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The '''2004 [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) draft lottery''', the second [[WWE draft]], took place at the [[Joe Louis Arena]] in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] on March 22. The draft took place [[live television|live]] for two hours on WWE's television program, ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' on [[Spike (TV channel)|Spike TV]].<ref name="Slam">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/03/23/392732.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://archive.today/2012.07.18-172232/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/03/23/392732.html |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |title=RAW: Draft day an unpredictable night |last=Tylwalk |first=Nick |publisher=SLAM! Wrestling |date=March 23, 2004 |access-date=May 25, 2008}}</ref> Post-draft trades were announced on WWE's official website, WWE.com, until midnight on March 22.<ref name="WWE1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/draftlottery |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517051649/https://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/draftlottery |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |title=The 2004 WWE Draft Lottery |publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] |date=April 25, 2004 |access-date=May 25, 2008}}</ref> There were twelve draft picks, with nineteen wrestlers overall switching between the [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotion]]'s two main [[WWE Brand Extension|brands]]: [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]]. During the draft lottery, the [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General Managers|General manager of Raw]], [[Eric Bischoff]], and the [[professional wrestling authority figures#General managers 2|General manager of SmackDown!]], [[Paul Heyman]], stood on opposite ends of the stage on the Raw set, where they drafted six wrestlers randomly via two machines. At the conclusion of the draft, the two GMs would then be allowed to trade anyone on the roster until Midnight EST, which was later extended until Tuesday night after Heyman resigned.<ref name="Raw0322"/> Every WWE star was eligible to be drafted, including injured wrestlers, [[Sportscaster|commentators]], [[List of current WWE Champions|champions]], and [[Professional wrestling authority figures|general managers]].<ref name="WWE1"/>
The '''2004 [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE) draft lottery''', the second [[WWE draft]], took place at the [[Joe Louis Arena]] in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] on March 22. The draft took place [[live television|live]] for two hours on WWE's television program, ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' on [[Spike (TV channel)|Spike TV]].<ref name="Slam">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/03/23/392732.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718172232/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/03/23/392732.html |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |title=RAW: Draft day an unpredictable night |last=Tylwalk |first=Nick |publisher=SLAM! Wrestling |date=March 23, 2004 |access-date=May 25, 2008}}</ref> Post-draft trades were announced on WWE's official website, WWE.com, until midnight on March 22.<ref name="WWE1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/draftlottery |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517051649/https://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/draftlottery |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |title=The 2004 WWE Draft Lottery |publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] |date=April 25, 2004 |access-date=May 25, 2008}}</ref> There were twelve draft picks, with nineteen wrestlers overall switching between the [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotion]]'s two main [[WWE Brand Extension|brands]]: [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]]. During the draft lottery, the [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General Managers|General manager of Raw]], [[Eric Bischoff]], and the [[professional wrestling authority figures#General managers 2|General manager of SmackDown!]], [[Paul Heyman]], stood on opposite ends of the stage on the Raw set, where they drafted six wrestlers randomly via two machines. At the conclusion of the draft, the two GMs would then be allowed to trade anyone on the roster until Midnight EST, which was later extended until Tuesday night after Heyman resigned.<ref name="Raw0322"/> Every WWE star was eligible to be drafted, including injured wrestlers, [[Sportscaster|commentators]], [[List of current WWE Champions|champions]], and [[Professional wrestling authority figures|general managers]].<ref name="WWE1"/>


The [[main event]] was a ''SmackDown!'' exclusive match, in which [[Eddie Guerrero]] defeated [[Triple H]] to retain the [[WWE Championship]] by disqualification after [[Christian Cage|Christian]] attacked Guerrero resulting in a brawl between SmackDown! and Velocity wrestlers against Raw and Heat wrestlers.
The [[main event]] was a ''SmackDown!'' exclusive match, in which [[Eddie Guerrero]] defeated [[Triple H]] to retain the [[WWE Championship]] by disqualification after [[Christian Cage|Christian]] attacked Guerrero resulting in a brawl between SmackDown! and Velocity wrestlers against Raw and Heat wrestlers.


==Background==
==Background==
The tagline for [[WrestleMania XX]] (that year's [[WrestleMania]]), was ''Where it all begins again''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Wrestlemania20/2004/03/15/382633.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://archive.today/2012.07.14-103708/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Wrestlemania20/2004/03/15/382633.html |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |title=WrestleMania XX bombs |last=Powell |first=John |publisher=SLAM! Wrestling |access-date=May 25, 2008}}</ref> To remain with the tagline, on the March 15, 2004 episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'', the [[chairperson|chairman]] of WWE, [[Vince McMahon]], announced that it was time "for a new WWE" and that a draft lottery would take place the following week on ''Raw''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://raw.wwe.com/results/031504/results.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040326000844/http://raw.wwe.com/results/031504/results.html |archive-date=March 26, 2004 |title=Mr. McMahon Drops a Bombshell! |publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] |date=March 15, 2004 |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref> Both Raw and SmackDown! wrestlers would be present for the draft lottery, as McMahon announced that every wrestler was eligible to be drafted, including [[sportscaster|commentators]], [[ring announcer]]s, [[referee (professional wrestling)|referee]]s, injured wrestlers, [[List of current WWE Champions|champion]]s and even [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General managers 2|GM]].<ref name="WWE1"/><ref name="Raw0322">{{cite web|url=http://raw.wwe.com/results/032204/results.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040411032539/http://raw.wwe.com/results/032204/results.html |archive-date=April 11, 2004 |title=A Career Changing Night |publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] |date=March 24, 2004 |access-date=May 25, 2008}}</ref>
The tagline for [[WrestleMania XX]] (that year's [[WrestleMania]]), was ''Where it all begins again''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Wrestlemania20/2004/03/15/382633.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714103708/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Wrestlemania20/2004/03/15/382633.html |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |title=WrestleMania XX bombs |last=Powell |first=John |publisher=SLAM! Wrestling |access-date=May 25, 2008}}</ref> To remain with the tagline, on the March 15, 2004 episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'', the [[chairperson|chairman]] of WWE, [[Vince McMahon]], announced that it was time "for a new WWE" and that a draft lottery would take place the following week on ''Raw''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://raw.wwe.com/results/031504/results.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040326000844/http://raw.wwe.com/results/031504/results.html |archive-date=March 26, 2004 |title=Mr. McMahon Drops a Bombshell! |publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] |date=March 15, 2004 |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref> Both Raw and SmackDown! wrestlers would be present for the draft lottery, as McMahon announced that every wrestler was eligible to be drafted, including [[sportscaster|commentators]], [[ring announcer]]s, [[referee (professional wrestling)|referee]]s, injured wrestlers, [[List of current WWE Champions|champion]]s and even [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General managers 2|general managers]].<ref name="WWE1"/><ref name="Raw0322">{{cite web|url=http://raw.wwe.com/results/032204/results.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040411032539/http://raw.wwe.com/results/032204/results.html |archive-date=April 11, 2004 |title=A Career Changing Night |publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] |date=March 24, 2004 |access-date=May 25, 2008}}</ref>


==Selections==
==Selections==
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!width=2% | Pick No.
!width=2% | Pick No.
!!width=5% | Brand (to)
!!width=5% | Brand (to)
!!width=30% | Wrestler<br>{{small|(Real name)}}
!!width=30% | Wrestler
!!width=30% | Role
!!width=30% | Role
!!width=5% | Brand (from)
!!width=5% | Brand (from)
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|1
|1
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|[[René Duprée]]<br>{{small|(René Goguen)}}
|[[René Duprée]]
|Male wrestler
|Male wrestler
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
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|4
|4
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|[[Nidia Guenard|Nidia]]<br>{{small|(Nidia Guenard)}}
|[[Nidia Guenard|Nidia]]
|Female wrestler
|Female wrestler
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
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|5
|5
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|[[Triple H]]<sup>1</sup><br>{{small|(Paul Levesque)}}
|[[Triple H]]<sup>1</sup>
|Male wrestler
|Male wrestler
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
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|6
|6
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|[[Rhyno]]<br>{{small|(Terry Gerin)}}
|[[Rhyno]]
|Male wrestler
|Male wrestler
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
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|7
|7
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|[[Rob Van Dam]]<br>{{small|(Robert Szatkowski)}}
|[[Rob Van Dam]]
|Male wrestler
|Male wrestler
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
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|8
|8
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|[[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]]<br>{{small|(Yoshihiro Tajiri)}}
|[[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]]
|Male wrestler
|Male wrestler
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
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|10
|10
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]]<br>{{small|(Adam Copeland)}}
|[[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]]
|Male wrestler
|Male wrestler
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
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|11
|11
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|[[Spike Dudley]]<br>{{small|(Matt Hyson)}}
|[[Spike Dudley]]
|Male wrestler
|Male wrestler
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
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!width=0% | Pick No.
!width=0% | Pick No.
!width=15% | Brand (to)
!width=15% | Brand (to)
!width=35% | Wrestler<br>{{small|(Real name)}}
!width=35% | Wrestler
!width=35% | Role
!width=35% | Role
!width=15% | Brand (from)
!width=15% | Brand (from)
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|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|
|
* [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]]<br />{{small|(Booker Huffman)}}
* [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]]
* [[Bubba Ray Dudley|Bubba Ray]] and [[D-Von Dudley]]<br />{{small|(Mark LoMonaco and Devon Hughes)}}
* [[Bubba Ray Dudley|Bubba Ray]] and [[D-Von Dudley]]
* [[Rico Constantino|Rico]]<br />{{small|(Rico Constantino)}}
* [[Rico Constantino|Rico]]
* [[Jackie Gayda|Miss Jackie]]<br />{{small|(Jackie Gayda)}}
* [[Jackie Gayda|Miss Jackie]]
|Male/female wrestlers
|Male/female wrestlers
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
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|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|style="background:#ffd0bd"|Raw
|
|
* [[Matt Bloom|A-Train]]<br />{{small|(Matt Bloom)}}
* [[Matt Bloom|A-Train]]
* [[Chuck Palumbo]]
* [[Chuck Palumbo]]
* [[Triple H]]<br />{{small|(Paul Levesque)}}
* [[Triple H]]
|Male wrestlers
|Male wrestlers
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
|style="background:#ccf"|SmackDown!
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==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
After [[Paul Heyman]] was drafted from the [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]] to the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] brand, he [[kayfabe]] quit the WWE, thus leaving the SmackDown! brand without a [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General managers 2|General manager]].<ref name="Slam"/><ref name="Raw0322"/> Shortly after the draft, the WWE Chairman, [[Vince McMahon]] announced that a new General manager had been appointed to the SmackDown! brand, and that he would conduct the supplemental trades with Raw General Manager, [[Eric Bischoff]]. On the March 25, 2004 episode of ''SmackDown!'', [[Kurt Angle]] came down to the ring and announced that he was the new SmackDown! General manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smackdown.wwe.com/results/032504/results.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040416114652/http://smackdown.wwe.com/results/032504/results.html |archive-date=April 16, 2004 |title=The More Things Change... |publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] |date=March 25, 2004 |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref>
After [[Paul Heyman]] was drafted from the [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]] to the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] brand, he ([[kayfabe]]) quit the WWE, thus leaving the SmackDown! brand without a [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General managers 2|general manager]].<ref name="Slam"/><ref name="Raw0322"/> Shortly after the draft, the WWE chairman, [[Vince McMahon]] announced that a new general manager had been appointed to the SmackDown! brand, and that he would conduct the supplemental trades with Raw general manager, [[Eric Bischoff]]. On the March 25, 2004 episode of ''SmackDown!'', [[Kurt Angle]] came down to the ring and announced that he was the new SmackDown! General manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smackdown.wwe.com/results/032504/results.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040416114652/http://smackdown.wwe.com/results/032504/results.html |archive-date=April 16, 2004 |title=The More Things Change... |publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] |date=March 25, 2004 |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:06, 9 October 2024

2004 WWE draft lottery
Triple H, who was drafted to SmackDown! and traded back to Raw in the draft lottery.
General information
SportProfessional wrestling
Date(s)March 22, 2004
LocationDetroit
Overview
LeagueWorld Wrestling Entertainment
TeamsRaw
SmackDown!
← 2002
2005 →

The 2004 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) draft lottery, the second WWE draft, took place at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on March 22. The draft took place live for two hours on WWE's television program, Raw on Spike TV.[1] Post-draft trades were announced on WWE's official website, WWE.com, until midnight on March 22.[2] There were twelve draft picks, with nineteen wrestlers overall switching between the promotion's two main brands: Raw and SmackDown!. During the draft lottery, the General manager of Raw, Eric Bischoff, and the General manager of SmackDown!, Paul Heyman, stood on opposite ends of the stage on the Raw set, where they drafted six wrestlers randomly via two machines. At the conclusion of the draft, the two GMs would then be allowed to trade anyone on the roster until Midnight EST, which was later extended until Tuesday night after Heyman resigned.[3] Every WWE star was eligible to be drafted, including injured wrestlers, commentators, champions, and general managers.[2]

The main event was a SmackDown! exclusive match, in which Eddie Guerrero defeated Triple H to retain the WWE Championship by disqualification after Christian attacked Guerrero resulting in a brawl between SmackDown! and Velocity wrestlers against Raw and Heat wrestlers.

Background

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The tagline for WrestleMania XX (that year's WrestleMania), was Where it all begins again.[4] To remain with the tagline, on the March 15, 2004 episode of Raw, the chairman of WWE, Vince McMahon, announced that it was time "for a new WWE" and that a draft lottery would take place the following week on Raw.[5] Both Raw and SmackDown! wrestlers would be present for the draft lottery, as McMahon announced that every wrestler was eligible to be drafted, including commentators, ring announcers, referees, injured wrestlers, champions and even general managers.[2][3]

Selections

[edit]

Draft lottery

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Pick No. Brand (to) Wrestler Role Brand (from)
1 SmackDown! René Duprée Male wrestler Raw
2 Raw Shelton Benjamin Male wrestler SmackDown!
3 SmackDown! Mark Jindrak Male wrestler Raw
4 Raw Nidia Female wrestler SmackDown!
5 SmackDown! Triple H1 Male wrestler Raw
6 Raw Rhyno Male wrestler SmackDown!
7 SmackDown! Rob Van Dam Male wrestler Raw
8 Raw Tajiri Male wrestler SmackDown!
9 SmackDown! Teddy Long Manager Raw
10 Raw Edge Male wrestler SmackDown!
11 SmackDown! Spike Dudley Male wrestler Raw
12 Raw Paul Heyman2 General manager SmackDown!

Post-draft trades

[edit]
Pick No. Brand (to) Wrestler Role Brand (from)
1 SmackDown! Male/female wrestlers Raw
2 Raw Male wrestlers SmackDown!
  • 1 – Triple H was traded back to Raw prior to his redebut on the SmackDown! brand.
  • 2 – Heyman resigned prior to his first appearance on the Raw brand.

Aftermath

[edit]

After Paul Heyman was drafted from the SmackDown! brand to the Raw brand, he (kayfabe) quit the WWE, thus leaving the SmackDown! brand without a general manager.[1][3] Shortly after the draft, the WWE chairman, Vince McMahon announced that a new general manager had been appointed to the SmackDown! brand, and that he would conduct the supplemental trades with Raw general manager, Eric Bischoff. On the March 25, 2004 episode of SmackDown!, Kurt Angle came down to the ring and announced that he was the new SmackDown! General manager.[6]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Tylwalk, Nick (March 23, 2004). "RAW: Draft day an unpredictable night". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "The 2004 WWE Draft Lottery". World Wrestling Entertainment. April 25, 2004. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "A Career Changing Night". World Wrestling Entertainment. March 24, 2004. Archived from the original on April 11, 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
  4. ^ Powell, John. "WrestleMania XX bombs". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
  5. ^ "Mr. McMahon Drops a Bombshell!". World Wrestling Entertainment. March 15, 2004. Archived from the original on March 26, 2004. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ "The More Things Change..." World Wrestling Entertainment. March 25, 2004. Archived from the original on April 16, 2004. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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