The 2002 World Wrestling Federation draft lottery, the initial WWF draft, took place in State College, Pennsylvania, on March 25. The first half of the draft was televised live on Raw for two hours. The second half was conducted over the Internet on WWF's official website, WWF.com. There were thirty draft picks, with sixty wrestlers drafted overall by co-owners of the WWF, onto their respective brands, Raw and SmackDown!. The remaining wrestlers were divided randomly in a draft lottery, with each brand receiving a grand total of thirty wrestlers.
Results[]
- Tazz defeated Mr. Perfect.
- Booker T and Christian defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Edge.
- Trish Stratus defeated Ivory.
- The nWo (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and X-Pac) defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan and The Rock by disqualification in a 3-on-2 handicap match.
- Jeff Hardy (with Matt Hardy and Lita) defeated Billy (with Chuck and Rico).
- Rikishi versus William Regal ended in a no contest.
- Rob Van Dam defeated Kurt Angle by disqualification to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
Main Event[]
- Triple H defeated Chris Jericho and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley in an intergender triple threat match to retain the Undisputed WWF Championship.
Draft Picks[]
| Pick No. | Brand (to) | Round No. | Superstar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmackDown! | 1 | The Rock |
| 2 | Raw | 1 | The Undertaker |
| 3 | SmackDown! | 2 | Kurt Angle |
| 4 | Raw | 2 | nWo (Kevin Nash, X-Pac, and Scott Hall) |
| 5 | SmackDown! | 3 | Chris Benoit |
| 6 | Raw | 3 | Kane |
| 7 | SmackDown! | 4 | Hulk Hogan |
| 8 | Raw | 4 | Rob Van Dam |
| 9 | SmackDown! | 5 | Billy and Chuck |
| 10 | Raw | 5 | Booker T |
| 11 | SmackDown! | 6 | Edge |
| 12 | Raw | 6 | Big Show |
| 13 | SmackDown! | 7 | Rikishi |
| 14 | Raw | 7 | Bubba Ray Dudley |
| 15 | SmackDown! | 8 | D-Von Dudley |
| 16 | Raw | 8 | Brock Lesnar |
| 17 | SmackDown! | 9 | Mark Henry |
| 18 | Raw | 9 | William Regal |
| 19 | SmackDown! | 10 | Maven |
| 20 | Raw | 10 | Lita |
| 21 | SmackDown! | 11 | Billy Kidman |
| 22 | Raw | 11 | Bradshaw |
| 23 | SmackDown! | 12 | Tajiri |
| 24 | Raw | 12 | Steven Richards |
| 25 | SmackDown! | 13 | Chris Jericho |
| 26 | Raw | 13 | Matt Hardy |
| 27 | SmackDown! | 14 | Ivory |
| 28 | Raw | 14 | Raven |
| 29 | SmackDown! | 15 | Albert |
| 30 | Raw | 15 | Jeff Hardy |
| 31 | SmackDown! | 16 | The Hurricane |
| 32 | Raw | 16 | Mr. Perfect |
| 33 | SmackDown! | 17 | Al Snow |
| 34 | Raw | 17 | Spike Dudley |
| 35 | SmackDown! | 18 | Lance Storm |
| 36 | Raw | 18 | D'Lo Brown |
| 37 | SmackDown! | 19 | Diamond Dallas Page |
| 38 | Raw | 19 | Shawn Stasiak |
| 39 | SmackDown! | 20 | Torrie Wilson |
| 40 | Raw | 20 | Terri |
| 41 | SmackDown! | 21 | Scotty 2 Hotty |
| 42 | Raw | 21 | Jacqueline |
| 43 | SmackDown! | 22 | Stacy Keibler |
| 44 | Raw | 22 | Goldust |
| 45 | SmackDown! | 23 | Christian |
| 46 | Raw | 23 | Trish Stratus |
| 47 | SmackDown! | 24 | Test |
| 48 | Raw | 24 | Justin Credible |
| 49 | SmackDown! | 25 | Faarooq |
| 50 | Raw | 25 | Big Boss Man |
| 51 | SmackDown! | 26 | Tazz |
| 52 | Raw | 26 | Tommy Dreamer |
| 53 | SmackDown! | 27 | Hardcore Holly |
| 54 | Raw | 27 | Crash Holly |
| 55 | SmackDown! | 28 | Val Venis |
| 56 | Raw | 28 | Mighty Molly |
| 57 | SmackDown! | 29 | Perry Saturn |