Английская Википедия:2002 WWF draft lottery

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox sports draft

The 2002 World Wrestling Federation (WWF) draft lottery, the initial WWF draft, took place at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania, on March 25.[1][2] The first half of the draft was televised live on TNN for two hours, as part of the WWF's program, Raw.[1] The second half was conducted over the Internet on WWF's official website, WWF.com.[3] There were thirty draft picks, with sixty wrestlers drafted overall by co-owners of the WWF, onto their respective brands, Raw and SmackDown!.[4] The remaining wrestlers were divided randomly in a draft lottery, with each brand receiving a grand total of thirty wrestlers.[5]

Background

On March 17, 2002, World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Chairman Vince McMahon announced that the company would represent its business of professional wrestling through two distinct brands named after the WWF's weekly television programs, Raw and SmackDown!. This was a direct result of the acquisition of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), the WWF's primary rival corporations throughout the 1990s, that resulted in the addition of numerous talent to the extensive WWF roster.[6]

In terms of storyline, Ric Flair had become fifty percent owner of the WWF following Survivor Series 2001 after Shane and Stephanie had sold their stocks to him in order to purchase WCW and ECW, respectively, a campaign to launch The Invasion.[7] Original full WWF owner Vince McMahon detested having to share his creation with Flair and sought to dissolve their partnership.[8] Simultaneously, Flair was engaged in a feud with The Undertaker and wanted to conclude it with a bout at WrestleMania X8.[8] However, the WWF Board of Directors would only allow the match if Flair returned full ownership back to McMahon.[8][9] Flair agreed, but the Board stated that it would review the WWF's status and ownership following WrestleMania.[8][9]

In continuation with storyline, the Board's ultimate decision was to split the entire WWF roster into two separate entities, with McMahon in control of the SmackDown! brand and Flair in control of the Raw brand.[10][11] All WWF wrestlers were to be assigned to a brand based on random selections conducted through a mock-draft lottery. On the March 25, 2002 episode of Raw, the WWF Draft was held, in which each owner received a total of thirty picks.[12]

Selections

On the March 25, 2002, episode of Raw, Vince McMahon won a coin toss to determine who would receive the first draft selection.

Pick No. Brand (to) Round No. Employee
Шаблон:Small 		Notes
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort The Rock
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort The Undertaker
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Kurt Angle
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort nWo (Kevin Nash, X-Pac Шаблон:Small and Scott Hall)
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Chris Benoit Drafted while recovering from neck surgery. Benoit returned on the Raw brand instead.
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Kane
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Hulk Hogan
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Rob Van Dam
Шаблон:Small 		Van Dam was the WWF Intercontinental Champion, making the title exclusive to Raw.
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort [[Billy and Chuck|Billy Gunn Шаблон:Small and Chuck Palumbo]] Billy and Chuck were the WWF Tag Team Champions, making the title exclusive to SmackDown!. In addition, Billy and Chuck's manager, Rico, went along with them in the draft.
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Booker T
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Edge
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Big Show
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Rikishi
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Bubba Ray Dudley
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort D-Von Dudley
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Brock Lesnar McMahon attempted to use his 9th draft pick for Lesnar but, as it was not his pick, Flair immediately picked Lesnar as his 8th pick. Lesnar's manager, Paul Heyman, went along with him in the draft.
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Mark Henry
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort William Regal
Шаблон:Small 		Regal was the WWF European Champion, making the title exclusive to Raw.
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Maven
Шаблон:Small 		Maven was the WWF Hardcore Champion, making the title exclusive to SmackDown!. However, Raven defeated Maven for the championship prior to the brand separation, bringing the title to Raw with him.
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Lita
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Billy Kidman
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Bradshaw
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Tajiri
Шаблон:Small 		Tajiri was the WWF Cruiserweight Champion, making the title exclusive to SmackDown!.
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Steven Richards
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Chris Jericho
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Matt Hardy
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Ivory
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Raven
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Albert
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Jeff Hardy
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort The Hurricane
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Mr. Perfect
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Al Snow
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Spike Dudley
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Lance Storm
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort D'Lo Brown
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Diamond Dallas Page
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Shawn Stasiak
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Torrie Wilson
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Terri
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Scotty 2 Hotty
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Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Jacqueline
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Stacy Keibler
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Goldust
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Christian
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Trish Stratus
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Test
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Justin Credible
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Faarooq
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Big Boss Man
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Tazz
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Tommy Dreamer
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Hardcore Holly
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Crash Holly
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Val Venis
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort Raw Шаблон:Sort Mighty Molly
Шаблон:Small
Шаблон:Sort SmackDown! Шаблон:Sort Perry Saturn
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Notes:

  • Picks No. 1–20 were made live on Raw
  • Picks No. 21–57 were conducted via lottery on the WWF's website

Undrafted

Several wrestlers remained undrafted for various reasons.

Employee
Шаблон:Small 		Reason for not being drafted Status after being drafted
Triple H
Шаблон:Small 		Triple H was the Undisputed WWF Champion, and could appear on either show as the title represented both brands. It was stipulated that whoever was to defeat him for the title, he would join that challenger’s home brand. Hollywood Hulk Hogan, a member of the SmackDown! Brand, won the title from Triple H, thus Triple H was assigned to SmackDown! SmackDown!
Jazz
Шаблон:Small 		Jazz was the WWF Women's Champion, and could appear on either show as the title represented both brands. After losing the title, she joined the Raw brand. Raw
Chris Jericho
Шаблон:Small 		Had a match for the Undisputed WWF Championship the night of the draft. After losing, Jericho joined SmackDown!. SmackDown!
Stephanie McMahon
Шаблон:Small 		Had a match for the Undisputed WWF Championship the night of the draft. After losing, McMahon was forced to leave the company. She later returned as the SmackDown! General Manager. SmackDown!
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Шаблон:Small 		Austin was considered a free agent in the draft by Linda McMahon, and chose to sign to Raw. Raw

Aftermath

The brand extension was officially enforced on April 1, 2002.[6] Stone Cold Steve Austin was made exempt from the draft by Linda McMahon, but later opted to sign with Raw.[13] A month later, the WWF was sued by the World Wildlife Fund over the WWF initialism. This resulted in the company being renamed from "World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc." to simply "World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.", which caused all of the WWF's assets to be properly renamed and branded.[14] The Flair and McMahon feud came to an end on the edition of June 10, 2002 of Raw, when McMahon became the sole owner of WWE by defeating Flair in a No Holds Barred match.[15] Following the situations with the brand extension and name change, by having two brands in place, the WWE was able to increase the number of live events held each year from 200 to 350, including tours in several new international markets.[6] Even after the end of the first brand extension in 2011, WWE continued to have two touring live event shows. The brand extension returned in 2016.[6]

After McMahon became the sole owner, the owner role was replaced by "general managers". For Raw, he announced the new general manager for Raw would be Eric Bischoff, and for SmackDown!, Stephanie McMahon. On the same night when he announced Stephanie as new general manager, he also stated that a free agent period has started and any Superstar could sign with the other brand. This continued until the fall of 2002. On the September 23 edition of Raw, Bischoff announced that the roster was frozen and the only way for a wrestler to move was to ask for a trade.

References

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