Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: To bolster the ranks of WCW ( in lieu of big WCW names ) , some WWF wrestlers ( such as Stone Cold ) defected and joined the Alliance and were pushed as the leaders of the Alliance .
Simplified: To bolster the ranks of WCW ( in lieu of big WCW names ) , some WWF wrestlers ( such as Stone Cold Steve Austin ) defected and joined the Alliance .