5 greatest storylines of the Ruthless Aggression Era

Vince McMahon getting his head shaved
Vince McMahon getting his head shaved

#3 The Edge-Lita-Matt controversy

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The love-triangle controversy among the three Superstars had been picked up by dirtsheets by the time Backlash 2005 rolled around. Fans were livid and were booing Lita mercilessly on a weekly basis.

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WWE decided to use this real-life story to create an angle for TV, with the permission of all three Superstars. This led to Matt Hardy and Edge battling it out on multiple occasions, with Edge coming out on top in the end on the Homecoming episode of Monday Night Raw. Edge won a ladder match for his Money In The Bank briefcase to send Matt to SmackDown and end the rivalry for good.

The fact that the three Superstars had genuine animosity and hatred for each other turned this storyline into must-see TV and one of the greatest angles in Raw history.

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