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RAW is WAR: 9/7/2001
RAW is WAR was live at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Before the action began, it was announced that the Undertaker would square off against WCW's Lance Storm and Mike Awesome, the Federation Hardcore Champion!
WCW Chairman Shane McMahon arrived at the ring swinging a kendo stick in preparation for his Street Fight with Diamond Dallas Page. But just as ring announcer Lilian Garcia was to beckon DDP to the ring, Taker's music blared from the Titan Tron and the Dead Man – with Sara at his side – made his way down to the ring! Undertaker said that he understood Shane wanted to get to work, but Taker wanted to get his as well!
DDP emerged from beneath the Titan Tron with a steel chair and immediately came to blows with Taker and not his true opponent, Shane McMahon. Taker took control of the match and was about to hit DDP with a chokeslam when Shane O'Mac nailed Undertaker from behind repeatedly with his kendo stick! But Undertaker recovered and took control of the situation while DDP, thrown from the ring by the Undertaker, went for a steel chair. He climbed into the ring and clubbed the Dead Man!
While Shane and DDP beat Undertaker in the corner, Sara sneaked up from behind and cracked Shane with his own stick!
But DDP came to the chairman's aid and sliced into Sara with a Diamond Cutter! While Taker crawled to his injured wife, Shane and DDP exited triumphantly. Paramedics took Sara from the ring on a stretcher.
Backstage, DDP and Shane celebrated their win enthusiastically. Shane, spotting Taker's flashy motorcycle, told DDP to take the night off. Page agreed and rode out into the streets of Atlanta on Undertaker's prized machine! After the break, Undertaker was shown escorting his wife's gurney into an ambulance and driving off.
Back at ringside, the Dudley Boyz strode out to defend their Federation Tag Team Championship against the APA. The match seesawed until D-Von hit Faarooq with the Whazzup Head Butt, which prompted Bubba Ray to exit the ring to grab tables! But before Bubba Ray could get wood, out hobbled Spike Dudley. Spike - who suffered a broken leg last weekend in a match against his brothers – hit Bubba Ray with his crutch! Bradshaw took advantage by the distraction to roll up D-Von for a three count! The APA took over as Federation Tag Team Champions!
In the back room, Vince, Stone Cold, Debra discussed Vince's son Shane when a cowboy hat wearing Kurt Angle strolled in with gifts for Vince and Stone Cold. The two opened their boxes and incredulously pulled out toy Sheriff's badges! Stone Cold looked dumbfounded at the Olympic Hero and asked if Angle was serious.
He then called the badges pathetic and labeled Kurt a jackass, taunting him for the beating he took last week at the hands of Booker T. The Texas Rattlesnake provoked Angle into challenging Booker T to a match to take place later on that evening!
Following a commercial, Kane, the Bladewolf and Trish Stratus were shown arriving at the arena and most likely unaware of the troubles that slammed Undertaker earlier that evening.
Rhyno took to the ring against Albert in an Intercontinental Championship match. Albert, accompanied by X-Factor ally X-Pac, appeared in jeopardy of losing the title after taking a suplex and then a body press from Rhyno off the top rope. Rhyno readied for a Gore, but Albert dodged. X-Pac entered the ring to help Albert, but was met with a Gore! As Rhyno turned around, his face collided with a scissors kick from Albert that allowed the champ to retain his championship.
Booker T was shown stretching in the locker room when Kurt Angle stormed in. Kurt accused Booker T of hitting him with a cheap shot last week, then challenged the champ for the WCW Championship, warning that Angle was a dangerous man. Booker T accepted, and asked Angle, who Booker T called a cowboy, was ready. Angle's response? "Yippee kie yay, Mother Hubbard."
William Regal was in his office with Tajiri, Regal getting off the phone with someone when Tajiri squealed girlihsly at the sight of the Bladewolf and Kane, even going so far to hide behind the suit of armour.
"Now Kane, Bladewolf!" Regal was quick to step in before the brothers did bodily harm to Tajiri out of annoyance. "I've just been speaking to the doctors at the hospital, Sera's undergone some tests and there's no structural damage to the neck, just some trauma. But just to make sure everything's safe, they're going to keep her in overnight."
"Lance and Awesome... we want them. Tonight!" Bladewolf growled. "We'll take our brother's place and make the match a tag team match."
"If that's what you both want, then it's done." Regal nodded. "You have Lance Storm and Mike Awesome tonight."
Bladewolf nodded before he and Kane leave.
Jeff Hardy took on the Big Show shortly after. Jeff tried to hit Big Show with a hurricanrana off the top rope, but Show caught him and slammed him face first into the mat to score the win.
In the back room, Vince told Angle how important it was for Kurt to defeat Booker T that evening. Angle, stretching his hamstrings in front of Stone Cold, seemed oblivious to the talk until the Federation Champion told Angle to get his ass out of the Rattlesnake's face. Stone Cold then brought up the topic of the Inaugural Brawl at Invasion. Stone Cold said that he should take charge of the Federation's team. Angle disagreed, then compared the situation to Gilligan's Island, saying that he was the skipper. Stone Cold objected, saying that he, in fact was the skipper and Angle was more like Gilligan. An exasperated Vince asked what Gilligan's Island had to do with the Inaugural Brawl anyway!
Jericho interrupted to discuss the rumor that floated around King of the Ring that said Y2J was going to defect to WCW if he beat Stone Cold for the championship.
Y2J then said that was a lie, and that he wanted to be a part of the Federation team at the Inaugural Brawl. Stone Cold laughed and said they didn't want Jericho with them. Angle emphasized the point by repeating what the Rattlesnake said. Jericho left the room in disgust.
Following a commercial, commentators Jim Ross and Paul Heyman announced another match for Invasion. WCW's Torrie Wilson and Stacy Keibler will clash with the Federation's Trish Stratus and Lita in a tag team bra and panties match!
Speaking of Lita…she and Matt Hardy appeared live from WWF New York. Matt said that Lita didn't have any problem participating in the first-ever tag team bra and panties match. But, Matt said, they didn't know what to make of Trish Stratus. Lita told Trish that actions speak louder than words.
The camera then shifted to Shane O'Mac giving Booker T a backstage pep talk to prepare the champ for his showdown against Kurt Angle. An animated Shane ordered Booker T to represent WCW in the company's home territory in Atlanta. In another part of the arena Stone Cold and Vince tried to psych up Angle, saying that they'd be there for him. Angle stopped and told the two that they weren't there for him when he won the 1996 gold medal at the Olympic Games right in that same city. Angle said he didn't need Austin or Vince and that he'd go win the WCW Championship on his own!
Kurt and Booker T – along with Shane - arrived in the ring to see who would walk away from the Philips Arena as the WCW Champion. WCW's Nick Patrick officiated the match while JR and Paul Heyman called out the action. Booker T commanded the match early, but Angle roared back by knocking the champ over the ropes and slamming him into the announce table. But as Patrick cautioned Angle, Shane O'Mac hammered Angle in the head from behind! Back in the ring, Booker T caught Angle with a dropkick to the chest from the top rope.
After both men collided hard, Booker T covered Angle, but the Olympic Hero kicked out. Booker T threw Angle outside the ring and bashed him into a barrier wall and the ring steps. Booker T took the match back inside the ring where he dropped Angle with a kick and tried to cover him for the win. But Angle kicked out! Angle then blocked a suplex attempt and mounted his own offensive. He nailed Booker with a clothesline and a belly-to-belly suplex. Angle went for his Angle Slam, but Booker countered and took Angle down! But Angle charged Booker T when the champ's back was turned. And both men collapsed to the mat.
Booker T hit Angle with a spinebuster , but Angle recovered. Angle dodged a kick then latched his ankle lock onto Booker T! Shane distracted Patrick, then pulled him out of the ring! With no referee, Angle hit Booker with his Angle Slam as Federation official Earl Hebner raced in to pick up the count!
But Shane pulled him out of the ring too! Angle managed to cover Booker T as Hebner again raced to count, but Patrick pulled the ref from the ring. Angle confronted Patrick, but Shane took advantage by handing Booker T the WCW Championship belt, which soon connected with Angle's skull! Booker T rolled up the stunned Angle as a third referee – WCW's Charles Robinson – raced in and smacked down the three-count!
Back in Vince's office, Vince and Stone Cold met a bruised Angle with disbelief that Kurt had lost his shot at the WCW Championship. The Rattlesnake said that Angle showed why Stone Cold should lead the Federation against WCW. Angle reluctantly agreed as the Federation Champ advised the Olympian to get his act together.
In a backstage interview, Scott Hudson caught up with Torrie Wilson and Stacy Keibler. Torrie smugly said that it was stupid of Vince to think that she would ever sleep with him. Stacy then chipped in to say that at Invasion, she and Torrie would show Lita and Trish why WCW women always end up on top!
Attention shifted to the APA who, in a great display of sportsmanship, offered to take the Dudleys out for beer. The former tag team champs declined to go at that moment, but told APA to ask again at the end of the night.
Next up was Kane and the Bladewolf vs Lance Storm and Mike Awesome.
OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!
The pyro exploded and Down with the Sickness played to a loud pop from the fans as the Bladewolf and Kane walk out together.
"Oh what an ovation for the Bladewolf and Kane!" JR said. "the Bladewolf and Kane will be taking on Lance Storm and Mike Awesome."
Bladewolf and Kane enters the ring and Kane raises his arms before throwing them down, causing fire to explode from the turnbuckles. The Brothers of Destruction glare at Lance Storm and Mike Awesome who were at ringside and had made their entrance during the previous commercial break.
"This is going to be one heck of a fight, JR." Heyman said.
Storm and Awesome get onto the ring apron, but Bladewolf and Kane grab them and pull them into the ring!
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
"And here we go!" Heyman said. "The inter-promotional fight is on!
Bladewolf tackles Storm into the corner and drives his shoulder repeatedly into Storm's stomach before he straightens up and uppercuts him, then brings his elbow into the side of Storm's head before he grabs the back of Storm's head, runs and tosses Storm over the top rope and down to the floor as Kane is beating away on Mike Awesome.
Bladewolf gets out onto the ring apron as Awesome and Kane fight, and Lance Storm gets into his corner on the ring apron.
"Here we go." JR said. "Bladewolf and Kane vs Lance Storm and Mike Awesome. WWF vs WCW. It was originally meant to be the Undertaker vs Storm and Awesome in a handicap match, but after what happened earlier tonight, Bladewolf and Kane demanded they get Awesome and Storm."
"And they got them." Heyman nodded.
Awesome Irish whips Kane off the ropes but Kane counters and pulls Awesome into a clothesline. Kane then scoops Awesome up and hits a sidewalk slam, then knocks Lance Storm down with a right hand when Storm ran in. Kane then grabs Awesome and Irish whips him into the corner, where Bladewolf holds Awesome, allowing kane to hit a turnbuckle clothesline and starts hammering away on Awesome.
"Look at this." JR said. "Bladewolf holding Awesome while Kane hammers away on him."
"This is why Bladewolf and Kane work so well with each other." Heyman said. "They are brothers, they know each other well and how to take out their opponents. Solo, they are dangerous men, but together? They are a force to be reckoned with alongside the Undertaker."
Kane tags in Bladewolf to cheers from the fans as Bladewolf comes in and drives his boot into Awesome's stomach, then delivers a huge uppercut to Awesome befor ehe brings his forearm down on Awesome's back repeatedly, bringing Awesome down to his hands and knees, but Bladewolf runs, rebounds off the ropes and hits a low dropkick to the side of Awesome's head.
"Bladewolf with dominance here." JR said. "He must be angry at what happened to his brother and sister-in-law earlier, that he told his girlfriend to remain backstage."
"Don't see how that will keep her safe." Heyman shrugged.
Bladewolf grabs Awesome's right arm and twists on it then backs into the corner, climbs up onto the top turnbuckle and walks along the top rope before he jumps off... AND HITS OLD SCHOOL!
"Old School!" JR exclaimed. "Bladewolf giving a shoutout to his big brother who is no doubt watching from the hospital with Sera."
Bladewolf grabs Awesome and hits a German Suplex across the ring, gets to his feet and ducks a running attack from Lance Storm, grabs him from behind and hits a German Suplex.
"German Suplex to Lance Storm!" JR said. "Bladewolf saw that coming."
Bladewolf grabs Storm and hits another German Suplex, then grabs Awesome and hits another German Suplex. Bladewolf gets to his feet and flips his hair back before eying both men then grabs Storm and... HITS THE DOOMSDAY SAITO SUPLEX!
"Bladewolf with the Doomsday Saito Suplex!" JR exclaimed.
"He landed on the back of his head! Ouch!" Heyman said.
Bladewolf gets to his feet and sees Awesome stumbling so he grabs him... AND HITS THE DOOMSDAY SAITO SUPLEX ON MIKE AWESOME AS WELL!
"And a Doomsday Saito on Mike Awesome!" JR said. "The Bladewolf and Kane have firm control of this!"
"The Brothers of Destruction!" Heyman said.
Bladewolf picks up Awesome and tags in Kane and both brothers Irish whip Awesome off the ropes and floor him with a double big boot to awesome's face.
"Double big boot!" JR said.
Bladewolf runs at Storm and takes him down with a clothesline. Kane and Bladewolf look at each other before they raise their right arms in sync with each other.
"uh oh!" Heyman said.
"The arms raising can only mean one thing." JR said. "Chokeslams are coming for Awesome and Storm!"
Storm and Awesome stumble to their feet and turn around... INTO GOOZLES! bladewolf has Storm, Kane has Awesome. The two brothers lift them up... AND HIT DOUBLE CHOKESLAMS!
"Double Chokeslams!" JR exclaimed. "Double Chokeslams to Lance Storm and Mike Awesome!"
Bladewolf and Kane look at each other before they both do the cutthroat taunt to cheers.
"the end may be near for Storm and Awesome." JR said.
As Kane and Bladewolf get ready to hit Tombstone Piledrivers... THEY ARRE ATTACKED FROM BEHIND BY ROB VAN DAMN AND TOMMY DREAMER!
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Dreamer batters Kane as RVD attacks Bladewolf who fights back, throwing rights at RVD.
"those are former ECW guys!" JR said.
"Yes they are!" Heyman shouted.
"What the hell are they doing here?!" JR demanded.
Dreamer and Awesome attack and hammer away on Kane, while RVD and Lance Storm stomp away on Bladewolf in the corner. The Brothers of Destruction are trying to fight back but the numbers game take advantage as they are being beaten down. Suddenly, a platoon of Federation Superstars raced into the ring: Tazz, Raven, Rhyno, Justin Credible along with D-Von and Bubba Ray Dudley. The Federation stared down the WCW and ECW guys.
When it looked like they were about to fight... THE SUPERSTARS TURNED ON BLADEWOLF AND KANE!
"What the hell is this?!" JR shouted as the Dudley Boyz, Tazz, Ravan, Rhyno, Justin Credible, Tommy Dreamer, Mike Awesome, Lance Storm and Rob Van Damn beat down Bladewolf and Kane.
Once the job was done, Paul Heyman came into the ring with a microphone as the crowd booed loudly.
"Well, I guess it's now time, JR, that you want the truth!" Heyman said. "So JR, tonight, I'm going to give you the whole truth! i have been sitting next to that damn pig like a damn corporate sellout and I have been talking about WWF vs WCW, I have been spilling my guts about this invasion. And it seems to me that everyone has forgotten the tribe of extreme. It seems to me that these men were too extreme for WWF vs WCW. It seems to me that Lance Storm and Mike Awesome have left Shane McMahon's WCW, it looks to me that these men have left Vince McMahon's WWF. It looks to me like they all have joined... E...C...W! So Vince or Shane, anytime you guys want revenge... we'll take on the WWF, we'll take on WCW! We're not hard to find, because this invasion just got taken... TO THE EXTREME!"
ECW's theme plays as ECW stands tall over the Bladewolf and Kane...
Let the invasion begin...