Nothing made the WWE Draft more meaningless than when Superstars switched shows and proceeded to return to their original home for no rhyme or reason. It defeated the purpose of holding a draft to begin with and freshening up feuds. These type of things are bound to happen when you book on the fly, but for it to happen on countless occasions is inexcusable. In one of the biggest shockers in the history of the event, Evolution leader Triple H was moved to SmackDown in 2004, but was traded back to Raw before he could make his debut on the blue brand. Something similar happened with John Cena in 2011 when he was drafted to SmackDown and then drafted back to Raw in the same night. So, what was the point, you ask? To boost ratings. But what it really did was force fans to no longer take the WWE Draft seriously. Big Show was drafted to Raw in 2011, but returned to SmackDown later that year. Edge was drafted to Raw in 2010, but went back to the blue brand in October. Batista moved to Raw in early 2010 without having to be drafted. And people wonder why the Draft no longer exists.
Since 2008, Graham has been a diehard pro wrestling fan and, in 2010, he combined his passions for WWE and writing when he joined Bleacher Report. Equipped with a master's in journalism, Graham has contributed to WhatCulture, FanSided's Daily DDT, Sports Betting Dime, and GateHouse Media. Along the way, he has conducted interviews with wrestling superstars like Chris Jericho, Edge, Goldberg, Christian, Diamond Dallas Page, Jim Ross, Adam Cole, Tessa Blanchard, Ryback, and Nick Aldis among others.
