10 Most Shocking WWE Draft Moments
3. The Champ Is Here
More than just being the first time an active WWE Champion had switched rosters, the arrival of John Cena on Raw as the inaugural 'random' selection of the 2005 Draft officially anointed the 'Doctor of Thuganomics' as WWE's biggest and brightest new star.
Cena had won the WWE Title at WrestleMania 21 in a double main event that also saw Batista achieve World Heavyweight Title supremacy in the show-closing encounter with Triple H.
The two had stereo ascensions up the card on separate brands in 2004 and ended up as the final two in January 2005's Royal Rumble match, but the 'Show of Shows' would prove the final high profile occasion Cena would be positioned underneath 'The Animal' in stature.
As well as both had done in their follow up programmes with JBL and Triple H, the switch was a public acknowledgment that John Cena was going to be the standout performer on Monday Night Raw, as the company grossly over-stacked the 'A' show with talent at the blue brand's expense.
The weeks-long format saw one superstar per show per week make a surprise entrance on their brand new stage, and Cena's Raw arrival was a mammoth way to promote the layout. Fittingly, Batista was the very last revelation during Smackdown's final draft night later that month.