2008 WWE draft

The 2008 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Draft was the fifth yearly (and sixth overall) Draft held by WWE. The Draft was held on June 23, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas from the AT&T Center.^[1] The Draft took place live for three hours on WWE's flagship program, Raw, which aired on the USA Network.^[2]

Pick #	Brand (To)	Superstar/Diva	Brand (From)	Notes
1	Raw	Rey Mysterio	SmackDown!
2	SmackDown!	Jeff Hardy	Raw
3	Raw	CM Punk	ECW
4	ECW	Matt Hardy	SmackDown!	Matt Hardy was the WWE United States Champion at the time he was drafted, making the United States Championship ECW exclusive.
5	SmackDown!	Jim Ross	Raw	The team of Raw representatives, Melina and Mickie James, wrestled the team of SmackDown representatives, Natalya and Victoria to a double-disqualification. As a result, both Raw and SmackDown received draft picks.
6	Raw	Michael Cole	SmackDown!
7	Raw	Batista	SmackDown!
8	SmackDown!	Umaga	Raw
9	Raw	Kane	ECW	Kane was ECW Champion when drafted thus making the title Raw exclusive.
10	SmackDown!	Mr. Kennedy	Raw
11	SmackDown!	Triple H	Raw	Triple H was WWE Champion when drafted thus making the title SmackDown exclusive.

Pick #	Brand (To)	Superstar/Diva	Brand (From)
1	ECW	Mark Henry	SmackDown!
2	Raw	Jamie Noble	SmackDown!
3	SmackDown!	Trevor Murdoch	Raw
4	SmackDown!	Big Daddy V	ECW
5	Raw	Deuce	SmackDown!
6	SmackDown!	DH Smith	Raw
7	ECW	Hornswoggle	SmackDown!
8	ECW	Super Crazy	Raw
9	Raw	Chuck Palumbo	SmackDown!
10	SmackDown!	Brian Kendrick	Raw
11	Raw	Matt Striker	ECW
12	SmackDown!	Maria	Raw
13	SmackDown!	Shelton Benjamin	ECW
14	ECW	Finlay	SmackDown!
15	SmackDown!	Carlito	Raw
16	Raw	Layla	ECW
17	Raw	Kofi Kingston	ECW

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