{"id":87454,"date":"2019-10-10T14:48:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T19:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=87454"},"modified":"2019-10-10T16:15:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T21:15:43","slug":"wwe-announces-rules-for-this-years-draft-including-how-many-will-be-drafted-friday-and-how-many-monday-raw-gets-more-picks-what-happens-to-undrafted-wrestlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/10\/10\/wwe-announces-rules-for-this-years-draft-including-how-many-will-be-drafted-friday-and-how-many-monday-raw-gets-more-picks-what-happens-to-undrafted-wrestlers\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces rules for this year&#8217;s draft, including how many will be drafted Friday and how many Monday, Raw gets more picks, what happens to undrafted wrestlers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3104591896\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE released details on the WWE Draft taking place this Friday on Smackdown and next Monday on Raw. The following is the press release issued to PWTorch and other media outlets today&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>WWE DRAFT\u00a0ON FOX + USA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>STAMFORD, Conn. \u2013 October 10, 2019 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>A star-studded celebrity lineup of Fox and NBCUniversal personalities including Alex Rodriguez, Michael Che, Colin\u00a0Jost, Christian Slater, Troy Aikman, Joe Buck, and Jim Cramer will be part of the\u00a0two-night\u00a0WWE Draft airing live tomorrow\u00a0on\u00a0Friday Night\u00a0Smackdown<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>at 8 pm ET\/PT on Fox and continuing\u00a0this Monday, October 14\u00a0on\u00a0Raw<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>at 8\/7c on USA Network.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, executives from Fox and USA Network have direct influence over the WWE Draft as it will\u00a0determine the Superstars competing for either\u00a0<em>Raw<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>SmackDown.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Additional celebrities include:\u00a0Fox MLB Analysts Kevin Burkhardt and Frank Thomas;\u00a0Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson and Tony Gonzalez from F0x NFL Sunday;\u00a0FOX NFL Analysts Ronde Barber, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman and Daryl Johnston;\u00a0Big Noon Kickoff\u00a0Analysts\u00a0Rob Stone, Brady Quinn, Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart and Urban Meyer; F0x NFL Kickoff cast including Charissa Thompson, Michael Vick and Peter Schrager; F0x College Football Analyst Joel Klatt;\u00a0as well as stars from NBCUniversal including\u00a0Dul\u00e9\u00a0Hill (Psych, Suits); James\u00a0Roday\u00a0(Psych); Marcus\u00a0Lemonis\u00a0(The Profit); Margaret Josephs and Melissa Gorga (Real Housewives of New Jersey); Football Night In America Analysts Rodney Harrison and Chris Simms; and Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Mustoe and Kyle Martino from Premier League Live.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>WWE Draft Rules<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More than 70 Superstars, including tag teams, have been placed into this year\u2019s WWE Draft pool.<\/li>\n<li>30 Superstars will be eligible to be drafted tomorrow night while 41 Superstars will be eligible on Monday Night.<\/li>\n<li>Since\u00a0Friday Night Smackdown\u00a0is a two-hour show and\u00a0Monday Night Raw\u00a0is a three-hour show, for every two\u00a0Smackdown\u00a0picks,\u00a0Raw\u00a0will get three.<\/li>\n<li>Tag Teams will count as one pick unless Fox or USA Network specifically wants to pick one Superstar from the team.<\/li>\n<li>Any undrafted Superstars will immediately be declared free agents and able to sign with the brand of their choosing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2471229959\"><div id=\"pwtor-1314273170\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE released details on the WWE Draft taking place this Friday on Smackdown and next Monday on Raw. 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