LOL I forgot about that temporary “oversight” on Blizzards part where they hit the wrong button.
Here’s a thread for people if they are curious: WARNING: Classic ERA Transfers to SoM are working! - WoW Classic / WoW Classic General Discussion - World of Warcraft Forums (blizzard.com)
As someone pointed out in reply 1 that was right after the ranks got calculated incorrectly without decay so people got better gear early. kek.