Revisiting WWE RAW 2002 Eric Bischoff Debuts as RAW General Manager, The 6th Annual DEADIES Awards

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🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 138 minutes

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Summary

WWE Monday Night RAW from July 15th, 2002 is a historic event for many different reasons. First, Mr. McMahon opens the show saying that the nWo is dead and buried. Not only that but the Superstar Shakeup begins tonight with a brand new General Manager of WWE RAW. As a shock to everyone, it's Eric Bischoff! One of the first things he wants to do is sign Triple H and The Rock. To do so he’s going to SmackDown to try and persuade The Great One! Also, in the main event it’s the WWE Undisputed Champion The Undertaker & Brock Lesnar vs. Ric Flair & WWE Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam. Plus, it’s the 6th Annual DEADIES Awards!

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0:00.0	The boys are back in town. Welcome to the Deadlot podcast episode number 294. Oh my, it's so close, James. Almost wrapping this sucker up. This week, we are talking about WWRaw, July 15th, 2002, the very first episode that Eric Bischoff becomes the general manager.
0:22.8	I'm bad.
0:24.3	Yes, it is the Bischoff GM debut and also a bit of a reset here for the W.E.
0:30.6	Because the episode just before this was so bad that they threw everything out and said,
0:34.8	let's check the exam again.
0:40.2	Before we get into that, we have some deadlock updates watch this on the patreon
0:42.3	it's a fun one it's an exciting one
0:45.5	actually it's i mean like wow
0:47.3	wow
0:48.3	be sure to check that out
0:50.8	dude look i mean like we could tell you
0:53.5	what it is but, why spoil the surprise
0:55.7	when you can just go to patreon.com slash deadlockpw right now?
0:59.3	If you're signed up, you already see it.
1:00.5	If you can't see it, you'll sign up and see it.
1:03.9	SGH for this month is UFC 6.
1:07.9	Boys' choice.
1:09.4	I made a mistake last week, James.
1:12.9	You weren't here, and that's why the mistake was made.
1:16.7	Because I forgot we had discussed this already, that we were watching UFC 6.
1:19.3	And I told the people that they got to pick.
1:20.9	So that was my bad.
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