The North-South Connection
Ruthless
Episodes

Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
In this episode of the Ruthlessly Aggressive Podcast, Jake is joined by Shawn Kidd to break down the final push to Backlash with the 4/15/02 Raw and 4/18/02 Smackdown. After some quick background with Shawn, the guys look at a long in ring promo to start Raw, the disappointing state of the hardcore division, Planet Stasiak, the birth of BookDust, another great Brock/Hardys confrontation, a nice showing from Bradshaw, the complexities of the Hogan and Triple H feud, and much more!

Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
In this episode of the Ruthlessly Aggressive Podcast, Jake welcomes Scott Shifflett to break down the build to Backlash with the 4/8/02 Raw and the 4/11/02 Smackdown. After quick chat on Scott's history with the era, the guys discuss the convoluted #1 contender situation, Bubba Ray as a singles wrestler, a hidden gem between Undertaker and RVD, the Brock/Hardys feud, a well done NWO segment, Canadian wrestler fashion, lecherous Vince McMahon, the awkward build of Hogan/Triple H, and so much more!

Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
In this episode of the Ruthlessly Aggressive Podcast, Jake welcomes Calum McDougall to break down the post draft fallout on the 4/1/02 Raw and the 4/4/02 Smackdown. After quick chat on Calum’s history with the era, the pair break down a huge return to Raw, the battle over Stone Cold’s contract, the start of Bubba’s singles run, the rebirth of Hulkamania, a roulette of backstage segments, the suddenly barren tag division, the floundering NWO, the great heel work of Angle and Jericho, and a hot Smackdown main event, and much more!

Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
In the very first episode of The Ruthlessly Aggressive Podcast, host "Jambalaya" Jake Williams welcomes Logan Crosland to break down the 3/25/02 Raw and 3/28/02 Smackdown. After a brief discussion of Logan's history with the era, the guys discuss the presentation and execution of the first brand split draft, the floundering NWO, Hogan and Rock as buddies, the break up of the Dudleys, one last bar brawl for the APA, Triple H as a face champion, some star studded tag matches, and much more!