The WWE Draft Used to be SPECIAL!

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Ай бұрын

Its another year and the WWE Draft is back, the WWE is about to get shaken up, with wrestlers moving shows, new feuds being created and possibly old feuds being rekindled. It is one of the most exciting times of the year for wrestling fans. As someone who grew up in the 2000s, and as someone who grew up watching WWE Drafts, it is hard to explain how fun Draft nigh used to be as a kid watching WWE. So in celebration of the 2024 WWE Draft, I went back to the old drafts of our youth, and revisited the classic WWE Drafts!

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@WrestlinGifs Ай бұрын

Sorry for lack of content, I’ll be back with bangers soon❤️❤️

@everythingedits4918 Ай бұрын

Yessirrrrrr

@everythingedits4918 Ай бұрын

Best KZfaq fr

@israelishot Ай бұрын

Ur gonna fall off if u keep doing that

@FIB-EDITS Ай бұрын

@@israelishotyour last vid got 59 views bro

@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 Ай бұрын

2nd channel bangers? Just kidding you’re never gonna upload there 😂

@TheSuperCenaFan Ай бұрын

John Cena getting drafted twice in 2011 was the funniest thing ever

@bell5679 Ай бұрын

I remember this was how my friend found out that wrestling was staged

@JLWprime10 Ай бұрын

I loved it

@shotzcapalot Ай бұрын

@@bell5679genuine question also could be a slow moment but how does 2 drafts correlate

@chriswilliams1024 Ай бұрын

To smackdown and then back to raw

@Rafay7969 Ай бұрын

@@bell5679LMFAO

@619Slipk Ай бұрын

At this point I'm pretty sure that The Big Show did something unspeakable to this man and his family

@thedudewiththeface 22 күн бұрын

He made them watch Knucklehead.

@mbeas9612 Ай бұрын

The 2005 draft was very memorable as it took Cena, Batista and Orton to newer heights of their careers as big-time stars while being the new faces of the company

@onigames7309 Ай бұрын

Yep.

@JaredLand Ай бұрын

True

@alickaliker7322 Ай бұрын

💯

@ralphlesterfabillar5635 Ай бұрын

Yepyep... 👌👌

@bigbionk Ай бұрын

Bro has beef with the big show 💀

@Dswishy28 Ай бұрын

Why does he hate him so much 😭

@qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn Ай бұрын

he does kinda suck

@JB825_ Ай бұрын

Straight SMOKE💀💀💀

@MrAjking808 Ай бұрын

The word bro is so ruined now

@david903317 Ай бұрын

Weeeellmmm it’s the big show

@alwayslovo Ай бұрын

“Get ready to learn UPN buddy” 😂😂

@PJC0007 Ай бұрын

Nah the difference maker it was getting jeff hardy on friday nights alone was historical. You gotta remember raw was still on cable and smackdown was on cw channel 23in 08. It literally meant the world to us young fans who didnt have cable 💯

@jermaineyarborough4129 Ай бұрын

No kap

@pleaseshutup7053 Ай бұрын

You speaking facts and it meant Jeff hardy would get the opportunity at the main event on smackdown

@tevitateulilo7573 Ай бұрын

Facts

@geekbro6265 Ай бұрын

i think that also had a huge impact on the draft back in the day, i also didnt have cable so it was a big deal to find out which superstars i was going to be able to watch on smackdown, nowadays both raw and smackdown are equally accessible with social media, streaming and youtube, part of that magic is gone

@tygod2410 22 күн бұрын

How about coming home from school on a Friday and getting excited for Friday night smackdown knowing you have no school the next day so you can stay up late, the good ole days I started watching wrestling in 2007 and I was 8 years old and I think I stopped around 2013 because it just didn’t feel the same anymore

@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii Ай бұрын

The 2004 draft also led to one of my favorite put downs in WWE when at One Night Stand Heman told JBL "Only reason you're WWE champion is because Triple H didn't want to work Tuesdays"

@IamNster Ай бұрын

"Vince McMahon got drafted to Hell." 💀💀💀

@eds10blue79 Ай бұрын

Funniest moment XD

@hendrxx9593 Ай бұрын

That 2005 wwe draft was something else dawg

@kadharefinley224 Ай бұрын

Triple H’s reaction getting drafted to SmackDown in 2004 was PRICELESS 😂😂😂

@alec2000 Ай бұрын

The Ruthless Aggression drafts truly were some of the most hyped up, and shocking days in the WWE calendar. Seeing where our favorites would be, seeing if teams would break up or not, it was truly exciting every year. I truly hope tonight’s and future drafts under HHH will bring back the magic that we once had.🙏

@coolman952 Ай бұрын

Triple h made wwe worse

@MX_4_Life Ай бұрын

@@coolman952nah he made it better but he fumbled the bag at some points

@coolman952 Ай бұрын

@@MX_4_Life Nice joke

@_thebearden_ Ай бұрын

@@coolman952 Thank you for your opinion. Your opinion: 🚮

@SmashBrosOdyssey64 Ай бұрын

I was at the Raw where Cena got drafted. The building popped off like we won the Iraq War. The complete stranger next to me and I hugged. One of my favorite memories ever.

@victoryamadi9646 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@DallasdotMPEG Ай бұрын

That sounds kinda gay grandpa.

@vinny_vance_lance Ай бұрын

@DallasdotMPEG boohoo you never experienced a big wild excitement

@jonjones18 Ай бұрын

This guy is he/him/his/she@@DallasdotMPEG

@Kalel2.0 Ай бұрын

Honestly the biggest problem with the draft and overall brand split nowadays is they just dont stick to it consistently as after a few weeks or months they just cross other brands and they at times dont put some effort in giving both brands there own distinct identity and feel like they did from 2002-2008

@KingTruffles Ай бұрын

Exactly. If you tuned into Smackdown you knew you were getting the Smackdown 6, Brock Lesnar, Taker, and if you watched Raw you’d get guys like HHH, Shawn Michaels, and eventually Cena. The few times these guys did show up on the other brand or get drafted, it actually felt like a big deal

@Kalel2.0 Ай бұрын

@@KingTruffles I couldnt agree more both shows provided their own product and it helped they had different creative teams. Smackdown was the Wrestling centric show with simpler storylines on free tv while Raw was the storyline driven show that tended to have the big stars on cable. It helped that they had their own brand exclusive ppvs and came together during the big 4 which felt big

@GrampaJoe Ай бұрын

@@KingTruffles revisionist history

@Kalel2.0 Ай бұрын

@@GrampaJoe I kinda disagree the Draft wasnt perfect and was quite divisive among the IWC at the time but it was a pretty big deal when ppl would cross brands due to it being a rarity

@GrampaJoe Ай бұрын

@@Kalel2.0 when I was that age there was no stopping and no telling

@sarjeshkhadgi2841 Ай бұрын

Might be an unpopular opinion but the computer Draft has to be my favorite,its the most exciting draft by far!

@Kobe24brady12 Ай бұрын

Oh I HATED the computer draft

@daymonharris8696 Ай бұрын

It's only exciting because you grew up in that era. I just didn't like it cuz everything was already predetermined. They made it seem like it was random but it wasn't

@markstriker925 Ай бұрын

@@daymonharris8696Say what you want about the draft picks with GMs. But at least it make sense for managers to pick wrestlers kayfabe wise. 😂😂

@Jamessmith-xk3fh Ай бұрын

@@daymonharris8696yeah it was predetermined that's why Cole and JR didn't know they were switching shows. I hate the way they do the draft now and also I think the draft should be like every two years but between drafts you can trade

@night6724 Ай бұрын

@@Jamessmith-xk3fhalso they need it the night after Mania because the problem with the recent draft is you had guys already in feuds like Gable with Sami and Cody and AJ so it’s obviously they’re not switching brands

@Boy123Jim Ай бұрын

That 2011 Draft anger, I can relate lol. I was like Bruh, I want you to fight for the World Title on SmackDown. You did everything on RAW lol.

@michaelmills2001 Ай бұрын

Big Show catching multiple strays 😂

@farhanfmx Ай бұрын

I hope they bring this randomiser back. It is all decided at the end of the day but that random superstar screen and the anticipation is way better than shouting out the name of the superstar drafted standing on a podium. For me at least

@tmac731 Ай бұрын

Jr being drafted in 2008 still pisses me off so much

@djtrankilo231 16 күн бұрын

To be fair, JR calling Jeff Hardy winning the WWE Title was epic. Cole on Raw tho. . .

@tmac731 16 күн бұрын

@@djtrankilo231 “ anonymous Raw General Manager” im not gonna lie, that was a huge reason why I stopped watching wwe in 2011

@famous305matrix Ай бұрын

2008 me was a massive CM Punk fan and was happy seeing him win the World Heavyweight Championship following the Draft by cashing in his MITB on Edge made me ever so happy. However, later that year, he was set to defend his title in a championship scramble match. He got ambushed by The Legacy then ate a punt kick from Orton where his spot was then replaced by Jericho in which he then won. Putting an unfair end to Punk’s title reign I remember being so pissed when I found out the next Raw

@DallasdotMPEG Ай бұрын

That was awesome because it kick started mentally unstable Orton which led to him attacking Vince and getting the Rumble win and becoming the 2nd top star and one of the greatest of all time.

@parallax8207 Ай бұрын

It was the start of the colapse of that Belt. One of the worst Champions ever

@hhtptai Ай бұрын

After 2008 they never drafted announcers again 😂

@chadkennedy7855 Ай бұрын

It was their biggest mistake ever! 😅

@SamsarasArt Ай бұрын

I had ground floor seats at the Raw when Cena was drafted.

@Konton_No_Tenshi Ай бұрын

After watching smackdown this video still proves it's point

@SJ_RANKS Ай бұрын

3 of my favourite drafts were 2005 2008 And 2016

@chadkennedy7855 27 күн бұрын

2004 2005 2016

@KILONOIR Ай бұрын

dropping this on draft night is diabolical

@BlackiechanFu Ай бұрын

Pav needs to make a video on why Big Show ruins everything 😂

@gustavopaniza9964 Ай бұрын

2005 by a mile. I can't remember a day a was so hyped to watch a SmackDown episode

@Ayaank610 Ай бұрын

2005 raw during the whole month shake up was so cool we had both cena and batista on raw for a few weeks

@cmoney944 Ай бұрын

That pop that Cena got in 2005 was amazing

@blursedbabadook7262 Ай бұрын

That Vince getting drafted to hell line was wild bruh 💀

@eds10blue79 Ай бұрын

@KingNars999 Ай бұрын

The randomiser draft was peak entertaining

@evdomos Ай бұрын

Weird to see Angle and Hogan just chilling in chairs together.

@certified__mv Ай бұрын

Should've mentioned how Cena actually got drafted to Smackdown in 2016 cuz that was actually wild 😂

@chengthao9070 Ай бұрын

Smackdown was and is always my show. Never had premium cable to watch Raw while smackdown was on basic cable.

@-kallz-6108 Ай бұрын

John Cena going back to raw was one of my favourite wwe memories, especially Michael Cole’s “HA HA, AH HA HA YEAH!” 😂

@cStatE95 Ай бұрын

2004 draft ending was special felt like a true smackdown vs raw match, 05 is when the cena era started, 06 had the ecw invasion, 07 sadly was the end of the ruthless aggression due to the benoits tragedy

@coolman952 Ай бұрын

The ruthless aggression era ended in the summer of 2008.

@ronaldmorataya2003 Ай бұрын

I remember being 10 years old attending that 2011 draft couldn’t believe cena went back to raw last minute before the show was over the whole stadium went crazy

@tydolla4967 Ай бұрын

2005 will always have a special place in my heart. Ushered in a new era with Cena & Batista both carving out their paths becoming Main Event Stars

@captaincurt396 Ай бұрын

The Cena, Jericho, Christian feud is engrained in my memory because I bought the vengeance 05 DVD

@infamousjay5333 Ай бұрын

I forget who made that joke in their promo bout Triple H not wanting to work on Tuesdays 🤣

@CalebTh-wj3uk Ай бұрын

Bro you just made me feel old mentioning Elijah Burke in this video even though I’m only 24 💀 but in all seriousness honestly feels like he was wrestling in WWE back in the day in the wrong time period what I mean by that is he would fit in more nowadays I think especially since he’s very stiff in the ring imagine him tearing it up with Gunther, Sheamus, McIntyre or even Dragunov all those guys work stiff/snug just like him.

@mrsparkle444 Ай бұрын

WWE Draft 2016 was a peak

@Meldrick-jv7sy Ай бұрын

The 2016 draft is one of my favorites.

@juarezamorim Ай бұрын

This video made me feel bad for Big Show.

@tenaciousb9186 Ай бұрын

The 2002 draft was exciting at the time. 13 year old me was stoked about it. Jericho, Triple H, and Steph were exempt from the draft because they competed in a handicap match for the Undisputed Championship that night. Triple H pinned Steph which meant she was outta the company. Watching her get carried off by security while the crowd sang “na na na na, hey hey hey goodbye” was priceless.🤣🤣🤣

@jeremiasnolasco-uw2lt Ай бұрын

In coming back on Tuesday to see if the draft actually gets good again and not predictable.

@JCLopez209 Ай бұрын

Dude my favorite draft is always the Draft after WrestleMania 20 when the Last pick was SmackDown GM Paul Heyman getting drafted by Eric Bischoff and the. Bischoff getting speared by a returning and (Steroid) jacked Edge.

@geemarcordova7466 Ай бұрын

The 1st draft is my fav. BIG EVIL UNDERTAKER 🔥🔥

@Eshan- Ай бұрын

I remember when Cena got drafted to Smackdown I said "Smackdown is my favorite show now because Cena is on it" and then he goes back to Raw on the same night so I said "Raw is my favorite show again because Cena is on it", most memorable draft moment for me

@benespinosa6725 Ай бұрын

the WWE draft was crazy especially the dudley Boyz getting split up in 2002 paul heyman getting drafted in 2004 was hilarious especially paul Heyman's reaction the 2016 draft was great smackdown was awesome afterwards hopefully this year's draft makes sense.

@I....l....I Ай бұрын

unexpected Pav uploads are legit the best kind

@jstewwbu Ай бұрын

My mom surprised me back in the day by taking me to a wrestling show, it turned out to be the 2011 draft, i was a huge wwe fan but i had no clue that it was the draft that night and it was the most exciting realization ever

@luispedroza4306 Ай бұрын

Every time i hear about the wwe draft I hear Mr McMahons voice saying “ITS TIME TO SHAKE THINGS UP AGAIN”

@Yuvan04V1 Ай бұрын

I grew up watching the ‘07-‘09 WWE drafts. Eventually watching less and less of the content. But the 2016 Draft holds and extremely special place in my heart. I remember my brother and I for the first time in years watched a full episode of a WWE show together. Plus the 2016 Rosters of wrestlers both Raw & SmackDown and even NXT were all stacked.

@GotThemHammerz Ай бұрын

11:45 Literally The Only Thing I Remember About The 08 Draft Is Seeing Both Batista And Edge Hit Heads On A Spear Attempt 😭

@chelsea6671 Ай бұрын

Batista was GUSHING on that one. I saw that and thought myself, just call an audible and get him out before he legit passes out.

@sunset_picasso Ай бұрын

17:37 That man right there is the reason that 2016 draft meant so much for me😂😂 the moment that man touched Raw i was ready for him being a champion, then he got injured after just winning that Universal title😭😭

@patricaosborne7274 Ай бұрын

my favorite draft night 2016

@chelsea6671 Ай бұрын

The timing of this video is awesome cause I literally just watched the 08 and 2010 draft episodes of Raw last night.

@syxodude91 Ай бұрын

2005 draft was the best one. Elevated many careers. If the unfortunate incident didn't occur, I believe Muhammad Hassan's career would have taken off from there as well.

@Miltypooh2001 Ай бұрын

Vince getting in the limo was wild

@alonemusk9201 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, loved watching

@catdog12204 Ай бұрын

Love how you mentioned Batista being final draft pick !! WWE only talks about cena in the 2005 draft. But like you said Batista being drafted was a huge moment

@DarrylKeithFord2ndChannel Ай бұрын

Keep up the great work with these 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯💯💯💯

@ramiarebi6484 Ай бұрын

no one captures how watching wrestling as a kid felt the way pav does fr

@alexandersaravia1210 Ай бұрын

the draft shouldn’t have happened every single year it should’ve been like every 2 or 3 years in my opinion

@dominationwarrior79 Ай бұрын

That 2004 draft was peak

@dijon8330 Ай бұрын

I was actually in the AT&T Center for the 2008 draft, and seeing my favorite wrestler (Jeff Hardy) get drafted to my favorite show (Smackdown) is a moment I don't think I'll ever forget. Honestly its the only thing I do remember from that night.

@pravitkeyo9167 Ай бұрын

12:15 trips was a menace

@Theeunicorn777 Ай бұрын

this video randomly popoed up in my feed 😂 loved it 💯🙌🏾

@tricky7363 23 күн бұрын

The Big Show disresepect is crazy, he's a legend and a great guy. He did alot for casuals even my grandma knows him

@BigNoobEnteraintment Ай бұрын

So hyped I get to go to Smackdown tonight. This year is finna be peak

@funkyrumble0455 Ай бұрын

Here after the first night of the first ever no move draft of 2024 lmao

@mrno_name9518 Ай бұрын

John cena being drafted to raw was the greatest memory ever for me to watch as a kid

@LiveLoveSuperkick Ай бұрын

Vince McMahon Getting Drafted To Hell 🤣...You Funny Af Pav

@sethbrahamramos8149 Ай бұрын

2008 draft was the first draft I ever watched and remembered loving it! One night Hardy Boyz return

@grantt4437 Ай бұрын

Dude big show was my favorite as a kid in this era 😂. How do you not pop when “weeeeelll” hits outta nowhere?!?

@ChristianM-TheFinalBoss Ай бұрын

Hey Pav at least your boy John Cena got drafted to SmackDown in 2016😊

@Corey-ub3ee 27 күн бұрын

Just took me back. That Cena swerve pissed me off all over again😂. Damn what that could’ve been

@DarrylKeithFordGaming Ай бұрын

Keep up the great work with these videos 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯

@DidYaServe Ай бұрын

Respect Big Show.

@LWE_WRESTLINGG Ай бұрын

Crazy cause like me as being 13 I care where the ppl go like Cody is raw forever bro and now he on smackdown

@BCRReviews Ай бұрын

Man the world's Crazy,because I gotta say the 08 Draft,BECAUSE Summer Vacation was in full affect for me aswell and one of my best friends Ethan,who was also a Big WWE fan,spent the night and I remembered how excited and shocked and jaw dropped that draft was batista,Rey and Kane to raw,Jeff & HHH to smackdown..yeah I can still remember us sitting on the bedroom floor eating snacks and watching that draft. Second Favorite has gotta be the 09 Draft just because I was actually in attentendence for that one and it is fun in person

@timothybrogan7008 Ай бұрын

I was a smackdown kid. I jumped out of my chair when i saw batista get drafted to smackdown

@kingamiri1958 Ай бұрын

I agree the draft used to be a movie 🎥

@firechild7497 Ай бұрын

As a kid, I cried in 2008 when triple h went from raw to smackdown because we didn’t get the channel smackdown was on 😂 dude was my favorite and like that he was gone

@justinking3127 Ай бұрын

We couldn’t afford ppvs growing up. Draft night was the closest thing we got, it was so intense back in the day. That 2008 draft was insane

@scottytechNmore1 Ай бұрын

Seeing how great memory lane was compared to today makes me sad and baffled

@Shmig123 17 күн бұрын

The amount of Big Show comments in this video warrants its own video

@tomfox9083 Ай бұрын

Big shown is super under appreciated

@AllSeeingThai Ай бұрын

The WWE Draft mattered a lot to me cause as a kid, I couldn’t watch Raw since it came on past my bedtime. That John Cena going to SD then back to Raw was a spit in the face to me. I didn’t find it funny at all.

@hasinaaaa3457 Ай бұрын

Yeah I was highly upset too. They literally played in our faces 😭

@Podgorski37 Ай бұрын

Blinded by nostalgia, once again

@sammefroze Ай бұрын

I was at the 2004 WWE Draft in Detroit!!!!!

@chadkennedy7855 Ай бұрын

And you were shocked to see what just happened?

@ramos7954 Ай бұрын

Seeing Maven at number 10 in 2002 makes me appreciate him a little more

@lowkeybuthonest Ай бұрын

12:55 I honestly thought the same thing as a kid. John would go back this thugganomics gimmick as well!!

@raypavey1102 Ай бұрын

I was at the 2009 WWE draft in a luxury suite it was awesome

@cleancook695 Ай бұрын

The wwe draft was thing us kids looked forward to just cuz we knew could get new and good stories, and that cena draft had me heated as a kid

@PandaGoblin10K Ай бұрын

lmfaooo as a RAW kid Cena coming back had me MARKING OUT!!!

@themarcraspa693 Ай бұрын

2011 draft was exactly like that for me bro. it was probably the first reason i started watching less and less the next few years

@deewolf.190 Ай бұрын

That smackdown shut your mouth call back was the best game ever that’s what made the game lit let along the way u could freely walk around the backstage area and meet stars and you could challenge for any title it was dope game