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FINALLY THE ROCK HAS COME BACK TO FRETZLEMANIA! #MrFretz reviews Monday Night Raw from July 30, 2001. The Rock has returned, but who's side is he on? Also Kurt Angle is the WCW Champion, (yeah I know I forgot too!) and he defends it against Booker T. Will Book be a 5 time champion? Billy Kidman and X-Pac unify the Cruiserweight and Light Heavyweight title and a tables match between Kane/Taker and...

What's old is new again, Fretz reviews WWE Raw from July 23, 2001. Fresh off of Invasion, Stone Cold explains why he joined The Alliance. Lance Storm challenges Albert for the IC title, Matt Hardy challenges RVD for the Hardcore title and The Dudley Boys meet their old friends Edge & Christian in a tables match, for old times sake. Oh and Vince reinstates The Rock to take down The Alliance, no...

You know what we need to fight The Alliance? We need THE OLD STONE COLD! #MrFretz reviews WWE Raw from July 16,2001. The Alliance is gaining momentum ahead of Invasion, Stone Cold is drinking at the Friendly Tap contemplating his allegiance and Spike Dudley has a "big announcement" for Molly Holly. Follow Fretz on Twitter/Instagram @Fretzlemania Join our EXCLUSIVE $5 Patreon: www.patreon.com/wrest...

#MrFretz reviews Raw from July 9, 2001. Kurt Angle wears a tiny cowboy hat, APA challenge The Dudley Boyz for the Tag Team Titles, Kurt Angle challenges Booker T for the WCW Title and The Invasion gets taken TO THE EXTREME! Follow Fretz on Twitter/Instagram @Fretzlemania Join our EXCLUSIVE $5 Patreon: www.patreon.com/wrestleaddictradio Merch: https://fretzlemania.myteespring.co/ Patreons get 15% o...

#MrFretz reviews Raw from July 2, 2001, The Invasion is under way! WCW Owner Shane McMahon challenges his father and now competiton, Vince and the WWE to an "Inaugural Brawl" at the Invasion PPV. Torrie Wilson debuts and will do ANYTHING for a WWE contract. The WWE roster has a mole, who could it be? Test? I bet it's Test. Also the main event of Raw is....WCW NITRO! Booker T defends the WCW title...

#MrFretz reviews a historic Raw from Madison Square Garden, the night after King of the Ring. We enter the Era of Awesomeness with Edge as king, Kurt Angle aligns with Stone Cold and Shane McMahon vows WCW will invade WWE. We have arrived at the Invasion angle. Oh boy. Follow Fretz on Twitter/Instagram @Fretzlemania Join our EXCLUSIVE $5 Patreon: www.patreon.com/wrestleaddictradio Merch: https://f...

This Podcast is not sponsored by Lugz. #MrFretz reviews Monday Night Raw from June 18, 2001. The brackets for the King of the Ring are set, Spike Dudley calls out Stone Cold, Tough Enough is coming and The Stalker (not Barry Windham) reveals himself. Give yourself a self high five, grab a can of BANG and do some Yoga, because it's time for Retro Raw on Fretz Fridays! Follow Fretz on Twitter/Instag...

#MrFretz reviews WWE Raw from June 11, 2001. Linda McMahon appears to book the main event of King of the Ring and Stone Cold is not happy about it. Also there are two more qualifying matches for the KOTR tournament and Kurt Angle faces Chris Benoit inside a salad steel cage. Follow Fretz on Twitter/Instagram @Fretzlemania Join our EXCLUSIVE $5 Patreon: www.patreon.com/wrestleaddictradio Merch: htt...

#MrFretz reviews Monday Night Raw from June 4, 2001. Kane defends the IC title against Christian, WCW fires off another shot in the Invasion and it is no laughing matter. Mick Foley and Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura book a WWE title match between Stone Cold and Chris Jericho. Also Taker's wife is still being stalked and the King of the Ring tournament kicks off with two qualifying matches. Foll...

#MrFretz reviews Raw from May 28. 2001 from Calgary, Alberta, Canada and is full of pride for his home and native land. Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit unearth legendary footage of Vince McMahon and all he can do is STAND BACK and watch. Jericho and Benoit both want a title shot against Austin and are put in separate matches to determine who gets the shot. Spike Dudley and Molly Holly's romance is...

#MrFretz reviews a historic episode of Monday Night Raw from May 21, 2001, the night after Judgment Day (review coming soon to Patreon). Kurt Angle wins back his gold medals and has an award ceremony to celebrate. Also Triple H tears his quad for the first time. Yeah it's THAT episode. Follow Fretz on Twitter/Instagram @Fretzlemania Join our EXCLUSIVE $5 Patreon: www.patreon.com/wrestleaddictradio...

It's Friday, you know what that means! #MrFretz reviews Monday Night Raw 20 years ago today, May 14, 2001 from Cincinnati, OH. The feud between the Brothers of Destruction and the Two Man Power trip is at an all time high. HHH challenges Kane to a Chain Match for the IC title at Judgment Day and Austin taunts the Undertaker ahead of their WWE title match. Edge & Christian face Chris Benoit and Chr...

#MrFretz reviews Monday Night Raw from May 7, 2001. Fresh off of a trip to the UK, we are on the road to Judgement Day. The Undertaker and Stone Cold are put on a mandatory "cooling off period" as they prepare for a future WWE title match. Chris Jericho looks to settle the score with William Regal inside a solid steel cage and the Dudley Boyz also look to end things with X-Factor in a Tables Match...

Fretz reviews Monday Night Raw from April 30th, 2001, live from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Backsplash from Backlash kicks off with Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit continuing their epic feud, this time over Kurt's Gold Medals. Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H hold all (most) the gold, Matt Hardy defends the European Title against Edge and so much more! Fretz also looks at other shows taking place th...

On his 37th birthday, #MrFretz reviews an episode of Monday Night Raw from his 17th birthday, April 23, 2001. The two man power trip of Stone Cold and HHH are at war with Kane and The Undertaker, the Right to Censor might be done and Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle are preparing for a historic Ultimate Submission Match. Also what is Mick Foley doing at WWF New York? Does the thin air in Denver REALLY...

#MrFretz reviews FIVE NIGHTS of pro wrestling: NXT Takeover Stand & Deliver, Wrestlemania 37 and WWE Raw from April 16,2001. Jeff Hardy upset HHH on Smackdown to win the IC title and HHH is out for revenge. Is Shane McMahon recruiting for the new WCW? How does Vince feel following Linda asking for a divorce? Find out by not reading the dirt sheets and listening to the show! Follow Fretz on Twitter...

In this loaded show, Fretz predicts NXT Takeover Stand and Deliver, NXT UK Prelude, a few interesting matches on the Indies and the grand daddy of them all: Wrestlemania. After the dust is settled and Fretz has a nice long nap, he covers WWE Raw from April 9, 2001. The Two Man Power Trip of HHH and Stone Cold has been formed and they have a match with Team XTreme. Also, Linda and Vince McMahon's m...

Hey hey, hop hop along with Fretz on the road to Wrestlemania! Fretz goes over the matches signed for the show and bits from WWE, AEW and NXT. In 2001, we reach the Pinnacle (pun intended) of the Attitude Era with Monday Night Raw, post Wrestlemania X7. Stone Cold Steve Austin has sold his soul to The Devil himself, Vince McMahon and fans want an explanation. Also, Stephanie McMahon takes on Trish...

Fretz reviews WWE Fastlane and Limitless Wrestling Double Vision, which featured matches sponsored by WAR. Big Beef vs Tyree Taylor, Myron Reed vs Alec Price, Danny Garcia vs Christian Casanova and so much more. Oh and is Fretz on the Scrunchie Squad? You'll have to listen to find out. Speaking of scrunchies, Fretz hitchhikes back to March 26, 2001 when they were actually popular and WWE purchases...

Fretz talks about AEW, NXT and a little bit about Impact as well as the new Women's Tag Titles and what he would do instead. Then, while the Network still works in Canada (damn you Peacock!) Fretz reviews a monumental and historic Raw from March 18, 2001. The tag team titles are on the line twice and two former ECW stars make their debuts. Also, Shane McMahon challenges his father to a match at Wr...

Fretz reviews AEW Revolution and for the most part, it was a great show. It just kind of fizzled out at the end. After setting off the Canada Day sparklers, Fretz plugs in his PS1 memory card into the year 2001. It's March 11, 2001 and Raw is emanating from Los Angeles (in Stone Cold Podcast voice). The road to Wrestlemania X7 is getting clearer, tension is building between The Rock and Stone Cold...

Fretz celebrates the NEW WWE Champion, Bobby Lashley the only way he knows how: obnoxiously. After breaking out the good whiskey, he predicts AEW Revolution and who might die in the exploding barbwire match. Fretz then dusts off his old 56K modem and dials back to WWE Raw on March 5th, 2001. Jerry Lawler has left the company and left a vacant seat on commentary. Luckily, Vince had an extremely goo...

Fretz reviews Elimination Chamber, where nothing notable at all happened. After coming to the horrible realization that The Miz is WWE Champion and that Randy Orton might be Venom (or at least be possessed by Papa Shango) he breaks down the rest of the card. Fretz then hops in the N64 powered DeLorean to February 26, 2001. No Way Out is over and we're on the road to Wrestlemania X-Seven and there...

Fretz reviews NXT Takeover Vengeance Day where something undisputedly heartbreaking happened. After drying his tears with WAR merch, he predicts Elimination Chamber because we have yet another PPV this Sunday. Finally, Fretz dusts off his N64 and disconnects the expansion pack to put in the DeLorean for Raw on February 19, 2001. No Way Out is the following week and The Rock checks his watch (tick...

Fretz recovers from a hole....in his heart after the Chiefs lose the Superbowl to review NXT and predict Takeover Vengeance Day. After selling his Gamestop and Dogecoin stocks, Fretz dials up the 56k modem powered DeLorean to February 12, 2001. An interesting main event between The Rock and Rikishi has stipulations on the line for Austin and Triple H's match at No Way Out. Also, Chris Jericho defe...