2005 WWE Draft Lottery
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.[1][3] 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[edit]
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[edit]
Draft lottery[edit]
| Pick # | Brand (to) | Employee (Real name)[1] |
Role | Brand (from) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raw | John Cena | Male wrestler | SmackDown! |
| 2 | SmackDown! | Chris Benoit | Male wrestler | Raw |
| 3 | Raw | Kurt Angle | Male wrestler | SmackDown! |
| 4 | SmackDown! | Randy Orton | Male wrestler | Raw |
| 5 | Raw | Carlito (Carlos Colón, Jr.) |
Male Wrestler | SmackDown! |
| 6 | SmackDown! | Muhammad Hassan and Khosrow Daivari (Mark Copani and Shawn Daivari) |
Male wrestler | Raw |
| 7 | Raw | The Big Show (Paul Wight) |
Male wrestler | SmackDown! |
| 8 | Raw | Rob Van Dam (Robert Szatkowski) |
Male wrestler | SmackDown! |
| 9 | SmackDown! | Christian (William Reso) |
Male wrestler | Raw |
| 10 | SmackDown! | Batista (David Bautista) |
Male wrestler | Raw |
Post-draft trades[edit]
| Pick # | Brand (to) | Employee (Real name)[2] |
Role | Brand (from) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raw | Mark Jindrak1 René Duprée (René Goguen) Danny Basham (Daniel Hollie) Kenzo Suzuki2 Hiroko2 (Hiroko Suzuki) Chavo Guerrero3 (Salvador Guerrero IV) |
Male wrestlers/Diva | SmackDown! |
| SmackDown! | William Regal (Darren Matthews) Candice Michelle (Candice Michelle Beckman-Ehrlich) Sylvain Grenier Simon Dean (Mike Bucci) Stevie Richards (Michael Manna) |
Male wrestlers/Diva | Raw |
- 1 - Jindrak made only one appearance on Raw.
- 2 - These people were released from their contracts prior to their return to Raw.
- 3 - Guerrero made his return on the July 7 edition of Raw repackaged as Kerwin White. The gimmick was later abandoned in November 2005 after the death of Eddie Guerrero.
Aftermath[edit]
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.[6] 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.[6][7] 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!.[8][9] 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!.[8][9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Waldman, Jon. "WWE announces trade to finish Draft Lottery". Canoe: SLAM! Sports. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ a b c d "2005 WWE Draft Lottery". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2005-06-13. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ "RAW and SmackDown! agree to a 11-person deal". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2005-06-30. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ "WWE Raw (April 18, 2005) Results". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b "WWE Raw (May 16, 2005) Results". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b "WWE SmackDown! (June 23, 2005) Results". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ "SmackDown!". PWWEW.net. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
- ^ a b "WWE SmackDown! (June 30, 2005) Results". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ a b "6 Man Elimination match for the vacant WWE Championship". PWWEW.net. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
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