After the invasion era diminished, WWF were left wondering what to do next.
They initially came up with the idea of creating competition within their own entity.

So March 25th 2002 marked another historical event with the first ever WWF/WWE Draft lottery/Brand split in which both Vince McMahon and Ric Flair picked a handful of superstars to be drafted to either the Raw or Smackdown brands. The rest of the roster would be determined later via wwf online. These placements would be locked and superstars could no long wrestle on both Raw and Smackdown.
With this came the new Raw intro theme the following week on the April 1st episode of Raw. The one that would define and help carry Raw throughout the ruthless aggression era.


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A fun time period for a wrestling fan.

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