2005 WWE Draft Lottery
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John Cena, the first draftee in the 2005 WWE Draft

The 2005 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Draft Lottery took place over a three week period in June. There were ten draft picks and an eleven person trade conducted between the promotion's two brands: Raw and SmackDown!, where twenty-two superstars were drafted and traded overall.1 The draft took place on WWE's two hour television programs, Raw, which aired on Spike TV, and SmackDown!, which aired on UPN.2 Post-draft trades were announced on WWE's official website, WWE.com.13 The draft picks were announced each Monday on Raw and each Thursday on SmackDown! from June 6 to June 30.2 Each draftee was drafted at random.2 Every superstar from RAW and SmackDown! was eligible to be drafted, including Divas, announcers/commentators, and General Managers.2

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Background

On the April 18, 2005 episode of Raw, Mr.McMahon, the WWE Chairman, announced that a Draft Lottery would take place the following month in May.4 On the May 16, 2005 episode of Raw however, McMahon announced that the draft would take place in June over a one month period.5 Following the announcement, he made note that there were no exceptions from the draft, including the injured and the champions.5

Superstar selections

Draft lottery

Pick # Brand
126		 Superstar/Diva
126		 Date Location of pick Notes
1 Raw John Cena 02005-06-06 June 6, 2005 St. Louis, Missouri Was drafted on an episode of Raw789 When Cena was drafted, he was the then-WWE Champion, thus making the title Raw exclusive.108
2 SmackDown! Chris Benoit 02005-06-09 June 9, 2005 Kansas City, Missouri Was drafted on an episode of SmackDown!101112
3 Raw Kurt Angle 02005-06-13 June 13, 2005 Binghamton, New York Was drafted on an episode of Raw1314
4 SmackDown! Randy Orton 02005-06-16 June 16, 2005 Hershey, Pennsylvania Was drafted on an episode of SmackDown!1516
5 Raw Carlito 02005-06-20 June 20, 2005 Phoenix, Arizona Was drafted on an episode of Raw1718
6 SmackDown! Muhammad Hassan (w/Daivari) 02005-06-23 June 23, 2005 Tucson, Arizona Was drafted on an episode of SmackDown!1920 Hassan was drafted along with his manager, Daivari.1920
7 Raw The Big Show 02005-06-27 June 27, 2005 Anaheim, California Was drafted on an episode of Raw2122
8 Raw Rob Van Dam 02005-06-27 June 27, 2005 Anaheim, California Was drafted on an episode of Raw2122
9 SmackDown! Christian 02005-06-30 June 30, 2005 Anaheim, California Was drafted on an episode of SmackDown!2324
10 SmackDown! Batista 02005-06-30 June 30, 2005 Anaheim, California Was drafted on an episode of SmackDown!2324When drafted, Batista was the then-World Heavyweight Champion, thus making the title SmackDown! exclusive.2324

Post-draft trades

Trade # Brand
126		 Superstar/Diva
126		 Notes
1 RAW Mark Jindrak
René Duprée
Danny Basham
Kenzo Suzuki
Hiroko
Chavo Guerrero		 Jindrak, Suzuki and Hiroko were released prior to their first Raw appearance. Guerrero debuted on Raw as Kerwin White.
SmackDown! William Regal
Candice Michelle
Sylvan Grenier
Simon Dean
Stevie Richards

Aftermath

After John Cena was drafted to RAW, along with the WWE Championship, SmackDown! was left without a World Heavyweight Championship for the remainder of the month of June.19 On the June 23, 2005 episode of SmackDown!, General Manager, Theodore Long, announced a new World Championship for the SmackDown brand, called the SmackDown! Championship.1920 The new champion would have been determined in a six-man elimination match between The Undertaker, Muhammad Hassan, Christian, Booker T, John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Chris Benoit, which Layfield won on the June 30, 2005 episode of SmackDown!.2324 After Layfield won the match, Long announced that the SmackDown! Championship was not needed because the then-World Heavyweight Champion, Batista, had been drafted to SmackDown!.2324

See also

References

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