Invasion
July 22, 2001 from The Gund Arena in Cleveland, OH
On Sunday Night Heat
WCW’s Hugh Morris def. WWF’s Scotty 2 Hotty
Main PPV
WWF’s Edge & Christian def. WCW’s Mike Awesome and Billy Kidman
– Kidman goes for the shooting star press but Edge is able to get his knees up into Kidman’s ribs
– Edge goes for the spear on Kidman but Awesome cuts him off mid-way and hits him with a clothesline that nearly took Edge’s head off
– Awesome goes for the Awesome Bomb but Christian hits the spear on Awesome as Edge ends up landing on top of Awesome to make the cover and get a 3 count as Christian stops Kidman from breaking up the pin – The Score WWF 1, WCW 1
Backstage: Vince & Stephanie
– Vince is in his office celebrating Edge and Christian’s victory
– Vince hears the knock on the door and tells them to come in and Stephanie McMahon walks in making a surprise appearence and her first TV appearence since Triple H went down with the torn quad
– Vince hugs Stephanie as Vince asks Stephanie how Hunter is doing and Steph tells him “It’s tough but he’s starting to rehab…he’ll be back dad”
– Steph tells Vince the reason she is here tonight is to support the WWF against WCW and that she hopes Vince can get his hands on Eric Bischoff after everything he and WCW put them through and Vince tells Steph that if Bischoff wants a fight like back in 1998 then he will get one
WWF Official Earl Hebner def. WCW Official Nick Patick with Mick Foley as special referee
– Mick Foley makes a surprise appearance as the special referee for this match
– Patrick is accompanied by fellow WCW referees, Hebner by the WWF referees
– Hebner gets knocked out of the ring and the WCW refs attack him but the WWF refs rescue him and start a big brawl with the WCW refs
– As a result, Foley sends both the WCW and WWF Refs to the locker room area
– Seconds later, Hebner spears Patrick for the pin
– After the match, Patrick gets in Foley’s face and Foley puts the Socko Claw on him
Backstage: Debra & Sara
– Debra is seen backstage clearly nervous and upset about what happened on Smackdown
– Sara is there and she says that Raven is indeed a psycho and that once Taker gets his hands on him he will be a dead man
WCW World Tag Team Championship WWF’s The APA def. WCW’s Sean O’Hare and Chuck Palumbo (c) by DQ, O’Hare and Palumbo retains the titles
– Bradshaw hits the Clothesline from Hell on Palumbo but O’Hare nails Bradshaw in the back with one of the WCW World Tag Team Titles as the ref is counting the 3 causing the DQ
Backstage: The Undertaker & Stone Cold Steve Austin
– The Undertaker goes into the locker room of the WWF Champion, Stone Cold Steve Austin who is taping his fists up for the main event
– The Undertaker tells Austin that he respects him and that they will be standing side by side against WCW tonight but Taker tells Austin that if anybody is getting there hands on Raven first it’s going to be him
– Austin tells Taker that he wants his hands on Raven just as much as Taker does and as far as he is concerned if anybody is stomping a mudhole in Raven’s ass tonight first it’s going to be him
– Taker tells Austin that they at least agree that Raven is getting his ass whooped tonight
Backstage: Bischoff, Shane & Helms
– Bischoff talks about how he can not believe WCW has yet to get a victory tonight
– Shane calms him down and tells Helms who is in a Hollywood Esqe Jacket and Trunks that he needs to take out X-Pac
– Bischoff screams how they are losing everything and tells Helms this is a must win
– Bischoff says Helms should show everybody that X-Pac sucks
WCW Cruiserweight Champion “Hollywood” Gregory Helms def. WWF Light Heavyweight Champion X-Pac
– Helms counters a X-Factor with a slingshot into the corner and hits the Vertebreaker for the pin and the first win for WCW tonight on the main card – The Score WWF 3, WCW 2
Backstage: Bischoff, Shane, Raven
– Steiner interrupts the others celebrating and brags about what he has done on Smackdown
– Shane tells him to stay focused
– Raven says that now he is not only in Takers’s head but also in Austin’s head
Backstage: Torrie & Stacy
– Stacy asks Torrie talk about there Bra and Panties Match
– Torrie tells Stacy that she is ready and that it is too bad the audience has already seen Trish in her bra as Torrie brags that she has much bigger, hotter and more voluptuous breasts then Trish ever could
– Stacy brags herself about how looks so much better then Lita and how her ass looks better in a thong then Lita’s ever could
WCW’s Dean Malenko and Chavo Guerrero def. WWF’s William Regal & Tajiri
– Regal goes for a double underhook suplex but Chavo hits a springboard missle dropkick to Regal leading to Malenko tripping up Regal and locking him in the Texas Cloverleaf
– Tajiri breaks up the submission with a buzzsaw kick
– Tajiri waits for Malenko and goes to spray the green mist but Malenko ducks and the mist goes into Regal’s eyes instead
– Chavo pulls Tajiri out of the ring and Malenko rolls up the blinded Regal and gets the 3 count for the victory
Backstage: Vince, Undertaker, Kane
– Undertaker and Kane are getting ready for the Inaugural Brawl when Vince enters
– Vince gives them a pep talk and says they can’t afford to lose any more matches especially the Inaugural Brawl
– Kane gets angry and intimidates Vince and Taker says tonight we will see the best of the Undertaker
Kanyon, Mark Jindrak & Shawn Stasiak def. The Big Show, Billy Gunn & Rhyno
– The Big Show hits the chokeslam on Stasiak but Kanyon and Jindrak break up the pin
– Billy Gunn tags himself in and hits the fame-asser to Stasiak
– Kanyon tags himself in during the chaos and hits Gunn with the flat-liner and makes the cover to get the 3 count and the victory
– After the match, Rhino gores Kanyon in half and The Big Show lays out Jindrak with the chokeslam
Backstage: Shane, Bischoff & Booker T
– Shane and Bischoff fire up Booker backstage
– Booker promises to make his organization proud
Backstage: Vince & The Dudley Boyz
– The Dudleyz walk into Vince McMahon’s office cause Vince wanted to see them
– Vince says they have to win for the WWF tonight
– Vince talks about how they have lost the 3 matches and he needs them to bring the WWF Tag Titles back to the WWF to get momentum back
– The Dudleys tell Vince he does not need to worry
WWF Tag Team Championship: The WWF’s The Dudley Boys def. WCW’s The Impact Players to win the titles
– Credible went to hit Devon with the singapore cane but Devon ducked and The Dudleys hit the 3D and made the cover to get the 3 count and bring the WWF Tag Team Titles back to the WWF
– The Score WWF 4, WCW 4
Backstage: Hardyz & RVD
– Matt talks to his brother about his match with RVD when out of nowhere RVD appears and hits Matt with a chair
– RVD says Jeff is next
WWF New York: Hardcore Holly
– Hardcore Holly signs autographs at WWF New York when a fan is approaching him wearing a WCW T-shirt
– Holly rips off his shirt and has him thrown out of the building
Backstage: Vince & Angle
– Vince is in his office pacing as Kurt Angle enters the office
– Vince tells Angle that the time is coming closer and asks Kurt if he is ready
– Kurt tells Vince that he has been ready ever since WCW cost him the King of the Ring
– Kurt says that he is fighting for his company just like he fought for his country in the Olympics and he will still fight for the WWF even if WCW attempts to break his neck like it was in the Olympics
WWF Hardcore Title: WCW’s Rob Van Dam def. The WWF’s Jeff Hardy to win the WWF Hardcore Title
– Jeff took a ladder to the top of the ramp and had RVD on a table off the stage and went for the swanton but RVD moved which sent Hardy crashing through the table
– RVD went for a cover but only got a 2 and a half count but when they got back on the ramp RVD hit the van daminator and made the cover and this time got a 3 count to win the title
Backstage: Vince & Chris Jericho
– Jericho walks in Vince’s office and asks what he wanted to see him about
– Vince tells Jericho to be in the right frame of mind for the Inaugural Brawl and how WCW has tried to break him down
– Jericho tells Vince that WCW tried to break him down everytime he was working for a leaderless company and Jericho says he is WWF through and through
– Jericho says as far as he is concerned he’s got a ass whoopings for Team WCW to go around
Bra & Panties Tag Team Match: Lita & Trish Stratus def. Stacy Keibler & Torrie Wilson
– Foley is back out and officiates this match as well
– Lita and Trish each hit their finish and strip Torrie to her White Bra and Panties and strip Stacy to her Yellow Bra and Panties for the victory
– Lita and Trish who did not get stripped of any clothing decide after the match to strip to there own bra and panties with Lita wearing a Black Bra and Thong and Trish wearing a Pink Bra and Panties
Backstage: Bischoff, Shane and Team WCW
– Shane and Bischoff tell Team WCW that it is “do or die” time and they need to win this main event
Backstage: Vince & Austin
– Austin tells Vince that he will whoop some ass tonight
Inaugural Brawl: Team WCW *WCW World and United States Champion Booker T, DDP, Scott Steiner, Raven and Saturn* def. Team WWF *WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Brothers of Destruction, Kurt Angle and Chris Jericho*
– WCW owner Shane McMahon comes out first and is followed by WCW President Eric Bischoff
– WWF owner Vince McMahon comes out next
– Team WCW, consisting of WCW World and United States Champion Booker T, Scott Steiner, DDP, Raven and Saturn each make there way out to the ring
– Then Team WWF, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho and The Brothers of Destruction come out and start a brawl with Team WCW before the WWF Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin comes out who joins in as the match begins as Austin and DDP start as the legal men
– Jericho looks out cold as Undertaker gets in the ring and attacks Raven
– This leads to the other members of both teams to hit the ring and a giant brawl ensues
– In this chaos, Steiner accidentally hits Booker when he was aiming for Angle with the Steiner-Line
– Taker chokeslams Raven and goes for the last ride but WCW referee Charles Robinson pounds on Taker so he takes the move instead
– Raven leaves the ring and Taker follows brawling with him through the crowd and out of the arena
– Meanwhile, Kane sets-up Saturn for a chokeslam through the English announce table but Scott Steiner saves him hitting Kane in the back wiht a Steel Pipe as Steiner is able to T-Bone Suplex Kane through the spanish announce table
– As they stand tall over Kane, Jericho gets on the top rope and hits a diving crossbody onto both Saturn and Steiner
– Jericho gets up and locks Saturn in the Walls of Jericho on the outside but gets hit with a steel chair shot to the face by Shane as soon as Jericho turns around
– Vince sees it and punches Shane’s lights out
– Then the camera cuts to the outside of the arena as we see Raven, Kanyon and Stevie Richards beating down The Undertaker in the parking lot
– Meanwhile in the ring Angle and DDP are fighting and DDP gets the upper hand and sets Angle up for the Diamond Cutter but Angle counters and locks DDP in the Ankle Lock
– Bischoff helps Booker T up and gives him the WCW World Title
– Booker hits Angle in the head with it while Angle still has the Ankle Lock on DDP
– Vince tries to hand the WWF title belt to Austin but Bischoff intercepts and nails Vince with the belt instead
– Austin gets up behind Bischoff and as soon as Bischoff turns, Austin gives Bischoff the double bird and he knocks him out and throws him out of the ring
– Steiner gets in the ring and tries to Steinerline Austin, but he sidesteps and clotheslines Steiner over the top rope
– Saturn brings in Steiner’s steel pipe and tries to hit Austin with it but Austin ducks and hits Saturn with a Stunner
– DDP sneaks in the ring and tries the Diamond Cutter but Austin shoves him off and Austin finally hits DDP with a Stunner paying him back for King of the Ring
– Steiner sneaks back into the ring and is there to interrupt the count
– Steiner nails Austin with the Led Pipe in the gut and motions for the Steiner Recliner but Austin grabs a steel chair and as Steiner picks Austin up, Austin nails Steiner in the head with it
– Austin hits Steiner in the head a 2nd time with the chair but then as Austin is getting up Booker lays out Austin with a Sisscors Kick but can not captalize as everyone is knocked out
– At this point, Sting comes down to the ring with the baseball bat in hand
– Sting has the bat in hand and as Austin gets up, Sting nails Austin in the face with the bat
– Sting rolls Booker over on top of Austin to make the cover as Sting gets referee Mike Choida in the ring to count the 3 to give Team WCW the victory
– Angle gets back in the ring but Sting hits Angle in the gut with the bat and lays him out with the Scorpion Death Drop
– Bischoff and Shane get back to there feet and enter the ring and are smiling ear to ear as Sting starts to smile aswell as all 3 share a group hug like Rock did with The McMahons back at Survivor Series 98
– Sting, Shane and Bischoff stand tall and raise there arms in the air with everyone else knocked out as Invasion ends
Now WCW has a believable leader for the Invasion!