2010 WWE Draft Lottery The 2010 World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) Draft was the eighth Draft produced by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE . The Draft took place over two days : the first day was televised live for three hours on April 26 , and the second part , the " Supplemental Draft " , was held on April 27 . The first day was broadcast on WWE ' s Monday night program " Raw " on the USA Network in the United States , and the Supplemental Draft was available on WWE ' s official website . The televised portion was held at Richmond Coliseum in Richmond , Virginia . During the production of the Draft , guest hosts were portrayed as authority figure characters on " Raw " ; however , due to the importance of the event , the Draft was run by the WWE management backstage , as are all other WWE programs . Unlike sports draft lotteries where players are signed to a team , WWE Drafts featured the exchanging of employees between WWE ' s two brands . The 2010 WWE Draft marked the fifth time that only the Raw and SmackDown brands were involved ; Superstars ( male wrestlers ) and Divas ( female wrestlers ) along with other WWE personalities from these brands were eligible to be drafted . This was the first draft since 2005 to not feature the ECW brand , due to its disbandment on February 16 , 2010 . For the televised portion , matches determined which brand received a random draft selection . During the Supplemental Draft , brand and employee selections were conducted randomly . Based on 2009 regulations , drafted champions took their titles to their new brands , and tag teams were not exempt from being selected . Unlike the previous year ' s draft where each selection was for only one individual , 2010 featured two instances where at least two employees were drafted in one pick . Overall , 21 employees from the company ' s roster were drafted in 19 selections , the fewest in a single night draft show ( that featured supplemental drafting ) since 2004 . Eight selections were made on television ( four from each brand ) , while the Supplemental Draft saw eleven draft picks ( five by Raw and six by SmackDown ) that featured 13 draftees . Of the 21 selected personalities , seventeen were males ( seven drafted on television ) and four were females ( one drafted on television ) . All but one draftee was a wrestler : The Great Khali ' s manager Ranjin Singh , who came to Raw in the Supplemental Draft along with Khali in one draft pick . SmackDown obtained the first Draft pick by winning the first match , which resulted in the acquisition of the only drafted Diva on television , Kelly Kelly ; John Morrison was Raw ' s first selection after winning the third match . In the Supplemental Draft , Unified WWE Tag Team Champions The Hart Dynasty ( Tyson Kidd and David Hart Smith ) were drafted as one selection to Raw , with their valet Natalya Neidhart drafted as a separate pick . In addition to Smith being drafted to Raw , Chavo Guerrero , Montel Vontavious Porter , and Hornswoggle ( who were all drafted to SmackDown ) were acquired by the brand for which they made their debuts in WWE . Background . The Brand Extension storyline was initiated in March 2002 , in which WWE ' s " Raw " and " SmackDown ! " television programs were made into brands that employees were assigned to ; with the ECW brand additionally involved between 2006 and 2009 . Since its original inception , annual drafts have followed since , except for in 2003 . The 2010 WWE Draft was confirmed both by WWE and Richmond Coliseum via their websites in March 2010 , which will feature the draft eligibility of WWE employees from the Raw and SmackDown brands . Taking place the day after WWE ' s 2010 Extreme Rules pay - per - view , the main Draft will take place on April 26 , 2010 in Richmond , Virginia from Richmond Coliseum . The second part of the Draft , the " Supplemental Draft , " will be held on April 27 at WWE ' s official website . Roster selections . Televised draft . During " Raw " , 10 matches were held among representatives of the three brands to determine which would receive a draft pick ; two of the matches were for two selections . Each match featured a wrestler representing their brand ; if a wrestler was drafted earlier in the program , they would represent their new brand . After the matches , a computerized system , which appeared on the " Raw " stage titantron , randomly selected a member from the two opposing brands ' roster for the winning brand .