5 Surprisingly low picks in the history of the WWE Draft

Since it's inception, the WWE Draft has seen several surprisingly low picks.

1. BROCK LESNAR/PAUL HEYMAN (2002)

At 25, Lesnar would become the y

2002: #16, RAW

This is quite possibly the most valuable pick of any draft to date. Brock Lesnar at this time, was still pretty fresh into the industry. Drafted along with his advocate, Paul Heyman with the 16th overall selection, Brock would move on from this point and simply dominate professional wrestling.

In June, Lesnar won the King of the Ring tournament. Then, at the age of 25, Brock Lesnar would become the youngest ever WWE Champion.

Taken at number 16, Lesnar fell behind superstars such as Rikishi, in the 2002 draft.

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