5 forgotten opening WWE Draft picks 

#4 The Great Khali - drafted to SmackDown (2007 WWE Draft)

The Great Khali has achieved a significant amount of success during his WWE career.

In addition to being a former World Heavyweight Champion, he also holds the distinction of being the first overall pick in the 2007 WWE Draft Lottery.

The 2007 WWE Draft took place during a special three-hour edition of Monday Night RAW on June 11 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

During the show, Superstars from RAW, SmackDown and ECW competed in matches to earn draft picks for their respective brands.

The opening match of the broadcast saw Edge, who represented Friday Night SmackDown, defeat John Cena, who represented Monday Night RAW. That earned SmackDown the first overall pick in the 2007 draft.

Much to the then-World Heavyweight Champion's horror, it was revealed that The Great Khali had been drafted from to Friday Night SmackDown.

Cena had just completed a feud with The Great Khali on RAW and was more than happy to see the Indian Superstar head to the blue brand.

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#3 MVP - drafted to RAW (2009 WWE Draft)

The 2009 WWE Draft lottery took place during a special three-hour edition of Monday Night RAW in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 13, 2009.

As had been the format for several WWE Draft events, Superstars from Monday Night RAW, Friday Night SmackDown and ECW competed in matches throughout the broadcast to earn draft picks for their respective brands.

The opening match of the broadcast saw Monday Night RAW's Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio defeat ECW's Evan Bourne to earn the opening draft pick of the night for the red brand.

It was then revealed that SmackDown's WWE United States Champion MVP had been drafted to Monday Night RAW.

Not only did this mean that Montel Vontavious Porter had been drafted to Monday Night RAW, but the United States Championship had now become exclusive to Monday nights, too.

However, SmackDown wasn't without a mid-card championship for too long. By the end of the broadcast, Mysterio was drafted to the blue brand, bringing the Intercontinental Championship with him to Friday nights.