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CM Punk Vs. Roddy Piper, Moxley vs. Foley, HHH vs. Bruno Sammartino, Brock Lesnar Vs. Terry Funk. We’ve all imagined what it’d be like to see our favorites from different eras going at it in their primes. For 14 hardcore wrestling fans, that fantasy didn’t become a reality, but rather an even bigger fantasy. The 2022 all-time fantasy wrestling draft began in late March and has steam rolled through 20 rounds the last several weeks. Wrestling Podcasters, writers, and enthusiasts alike have been putting together their dream rosters in a snake style 37 round draft.
Here is a breakdown of the RULES and ROSTER POSITIONS for the draft:
* 14 people in the fantasy draft with 37 rounds and a total of 518 picks
* Competitors can draft 26 singles slots (men/women combined, no cap on either gender), 6 tag teams, 2 managers, a general manager and 2 celebrities. Any celebrity that has ever appeared in any wrestling promotion is eligible to be drafted and can be used in any capacity to make the super show better (competitor in a match, referee, timekeeper, manager, etc.)
* There are no duplicates. Anyone drafted in singles takes that tag team off the board (example: Shawn Michaels goes singles; Rockers no longer eligible)
* Tag teams can be drafted in pairs as long as they’ve tagged at least once together
* As of round 20, any two people can be paired as a tag team even if they never tagged before Which means, if you want the team Doink and Kane (appropriately named “Funny as hell”) you got it!
Once the draft concludes, we all are challenged with booking a super show based off of the roster we’ve drafted.
THE MOUNTAINEER WRESTLING ALLIANCE (Howard Schilling)
RUMORED MAIN EVENT:
Shawn Michaels Vs. Bray Wyatt
SINGLES
Shawn Michaels
Bray Wyatt
Darby Allin
Raven
Damian Sandow
Barry Windham
Jonathan Gresham
Amazing Red
Mustafa Ali
Doug Williams
Nyla Rose
Medusa
AJ Lee
Shayna Baszler
(12 open singles slots to draft)
TAG TEAMS
Brain Busters (Blanchard/Anderson)
FTR
Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi/Sabre Jr.)
World’s Greatest Tag Team
Best Friends (Taylor/Beretta)
(1 open tag team slot to draft)
MANAGER
Miho Abe
(1 open slot to draft)
GM
(1 open slot to draft)
CELEBRITIES
(2 open slots to draft)
Wrestler that was picked before I could draft them: AJ Styles
Plans for the second half of the draft: I want to shore up my tag division and polish off my midcard during the last half of the draft.
INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING COUNCIL (ANDREW ARDIZZI)
RUMORED MAIN EVENT
Stone Cold Steve Austin Vs. Jay White
SINGLES
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin
AJ Styles
Mitsuharu Misawa
Akira Hokuto
Jay White
The Great Sasake
Naomichi Marufuji
Kushida
Dean Malenko
Lio Rush
Konosuke Takeshita
Bron Breakker
Sasha Banks
Thunder Rosa
Deonna Purrazzo
(11 open singles slots to draft)
TAG TEAMS
Dudley Boyz
Steiner Brothers
Gallows & Anderson
Motor City Machine Guns (Shelley/Sabin)
The North (Page/Alexander)
(1 open tag team slot to draft)
MANAGER
(2 open slots to draft)
GM
(1 open slot to draft)
CELEBRITIES
(2 open slots to draft)
Wrestler that was picked before I could draft them: Only one? FTR, Brain Busters, Okada, and above all, Cody because he’s the only one I had a concrete plan for.
Plans for the second half of the draft: I need to pad out my juniors more, and I have a handful in mind for, uh… that. I feel like I’m short on some styles, which I’m hoping to address soon. It’s just a matter of finding the right fits to complement what I have in place. Above all, I’m looking for the best workers available. And there’s plenty of untapped wells left.
NORTHERN LIGHTS WRESTLING (JCOOL)
RUMORED MAIN EVENT:
The Rock VS. Chris Jericho
SINGLES
The Rock
Chris Jericho
The Undertaker
Kevin Owens
Adam Cole
DDP
Junkyard Dog
Jay Lethal
Sean Waltman (X-Pac)
Tiger Mask I
Juventud Guerrera
Magnum TA
Manomi Toyota
Charlotte Flair
Gail Kim
(11 open singles slots to draft)
TAG TEAMS
The British Bulldogs (Kid/Smith)
Harlem Heat (Booker T/Stevie Ray)
Kerry/Kevin Von Erich
Christopher Daniels/Frankie Kazarian
Wild Samoans (Afa/Sika)
(1 open tag team slot to draft)
MANAGER
(2 open slots to draft)
GM
(1 open slot to draft)
CELEBRITIES
(2 open slots to draft)
Wrestler that was picked before I could draft them: American Alpha
Plans for the second half of the draft: For the last half of the draft, I’m not really worried about other people taking my picks. I think I’m going niche enough that I should be able to avoid the mainstream and the Japan/Mexico picks, since my fed is based in Canada.
SAMPLEX WRESTLING (Sir Sam)
RUMORED MAIN EVENT:
Brock Lesnar vs. Terry Funk
SINGLES
Brock Lesnar
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Terry Funk
Samoa Joe
Jumbo Tsruta
Finn Balor
William Regal
KENTA
Taz
Ricky Starks
Go Shiozaki
Awesome Kong
Bianca Belair
Nikki Bella
Venny (Lioness Asuka)
(11 open singles slots to draft)
TAG TEAMS
RVD/Sabu
Roderick Strong/Kyle O’Reilly
The Road Warriors
Top Flight (Darius/Dante)
(2 open tag team slots to draft)
MANAGER
Paul Ellering
(1 open manager slot to draft)
GM
(1 open GM slot to draft)
CELEBRITIES
(2 open celebrity spots to draft)
Wrestler that was picked before I could draft them: Kenta Kobashi and Adam Cole
Plans for the second half of the draft: My big matches and angles are set so I just need to flesh out the roster with people who suit Samplex Wrestling
GRITS ‘N GUTS WRESTLING (Mizfan)
RUMORED MAIN EVENT:
Bryan Danielson Vs. Vader
SINGLES
Bryan Danielson
Vader
Stan Hansen
WALTER
Eddie Kingston
Nick Bockwinkel
El Generico (Sami Zayn)
Willie Mack
Barbaro Cavernario
2 Cold Scorpio
Aja Kong
Sara Del Ray
Bull Nakano
Ruby Soho
Meiko Satomura
Kagetsu
(10 open singles slots to draft)
TAG TEAMS
Midnight Express (Eaton/Lane)
Strike Force (Santana/Mercel)
Psicosis/Super Crazy
(3 open tag team slots to draft)
MANAGER
Bobby Heenan
(1 manager slot to draft)
GM
(1 open GM slot to draft)
CELEBRITIES
(2 open celebrity spots to draft)
Wrestler that was picked before I could draft them: Brain Busters or Rey Mysterio
PROTOTYPE WRESTLING (Type)
RUMORED MAIN EVENT:
John Cena Vs. Randy Savage
SINGLES
John Cena
Randy Savage
Triple H
Jake Roberts
Cody Rhodes
Brian Pillman
Wardlow
Kevin Nash
Brian Cage
Mark Henry
Bobby Lashley
Ken Shamrock
Dalton Castle
Bruno Sammartino
Becky Lynch
Chyna
(10 singles slots to draft)
TAG TEAMS
Demolition
The Bar (Sheamus/Cesaro)
The New Age Outlaws (Gunn/James)
(3 team slots to draft)
MANAGER
Paul Heyman
(1 manager slot to draft)
GM
(1 GM slot to draft)
CELEBRITY
(2 celebrity slots to draft)
Wrestler that was picked before I could draft them: Piper. Was hoping he’d survive to round 2.
Plans for the second half of the draft: I have a very big man roster so far id like to get some “hot opener” types.
RICH WRESTLING (Rich Latta)
RUMORED MAIN EVENT:
Kenny Omega Vs. ???
SINGLES
Kenny Omega
Kenta Kobashi
Will Ospreay
Kota Ibushi
Shingo Takagi
Jushin Liger
Drew McIntyre
Ultimo Dragon
Sammy Guevera
Sid Vicious
Bandido
Isiah “Swerve” Scott
El Hijo Del Vikingo
Katsuhiko Nakajima
Kensuke Sasaki
Syuri Kondo
Takumi Iroha
AZM
(8 singles slots to draft)
TAG TEAMS
Holy Demon Army (Kowada/Taue)
The Broswerweighs (Riddle/Dunne)
Hayabusa/Shinzaki
(3 tag team slots to draft)
MANAGER
(2 slots to draft)
GM
(1 slot to draft)
CELEBRITIES
(2 slots to draft)
Wrestler that was picked before I could draft them: The Young Bucks, Jake Roberts
Plans for the second half of the draft: I’d like to get picks that will pop me almost for reasons that I only know at this point. I’ve got all I could ask for work wise I feel like. I’m going for some wild stuff in a few cases.
HARVOTH WRESTLING EXPERIENCE (Josh Harvoth)
RUMORED MAIN EVENT:
Dusty Rhodes Vs. Edge
SINGLES
Dusty Rhodes
Edge
Sting
Owen Hart
Ricky Steamboat
Mr. Perfect
Austin Idol
Ravishing Rick Rude
Buddy Rogers
Jerry Lawler
Trish Stratus
Madison Rayne
Tessa Blanchard
Molly Holly
Cheerleader Melissa
(11 singles slots to draft)
TAG TEAMS
Rock N Roll Express
Money Inc (DiBiase/IRS)
Dick The Bruiser & Crusher
High Flyers (Greg Gagne/Jim Brunzell)
(2 tag team slots to draft)
MANAGER
Jim Cornette
(1 manager slot to draft)
GM
(1 GM slot to draft)
CELEBRITY
(2 celebrity spots to draft)
Wrestler that was picked before I could draft them: FTR
Plans for the second half of the draft: If you guys have read my past cards, you know I keep it old school. Trying to draft guys and gals that can fit that mold. Gritty, 80’s style NWA. There’s nothing better.
LUCHA WRESTLING (LWO4Life)
RUMORED MAIN EVENT:
Andre The Giant Vs. Eddie Guerrero
SINGLES
Andre The Giant
Eddie Guerrero
Antonio Inoki
Rikidozan
Brodie Lee
The Great Muta
LA Park
Iron Sheik
Lou Thesz
El Santo
Sherri Martel
Ronda Rousey
(12 singles slots to draft)
TAG TEAMS
The Briscoe Brothers (Jay/Mark Brisco)
Fabulous Freebirds (Hayes/Gordy)
Doom (Simmons/Reed)
The Briscoes (Jerry/Jack)
Jumping Bomb Angels (Tateno/Yamazaki)
The IIconics (Billie Kay/Peyton Royce)
(tag team slots FULL)
MANAGER
(2 manager slots to draft)
GM
Vince McMahon
CELEBRITIES
(2 celebrity slots to draft)
Wrestler that was picked before I could draft them: Madusa
WRESTLE 3000 (Anthony Bennett)
RUMORED MAIN EVENT:
Bret Hart Vs. Kazuchika Okada
SINGLES
Bret Hart
Kazuchika Okada
Pac
Malakai Black
Buddy Matthews (Murphy)
HOOK
Minoru Suzuki
Ultimate Warrior
Daniel Garcia
Wheeler Yuta
Serena Deeb
Utami Ayashashita
Kairi Sane
Hikaru Shida
(12 singles slots to draft)
TAG TEAMS
Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr/Rey Fenix)
Cho-Ten
Powers Of Pain (Warlord/Barbarian)
TayJay (Tay Conti/Anna Jay)
Faces Of Fear (Meng/ Barbarian)
Bea Priestly/Jamie Hayter
(tag team slots FULL)
MANAGER
(2 slots to draft)
GM
(1 slot to draft)
CELEBRITIES
(2 slots to draft)
Wrestler that was picked before I could draft them: The Iiconics
Plans for the second half of the draft: My only concern is how are we going to clear the dead bodies that will be left.
IMP WRESTLING (The Implications)
RUMORED MAIN EVENT:
CM Punk. Vs. Roddy Piper
SINGLES
CM Punk
Roddy Piper
Roman Reigns
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Konnan
The Miz
Mike Awesome
Lance Archer
Jeff Cobb
Bruiser Brody
Yuji Nagata
Bayley
Dr Britt Baker
Mickie James
Athena (Ember Moon)
(11 singles slots to draft)
TAG TEAMS
Usos
Santana/Ortiz
American Alpha (Gable/Jordan)
The Unamericans (Lance Storm/Christian)
Bad News Boys (Bad News Barrett/Bad News Brown)
(1 tag team slot to draft)
MANAGER
(2 slots to draft)
GM
(1 slot to draft)
CELEBRITIES
(2 slots to draft)
Wrestler that was picked before I could draft them: Eddie Kingston
ROYAL WRESTLING FEDERATION (Kingzak)
Rumored Main event:
Mic Foley Vs. Johnny Moxley
SINGLES
Mick Foley
Jon Moxley
Scott Hall
Seth Rollins
Keith Lee
Bam Bam Bigelow
Damian Priest
Tommy Dreamer
Santos Escobar
Ilja Dragunov
Heath Slater
lo Sharai
Asuka
Rhea Ripley
Candice Larae
(11 singles slots to draft)
TAG TEAMS
Hardy Boyz
The New Day (Kofi/Big E)
Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy/Luchasaurus)
Decay (Crazzy Steve/Abyss)
Team Kick (Nox/Kai)
(1 tag team slot to draft)
MANAGER
(2 slots to draft)
GM
(1 slot to draft)
CELEBRITIES
(2 slots to draft)
BOYD WRESTLING (James Boyd)
RUMORED MAIN EVENT:
Kurt Angle Vs. Ric Flair
SINGLES
Ric Flair
Kurt Angle
Rey Mysterio
“Hangman” Adam Page
Tomahiro Ishii
Mayu Iwatani
Tam Nakano
Momo Wantanabe
Hiromu Takahashi
Tetsuya Naito
Miro
Ricochet
Andrade
Katsuyori Shibata
(12 singles slots to draft)
TAG TEAMS
Young Bucks
#DIY (Gargana/Ciampa)
Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven/Tyler Bate)
War Machine (Hanson/Rowe)
Arisa Nakijima & Tsukaka Fujimoto
Las Cachorras Orientales
(tag team slots FULL)
MANAGER
(2 slots to draft)
GM
(1 slot to draft)
CELEBRITIES
(2 slots to draft)
Wrestler that was picked before I could draft them: Okada, Satomura
Plans for the second half of the draft: I hope to keep selecting kickass workers, brother! Nobody in contemporary Dragongate, AJPW or DDT’s been picked except for Takeshita…there’s a lot of great 80’s & 90’s juniors/cruisers that haven’t gone yet, including Americans… we’ve barely tapped what’s available from Mexico.
Main Event Wrestling (DON Franc)
RUMORED MAIN EVENT:
Hulk Hogan Vs. “Legend Killer” Randy Orton
SINGLES
Randy Orton
Hulk Hogan
Batista
Lex Luger
Robert Roode
Dolph Ziggler
Shinsuke Nakmura
Goldberg
JBL
Harley Race
Alexa Bliss
Paige
Lita
Beth Phoenix
(12 singles slots to draft)
TAG TEAMS
MNM (Morrison/Joey Mercury)
London & Kendrick
Private Party
Street Profits (Dawkins/Ford)
American Wolves (Edwards/Richards)
Imperium (Aichner/Barthel)
(tag team slots FULL)
MANAGER
(2 slots to draft)
GM
(1 slot to draft)
CELEBRITIES
(2 slots to draft)
Wrestler that was picked before I could draft them: Jon Moxley
The fantasy draft participants were asked about which wrestlers they felt were drafted too high or low.
Too High: Manager Miho Abe, Dusty Rhodes, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton (#14), The North, The Miz, Andre the Giant, Serena Deeb
Too Low: Undertaker, Okada, Bruno Sammartino, Roman Reigns, Bobby Lashley
They were also asked to share which wrestlers they were surprised to see still on the board.
Undrafted: Kane, Goldust, Minnesota Wrecking Crew, Big Show
That’s all for now. Follow the hashtag #ATD22 on Twitter or check out the LOP Forums All-Time Fantasy Draft thread to keep up with the second half of the draft. After the fantasy draft is finished, there will be fantasy booking columns and cards written featuring the newly-created rosters. Thanks for reading and have your say about the draft, rosters so far and the comments from the draft participants in the comments sections below.
Peace!
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