The 2004 World Wrestling Entertainment draft lottery, the second WWE draft, took place in Detroit, Michigan on March 22. The draft took place live for two hours on WWE's television program, Raw. Post-draft trades were announced on WWE's official website, WWE.com, until midnight on March 22. There were twelve draft picks, with nineteen wrestlers overall switching between the promotion's two 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 GM's would then be allowed to trade anyone on the roster until midnight, which was later extended until Tuesday night after Heyman resigned. Every WWE employee was eligible to be drafted, including injured wrestlers, commentators, champions, and general managers.
Results[]
- Chris Jericho defeated René Duprée.
- Kane defeated Rico (with Miss Jackie).
- Christian (with Trish Stratus) defeated Spike Dudley.
- Batista and Ric Flair defeated Booker T and Rob Van Dam to win the World Tag Team Championships.
- Chris Benoit defeated Rhyno to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
Main Event[]
- Eddie Guerrero defeated Triple H by disqualification to retain the WWE Championship.
Draft Picks[]
| Pick No. | Brand (to) | Employee (Real name) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmackDown! | René Duprée |
| 2 | Raw | Shelton Benjamin |
| 3 | SmackDown! | Mark Jindrak |
| 4 | Raw | Nidia |
| 5 | SmackDown! | Triple H |
| 6 | Raw | Rhyno |
| 7 | SmackDown! | Rob Van Dam |
| 8 | Raw | Tajiri |
| 9 | SmackDown! | Teddy Long |
| 10 | Raw | Edge |
| 11 | SmackDown! | Spike Dudley |
| 12 | Raw | Paul Heyman |