• CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I’m trying to get into WWE, so I have no idea what a draft or draft pool is. Does anyone have a link to an explainer (or time to explain)?

    • GeekFTW@lemmy.zipOPM
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      2 months ago

      The tl;dr: WWE has 3 rosters. Raw, SmackDown, and NXT (NXT is and has historically been the development brand but they are reportedly giving it the ‘upgrade’ finally). With a few exceptions (usually for special wrestlers), each show has their own roster that doesn’t show up on other shows.

      This ‘draft’ is the in-storyline selection (by the shows respective GM’s) of the wrestlers they want on their show, so we’ll see Adam Pierce & Nick Aldis picking one by one who will be on each show (or at least some of em, a bunch will be announced after the shows).