John Pollock and Wai Ting review the March 25, 2002, episode of WWF Raw featuring the inaugural draft and start of the Brand Extension. They discuss:
- How the WCW Invasion’s failure lead to WWF’s in-house brand split
- Stone Cold Steve Austin’s forgotten first walkout of 2002
- Vince & Flair’s on-screen chemistry as duelling authority figures
- How the Draft attempted to benefit new stars in Edge and Brock Lesnar
- Dudley Boyz break-up
- The nWo in 2002
- Stephanie McMahon competing for the WWF World Championship
This episode was brought to you by Espresso Executive Producer, Blake Lovell.
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WWF Raw
Monday, March 25, 2002
Penn State University
- Tazz vs. Mr. Perfect
- Christian & Booker T. vs. Edge & DDP
- Trish Stratus vs. Ivory
- The Rock & Hulk Hogan vs. Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & X-Pac
- Billy Gunn vs. Jeff Hardy
- Intercontinental Championship: Rob Van Dam (c) vs. Kurt Angle
- Undisputed WWF Championship: Triple H (c) vs. Chris Jericho vs. Stephanie McMahon
Next time on Rewind-A-Wai: WatchAlong: Royal Rumble Matches 1990 & 1995
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