By @TrueGodImmortal As the Ruthless Aggression Era began (see how the EOTR weeks somehow go right into the next one), there was something big on the horizon. The Royal Rumble had finished, the WWF was rolling with Chris Jericho as the Undisputed Champion, and The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin were still immensely popular. Triple H had returned from injury, The Undertaker was yet again viable, Kurt Angle had risen up, RVD was making a name for himself and Booker T was on the come up in WWF as well. With a long...
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Ring Of Honor Review 1/30/16
By Nathan Neumann @Headliner5 Hello Ringers, Nathan here once again with yet another ROH TV review as the first month of the year 2016 comes to a close and what a month it was. The commentary team this week was mix of Kevin Kelly and Mr. Wrestling 3 (not Steve Corino) and Nigel McGuinness was mixed in there as well. They hype up the show by telling us what we will see during the hour before sending it to the ring for the first match of the night. Match 1 Masada vs. Roderick...
Retrospective: 2002-2004 Smackdown
To close out the Ruthless Aggression week on the site, we talk the pinnacle of Ruthless Aggression, the 2002-2004 era of Smackdown. We gathered two big fans of the era to talk about Smackdown. Let's get into it. @Headliner5 As Part of Ruthless Aggression week here on the site, I was asked to write something about a handful of topics, one of which is the topic that I have chosen to discuss and that is the Ruthless Aggression Era. You had the New Generation Era, followed by the acclaimed Attitude Era (The one...
Friday, January 29, 2016
Retrospective: John Cena In 2005
By @MeenHendrix John Cena has been the face of the company for about 11 years now. However, his first year as WWE Champion showed what WWE could do when they build their stars up the right way. Heading into 2005, Cena was at the top of Smackdown's midcard holding on to the United States Championship. He would enter the Royal Rumble and be the last person elminated by the winner Dave Batista. Smackdown would then hold a tournament to find a number one contender for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 21. Cena defeated Kurt...
Thursday, January 28, 2016
The Rise of Eddie Guerrero
By @SpeedontheBeat The Ruthless Aggression Era saw the rise of one of the greatest wrestlers to ever lace up his boots. I'm talking about none other than Mr. Hustlellujah himself. I'm talking about Mr. John Felix Anthony Cena. Cue up "Word Life" and praise be to him. ... ... ... Ok, still with me after that obvious troll? Good. Because, while Cena serves a purpose, I'm really talking about Eddie Guerrero. Yes, it's slightly unfair to say that "oh, Eddie rose to prominence during the Ruthless Aggression Era" when he put on classic matches...
Retrospective: The Hollywood Rock Era
The Ruthless Aggression Era is known very much so for the in ring product improving from the Attitude Era, and some of the worst storylines known to man. However, in between some of those Billy and Chuck and Katie Vick moments, there were some moments of brilliance. One example of that brilliance came in the form of The Rock turning heel. His heel turn would become the biggest highlight of early 2003 and in many ways, it can be considered his greatest run yet. It was a reminder that Rock is one of...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Retrospective: The Rise of JBL
By Christopher Evans (@Cool_Calm_Chris) In 2004, the WWE would lose two huge stars in Brock Lesnar and Bill Goldberg. With WWE losing the face of Smackdown!, Brock Lesnar, the company began the transition process of making Eddie Guerrero the next top star on the show. In this transition period, he gained a victory over Lesnar for the WWE Championship and later retained the title against Kurt Angle at Wrestlemania XX. With Guerrero as the new champion, a new heel needed to step in to challenge Guerrero. This would begin the rise of John Bradshaw...
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Top 5: Ruthless Aggression Era Matches
By @peagle05 Ruthless Aggression Week, I figured I'd do something a little different for me. I haven't done a list in a long time, but I feel like this is the way to go for this week, given the amount of classic in-ring material this time in the WWE gave us. So without further ado, here are my top 5 matches in the Ruthless Aggression Era. 5. Eddie Guerrero vs. The Rock RAW 7/22/02 -I gotta start this list with a personal favorite, as I always wanted to see Eddie and Rock go at...
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