Ruthless Aggression Relived

Nov 25 2024 24 ep. 100 mins 47
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From 2002 to 2008, World Wrestling Entertainment produced the Ruthless Aggression Era. This celebration of one of sports-entertainment’s greatest periods looks at the challenges WWE faced in trying to recapture former successes while creating a raft of new stars to build a new era around.

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Episode 021 - SmackDown!, July 18 2002

Nov 25 2024 73 mins  
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 Ma

Episode 020 - Monday Night Raw, July 15 2002

Oct 08 2024 95 mins  
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 ro

Episode 019 - Monday Night Raw, July 8 2002

Aug 22 2024 118 mins  
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 Eddi

Episode 018 - Sunday Night Heat July 7 2002

Jul 22 2024 52 mins  
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 a

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

Mar 10 2024 117 mins  
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

Nov 30 2023 125 mins  
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 greate

Episode 016 - Divas Undressed

Oct 10 2023 96 mins  
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 ente

Episode 015 - SmackDown!, June 27 2002

Jul 25 2023 114 mins  
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

Episode 014 - Monday Night Raw, June 24 2002

May 10 2023 83 mins  
Monday 24 June 2002. By now there was no point in pretending otherwise: the lightning had escaped the bottle. The Attitude Era was over. And the top stars of the era were all either gone or going. The WWE had been forging a new identity and this was the perfect opportunity to declare a new creative direction. Vince McMahon would be the one to deliver a promo that confirmed for us a

Episode 013 - King of the Ring 2002

Apr 02 2023 102 mins  
June 23 2002. It had been a tumultuous few weeks for WWE. Stone Cold Steve Austin, the biggest star in the history of the professional wrestling industry, had sensationally walked out on the company- and, seemingly, WWE had turned its back on him in response. With no choice but to press onward, the company now had to crown a new top star, with the winner of this year's King of the