Trish Stratus Gets Wood – WWE RAW Review 4/24/2000

This week on Tales from the Attitude Era, Rob and former WWF writer Tommy break down the go-home episode of RAW is WAR from April 24, 2000, just six days before the epic Backlash pay-per-view!

The show is packed with final confrontations, including a verbal showdown where Chris Jericho delivers his infamous “lost her flower” line about Stephanie McMahon. This sets up a massive main event tag team match: The Rock & Chris Jericho vs. Triple H & Chris Benoit, which ends in absolute chaos.

We also dive into:

– Vince McMahon’s return to TV to stir the pot between The Rock and his Backlash corner-man, Stone Cold Steve Austin.

– Trish Stratus’s series of sultry, table-themed vignettes designed to manipulate Bubba Ray Dudley.

– Matt Hardy winning the Hardcore Championship in his home state of North Carolina.

– The backstage story of the WWF being sued by the USA Network over television rights.

– Kurt Angle’s hilarious attempt to hire the APA to take out The Big Show.

Join us for a review of a wild and pivotal Raw that set the final stage for one of the Attitude Era’s most beloved pay-per-views.