5 most surprising WWE Draft picks

#4. Batista (Drafted to SmackDown during 2005 WWE Draft)

WWE slightly altered the format of the Draft Lottery in 2005.

Instead of the event being hosted on one night, the draft took place across the entire month of June on RAW and SmackDown. On each respective episode, the red brand and the blue brand announced their latest acquisitions.

After SmackDown's WWE Champion John Cena was drafted to Monday Night RAW in the first week, the blue brand was without a world champion.

A match was held on the June 30 episode of SmackDown to determine a new "SmackDown Champion" for the brand, which John "Bradshaw" Layfield successfully won.

However, before JBL could hold his new title, it was revealed that SmackDown no longer needed a SmackDown Champion. That was because SmackDown's final draft pick was none other than the World Heavyweight Champion from Monday Night RAW, Batista.

The Animal and the World Heavyweight Championship became exclusive to the blue brand.

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#3 The Undertaker (Drafted to RAW during 2002 WWE Draft)

The first ever WWE Draft took place on March 25, 2002 as part of the WWE Brand Extension.

After the acquisition of the company's main competitors, WCW and ECW, WWE was forced to create its own competition.

WWE divided the WWE roster in half, with WWE Superstars becoming exclusive to RAW and SmackDown respectively.

This was achieved in storylines through Vince McMahon and Ric Flair "co-owning" WWE. Through the Brand Extension, McMahon controlled SmackDown, whereas Ric Flair controlled Monday Night RAW.

In a stunning turn of events, The Nature Boy's first Draft pick for the red brand was none other than The Undertaker.

The move was shocking as The Deadman and Flair had been engaged in a vicious rivalry, culminating in The Undertaker defeating The Nature Boy at WrestleMania X-8.

The Undertaker even explicitly told McMahon to draft him to SmackDown to ensure he didn't have to continue to working with Flair. The move to RAW further enraged the WWE icon.