Invasion (2001) (TV)

Director:

Kevin Dunn

Release Date:

22 July 2001 (USA)

Tagline:

Anarchy - Betrayal - Unholy Alliances

Plot:

In a battle for pro wrestling supremecy between the WWF and the WCW/ECW Alliance, The WWF team of Stone Cold Steve Austin...

Plot Keywords:

Wrestling | World Championship Wrestling | World Wrestling Federation | Extreme Championship Wrestling

Cast

Steve Austin	...	Himself (as 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin)
Kurt Angle	...	Himself
Mark Calaway	...	The Undertaker
Chris Jericho	...	Himself
Glenn Jacobs	...	Himself (as Kane)
Booker Huffman	...	Booker T.
Dallas Page	...	Himself
Terry Gerin	...	Rhyno
Mark LoMonaco	...	Bubba Ray Dudley
Devon Hughes	...	D-Von Dudley
Rob Van Dam	...	Himself
Jeff Hardy	...	Himself
Matt Hardy	...	Himself
John Layfield	...	Bradshaw
Ron Simmons	...	Faarooq

Also Known As:

InVasion (USA) (alternative spelling)
WCW Invasion (USA) (informal alternative title)
WCW/ECW Invasion (USA) (informal alternative title)
WWF Fully Loaded (USA) (working title)
WWF Invasion (USA) (informal alternative title)
WWF vs the Alliance: Invasion (USA) (informal alternative title)
WWF vs. WCW/ECW Invasion (USA) (informal title)
World Wrestling Federation vs. World Championship Wrestling/Extreme Championship Wrestling Invasion (USA) (long title)

Runtime:

180 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Company:

WWF Home Video

Trivia:

The wrestlers for each faction were clearly marked with either the WWF logo or a new WCW or ECW logo to indicate their promotional allegiance, something which would continue until the storyline's conclusion at Survivor Series the same year.

Movie Connections:

Featured in WWF Divas: Tropical Pleasure (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

Fight Song

Not Really An Invasion...More Like A Civil War

Invasion 2001 was a pretty good wrestling event. The theme was that WCW had invaded the WWF and at this event the WWF would be fighting for it's existence. Of course, everyone knew that the WWF owned WCW in reality. Civil war is probably a better term than Invasion for this PPV.

The matches were very good. I found the referee's match very amusing. I also liked the bra and panties match between Lita/Trish Stratus and Torrie Wilson/Stacy Keibler.

Rob Van Dam and Jeff Hardy also had a great match which was almost as good as the main event itself.

The main event was brilliant-and it had a surprise ending (wrestling is only exciting when there are surprises). Austin, Angle, The Undertaker, Chris Jericho and Kane had a wild match with Rhyno, the Dudleyz, DDP and Booker T. It was a brilliant way to end the show.