WWF Raw April 29, 2002/WWF SmackDown! May 2, 2002 Watch Along

[Chris]

Gonna blame any lull from Backlash-Judgment Day on either show on Hogan's title reign tbh

 

[Smart Marx]

Wise.

 

[Leon TrotSky]

No one wants to watch Hogan as champ in 2002, even 18 years later

 

[Smart Marx]

2002 did, but we don't talk about it.

 

[Smart Marx]

Last Thursday feels like like it was only a couple days ago.

 

[Chris]

I mean you can't say WWE wasn't listening to the crowd in 2002 when they made Hogan champ lmao

 

[Chris]

Rikishi and Hurricane

 

[Chris]

And they're getting a tag title shot

 

[Smart Marx]

2002 was right on the edge of Vince deciding what was best for us.

 

[Smart Marx]

I feel 2004 was the tipping point.

 

[Smart Marx]

I feel like he gave us Eddie and Benoit and felt unappreciated and never gave us what we wanted again.

 

[Smart Marx]

This is the start of Vince throwing lower card guys he nothing to do into weird tag teams. Hurricane is a bunch, Rikishi a couple, RVD and Kane quite a few, etc.

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Billy/Chuck vs. Rikishi/Hurricane... I'm not hopeful for this episode.

 

[Leon TrotSky]

This is the start of Vince throwing lower card guys he nothing to do into weird tag teams. Hurricane is a bunch, Rikishi a couple, RVD and Kane quite a few, etc.

Does Hogan/Edge count in that number?

 

[Smart Marx]

Even Billy and Chuck was a thrown together team during the Invasion because neither had a direction during the WCW vs WWF matches. Which sucks since Chuck was one of only 24 actual WCW guys in the angle.