17. Smackdown August 15th, 2002

We break off from our usual format to take a look back at all of the craziness that happened last year in the world of wrestling. Bringing you the best and worst of it all.

The last Raw before Summerslam. Triple H vs The Rock in a no disqualification match, stay away from the mysterious tarp, a pig creature introduces Fozzy and more!

We are on the road to Summerslam! Eric Bischoff retaliates for Kevin Dunn's blunder with a giant sign, Matt Hardy gets a version 1.0 upgrade, D-Von interrupts an interview, The Rock vs. Benoit, Lesnar vs. Rikishi and more.

Greg becomes furious over a match ending. Rob comes up with a kayfabe reasoning for the superkick/big boot leg slap. This Raw has a Matt Hardy heel turn, 8 man tag team main event, a Smackdown superstar and his pet walrus invade Raw, pyro that gets us way more excited than it has a right to, and more!

The Beast vs. The Immortal. Plus the competition lurks behind plants, Dawn Marie should get a fax machine, Rob upsets Greg with his star ratings, 6 man tag match, Torrie Wilson apparently forgets her gear, Shannon Moore makes his Smackdown debut, Greg loses a tooth, Kurt Angle gets pinned by an illegal 12 year old and more!

Detective Triple H tries to solve the case of the Mysterious Michaels Massacre. Plus we see a "return" of SGT. Slaughter, Mini-Dust, a match that is better on mute, Bubba Ray Dudley vs. Big Show in a tables match, RVD vs. Jericho, Stacker 2 Energy Drink discussions, a creepy frat boy, Flair struts, and so much more!

The Smackdown vs. Raw war rages on. Rey Mysterio and Tajiri bring the house down, Hogan vs. Angle, the camera shot that inspired 1917, the perverts in the crowd ruin a good time for Michael Cole and more! Plus Greg and Rob play very new and very old wrestling games.

The Rock and Ric Flair have only wrestled one on one exactly one time in history and its on this episode. Plus who was in that limo at the end of Smackdown, sketchy officiating, Triple H speaks the truth, Bubba Ray Dudley and Molly Holly go dancing, Bradshaw vs. Jeff Hardy and so much more.

The next big thing is on Smackdown! Your main event is a steel cage match between Edge and Chris Jericho, Hogan teams with The Rock, the Bischoff/McMahon war rages on, Rey Mysterio makes his WWE debut and more. Plus Rob and Greg cover WWE laying the Smackdown on twitch and cameo, and the All Out Matt Hardy situation.

The Eric Bischoff era officially kicks off tonight with his first Raw with his hands on the steering wheel, the debut of 3 Minute Warning, squash match galore, RVD and Jeff Hardy meet in a ladder match to unify the intercontinental and European titles, why Triple H why and more. Plus Greg goes action figure hunting and Rob tells us how Triple X changed his life goals.