In the words of Mr. McMahon, "It’s time to shake things up again."

The 2010 WWE Draft, airing live from Richmond, Va., April 26 on a special three-hour edition of Monday Night Raw (8/7 CT, USA Network), will be the seventh consecutive yearly draft (and eighth overall) of Superstars and Divas that WWE has held. And for the first time in four years, it’ll be solely Raw vs. SmackDown fighting it out for the cherished, and sometimes chaos-causing, draft picks.

April 26 is sure to bring with it drastic line-up shifts and shake-ups to the entire roster. But big change is nothing new for the WWE Draft. To illustrate that, WWE.com has assembled some of the biggest moments from the Draft’s history, to get you ready for the big night.

You can discuss your favorite Draft moments in history in the Draft Forum on WWEUniverse.com. You can also see many Draft day moments and full Draft episode of Raw on WWEClassics.com.

Bank on it: Punk’s Draft Moves Golden (2008 & 2009)

In the history of the WWE Draft, perhaps no one has benefited more from the randomness of the selection process than CM Punk. The Straight Edge Superstar came into the 2008 and 2009 editions of the WWE Draft as the WrestleMania Money in the Bank Ladder Match winner, possessing the cherished briefcase containing a championship contract to be used any time, any place, over the next year. Punk was drafted June 23, 2008, from ECW to Raw. One week later, he cashed in his contract his first night on Raw on an wounded Edge to steal the World Heavyweight Championship. In the 2009 Draft, “Mr. Money in the Bank” was shipped to SmackDown, and Punk cashed in the briefcase to defeat an exhausted and battered Jeff Hardy at Extreme Rules to once again capture the World Heavyweight Title.

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