WWF Invasion - July 2001

WWF Invasion - July 22nd 2001 - Cleveland, Ohio

Matches

Edge & Christian defeated Mike Awesome and Lance Storm (7/10)

Earl Hebner defeated Nick Patrick (5/10)

The APA defeated Sean O'Hare and Chuck Palumbo (7/10)

Billy Kidman defeated X-Pac (7/10)

Raven defeated William Regal (7/10)

Chris Kanyon, Sean Stasiak and Hugh Morrus defeated Big Show, Billy Gunn and Albert (7/10)

Rob Van Dam defeated Jeff Hardy (8/10)

Trish Stratus and Lita defeated Torrie Willson and Stacy Kibeler {Bra and Panties Match} (6/10)

Booker T, DDP, Dudley Boyz and Rhyno defeated Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Kane and Undertaker (8/10)

Moments - Positives

This was simply one of a kind of a PPV. All of the feuds which were being built up recently were put on hold for a WWE vs WCW/ECW showcase and the show delivered. Seeing people like DDP, Booker T, Lance Storm, Billy Kidman in WWF ring was an amazing feat at the time. The main event and the RVD/Hardy match stood out which said a lot about RVD's quality at the time and also Hardy's future. The main event was a classic, 10 top superstars across the three major organisations in one match. Excellent. And Austin turning against McMahon and continuing his heel streak just worked perfectly.

Moments - Negatives

I didnt like the fact that the WWF were trying to force us to cheer for the WWF superstars and boo any of the WCW / ECW stars. It just didnt work - everyone wanted Kidman to beat X-pac no matter what the WWF and the announcers did. It would have been better if the whole thing was just left to the natural reaction of the crowd...

Overall

This was a monumental show, no one thought 6 months prior that this show would be happening in July 2001. It delivered and it totally changed the future face of the WWF and wrestling in general. I enjoyed the show because it was not so much about the storylines, this was just matches put together pitting WWF vs ECW/WCW stars. It was Raw, it was old school and it was bloody brilliant! A must see.

SCORE = 9.5