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Remembering the WCW/ECW Invasion
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/ k# u7 w" D$ L8 ?6 HMr. McMahon was on cloud nine on March 26, 2001. He believed he had purchased WCW and was in the ring, detailing his plans for his former competition.
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w! c3 G \+ o2 r% C' dWCW's invasion picked up steam at King of the Ring 2001, when WCW Champion Booker T attacked WWE Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
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The night after King of the Ring, WCW star Mike Awesome ambushed WWE Hardcore Champion Rhyno in the bowels of Madison Square Garden.
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Awesome captured a WWE Championship for WCW!
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Soon, another faction joined the Invasion, as Stephanie McMahon bought ECW and joined her brother Shane in the war.9 D1 w- j7 o) L _" K- n
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The Invasion pay-per-view featured WWE vs. WCW/ECW matches for the first time. Edge and Christian defeated Lance Storm and Mike Awesome.
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' n( a; @7 u2 z, BMr. McMahon tries to rally The Undertaker and Kane ahead of the Inaugural Brawl.
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- q, ?8 b8 \& EThe biggest shock came in the evening's main event. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin turned his back on WWE, joining The Alliance!
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The Texas Rattlesnake became the general of The Alliance troops, who hung on his every word.
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) F9 G0 I3 d# |; y, z" \They showed their gratitude for Austin on "Stone Cold Appreciation Night."
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They sang a song in tribute to the WWE Champion. o: V& i: F) d) _$ e) @' `7 v9 s
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% m* {: m: C/ ]; pThe People's Champion vanquished the invader at SummerSlam 2001 to become WCW Champion.
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