Released June 10th, 2019. Columbus, Ohio: the site of From Dusk Til Dawn 2019. From the desk of Chairman Mouse.
Moments ago, the 2019 Draft wrapped up. I am proud to announce that Premier Wrestling Incorporated came out of this convention stronger than ever. We at Mmouse Enterprises - with the Vice Chair Catherine L. Mouse working alongside me - caught my chief rival, the preschool dropout who runs things over at BWM Inc., off guard. What was funny about how this edition of the draft unfolded is that Benny even said before it started that he expected us to come after the women of wrestling with full force (especially in light of his announcement that the rebirth of EWA would be centered on this particular division), yet his actions in the draft did not reflect that same concern.
In the exemptions portion of the draft, where each of us had an opportunity to remove ten superstars from consideration for the draft out of our previous roster, Benny chose more men than women while Catherine and I chose to show equal respect for both rosters as we exempted five great men and women superstars. Then, in the draft - as you will see encapsulated by our selections below - we twice forced Benny to pay attention to the women's roster by going after the best of the best in both the contracted and free agent phases of the selection. The end result is that while Benny will claim to have the "Elite" of professional wrestling, the true home of wrestling's premier talent will be in the aptly named "Premier Wrestling Incorporated".
The draftees you see below by no means signals the end of our ambitions for acquiring the very best in this industry, as there are many more extremely gifted superstars still working as free agents in the independent circuit. So, without any further delay, here are the results for Premier Wrestling Incorporated/Mmouse Enterprises in the 2019 WOW Draft:
10 Exemptions: Ariel, Living Dead Girl, Angelina Love, Victoria, Amazon, Dragonfly, Teo, Mike O'Malley, Robby Storm, and Rhyno.
Draft picks: 1. Attitude, 2. Michelle McCool, 3. Maria, 4. Molly Holly, 5. Layla, 6. Sunny, 7. Ivory, 8. John Morrison, 9. Dolph Ziggler, 10. FRED, 11. Slammer, 12. Cesaro, 13. Braun Strowman, 14. Petey Williams, 15. Drakus, 16. Christopher Daniels, 17. The Miz, 18. Wade Barrett, 19. Brandon Lee, 20. Rob Van Dam, 21. Stephanie McMahon, 22. Jeff Hardy, 23. Mr. Kennedy, 24. Matt Hardy, 25. Randy Savage, 26. Diamond Dallas Page, 27. Scott Nash, 28. Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, 29. The Scarecrow, 30. Jeff Jarrett, 31. Mr. Perfect, 32. Kurt Angle, 33. Scorpion, 34. Taz, 35. Bossman, 36. Lance Storm, 37. Mark Henry, 38. Test, 39. Chavo, 40. Eddie Guerrero, 41. Ken Shamrock, 42. Sable, 43. Doink, 44. Mr. Ass, 45. X Pac, 46. Chaz, 47. Abyss, 48. Kurgan, 49. Kane, 50. Triple H, 51. Alexa Bliss, 52. Brock Lesnar, 53. Paige, 54. Sasha Banks, 55. Carmella, 56. Samoa Joe, 57. Kevin Owens, 58. Jon Moxley, 59. Asuka, 60. Sonya Deville, 61. Gail Kim, 62. Ruby Riott, 63. Aleister Black, 64. Mandy Rose, 65. Emma (Tenille Dashwood), 66. Sarah Logan, 67. Baron Corbin, 68. Peyton Royce, 69. Billie Kaye, 70. Zelina Vega
Additional Acquisitions: Tiny, The YMCA, The Guy, The Untouchables, Road Dogg, and Johnny Stamboli.
The following major retirements were also announced or reasserted (alongside others): Blaster, Slammu, Frank Shamrock, Krusader, Splinter, Lady Love, Jesse Ventura, Giant Gonzales, Phobe, Undertaker, Soultaker, Agramon, Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatelo, Invader, Vader Two, Iron Claw, Steel Claw, Titanium Claw, The Crock, Woody Junior (as if that was ever a mystery, but I guess he had to announce it again in case everyone forgot him...sheesh), Mr. Moody, The Hulk (who retired despite his career only extending to his 2002 HCW debut), Edge, Maniac, Keeper, Stan Hart, Terminator, The Heartbreaker, and Heart Break Punk.
Of course, the above-mentioned retirements only lists a segment of the names announced during the draft ceremony, as the list was very long and encompassed many wonderful stars of our industry's storied past. However, in looking towards the future Catherine Mouse is leading the way in scouring the independent circuit for the rat race which is now underway to find the next big thing in wrestling. So stay tuned for more details. My special announcement at From Dusk Til Dawn will also spice things up for sure. See you Friday!!