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WWE Unveils Celebrity Lineup & Rules for WWE Draft: Christian Slater, Michael Che and Colin Jost, and Alex Rodriguez
– WWE and FOX Sports issued the following announcement and celebrity lineup to take part in the upcoming WWE Draft this week. The celebrity lineup will include Braun Strowman’s old rivals Michael Che and Colin Jost, Christian Slater, Alex Rodriguez, and more. You can check out the full announcement and celebrity lineup below.
The WWE Draft starts tomorrow on Friday Night Smackdown on FOX at 8:00 pm EST. The draft will continue through Monday on Raw on the USA Network.
Star-studded celebrity lineup, including Alex Rodriguez, Michael Che and Colin Jost, to take part in WWE Draft
The stars will be out for the WWE Draft.
Fourteen-time MLB All-Star and FOX analyst Alex Rodriguez, “Saturday Night Live’s” Michael Che and Colin Jost of “Weekend Update” segments, “Mr. Robot’s” Christian Slater, “NFL on FOX’s” Joe Buck and Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, and “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer are among the celebrities set to take part.
The WWE Draft will determine the rosters of Raw and SmackDown. It begins tomorrow on Friday Night SmackDown at 8 ET/5 PT on FOX and continues Monday on Raw at 8/7 C on USA Network.
Additional personalities scheduled to appear include:
Kevin Burkhardt and Frank Thomas — FOX MLB analysts
Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson and Tony Gonzalez — FOX NFL Sunday
Ronde Barber, Charles Davis, Chris Spielman and Daryl Johnston — FOX NFL analysts
Charissa Thompson, Michael Vick and Peter Schrager — FOX NFL Kickoff
Rob Stone, Brady Quinn, Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart and Urban Meyer — Big Noon Kickoff
Joel Klatt — FOX College Football analyst
Dulé Hill of USA’s “Psych” and “Suits”
James Roday of “Psych”
Marcus Lemonis of “The Profit”
Margaret Josephs and Melissa Gorga of “Real Housewives of New Jersey”
Rodney Harrison and Chris Simms — Football Night in America
Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Mustoe and Kyle Martino — Premier League Live
Below is the full list of WWE Draft rules:
Over 70 Superstars, as well as tag teams, are eligible for selection in this year’s WWE Draft
SmackDown will draft 30 Superstars, and Raw will select another 41 Superstars
Since SmackDown is a two-hour show and Raw is a three-hour show, for every two picks SmackDown makes, Raw will receive three
Tag teams will count as one pick unless FOX or USA Network specifically wants to pick only one Superstar from the team
Any undrafted Superstars will immediately be declared free agents and able to sign with the brand of their choosing
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