010. The draft consisted of interpromotional matches with the winner of the match's brand earning a pick. A total of 8 wrestlers were drafted on television. A supplemental draft was held on April 27, in which a total of 13 wrestlers were drafted. It was also the first draft without ''XCW'' after its cancellation.}}
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|Raw, SmackDown
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| [[IWE Draft (2011)|2011]]
| [[IWE Draft (2011)|2011]]
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| Raw<br>SmackDown
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| April 25
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| {{small| On April 18, IWE, USA Network, and the [[RBC Center]] confirmed the 2011 draft to take place on April 25 from [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]. The draft consisted of interpromotional matches with the winner of the match's brand earning a pick. A total of 8 superstars were drafted on television. 22 more drafts happened the following day, as IWE.com updated the site with every pick. This was the final draft occurring under the brand extension of 2002.}}
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|Raw, SmackDown
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| [[IWE Draft (2016)|2016]]
| [[IWE Draft (2016)|2016]]
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| Raw<br>SmackDown
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| July 19
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| {{small|On May 25, it was announced that the main roster would be once again be divided with SmackDown moving to a live broadcast on Tuesdays, starting July 19. It was later confirmed that the IWE draft would be taking place on the live Smackdown on July 19.}}
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|Raw, SmackDown
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| align=center|11
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| [[IWE Superstar Shake-Up (2017)|2017]]
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| April 10–11
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|Raw, SmackDown
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| align=center|12
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| [[IWE Superstar Shake-Up (2018)|2018]]
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|April 16–17
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|Raw, SmackDown
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| align=center|13
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| [[IWE Superstar Shake-Up (2019)|2019]]
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|April 15–16
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|Raw, SmackDown
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| align=center|14
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| [[IWE Draft (2019)|2019]]
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| October 11 and 14
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| Raw, SmackDown
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| [[IWE Draft (2020)|2020]]
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| October 9–12
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| Raw, SmackDown, NXT (outgoing)
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| align=center|16
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| [[IWE Draft (2021)|2021]]
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| October 1–4
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| Raw, SmackDown
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| [[IWE Draft (2023)|2023]]
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| April 28 – May 1
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| Raw, SmackDown, NXT (outgoing only)
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|[[IWE Draft (2024)|2024]]
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|April 26–29
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|Raw, SmackDown, NXT (outgoing only)
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==Impact on championships==
 
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==See also==
 
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*[[IWE Brand Extension|IWE brand extension]]
 
==References==
==References==

Current revision as of 21:45, 9 April 2024

File:2016IWEDraft logo.png
The 2016 IWE draft logo

The IWE draft (also called the Superstar Shake-up) is a process used by the American professional wrestling promotion IWE to refresh its rosters. The draft was first used during the brand extension of 2002, though it was officially incepted and used in 2004. Since the inception of the process, it has been referred to as the IWE draft lottery (2004–2005) and later simplified to the "draft" (2007–2011). Starting in 2005, the draft took place during the month of June; it was held in April between 2009 and 2011. After that, IWE terminated the brand split and promotion of interbrand competition from 2011 to 2016.

On May 25, 2016, due to SmackDown moving to Tuesdays and to a live broadcast starting July 19, necessitating a brand extension, IWE announced that the draft would be returning. It would later be announced that the 2016 IWE draft would take place on July 19 during SmackDown's first live broadcast, which was also the first time that the draft took place on SmackDown. From 2017, the draft was relabeled as the Superstar Shake-up as instead of a traditional draft, the general managers of Raw and SmackDown can trade and make deals between their respective talent.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Initial split

[edit] Addition of XCW

[edit] Disbanding of XCW

[edit] Second split

[edit] Drafts

No. Year Brands Notes
1 2002 March 25 Raw, SmackDown
2 2004 March 22 Raw, SmackDown
3 2005 June 6–30 Raw, SmackDown
4 2006 May 29 XCW
5 2007 June 11 Raw, SmackDown, XCW
6 2008 June 23 Raw, SmackDown, XCW
7 2009 April 13 Raw, SmackDown, XCW
8 2010 April 27 Raw, SmackDown
9 2011 April 25 Raw, SmackDown
10 2016 July 19 Raw, SmackDown
11 2017 April 10–11 Raw, SmackDown
12 2018 April 16–17 Raw, SmackDown
13 2019 April 15–16 Raw, SmackDown
14 2019 October 11 and 14 Raw, SmackDown
15 2020 October 9–12 Raw, SmackDown, NXT (outgoing)
16 2021 October 1–4 Raw, SmackDown
17 2023 April 28 – May 1 Raw, SmackDown, NXT (outgoing only)
18 2024 April 26–29 Raw, SmackDown, NXT (outgoing only)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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