15 Ways WWE Has Already Ruined Their Own 2020 Draft

12. The 'Brand-To-Brand Invitational'

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You'll have heard Tom Phillips or Michael Cole harping on about the 'Brand-To-Brand Invitational' at least once on TV. This was the latest version of last year's 'Wild Card Rule', and it sucked every bit as badly. This 'Invitational' was happening right before the Draft, thus making a mockery of ironclad contracts with one show.

Who needs brand exclusivity? It's not like that's a selling point of the upcoming Dra... oh.

Kevin Owens even had his own talk show segment on SmackDown despite being a Raw star. Couldn't the company have waited until after he'd moved brands to do that? The 'Invitational' makes no sense, and takes the p*ss out of fans who care.

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