Rebooking The 2002 WWE Brand Extension Draft

17. Raw Pick 2: Shawn Michaels

Ric Flair Vince McMahon 2002 Draft
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Actual Pick: The nWo

Being tight with Triple H, Flair would have the inside track on knowing that Shawn Michaels is close to returning to the ring, and invests a heavy pick to take The Heartbreak Kid with the second pick, even though Shawn won't wrestle a single match until SummerSlam.

The risky pick will pay off handsomely for Flair. Michaels had a renaissance of a second career in the WWE, tacking on eight magnificent years to what at that point had already been a Hall of Fame career cut tragically short.

In addition to a World Heavyweight Championship reign, HBK would steal the show at WrestleMania year after year after year, main eventing three of them, on his way to being a first ballot Hall of Famer.

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Justin has been writing about professional wrestling for more than 15 years. A lifelong WWE fan, he also is a big fan of Ring of Honor.