The North-South Connection
Ruthless
Episodes
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
In this episode of the Ruthlessly Aggressive Podcast, Jake is joined by Scott Shifflett to dive into the 4/29/02 episode of Raw and 5/2/02 episode of Smackdown. After a rundown of news and notes, they discuss the repetition of the Flair/Austin feud, an asinine hardcore match, a surreal tea party with Hogan and Regal, a brutal beatdown by the Undertaker, Kurt Angle's shirt reveal and a new wrinkle to his feud with Edge, Jericho bringing the goods in the Smackdown main event and much more.
Follow along through this progression through aggression!
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
In this episode of the Ruthlessly Aggressive Podcast, Jake Williams is joined by Logan Crosland to break down the Backlash fallout with the 4/22/02 episode of Raw and 4/25/02 episode of Smackdown. They discuss the build of Brock Lesnar, mopey Ric Flair, a great Undertaker beatdown by Triple H, Trish Stratus as top face of the women's division, Stone Cold and the lackluster Raw main event scene, Kurt Angle's great heel work, the debut of Randy Orton, a hot main event on Smackdown, and much more!
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
In this episode of the Ruthlessly Aggressive Podcast, Jake is joined by Tyler Kelley (who attended the show live) to break down the first brand split PPV: Backlash 2002. After some background with Tyler, they discuss a hot cruiser opener, a rough outing for Bradshaw and Scott Hall, a solid women's match with Trish and Jazz, athletic showcases in the strong mid card, an interminable match from Undertaker and Austin, Ric Flair floundering in the GM role, and the culmination of the Hulkamania resurrection in the main event.
Follow along through this progression through aggression!
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!