10 Most Shocking WWE Draft Moments
5. Spitting Feathers
For fans of both on-screen action and the inner workings of the industry, the prospect of Triple H taking residence on WWE's B-show in 2004 was absolutely unthinkable. The company cleverly played to each audience in drafting 'The Game' to Smackdown as one of Paul Heyman's first Smackdown raffle picks in 2004.
Having only lost the World Heavyweight Title weeks earlier, Triple H's vice-like grip on control of the red brand seemed to be completely slipping away, and his panicked spit-take in the locker-room created a memorable visual of the moment.
The move would never materialise.
In the same way the switch teased the smart mark WWE audience, his immediate trade back was a follow-up sucker punch.
Announced on WWE.com before he could even debut on the blue brand, Hunter was traded back to Raw for Booker T AND The Dudley Boyz, with the story being that Eric Bischoff was that desperate to keep the former champion that he'd sacrifice three major talents to do so.
Booker, D-Von and Bubba Ray all turned heel on Smackdown to try and maintain some momentum from the demeaning switch, and Triple H looked even more of an extra special case as he carried on as normal dominating television time on Mondays.