WWE Backstage (May 19th, 2020) - 5 Takeaways from this week's show

#1 Ruthless aggression

The era that gave us John Cena, Randy Orton, and many other top stars

In addition to the Last Ride documentary, the Ruthless Aggression series has also been airing in May. Booker T and Mark Henry were a part of the original brand split. Booker T claimed that "what I remember most is that it was real. When everybody's jockeying for position on RAW, it can get tight." He also said that "I got traded to SmackDown and got a little hot about that. I thought that this could be something for me and take it to another level. I'm just going to see how far I could go."

Booker also revealed that "we all had one common goal to beat the hell out of RAW. We pulled together. It was like being on a boat and rowing at the same time. Everybody on the roster was pushing for everybody to be better."

Mark Henry claimed that "there is a rivalry. One of the things that helped start the rivalry was I came from OVW. We came in with an attitude because you'd show up to the show and your name wouldn't be on the card." Having to show their worth was tough because most of the time on RAW was allocated for top stars. Henry added that "we felt like there was no place for us (on RAW). It (being on SmackDown) was an attitude that we wanted to get a chance. People were fighting for their jobs."