WWE-WCW Cross-Company Draft Announced as Roster Shakeup Commences
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The Associated Press
HARTFORD, CT --- The wrestling world is set for a major shakeup. All of the superstar from WWE and WCW have hit free agency and will now be eligible for the upcoming, first time ever, Professional Wrestling Draft. The general manager and commissioner of WCW Monday Nitro, Eric Bischoff, will have first pick in a draft against rival promotion leader, Vincent Kennedy McMahon. All of the wrestlers who previously worked with both WWE and WCW will be entered into the draft pool, alongside a host of indies wrestlers and stars like AJ Styles from TNA and Shinsuke Nakamura of New Japan Pro Wrestling. Following that, Nitro and WWE's Monday Night RAW will compete head to head for ratings over the course of a 25-week season, as wrestling shifts to a new format of utilizing a lengthy offseason like other professional sports. Each week, both shows will compete for fans, popularity and financial growth as we crown a week-by-week and then yearly champion wrestling program. The draft is set to take place just a week from today at Madison Square Garden in New York.