{"id":173374,"date":"2025-06-27T18:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T23:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=173374"},"modified":"2025-06-27T18:34:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T23:34:00","slug":"wwe-star-announces-the-second-pick-in-the-nhl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/06\/27\/wwe-star-announces-the-second-pick-in-the-nhl-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE star announces the second pick in the NHL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-168892353\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>WWE wrestler Bayley appeared at the NHL Draft on Friday in Los Angeles, California. Bayley announced Michael Misa as the draft&#8217;s No. 2 overall pick for the San Jose Sharks.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Unfortunately, Bayley opted to hug NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman when she had a chance to put him down with a Rose Plant. Fix the lousy playoff seeding format, Bettman. Anyway, Bayley posed for photos with Misa and Bettman before exiting the stage. 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