5 most surprising WWE Draft picks

#2 Triple H (Drafted to SmackDown during 2004 WWE Draft)

WWE presented the second ever Draft on the March 22, 2004, edition of Monday Night RAW.

Coming off the heels of WrestleMania XX it was seen as the perfect time to once again shake up the WWE roster. In contrast to the previous WWE Draft, this was presented in the form of a lottery.

WWE Superstars were randomly selected to switch from RAW to SmackDown and vice versa throughout the broadcast by General Managers Eric Bischoff and Paul Heyman respectively.

After several low-profile selections, SmackDown General Manager Paul Heyman hit the jackpot when he randomly selected RAW's Triple H to move to SmackDown.

The selection was jaw-dropping as The Game was the centerpiece of Monday Night RAW. He also dominated the brand as its World Heavyweight Champion for the best part of two years.

However, Triple H never appeared on SmackDown. The King of Kings was quickly traded back to Monday Nights in a post-draft trade between the two brands.

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#1 John Cena (Drafted to RAW during 2005 WWE Draft)

The 2005 WWE Draft lottery kicked off in a major way on the June 6 edition of Monday Night RAW.

For weeks, the WWE Universe had been told that "nobody was exempt" and every member of the WWE roster was eligible to be drafted.

Chris Jericho announced that he would introduce the mystery first pick of the 2005 WWE Draft lottery on a special edition of The Highlight Reel to open the broadcast.

After much suspense it was revealed that SmackDown's WWE Champion John Cena was the first pick of the 2005 Draft, bringing the WWE Championship with him to Monday Night RAW.

This meant that both the WWE Champion and the World Heavyweight Champion were exclusive to the red brand.

It was a marker of even greater success for Cena, who quickly went on to become WWE's franchise player for the next decade, starting with this move to Monday Night RAW.