Chronicling the 2002-2008 period of World Wrestling Entertainment that brought us Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Randy Orton, Batista and so much more.
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Episode 018 - Sunday Night Heat July 7 2002
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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. …
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Bonus Episode 002 - 2-for-1: How an episode is made PLUS WWF Forceable Entry!
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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!By L. T. Fletcher
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Episode 017 - Monday Night Raw, July 1 2002
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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,…
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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 fra…
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Episode 015 - SmackDown!, June 27 2002
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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'K…
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Episode 014 - Monday Night Raw, June 24 2002
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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 deliv…
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Episode 013 - King of the Ring 2002
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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 …
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Episode 012 - SmackDown!, June 6 2002
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Thursday 6 June 2002. WWE continued to debut new stars but also new approaches to writing their weekly television shows. Paul Heyman's SmackDown! would make use of his strengths in building up multiple characters at once, including two performers making their SmackDown! debut here tonight with a golden gimmick. L. T. is joined by fellow newLegacy m…
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Episode 011 - Monday Night Raw, June 3 2002
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Monday 3 June 2002. As the WWE looked to create a wave of new stars for their new era, they also turned to the past as one of their greatest world champions of yesteryear prepared to make a triumphant return to the company. His timing couldn't have been better, as the WWE was about to lose an even bigger star... L. T. is joined by Nerd Trash Jen fo…
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Bonus Episode 001 - Clash at the Castle 2022
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Saturday 3 September 2022. The WWE prepared to promote their first UK pay-per-view since 2003 and their first UK stadium show since SummerSlam 1992! How was the "premium live event" experience? And what emotional response did the matches draw out? Host L. T. Fletcher was in attendance at the show and now, one month on now that the dust has settled,…
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Episode 010 - Velocity & Confidential, May 25 2002
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Saturday 25 May 2002. As the WWE entered its new era, it would bring with it two brand new broadcasts. The first would be Velocity, a show highlighting SmackDown and spotlighting some of the lower-card talent from that brand. The second would be Confidential, a magazine show which promised to pull back the curtain and take a look at what goes on in…
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Sunday 19 May 2002. At last our timeline brings us to the first pay-per-view under the WWE name. But all that's old is new again as The Undertaker challenges Hollywood Hulk Hogan for the WWE Championship in a rematch from 1991! L. T. is joined by Slip of newLegacy Inc. for a look back at a pay-per-view in which ONE MAN WILL BE SHAVED BALD.…
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As the WWE entered a new era, that meant adding a little polish and glamour to their production, improving the overall feel of the company's televisual output. This meant, of course, any productions lagging behind in appearance would have to be revamped- or go entirely. Join host L. T. Fletcher for a look at this, the final episode of WWE Jakked/Me…
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Episode 007 - SmackDown!, May 9 2002
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Thursday 9 May 2002. As a string of new faces emerged in the recently renamed WWE, one future Superstar of great renown would make his first televised appearance for the company here tonight. A far cry from how the world would later know him, strange serendipity for a long-running career suggests perhaps divine forces were at work... L. T. is joine…
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Episode 006 - Monday Night Raw, May 6 2002
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Having become a household name the world over in the course of the previous two decades, the World Wrestling Federation now faced an unprecedented challenge. Forced to rebrand under a new name, the company had to make a tough call. They had to Get The F Out. L. T. is joined by podcaster and games journalist Lewis Clark to see if the company could r…
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Saturday 4 May 2002. As a new era began, a different kind of era had to be ended as the World Wrestling Federation as the world knew it was to be rebranded under a new name. The final event produced under the name the company had held for almost twenty years would be this pay-per-view, exclusive to Great Britain and Australia, also the first brand-…
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Episode 004 - SmackDown!, April 25 2002
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Thursday 25 April 2002. As the brand split began to take hold, the winds of change were blowing across the World Wrestling Federation. A new period in the company would require fresh new faces. Enter one Randy Orton, who first appeared on television for the company this night some twenty years ago... and began one of the most illustrious careers in…
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Sunday 21 April 2002. With the brand split now in effect, it was time for the World Wrestling Federation to promote its first pay-per-view event of this brave new world. How would the Superstars of the company's two brands ensure they stood out? And how far could nostalgia take fan favourite Hulk Hogan as he challenged for the WWF Championship for …
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Episode 002 - Monday Night Raw, March 25 2002
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Monday 25 March 2002. The World Wrestling Federation was about to be turned on its head. To divide up the huge talent roster the company now employed, the first ever WWF Draft was presented to the world, with half the wrestlers to be exclusive to Monday Night Raw and half to be exclusive to SmackDown!. Of course, a wrestling draft had never been at…
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Episode 001 - Monday Night Raw, March 18 2002
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Monday 18 March 2002. Hot off the heels of WrestleMania X8 the night before, the World Wrestling Federation found itself in a dilemma as its weekly Monday Night Raw broadcast drew closer. In addition to the night after WrestleMania traditionally being a blank slate for new storylines, meaning they had to begin from scratch, the company had more tal…
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From 2002 to 2008, World Wrestling Entertainment produced the Ruthless Aggression Era. But what is a wrestling era? How did we get to the beginning of this one? What did the wrestling landscape look like at the time? And what exactly were the challenges that lay ahead? Join host L. T. Fletcher for this introductory look at a classic period in profe…
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