5 non-wrestlers who have switched brands during the WWE Draft 

#4. Teddy Long (Drafted SmackDown during 2004 WWE Draft)

WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long is perhaps best associated with being the General Manager of SmackDown during his illustrious WWE career.

However, the master of announcing a tag team match wouldn't even be a member of the SmackDown roster until after the 2004 WWE Draft lottery.

After joining the company in 1998, Long worked as a referee throughout WWE's Attitude Era. He then became a heel manager on Monday Night RAW for the likes of Rodney Mack, Jazz and Mark Henry.

But in the 2004 WWE Draft, Long was randomly selected as the ninth overall pick, moving from RAW to SmackDown.

Several months later, Teddy Long replaced Kurt Angle as SmackDown General Manager after the Olympic Gold Medalist was fired. Long immediately turned babyface and went on to hold the position on-and-off until 2012.

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#3. Michael Cole (Drafted to RAW during 2008 WWE Draft)

Michael Cole is one of the most long-tenured commentators in WWE history.

While not always being the most popular commentator, many have grown to respect and admire Cole's abilities as the lead play-by-play announcer for WWE.

By 2008, Cole had been the voice of SmackDown since the brand debuted in 1999, calling every single episode of the show since its inception.

However, that all changed during the 2008 WWE Draft. During the broadcast, Monday Night RAW's Melina and Mickie James fought SmackDown's Natalya and Victoria to a double disqualification.

The match was billed as being for one announcer-only draft pick. Due to being a double disqualification, both RAW and SmackDown both received draft picks.

Monday Night RAW's pick saw Michael Cole's tenure as the voice of Friday Night SmackDown come to an end as he was drafted to Monday Night RAW, joining Jerry "The King" Lawler at the broadcast booth.