In order to give the WCW a fighting chance, I'm also going to defect a handful of guys from the WWF: The Big Show, Chris Jericho, Faarooq, Haku & Dean Malenko. Jericho and Big Show will be main eventers, Faarooq and Haku will be the new Doom, managed by Teddy Long, and Dean Malenko will top off the Cruiserweight Division.
Months 1-6
The Two Man Power Trip still form an alliance and they feud with The Brothers of Destruction, who they defeat at Backlash. Chris Jericho also finishes up his feud with William Regal, and Chris Benoit wins the Ultimate Submission Match against Kurt Angle. Backlash goes as planned with no WCW run ins. Also, the Shane vs Big Show angle and match do not happen.Backlash 2001
Jerry Lynn d. Crash
Lita d. Molly Holly
X-Factor d. The Dudleys
Rhyno d. Raven - Hardcore Title
Chris Jericho d. William Regal
Chris Benoit d. Kurt Angle - Ultimate Submission
The Power Trip d. The Brothers of Destruction - Tag Team, IC and WWF Title, Winner Takes All
On a Raw before Judgement Day, there is a tag match between The Power Trip and Benoit & Jericho, because that match was amazing. The finish sees the first WCW run-in, as Mike Awesome hits Triple H with an Awesome Bomb through the announce table (injuring him like Y2J did in real life) and in the ring, Booker T hits Austin with a Scissors Kick to allow Jericho to pin Stone Cold and win the Tag Titles. (Having WCW debut by helping Benoit and Jericho also hints at one or both of them going back to WCW.
Judgement Day 2001
Raven d. Val Venis
The Holly Cousins d. Kaientai
William Regal d. Rikishi - WWF European Title
Edge & Christian d. Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit and The Dudleys - WWF Tag Team Titles
Chyna d. Lita - WWF Women's Title
Rhyno d. The Undertaker - WWF Hardcore Title
Chris Jericho d. Kurt Angle
Steve Austin d. Chris Benoit - WWF World Heavyweight Title
At Judgement Day, Benoit and Jericho defend their Tag Titles against Edge & Christian and The Dudleys in a glorified Handicap Match after a timely run-in from Hugh Morrus. Steve Austin defeats an exhausted Chris Benoit after a run in by Vince. Chris Jericho defeats Kurt Angle in a #1 Contender's Match, and Rhyno defeats Undertaker after interference from Edge & Christian, leading to a feud between Edge & Christian and The Brothers of Destruction going into King of the Ring.
Shane makes a challenge to Vince to let 4 WCW stars into the King of the Ring. If WWF wins, he'll sign WCW over to Vince and he can fold it, but if WCW wins, they get TV time and a share of the pay-per-views. Vince accepts. Shane also has his feud with Kurt Angle as in real life, as their Street Fight was a highlight of the real InVasion.
King of the Ring 2001
KOTR QF Mike Awesome d. Christian
KOTR QF WIlliam Regal d. Lance Storm
KOTR QF Kane d. Hugh Morrus
KOTR QF Booker T d. Raven
Kurt Angle d. Shane McMahon - Street Fight
KOTR SF William Regal d. Mike Awesome
KOTR SF Booker T d. Kane
Edge & Christian d. The Brothers of Destruction - WWF Tag Team Titles
Jazz d. Chyna - WWF Women's Title
KOTR Finals: Booker T d. William Regal
Chris Jericho d. Steve Austin - WWF World Heavyweight Title
At King of the Ring, Kurt defeats Shane, and William Regal advances in the King of the Ring, often due to WWF and Vince interference. The finals to the King of the Ring are Booker T vs Regal, and Booker fights off all the interference all by himself to win clean, looking like a world-beating hero. In the main event, Vince tries to screw Jericho like he did Benoit last month, but Lance Storm superkicks Vince. Austin stuns Storm, but then DDP emerges from the crowd and nails Austin with a Diamond Cutter! Jericho then hits a Lionsault on Steve to win the WWF Title as he and the WCW stars celebrate in the ring. Shane comes to the ring and hugs Jericho, indicating that Chris Jericho has joined WCW.
WCW has won King of the Ring and taken the WWF Championship. They also finally get on TV besides run ins, and get a share of the PPVs, starting with The Great American Bash. Shane opens Raw with his champions, Booker T, O'Haire, Palumbo, Helms & Jericho. Y2J says that he was sick of constantly being screwed over by Vince, Austin and Triple H, comparing them to the old regime of WCW like Hogan, Nash and Bischoff. Shane says he's happy to have guys like Jericho and Booker T at the top, and invites anyone from WWF to join his regime. Dean Malenko comes out and says "when was the last time I was even on TV?" and agrees to join with the promise of a Cruiserweight Title shot. Shane agrees and signs him.
Kurt Angle comes out, and says that "The Great American Bash should be headlined by an American freakin' hero, Bucko!" and challenges Booker T for the WCW Title. Booker accepts and the match is set. On Smackdown, Mike Awesome wins the Hardcore Title from Rhyno. Vince sends Big Show to get it back but Awesome destroys him. Vince gets pissed and humiliates and fires Big Show.
The Great American Bash 2001
Chavo Guerero jr d. Scotty 2 Hotty
Sean O’Haire & Chuck Palumbo d. The Mamalukes - WCW Tag Team Title
Lance Storm d. William Regal - WWF European Title
Dean Malenko d. Billy Kidman - WCW Cruiserweight Title
Diamond Dallas Page d. Raven - WCW United States Title
Mike Awesome d. Test - WWF Hardcore Title
Chris Jericho d. Steve Austin - WWF World Heavyweight Title
Booker T d. Kurt Angle - WCW World Title
At The Great American Bash, Booker T defeats Kurt Angle clean to defend the WCW Title. Chris Jericho defeats Austin again after another overbooked schmohz where Vince sends in Test & Albert to kill Jericho, but then O'Haire & Palumbo run in for the save. DDP defeats Raven to win the vacant WCW US Title.
On the road to Summerslam, Booker T challenges The Rock, who returns from filming The Scorpion King to accept the challenge for the WCW Title. Steve Austin brutalizes Jericho and challenges him to a Last Man Standing Match at Summerslam to try and win the WWF Title back. Austin is 0-2 against Jericho, and agrees to a "Last Chance" stipulation, that if Jericho wins, Austin cannot challenge again as long as Jericho is champion. Rounding out the main card is Undertaker vs DDP in a #1 Contender's Match.
Summerslam 2001
O'Haire & Paulumbo d. Edge & Christian - WCW Tag Team Titles
Dean Malenko d. Shane Helms, Tajiri, Billy Kidman & TAKA Michinoku - WCW Cruiserweight Title
Rob Van Dam d. Jeff Hardy - Ladder Match, WWF Intercontinental Title
Lance Storm d. Matt Hardy - WWF "British Columbian Title" (European Title with Canadian stickers)
KroniK d. The APA* - Bar Room Brawl, WWF Tag Team Titles
*Faarooq turns on Bradshaw, then Meng puts Bradshaw in the Tongan Death Grip
Rhyno d. Mike Awesome - WWF Hardcore Title
Diamond Dallas Page d. The Undertaker
The Rock d. Booker T - WCW World Heavyweight Title
Chris Jericho d. Steve Austin - WWF World Heavyweight Title
At Summerslam, DDP beats Undertaker clean after countering a Tombstone into a Diamond Cutter. The Rock beats Booker T clean after a good, competitive match. After the match Booker shakes Rock's hand and hands him the title. In the main event, Jericho defeats Austin again after The Giant enters the ring and breaks Austin's neck like he did to Hogan. Jericho turns heel, Austin turns face, and The Giant joins WCW all in one night.
Months 6-12
In the build to Halloween Havoc, DDP uses his #1 Contendership to challenge The Rock, who accepts. Shane is pissed at how Jericho defended the belt, saying that "even Austin deserved better than that" and says that Jericho is going to defend his WWF Title against Kane in a Hell in a Cell Match. Vince also wants to punish The Giant, so he puts Giant in a Buried Alive Match against The Undertaker.Halloween Havoc 2001
Dean Malenko d. Chavo Guerrero jr. - WCW Cruiserweight Title
Ron Simmons (w. Meng & Teddy Long) d. Bradshaw
O'Haire & Paulumbo d. The Hardys - WCW Tag Team Titles
Lance Storm d. Edge - Saskatchewan Street Fight, WWF British Columbian Title
KroniK d. The Dudleys - WWF Tag Team Titles
Rob Van Dam d. Mike Awesome - Unify IC and Hardcore Title
The Giant d. The Undertaker
Diamond Dallas Page d. The Rock - WCW World Heavyweight Title
Chris Jericho d. Kane - Hell in a Cell, WWF World Heavyweight Title
At Halloween Havoc, in a classic main event, DDP beats the Rock clean with the Diamond Cutter to win the WCW Title. The Giant beats Undertaker in the Buried Alive after some WCW heels (Storm, Awesome & The Wall) run in and destroy and help bury Taker. Jericho defeats Kane in Hell in a Cell after The Giant rips the door off and Chokeslams Kane. After the match, Austin returns and raises hell, Stunning Jericho and chasing Giant off with a chair, but Giant never leaves his feet (and hasn't left his feet since coming back at Summerslam)
Survivor Series is set to be a big 5 on 5 main event, WCW vs WWF. On Team WCW it will be Booker T, DDP, The Giant, Lance Storm and Mike Awesome, and on the WWF side it will be Steve Austin, The Rock, Kurt Angle, Kane and Vince McMahon himself (filling in for the missing Undertaker). The only other main event caliber match on the card is Chris Jericho taking on Rob Van Dam in a Ladder Match.
Survivor Series 2001
Dean Malenko d. Chavo Guerrero jr. - WCW Cruiserweight Title
New Doom (w. Teddy Long) d. Bradshaw & Test
The Dudleys & Spike Dudley d. O'Haire & Paulumbo and Shawn Stasiak
KroniK d. Raven & Saturn - WWF Tag Team Titles
The Hardys & Kaientai d. Helms, Chavo, Malenko & Kidman
Chris Jericho d. Rob Van Dam - Ladder, WWF World Heavyweight Title
Team WCW d. Team WWF - Survivor Series Match
At Survivor Series, Jericho beats RVD after Van Dam takes a sick bump off the ladder. In the main event, Vince is eliminated first by a Diamond Cutter, then Awesome takes a Stunner, then Giant Chokeslams Kane. Austin hits Giant with several big chair shots on the outside and gets DQ'd, but Giant gets counted out. Angle makes Storm tap to the Ankle Lock, then Rock rolls up Booker T. It's now 2-1 in WWF's favor, but then "WOOOOO!" Ric Flair makes his return to WWF and comes to ringside, and this small distraction is enough for *BANG* DDP to hit Angle with a Diamond Cutter. Rock goes to sneak up on Page but Flair hits Rock with a low blow and DDP rolls Rock up for the win! The WCW guys return to the ring to celebrate with DDP and Flair.
Flair becomes a figurehead for WCW, and announces that he and Shane have put together an awesome card for Starrcade, featuring Steve Austin vs The Giant, Chris Jericho vs Booker T for the WWF Title, and DDP vs Kurt Angle for the WCW Title. The Rock comes out and challenges Flair to a match as revenge for screwing him at Survivor Series, and Flair accepts.
Starrcade 2001
Dean Malenko d. Jeff Hardy - WCW Cruiserweight Title
O'Haire & Paulumbo d. New Doom (w. Teddy Long) - WCW Tag Team Titles
Rob Van Dam d. Lance Storm - Unify European and IC Titles
The Dudley Boyz d. KroniK - WWF Tag Team Titles
Rhyno d. Mike Awesome - WWF Hardcore Title
The Rock d. Ric Flair
Steve Austin d. The Giant
Diamond Dallas Page d. Kurt Angle - WCW World Heavyweight Title
Chris Jericho d. Booker T - WWF World Heavyweight Title
At Starrcade, The Rock beats Flair clean, DDP beats Kurt Angle and Austin defeats The Giant. In the WWF Title match, Jericho defeats Booker T, but after the match, Triple H returns and stares down Jericho.
The next night on Raw, Triple H declares that he will do what Austin, Rock, Undertaker and so many others have failed to do: beat Chris Jericho and take his title, and enters himself in the Royal Rumble. DDP is set to rematch The Rock for the WCW Title, and Stone Cold, fresh off his victory over The Giant, will wrestle Jericho for the WWF Title. (Yes, he lost the Last Chance Match, somehow Vince overrides that) During this month, vignettes for the nWo start airing.
Royal Rumble 2002
New Doom (w. Teddy Long) d. The Hardys
Jazz d. Trish Stratus
The Rock d. Diamond Dallas Page - WCW Title
Rob Vam Dam d. Matt Hardy - WWF Intercontinental Championship
Steve Austin d. Chris Jericho by DQ - WWF Title
Hulk Hogan (w. The nWo) wins The Royal Rumble
At the Royal Rumble, The Rock defeats DDP in the rematch, and Austin defeats Jericho but it's by DQ and he doesn't win the title. The Royal Rumble match is 50/50 WWF and WCW, and the final four are HHH, Angle, Booker T and The Giant, but then #30 comes out and it's... The entire nWo! Hogan, Hall, Nash, Hennig, Syxx and Bagwell all hit the ring and destroy everyone in the ring, and then every nWo member jumps over the top rope except for Hogan, who is declared the winner of the Royal Rumble in the biggest fuck-finish of all time!
Hogan announces on the next Raw that he is going to face WCW Champion The Rock at Wrestlemania. Because Chris Jericho doesn't have a challenger, Vince announces a Fatal Four Way at Superbrawl between Triple H, Booker T, Kurt Angle and The Giant, the 4 men screwed out of the Royal Rumble. Meanwhile, The nWo are running amok on TV, doing run ins and backstage attacks, so Vince tasks Kane and The Dudleys to deal with the nWo at Superbrawl. Flair says that he doesn't want The Rock as his champion going into Wrestlemania, and makes DDP vs Rock for Superbrawl with Flair himself as Guest Referee.
Superbrawl 2002
The Hardys d. Impact Players
Jazz d. Ivory - WWF Women's Title
The nWo d. Kane & The Dudleys
Curt Hennig d. Lance Storm - WCW United States Title
Rob Van Dam d. Christian - WWF Intercontinental Title
Triple H d. Booker T, Kurt Angle & The Giant - #1 Contender Fatal 4 Way
The Rock d. DDP - Special Referee Ric Flair, WCW World Heavyweight Title
At Superbrawl, Triple H wins the Fatal Four Way, and The Rock beats DDP after Vince evens the odds and attacks Flair. The nWo defeats Kane & The Dudleys based on the numbers game alone. It's 5 on 3 and the faces are overwhelmed. After the match, The nWo put The Dudleys through tables and are about to do the same to Kane when *GONG* The Undertaker, back in his Deadman persona, comes back, with Paul Bearer! Taker and Kane together chase off The nWo.
The build to Wrestlemania is pretty straightforward, as most of the main eventers have a clear opponent after Superbrawl. Jericho will face Triple H, Hogan will face The Rock, The Outsiders will face The Brothers of Destruction and Vince will face Flair. The rest of the card is more or less wrestling for the sake of wrestling, either for midcard titles or #1 contender matches for the future. Austin vs Booker T is a #1 contender match for the WWF Title, DDP vs Edge is a #1 Contender for the US Title.
Wrestlemania X8
Trish Stratus d. Lita, Jazz & Ivory - WWF Women's Title
Kurt Angle d. Curt Hennig - WCW United States Title
Rob Van Dam d. Lance Storm & Billy Gunn - WWF Intercontinental Title
Diamond Dallas Page d. Edge
The Hardys d. KroniK, The Dudleys & New Doom - WWF Tag Team Titles
Vince McMahon d. Ric Flair (w. Arn Anderson)
Brothers of Destruction (w. Paul Bearer) d. The Outsiders (w. Syxx)
Stone Cold Steve Austin d. Booker T
Triple H d. Chris Jericho - WWF Title
The Rock (c) d. Hollywood Hogan - WCW Title
My ideas for after the InVasion Angle include doing the brand split as in real life, with Triple H on Raw and The Rock on Smackdown. No use unifying the belts if they're just going to be split up again. Brock Lesnar debuts on Smackdown, goes undefeated for half a year and dethrones Rock in the summertime. Triple H has classics with the likes of Jericho in a rematch, Hogan, Angle, Perfect, RVD, Booker T and a returning Shawn Michaels, establishing himself as the Flair of his era whilst also turning heel midway through the year. I might go into this more in depth in another entry.
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