2005 WWE Draft Lottery

WWE's intra-brand draft 2005 WWE draft lottery Cena With Spinner Belt.jpg John Cena, the first draftee in the 2005 WWE draft. Professional wrestling June 6–30, 2005 World Wrestling Entertainment RawSmackDown! 2004 2006 The 2005 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) draft lottery, the third WWE draft, took place over a four-week period from June 6–30. Every wrestler from Raw and SmackDown! was eligible to be drafted, including announcers, commentators, and general managers. There were ten draft picks and an eleven-person trade conducted between the promotion's two main brands: Raw and SmackDown!, where twenty-two wrestlers were drafted and traded overall.http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2005/07/01/1112643.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160201154612/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2005/07/01/1112643.html dead February 1, 2016 February 24, 2008 WWE announces trade to finish Draft Lottery Waldman Jon Canoe: SLAM! Sports Draft picks were drawn at (kayfabe) random on WWE's two-hour main television programs, each Monday on Raw (on Spike TV) and each Thursday on SmackDown! (on UPN).http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/draftlottery1 2008-02-24 2005 WWE Draft Lottery World Wrestling Entertainment June 13, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20080219053454/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/draftlottery1 February 19, 2008 live Post-draft trades were revealed on WWE's official website, wwe.com.http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/trade February 24, 2008 RAW and SmackDown! agree to a 11-person deal World Wrestling Entertainment June 30, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20080219192032/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/trade February 19, 2008 live Background On the April 18, 2005, episode of Raw, WWE chairman Mr. McMahon scheduled a draft lottery for the following month in May.http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/050418.html February 23, 2008 WWE Raw (April 18, 2005) Results Online World of Wrestling https://web.archive.org/web/20080216202108/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/050418.html February 16, 2008 live However, on the May 16 episode of Raw, McMahon postponed the draft to June.http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/050418.html February 23, 2008 WWE Raw (May 16, 2005) Results Online World of Wrestling https://web.archive.org/web/20080216202108/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/050418.html February 16, 2008 live He noted that there were no exceptions from the draft, including the injured and the champions. Selections Draft lottery {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 50%" |- !width=0% | Pick No. !width=15% | Brand (to) !width=45% | Wrestler !width=25% | Role !width=15% | Brand (from) !width=15% | Day of selection |- |1 |style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw |John Cena (then-WWE Champion) |Male wrestler |style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown! |June 6 (Raw) |- |2 |style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown! |Chris Benoit |Male wrestler |style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw |June 9 (SmackDown!) |- |3 |style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw |Kurt Angle |Male wrestler |style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown! |June 13 (Raw) |- |4 |style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown! |Randy Orton |Male wrestler |style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw |June 16 (SmackDown!) |- |5 |style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw |Carlito |Male wrestler |style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown! |June 20 (Raw) |- |6 |style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown! |Muhammad Hassan and Khosrow Daivari |Male wrestlers |style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw |June 23 (SmackDown!) |- |7 |style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw |Big Show |Male wrestler |style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown! June 27 (Raw) |- |8 |style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw |Rob Van Dam |Male wrestler |style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown! |- |9 |style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown! |Christian |Male wrestler |style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw June 30 (SmackDown!) |- |10 |style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown! |Batista (then-World Heavyweight Champion) |Male wrestler |style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw |- |} Post-draft trades Pick No. Brand (to) Wrestler Role Brand (from)01 1Raw Mark Jindrak1 René Duprée Danny Basham Kenzo Suzuki2 Hiroko2 Chavo Guerrero3Male/female wrestlersSmackDown!SmackDown! William Regal Candice Michelle Sylvain Grenier Simon Dean Stevie RichardsMale/female wrestlersRaw 1 – Jindrak made only one appearance on Raw. 2 – These people were released from their contracts prior to their debut on Raw. 3 – Guerrero made his return on the July 4 edition of Raw repackaged as Kerwin White. The gimmick was later abandoned in November 2005 after the death of Eddie Guerrero. Aftermath This was the first draft in which champions brought their titles to their new show if they were selected. After John Cena was drafted to Raw, along with the WWE Championship, SmackDown! was left without a world title for the remainder of the month of June.http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/050623.html February 24, 2008 WWE SmackDown! (June 23, 2005) Results Online World of Wrestling https://web.archive.org/web/20080217021025/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/050623.html February 17, 2008 live As a result, on the June 23, 2005 episode, General Manager, Theodore Long, announced the creation of new world title, called the SmackDown! Championship.http://pwwew.net/tv/smackdown/050623.htm SmackDown! PWWEW.net February 25, 2008 The new champion would have been determined in a six-man elimination match between The Undertaker, Muhammad Hassan, Christian, Booker T, John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) and Chris Benoit, which JBL won on the June 30, 2005 episode of SmackDown!.http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/050630.html February 24, 2008 WWE SmackDown! (June 30, 2005) Results Online World of Wrestling https://web.archive.org/web/20080217074929/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/050630.html February 17, 2008 livehttp://pwwew.net/tv/smackdown/050630.htm February 24, 2008 6 Man Elimination match for the vacant WWE Championship PWWEW.net After JBL won the match, Long declared that the SmackDown! Championship was not needed because the then-World Heavyweight Champion, Batista, had been drafted to SmackDown!. See also List of WWE personnel References Wwe Draft Lottery, 2005 Category:WWE Draft Category:June 2005 in the United States