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Mr. 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.3 j) m$ E) k h3 K* G; t
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Shane McMahon surprised his father by purchasing WCW out from under him. Shane said he was coming after his father and that WCW would be back on top of sports-entertainment soon.
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WCW's invasion picked up steam at King of the Ring 2001, when WCW Champion Booker T attacked WWE Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.; G3 M5 U" Y- @
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! X! R2 _; r4 T9 f, bThe 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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# ?. {0 @' ?& E/ I2 S$ b+ U0 |5 H; FAwesome captured a WWE Championship for WCW!
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}( H* ?, n' h5 |. Q; u+ uSoon, another faction joined the Invasion, as Stephanie McMahon bought ECW and joined her brother Shane in the war.7 Z& r# e0 {& I) W" o% O+ h
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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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The biggest shock came in the evening's main event. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin turned his back on WWE, joining The Alliance!% G( U. z) z1 b: f
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6 E9 n9 j J+ P) NThe Texas Rattlesnake became the general of The Alliance troops, who hung on his every word.
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The People's Champion vanquished the invader at SummerSlam 2001 to become WCW Champion.
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The war for sports-entertainment supremacy came to a boiling point at Survivor Series 2001. The Alliance and WWE battled in a Winner Take All Elimination Match. The losing team would be out of business.
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