▁same ▁calendar ▁year . ▁This ▁was ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁issues ▁of ▁the ▁Wild ▁Card ▁Rule ▁introduced ▁with ▁April ' s ▁Super star ▁Sh ake - up ▁and ▁even ▁more ▁so ▁because ▁of ▁Sm ack Down s ▁move ▁to ▁FO X — Raw ▁and ▁Sm ack Down ▁were ▁both ▁previously ▁on ▁the ▁USA ▁Network . ▁Over ▁ 7 0 ▁wrest lers ▁( both ▁singles ▁compet itors ▁and ▁tag ▁teams ) ▁from ▁the ▁Raw , ▁Sm ack Down , ▁N XT , ▁and ▁ 2 0 5 ▁Live ▁ro sters ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁be ▁draft ed ▁to ▁either ▁Raw ▁or ▁Sm ack Down , ▁including ▁all ▁Raw ▁and ▁Sm ack Down ▁champions . ▁Most ▁draft ▁pick s ▁were ▁announced ▁on ▁the ▁live ▁broadcast s ▁of ▁Sm ack Down ▁and ▁Raw , ▁while ▁supp lement al ▁pick s ▁were ▁announced ▁afterwards ▁via ▁W WE ' s ▁website . ▁In ▁story line , ▁wrest lers ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁draft ed ▁to ▁either ▁brand ▁became ▁free ▁agents ▁and ▁could ▁sign ▁with ▁the ▁brand ▁of ▁their ▁choosing . ▁The ▁Wild ▁Card ▁Rule ▁also ▁ended ▁with ▁this ▁draft . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Background ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁W WE ▁held ▁the ▁Super star ▁Sh ake - up , ▁a ▁draft ▁between ▁W WE ' s ▁br ands ▁with ▁a ▁non trad itional ▁format ▁in ▁which ▁draft ing ▁dec isions ▁were ▁made ▁behind ▁the ▁scenes ▁rather ▁than ▁on - screen . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁Sh ake - up , ▁W WE ▁Chair man ▁and