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[satam55]

Brehs is it safe to say that Raw had way more star power than Smackdown did during the Ruthless Aggression era?

I checked out of wrestling by the time the WWF changed their name to WWE, so I missed the Ruthless Aggression era. But watching WWE content on YouTube & WWE Network the last few months or so, it's very obvious to me that Raw had more stars than Smackdown. Survivor Series 2002 was good example of this. I don't think Smackdown had enough main event stars to do that 6-man elimination chamber match. Another example is most of the ruthless aggression era PPVs that weren't brand exclusive, it seems like the primary main event is usually always for the Raw world title, while the Smackdown world title is usually the secondary main event.

Is that how y'all felt when Ruthless Aggression era was going on?

that era was trash cos it was triple hhh just winning every match.. main eventing every ppv

at least smackdown was a bit more open and were Tryna develop new main eventers

Raw was straight trash back then watching big nose burying everybody, shyt was infuriating, especially with him cutting 20 minute promos at the start of every raw

LOL, I was watching this clip last week...

That was fun! Edge's title reign unfortunately never got going but atleast he got a chance later that year to show what he's capable of.

Link:https://wrestlingfigs.com/wrestlingne...

Dude mentions Edge chose to leave Raw for Smackdown back in 2007 because he didn't want to deal with Triple H's BTS politics anymore.

Brehs is there a show or program on WWE Network that just straight up follows specific storylines? I mainly signed up for WWE Network because I was spending so much time watching the storyline video package build-ups for Attitude Era (& even Ruthless Aggression) PPVs on YouTube.

Kind of. The have a Timeline series that will cover a specific storyline but they're about 40-45 minutes long so it's not like....here's every angle/match in this storyline in a playlist for you. They currently have ones on Miz vs Bryan, Macho vs Flair (specifically the WM 8 angle and match), Bret vs Owen, Mickie vs Trish, Christian vs Orton, and a couple of others.

It seems YouTube channels like "Wrestling Bios" & "WrestlingsPremier" are the best way to follow specific older storylines.

 

[OmegaK2099]

2003 Royal Rumble, Don’t know if anybody ever noticed it. Dreamer hit Jericho in the face with a kendo stick. Jericho proceeded to give his ass a receipt he probably remembered for a weeks lol. Potatoed him right in the side of the head with a trash can lid.

 

[Babyshambles]

That main event tag team match at SS11 was really well done. The crowd loved it, The Rock showed that he still could go for a bit and the Miz/R-Truth team played their part perfectly. But it seemed like Cena was half-assing it and he acted smarmy when he and The Rock interacted. I didn't follow their 'Once in a Lifetime' stuff, was he like this the whole build? Basically undercutting it.

 

[Silkk]

Its not talked about, But WWE really dropped the ball on Big Show after his debut.

 

[stro]

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This is Hogan Superman booking at its WORST..

This muthafukka hardly sold nothing and put TWO different wrestlers in the figure four in a handicap match

The Nitro where Hogan has the Four Horsemen AND Dungeon of Doom literally on their knees in the ring begging off from him might be the single most offensive self indulgent superman booking of all time.

 

[thaKEAF]

Its not talked about, But WWE really dropped the ball on Big Show after his debut.

was a full on comedy act after a year

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Watched Steamboat/Flair 2 out of 3 falls earlier. Just to think it was just Tuesday with them two while NXT wrestlers doing 30 minute iron man matches like that shyt is a big accomplishment

 

[satam55]

Its not talked about, But WWE really dropped the ball on Big Show after his debut.

By the end of the year he got a main event push & even held the WWF title for a couple months.

 

[Silkk]

By the end of the year he got a main event push & even held the WWF title for a couple months.

Nobody gave a fukk about him then

 

[stro]

No one gave a fukk about him in WCW in 1998 either

 

[Silkk]

No one gave a fukk about him in WCW in 1998 either

But they did when he debuted and threw Austin through the cage. Sit ya clown ass down

 

[satam55]

Its not talked about, But WWE really dropped the ball on Big Show after his debut.

By the end of the year he got a main event push & even held the WWF title for a couple months.

Nobody gave a fukk about him then

No one gave a fukk about him in WCW in 1998 either

But they did when he debuted and threw Austin through the cage. Sit ya clown ass down

Looks like Big Show went on to win 4 more world titles after the Attitude era:

The World's Largest Athlete is one of WWE's most fearsome and accomplished performers with seven World Titles in WCW, ECW and WWE. Relive Big Show's title victories against opponents like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Brock Lesnar, The Rock and more!

Did people give a fucc about him in the Ruthless Aggression & PG eras?

 

[Silkk]

Looks like Big Show went on to win 4 more world titles after the Attitude era:







Did people give a fucc about him in the Ruthless Aggression & PG eras?

Up until a certain year Big Show was one of those guys who could always be plugged into a main event spot when needed like Jericho, Kane, etc.

I don’t think anyone ever actually wanted to see him with a belt and that was just based on how much credibility his character lost over the years. Way too many turns for no reason, stuck in random/pointless tag teams, Crying like a bytch

If dude could politic like Hogan or HHH he’d probably be top 5 all time.

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

JR talks about it a lot, they basically over exposed Big Show. You're not supposed to see a Giant every week.

That and his weight...which I never understood, they'd sign people for their height and their obesity and get at the idea of them gaining weight or easily getting injured while making them work 300+ days a year.

Once Big Show weight became a problem after his debut Vince felt

 

[Jim Cornette]

Big wrestlers like that have boring matches.. simple as that

The giant shyt was like some 60s,70s,80s carny type shyt

Wrestling fans in the 90s and onwards wanted epic matches, t*ts n ass, comedy etc

Watching a 7 footer slowly walk around a ring and squash people gets kinda boring after a couple times you see it..

Big show was good tho, he was a very good wrestler for his size.. just think he was born in the wrong era