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The 10 most shocking moments in the history of the WWE draft

This isn't our list, but rather the latest WWE Top 10 feature.

10. The first pick in the 2005 draft, John Cena moving to Raw as WWE champion.
9. That time when Ric Flair drafted Bubba Ray Dudley so Vince McMahon drafted D-Von.
8. Bobby Lashley, ECW champion at the time, getting drafted to Raw and being forced to forfeit the title.
7. John Cena helping Paul Heyman make his next pick, and that pick being Triple H getting drafted to SmackDown.
6. The Miz getting drafted to Raw and breaking up with John Morrison.
5. Vince McMahon attempting to draft Brock Lesnar before Ric Flair showed up, told him it wasn't his pick, then drafted Lesnar himself.
4. Teddy Long revealing that Batista was drafted to SmackDown as world heavyweight champion.
3. Eric Bischoff excitedly revealing that his draft pick was SmackDown General Manager Paul Heyman, who immediately quit in response.
2. That time John Cena was drafted to SmackDown, then later in the same show was drafted right back to Raw.
1. The very first pick in the history of the WWE draft, Vince McMahon choosing The Rock.

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