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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
promotion's two main brands: Raw and SmackDown!, where twenty-two wrestlers were drafted and traded overall.[2] 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).[1] Post-draft trades were revealed on WWE's official website, wwe.com.[2][3]
Background
On the April 18, 2005, episode of Raw, WWE chairman
champions.[5]
Selections
Draft lottery
| Pick No. | Brand (to) | Wrestler (Real name) |
Role | Brand (from) | Day of selection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raw | John Cena (then-WWE Champion) | Male wrestler | SmackDown! | June 6 (Raw) |
| 2 | SmackDown! | Chris Benoit | Male wrestler | Raw | June 9 (SmackDown!) |
| 3 | Raw | Kurt Angle | Male wrestler | SmackDown! | June 13 (Raw) |
| 4 | SmackDown! | Randy Orton | Male wrestler | Raw | June 16 (SmackDown!) |
| 5 | Raw | Carlito (Carlos Colón, Jr.) |
Male wrestler | SmackDown! | June 20 (Raw) |
| 6 | SmackDown! | Muhammad Hassan and Khosrow Daivari (Mark Copani and Shawn Daivari) |
Male wrestlers | Raw | June 23 (SmackDown!) |
| 7 | Raw | Big Show (Paul Wight) |
Male wrestler | SmackDown! | June 27 (Raw) |
| 8 | Raw | Rob Van Dam (Robert Szatkowski) |
Male wrestler | SmackDown! | |
| 9 | SmackDown! | Christian (William Reso) |
Male wrestler | Raw | June 30 (SmackDown!) |
| 10 | SmackDown! | Batista (David Bautista) (then-World Heavyweight Champion) |
Male wrestler | Raw |
Post-draft trades
| Pick No. | Brand (to) | Wrestler (Real name) |
Role | Brand (from) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raw |
|
Male/female wrestlers | SmackDown! |
| SmackDown! |
|
Male/female wrestlers | Raw |
- 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
See also
References
- ^ a b "2005 WWE Draft Lottery". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2005-06-13. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ a b Waldman, Jon. "WWE announces trade to finish Draft Lottery". Canoe: SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ "RAW and SmackDown! agree to a 11-person deal". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2005-06-30. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ "WWE Raw (April 18, 2005) Results". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b "WWE Raw (May 16, 2005) Results". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b "WWE SmackDown! (June 23, 2005) Results". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ "SmackDown!". PWWEW.net. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
- ^ a b "WWE SmackDown! (June 30, 2005) Results". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ a b "6 Man Elimination match for the vacant WWE Championship". PWWEW.net. Retrieved 2008-02-24.