10 Most Shocking WWE Draft Moments

Monday's edition of Raw will see WWE embark on their first performer overhaul since the reintroduction of the brand extension last summer.

Though not yet fully clear how they'll trade talent across the shows, Vince McMahon's 'superstar shake-up' edict has ensured there will definitely be movement between the brands to set both Smackdown Live! and Monday Night Raw up with a refreshed roster for the year ahead.

Promoted as an amicable arrangement between respective General Managers Kurt Angle and Daniel Bryan, the show seems pointed towards a string of negotiations and deals rather than the different 'lottery' formats the Draft broadcasts encompassed between 2004 and 2011.

Those switches were based on the element of surprise. Superstars that had made their home on a particular show were ripped from their comfort zone, often to the chagrin or delight of their General Manager.

Usually, the entire roster was eligible. From ring announcers to reigning champions, nobody was safe from the dreaded TitanTron randomiser or golden raffle tumbler pick that would often be determined by the result of a match on the show that very night.

With some bombshells and shocks sure to emerge from the 2017 incarnation, here are the 10 most shocking WWE draft moments.

Fractured permanently in the 2009 Draft, John Morrison and The Miz had become one of the most talked-about acts in the company despite despite what should have been relative obscurity on the forgotten Tuesday night wasteland that was the re-imagined ECW.

Initially paired as duelling partners during the ECW/Smackdown talent exchange, the duo's chemistry was quickly apparent. Morrison's dream narcism gelled well with Miz' loudmouth arrogance, and the team found great success in a beleaguered division at the time.

Winning both the Raw and Smackdown tag team title equivalents of the day during their time together, they also gained acclaim for their hilarious series of WWE.com shorts entitled 'The Dirt Sheet'. Taking comedic aim at the company and industry at large, it became a cult classic for it's gentle mockery of fellow talents and common company cliches.

However, shortly after losing a title unification clash on the WrestleMania 25 pre-show, the company decided it was time to separate them.

Morrison's dazzling moveset aided his immediate babyface run on Smackdown, but despite the potential for their individual successes, it was sad nonetheless to see them part.

For Miz, that meant an immediate turn on his partner. Following a loss on the match that ended up seeing him drafted to Raw, he ushered his partner in for a hug before sneak attacking him to announce himself as a new heel on Raw.