Ruthless Aggression Relived

Episode 023 - Monday Night Raw, July 22 2002

Monday, 22 July 2002.
With the introduction of Eric Bischoff as Raw's General Manager, steps were to about to be made to help ensure both brands of WWE had their own identity. In addition to some new faces about to make a stir in their debut, there would begin a trimming of the fat over the coming weeks and months that kicked off with a championship unification match on this episode.
L. T. is joined by Katy Lawson for a look back at the European Championship's end and the beginning of the WWE careers of a memorable tag team.

Episode 022 - Vengeance 2002

Sunday, 21 July 2002.
With the General Managers now in place, WWE set about setting them- and their respective shows- against one another. The first shot in the war between Raw and SmackDown would be fired here tonight, before a legendary main event between three of the all-time great performers.
L. T. is joined by stand-up comedian and podcaster Eddie O'Keeffe to take a look back at one of the best wrestling matches of all time... and, you know, a promo that never seemed to end...

Episode 021 - SmackDown!, July 18 2002

Thursday, 18 July 2002.
 
Now that Raw had a General Manager assigned to the position of authority, SmackDown! would be needing a counterpart. A change was soon to come to the WWE landscape as this episode would kick off a long-standing war between the two brands- but first, the fans had to meet SmackDown!'s new boss and see how they were all grown up now...
 
L. T. is joined by Mark Goddard of the Bloody Good Reads podcast for a closer inspection of the appointment of SmackDown!'s first ever General Manager.

Episode 020 - Monday Night Raw, July 15 2002

Monday, 15 July 2002.
 
With Kevin Nash injured and the nWo dead in the water, it was full panic stations for WWE. Raw was in need of a quick shake-up. Luckily, the company had just the thing. In order to freshen things up, a new General Manager would be appointed to both Raw and SmackDown, given total control over their respective brands... and the WWE faithful were about to be rocked to their core when they met the new boss on Mondays...
 
L. T. is joined by Alex O'Keeffe for this look back at the appointment of the first ever General Manager in WWE history, specifically the first Raw General Manager.

Episode 019 - Monday Night Raw, July 8 2002

Monday, 8 July 2002.
Not every moment in wrestling history is remembered for the most favourable reasons. On this particular evening, the WWE would be struck by two calamities. The fallout from one of these events would require a company-wide pivot to counteract. As for the other? It would go down in wrestling fandom legend...
L. T. is joined by stand-up comedian and podcaster Eddie O'Keeffe to take a look back at the night wrestling fans worldwide bore witness to THAT Jackie Gayda Match.

Episode 018 - Sunday Night Heat July 7 2002

Sunday, 7 July 2002.
As Trish Stratus' star continued to rise, the sudden derailment of her feud with Jazz due to the latter's unforseeable injury meant the WWE Women's Division needed a new foe to occupy the top babyface in addition to Molly Holly. With this in mind, it was time to call up yet another new star in the form of one Victoria...
L. T. is joined by Demo Darby to watch as one of their favourite female WWE performers makes a strong showing in her first appearance.

Bonus Episode 002 - 2-for-1: How an episode is made PLUS WWF Forceable Entry!

In this episode, L. T. takes you through the process of how he makes an episode of Ruthless Aggression Relived!
PLUS, an entire former paid-exclusive episode co-hosted by Lewis Clark of SegaDrive.com in which he joins L. T. to review the WWF Forceable Entry music album!

Episode 017 - Monday Night Raw, July 1 2002

Monday, 1 July 2002.
Amid the sea of rising talent, the new tide of the Ruthless Aggression Era would see plenty of established WWE talent elevated. One such individual was Jeff Hardy, who on this night would face his greatest challenge yet... and prove all his doubters wrong.
L. T. is joined by Eddie O'Keeffe for a look at a packed edition of Raw, capped off with one of the greatest matches in WWE history.

Episode 016 - Divas Undressed

Saturday, 29 June 2002.
In a changing television landscape, though the "edgy" content of the Attitude Era wouldn't fly, there was still titillation to be found if viewers wanted it. WWE tried their hand at Girls Gone World as they presented what they called the New York City Thong-a-thon...
L. T. is joined by Katy Lawson for this look back at a frankly unhinged night of sports entertainment that pushes the definition of both words and horrifies the pair of them.

Episode 015 - SmackDown!, June 27 2002

Thursday 27 June 2002.
With the company now committed to a new direction, the drive to create new stars would become all the more important. Deciding to go all-in on one rookie's debut, WWE had no idea they would be introducing the world to a man they would one day call the greatest of all time...
L. T. is joined by comedian and podcaster Eddie O'Keeffe for a look back at the night John Cena and Batista stepped into the ring on WWE TV for the first time ever!