10 Fascinating Facts About WWE In 2011
9. John Cena Made WWE Draft History
Was this 2011 Draft the most useless in history? That's up for debate, because WWE has a habit of stepping on their own toes with the thing. However, 2011's version was only valid for around four months before creative decided to turn Raw into a "Supershow" that featured SmackDown stars too. This was a response to the NFL season starting up in September.
Thus, it's kinda lost in the mix that John Cena made Draft history.
He became the first wrestler to get drafted twice in one night. Cena jumped to SmackDown as the top pick early in the special broadcast, then back to Raw as the final pick. Quite why WWE thought this was a good idea is anyone’s guess; way to dump all over your own Draft, guys! Nothing new there, eh?
Being honest, Cena's on again/off again switch to SmackDown didn't do much for the blue brand. It looked like a loser show next to the flagship. Did Vince McMahon take a knock to the head and think Smackers was originally a WCW product, or something?