WWE Raw In 2004: 10 Best Moments

10. Shelton Benjamin Upsets Triple H

The 2004 WWE draft was, by and large, quite the waste of time. Instead of 'shaking things up' and reinvigorating WWE, all it did was bolster the Raw ranks while depleting Smackdown. The majority of the draft picks themselves (such as Rene Dupree, Nidia, Spike Dudley and Mark Jindrak) were uninspiring.

One positive coming out the Draft, however, was that Shelton Benjamin was now a Raw superstar. The ultra-athletic University of Minnesota alum was going to have the opportunity to prove himself as a singles star. He'd dazzled for the previous year in tags with Charlie Haas, but it was obvious that he had untapped potential as a solo performer.

His first task on the red show was a main event match with Triple H. Throughout the course of the show he'd been attacked by Evolution, endorsed by Steve Austin and given a pep talk by World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit, so it was obvious that management had high hopes for him.

But would The Game 'make' Benjamin and put him over in their match? Recognising that it was the right thing to do and that Benjamin had enormous potential, Triple H did do the clean job for the Gold Standard after a hard-fought, 20-minute match. It was a great match and a great moment, setting Benjamin up for one of his best ever years in the company.