ACW Draft 2015

ACW Excel and Impulse superstars will be traded from each other as ACW presents the ACW Draft 2015.

Buildup and Hype
The main focus is on the ACW Draft, where Excel General Manager Roger Smith and Impulse General Manager Goku are allowed five draft picks from the opposing brands to be signed to their own. However, with the exceptions of ACW Television Champion Edward Elric and ACW Intercontinental Champion Sasuke Uchiha, all champions (Trunks, Aang, Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Neji Hyuga, Rock Lee, Eren Yeager, and Ino Yamanaka) are exempt from being drafted due to them holding brand-exclusive championships. Also, Goku and Roger Smith are eligible to be drafted as well, in which case a new General Manager will be named when the promotion returns in March.

The main event scheduled going into the Draft is the ACW Intercontinental Championship match between champion Sasuke Uchiha and challenger Miroku the Monk. After kicking him out of GAMMA out of pure jealousy, Miroku started a feud with Sasuke over the Intercontinental title. This culminated in a match at Animania III, where Sasuke successfully retained his title. On December 26, 2014, it was announced on Facebook that the two would face off in another rematch at the ACW Draft where if Sasuke is victorious, GAMMA must disband for good.

The second title match announced for the ACW Draft is the ACW Cruiserweight Championship match between champion Eren Yeager and former champion Joe Higashi. Yeager defeated Higashi for the title at Animania III as the challenger to Higashi's Open Challange, making him tap out to the Walls of Maria. Following the match, Higashi claimed that his hand was on the bottom rope and that Yeager had lucked out. On December 27, 2014, it was announced on Facebook that a rematch would take place for the title.

The third match announced for the Draft was a special tag match between Team Star Fox and the Knights of the Zodiac. While Seiya and Ikki were not seen for quite some time since Animania season, Star Fox made their debuts for Excel in October, attacking Donkey Kong after a Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS exhibition and also attacked Aang on the last Excel of 2014.

The final announced match for the draft was the ACW Glamor X Championship match between champion Ino Yamanaka and challenger Cammy. Ino Yamanaka won the title at Animania III, last eliminating Cammy after using her Standing Shiranui and then scoring the pinfall after using her feet on the rope for leverage, to become the inaugural champion. On January 6, 2015, it was annoucned on Facebook that Ino would make her first title defense against Cammy.