Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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WWF SmackDown, from March 22nd 2001, features a very memorable interview conducted by Jim Ross. JR interviews WrestleMania main eventers The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin, and both men lay it all on the table. Rock promises Austin that the Rattlesnake will get the absolute best of Rock at Mania X7, while Austin announces that he "needs" to beat The Rock. It's a fantastic interview and it sets the stage for the big showdown inside the Astrodome.

Also on this episode Triple H and The Big Show are scheduled to face the Brothers of Destruction. Hunter comes up with a plan to keep 'Taker out of the match, and things end up going terribly wrong for the Phenom when he tries to help his little brother.

This video is part of the Reliving The War series.

00:00 - Welcome to SmackDown
01:05 - Raven vs Chris Jericho
03:29 - Blackman, Sexay & K-Kwik vs X-Factor
05:38 - Triple H attacks Undertaker
06:37 - Jim Ross Interviews The Rock & Steve Austin
15:39 - Triple H & Big Show vs Kane
19:07 - Dudley Boyz vs Edge, Christian & Rhyno
22:02 - Right To Censor Promo
23:32 - The Rock vs Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle
26:43 - Final Thoughts