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The inaugural Flo Pro Wrestling Draft was held Wednesday in Austin, Texas, with the six new franchises selecting their freestyle teams. As expected, the Easton Assassins tabbed Three-time World/Olympic Champion, Jordan Burroughs as the #1 overall selection.



Caption: Jordan Burrough reacts to being selected #1 in the 2015 Flo Pro
League Draft.

Round 1
1. Jordan Burroughs, Sunkist Kids, 74KG - Easton Assassins
2. Jake Varner, Nittany Lion WC, 97KG - Churchville’s Finest
3. Ed Ruth, Sunkist Kids, 86KG - Best Virginians
4. Brent Metcalf, New York AC, 65KG - Atlanta Avengers
5. Tony Ramos, Titan Mercury, 57KG - St. Louis Griffins
6. Tervel Dlagnev, Sunkist Kids, 125KG - Austin Juggernauts

Draft Strategy: "I wanted to start my franchise off with the best young talent I could." - General Manager, Kyle Bratke on his 1st Rd. selection of Ed Ruth.


Round 2
7. David Taylor, Nittany Lion WC, 74KG - Austin Juggernauts
8. Reece Humphrey, NYAC, 61KG - St. Louis Griffins
9. Keith Gavin, Titan Mercury, 86KG - Atlanta Avengers
10. Nick Marable, Sunkist Kids, 70KG - Best Virginians
11. Coleman Scott, Sunkist Kids, 61KG - Churchville’s Finest
12. Jordan Oliver, Sunkist Kids, 65KG - Easton Assassins

Draft Strategy: "As GM I looked at the big picture. Taylor's one of the most marketable guys in the game. Frankly, he's a cash cow. He's gonna make The Juggernauts a lot of money." - Nick Velliquette.



Caption: Taken in the 3rd round by the Juggernauts
18-year-old Aaron Pico was the youngest wrestler drafted.

Round 3
13. Dustin Schlatter, MN Storm, 70KG - Easton Assassins
14. James Green, Titan Mercury, 70KG -Churchville’s Finest
15. Matt McDonough, Titan Mercury, 57KG - Best Virginians
16. Zach Rey, Lehigh Valley AC, 125KG - Atlanta Avengers
17. Tyrell Fortune, Titan Mercury, 125KG - St. Louis Griffins
18. Aaron Pico, Titan Mercury, 65KG - Austin Juggernauts

Draft Strategy: "Schlatter might have been a reach at #13. But he has upside. He doesn't have a ton of miles on him the last couple years, and he has a real shot to pay dividends by making the World Team this year." - Willie Saylor


Round 4
19. Tyler Graff, New York AC, 57KG - Austin Juggernauts
20. Andrew Howe, New York AC, 74KG - St. Louis Griffins
21. Dustin Kilgore, Sunkist Kids, 97KG - Atlanta Avengers
22. Joey McKenna, Lehigh Valley AC, 61KG - Best Virginians
23. Joe Colon, Titan Mercury, 57KG - Churchville’s Finest
24. Clayton Foster, GRIT, 86KG - Easton Assassins




Caption: Olympian Jake Herbert was a steal for the Griffins in Round 5.

Round 5
13. BJ Futrell, Titan Mercury, 61KG - Easton Assassins
14. Dom Bradley, Sunkist Kids, 125KG - Churchville’s Finest
15. Logan Stieber, New York AC, 65KG - Best Virginians
16. Jason Welch, Chicago RTC, 70KG - Atlanta Avengers
17. Jake Herbert, New York AC, 86KG - St. Louis Griffins
18. Chris Perry, Cowboy WC, 86KG - Austin Juggernauts

Draft Strategy: "We did our homework on Jake. I flew up to Michigan to put him through a workout and he was firing on all cylinders." - Mark Bader, Griffins General Manager.



Caption: Health concerns saw Kyle Dake slide to the 6th Round.

Round 6
19. JD Bergman, New York AC, 97KG - Austin Juggernauts
20. Frank Molinaro, Nittany Lion WC, 65KG - St. Louis Griffins
21. Kyle Dake, Titan Mercury, 74KG - Atlanta Avengers
22. Alex Dieringer, Cowboy WC - Best Virginians
23. Jimmy Kennedy, New York AC, 65KG - Churchville’s Finest
24. Angel Escobedo, New York AC, 57KG - Easton Assassins


Round 7
13. Wynn Michalak, Titan Mercury, 97KG - Easton Assassins
14. Deron Winn, TMWC, 86KG - Churchville’s Finest
15. Kyle Snyder, Ohio RTC, 97KG - Best Virginians
16. Sam Hazewinkel, Sunkist Kids, 57KG - Atlanta Avengers
17. Kyle Ruschell, New York AC, 70KG - St. Louis Griffins
18. Cody Brewer, Sooner WC, 61KG - Austin Juggernauts



Caption: A Bronze Medalist at Junior Worlds in both Greco and Freestyle,
Adam Coon was the final pick in the draft.

Round 8
19. Moza Fay, WCAP, 70KG - Austin Juggernauts
20. Enock Francois, New York AC, 97KG - St. Louis Griffins
21. Kendrick Maple, Sooner WC, 61KG - Atlanta Avengers
22. Nick Gwiazdowski, Wolfpack WC, 125KG - Best Virginians
23. Tyler Caldwell, Sunkist Kids, 74KG - Churchville’s Finest
24. Adam Coon, Cliff Keen WC, 125KG - Easton Assassins

Draft Stategy: "The cut down to 61 will be key for Kendrick and we see him as the X-factor for the Avengers." GM Ryan Holmes on his final selection.



Full Line-Ups

	Easton Assassins (Willie)	Churchville’s Finest (CP)	Best Virginians (Bratke)	Atlanta Avengers (Holmes)	St. Louis Griffins (Bader)	Austin Juggernauts (Nick)
57KG	Angel Escobedo	Joe Colon	Matt McDonogh	Sam Hazewinkle	Tony Ramos	Tyler Graff
61KG	BJ Futrell	Coleman Scott	Joey McKenna	Kendrick Maple	R. Humphrey	Cody Brewer
65KG	Jordan Oliver	Jimmy Kennedy	Logan Stieber	Brent Metcalf	Frank Molinaro	Aaron Pico
70KG	Dustin Schlatter	James Green	Nick Marable	Jason Welch	Kyle Ruschell	Moza Fay
74KG	Jordan Burroughs	Tyler Caldwell	Alex Dieringer	Kyle Dake	Andrew Howe	David Taylor
86KG	Clayton Foster	Deron Winn	Ed Ruth	Keith Gavin	Jake Herbert	Chris Perry
97KG	Wynn Michalak	Jake Varner	Kyle Snyder	Dustin Kilgore	Enock Francois	JD Bergman
125KG	Adam Coon	Dom Bradley	Nick Gwiazdowski	Zach Rey	Tyrell Fortune	Tervel Dlagnev

Kiper's Draft Grades:
Easton Assassins - D: "Might be the most balanced team, but any idiot like Saylor with the 1st pick could have put a decent dual team together. I like the value pick of Michalak, but this draft hinges on their 3rd pick. Who knows what they get out of Schlatter and for how long? They might have gotten just one World Team Member out of this draft."

Churchville's Finest - C: "I guess in Churchville 'finest' means 'middle-of-the-road'. Their stars are old and prospects are question marks."

Best Virginians - A+: "They might take their lumps early in duals, but look at the youth here. The Best Virginians are built for the future. Who knew a hillbilly from West Virginia like Bratke had forethought?"

Atlanta Avengers - A+: "Considering where they drafted, Atlanta got a steal with Dake, who could be the future of the weight, and Maple, who's in a rather thin 61kg field. This team could be sneaky good if Dake is healthy and Gavin makes another World Team, which is a serious possiblility."

St. Louis Griffins - B+: "The Griffins will start off with two guys who, right now, seem to be the favorites for World Team spots, which will pace them in tournaments. Howe is always solid, and Herbert looked great in FPL. If Fortune makes the finals at the Open (another real possibility), St. Louis could be the best team in the league."

Austin Juggernauts - B: "Austin won't be the best this year; they've got some holes. But they have cornerstones in the undisputed #1 heavyweight and Pico and Taylor. If Perry can fill out to be a true 86, they can build through next years draft and have something cookin'."


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