Customer Reviews

WWF: Invasion 2001

5 star:		(44)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(17)
2 star:		(12)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

1.Edge,Christian vs Mike Awesome,lance Storm

great opener.this was better than expected.8/10

2.Special Guest Reffere Mick Foley Ref vs Ref Match

Nick Patrick vs Earl Hebner

this match sucks, and the only reason why im givivng it 4/10 is because it was funny watching refs wrestle.4/10

3.WWF and WCW Tag Team Chapionship

APA vs Sean'O Haire,Chuck Pulombo

deacent.I think its always fun to watch the APA wrestle.7/10

4.WWF and WCW Cruserweight Championship

X-Pac vs Billy Kidman

ok match.it didnt drag or anything.6.5/10

5.William Regal vs Raven

not very good.it was pretty crappy actually, and ive never seen Raven in a match that was'nt hardcore.5/10

6.Big Show,Albert,Billy Gunn vs Kanyon,Mooris,Sean Stasiack

ok match.it was pretty fun to watch.7/10

7.Tajiri vs Tazz

another ok match, and I love when Tajiri uses mist.6.5/10

8.Hardcore Title Championship

Jeff Hardy vs RVD

amazing match.Hardy, and RVD are so high flying.it was just amazing.9/10

9.Tag Team Bra'Panties

Torrie Wilson,Stacey Keibler vs Trish Stratus,Lita

I loved this match.Torrie, Stacey, and Trish are so hot, and we get to see some of them in there bra'panties.also Trish is my favorite girl wrestler.I think she's the hottest.whats the word for this match not amzing, but HOT.9/10

10.Stone Cold,Undertaker,Kane,Kurt Angle,Chris Jericho vs Booker T,Dudleys,Rhyno,DDP

great match.with a shocker at the end, but the WWF people did not like this shocker.8.5/10

THIS PPV WAS COOL CONSIDERING ECW,WCW AND WWE WRESTLERS ALL FAUGHT ON ONE NIGHT. HERE ARE ALL THE MATCHES IN ORDER.

EDGE & CHRISTIAN (WWE) VS. LANCE STORM & MIKE AWESOME (ECW)

(A SOLID OPENER WICH REALLY GOT THE CROWD GOING)

(WWE REFEREE) EARL HEBNER VS. (WCW REFEREE) NICK PATRICK

(THE RIVALRY BETWEEN THESE TWO HAD BEEN BULDING UP FOR QUITE A WHILE,BUT THE MATCH SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ON PPV AND WAS A TERRIBLE DISPLAY WITH TWO OUT OF SHAPE GOONS GOING AT IT)

(WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS) APA VS. (WCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS) CHUCK PALUMBO & SEAN O'HAIRE

(FOUR SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS GOING AT IT AS THE TAG CHAMPS OF BOTH WCW AND WWE RIP EACHOTHER APART. A GOOD,SOLID MATCH)

(WWE COMMISIONER) WILLIAM REGAL VS. RAVEN (ECW)

(IT WAS WEIRD HEARING THE CROWD CHEER REGAL BUT GREAT SEEING HIM LAY A BEATING DOWN ON RAVEN. THERE IS A SCREW JOB FINISH THOUGH)

A-TRAIN,BIG SHOW & BILLY GUNN (WWE) VS. KANYON,MORRUS & STASIAK (WCW)

(THE WWE PARTICIPANTS DOMINATED THIS AFFAIR BUT THE WCW GUYS STILL MANAGE A COMEBACK AND SOMEBODY MAKES A PAINFUL MISTAKE, COSTING THEIR TEAM VICTORY)

TAJIRI (WWE) VS. TAZZ (ECW)

(TWO FORMER ECW WRESTLERS GOING AT IT ON A WWE PPV DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT BUT IT ROCKED!)

(WCW CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION)BILLY KIDMAN VS. (WWE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION) X-PAC

(A SUPERB HIGH FLYING CRUISERWEIGHT MATCH,WITH TWO FORMER WCW RIVALS GOING AT IT)

(WWE HARDCORE CHAMPION) JEFF HARDY VS. ROB VAN DAM (ECW)

(AN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME HARDCORE MATCH WITH BOTH MEN BEING PUSHED OVER THE EDGE. THIS SETS A NEW STANDARD FOR HARDCORE MATCHES)

BRA AND PANTIES TAG TEAM MATCH
LITA & TRISH STRATUS (WWE) VS. STACY KEIBLER & TORRIE WILSON (WCW)

(ALTHOUGH THIS FEATURED SOME OF THE BOTH ORGANISATIONS HOTTEST DIVAS. IT WAS STILL USED TO CALM THE CROWD DOWN BEFORE THE MAIN EVENT)

INAUGARAL BRAWL
(TEAM WWE)
WWE CHAMPION STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN,KURT ANGLE,UNDERTAKER,KANE & Y2J VS. (TEAM WCW/ECW) WCW CHAMPION BOOKER T,DDP,RHYNO & DUDLEY BOYZ

(WELL WHAT CAN I SAY?. TEN OF THE HOTTEST SUPERSTARS EVER TO GRACE A WWE RING GO HEAD TO HEAD IN A BRUTAL,INTENSE,CHAOTIC SLOBBER KNOCKER!) THERE IS A HUGE TWIST AT THE END.

EXTRAS
RVD INTERVIEW - A GOOD INSIGHT AT ONE OF THE ALLIANCES KEY WRESTLERS
INTERVIEWS WITH ECW,WCW & WWE WRESTLERS - THE INTERVIEWS ARE TOO SHORT AND POINTLESS
THE OTHER EXTRA SHOWS YOU FIVE SECOND CLIPS OF OTHER SUPERSTARS WARMING UP BEFORE THEIR MATCHES AND ARE UTTERLY POINTLESS AGAIN.

OVERALL - THE PPV ITSELF WASN'T BAD AND HAS SOME REALLY GOOD MOMENTS AND THE JEFF HARDY/RVD MATCH STOLE THE SHOW. THE INAUGARAL BRAWL WAS COOL AND THE SCREW JOB FINISH WAS AWESOME.
THE EXTRAS ARE WEAK BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND BUYING THIS DVD FOR ITS HISTORICAL VALUE AS IT FEATURES ALL THREE ORGANISATIONS BATTLING IT OUT ON ONE SHOW)

Edge & Christian vs. Lance Storm & Mike Awesome

Good match and it's also the last time E&C would team together.

Earl Hebner vs. Nick Patrick w/ Mick Foley as special ref

It's funny to watch the refs go at it. No wrestling value but funny.

APA vs. Sean O'Haire & Chuck Palumbo

Not bad but nothing special.

Billy Kidman vs. X-Pac

Now we're talkin! Great high flyin, physical match.

William Regal vs. Raven

Pretty boring. Interference from Tazz gives it a slight boost.

Big Show, Billy Gunn, & Albert vs. Shawn Stasiak, Kanyon, & Hugh Morrus

Had potential but ended up being a time filler.

Hardcore Championship

Jeff Hardy vs. Rob Van Dam

Fantastic match only surpassed by their ladder match. Match of the year candidate. Unbelievable things happen in this. Non-stop and in your face action.

Bra & Panties

Lita & Trish Stratus vs. Torrie Wilson & Stacy Kiebler w/ Mick Foley as special ref.

Only good because of Foley.

Inaugural Brawl

Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Undertaker, & Kane vs. Booker T, DDP, Rhyno, & Dudley Boyz

Very good match with a surprise ending. Much better than expected.

80-76%-perfect

75-71%-awsome

70-66%-good

65-61%-poor

60-56%-awful

1. EDGE & CHRISTIAN vs. LANCE STORM & MIKE AWESOME- This was nto a bad way to kick off the ppv. About a 10 minute opener and very soild. I really likd edge and christian at the same time storm and awsome looked good here as well. Nice neare falss and there styles mixed well. Winners edge and christian. Match RAting 7.5/10.

2. EARL HEBNER vs. NICK PATRICK- This was a horriable match. I can see the purpos of this match to continue the fued with the wwe and the alliance but when u bring the refs in that is to much. The only reason i am not gining this a zero was ebcause there were some funbny spots. WInner earl Hebner. Match Rating 2/10.

3. THE APA (BRADSHAW & FAAROOQ) vs. CHUCK PALUMBO & SEAN O'HAIRE- This was another ok macth. This was not as good as the opener and i would have sayed for them to fit this in later in the card as there was already one tag macth and the match to fallow it was not even good. Not a bad macth. I think that both eteams were the same but soild wrestling at best. WInners the APA. MAtch Rating 6/10.

4. BILLY KIDMAN vs. X-Pac- This was a nice palce for this match on this card. Nice crusierwight match./ I think that as bad as x-pac was he staeeped it up here. Very fast paced with alot of high flying moves and one thing that i loved about kidman was his shottting satr press which was awsome. Soild match. WInner Billy Kidman. MAtch RAting 7/10.

5. RAVEN vs. WIlliam Regal _ this was a okay match. Me myself i have never been a big fan of heel vs heel amcthes because htey dotn seem to work out that well. Anyway this match was okay i liked regals work here lots of old schooll wrestling while raven did okay reagl carried this macth. Winner Raven. MAtch RAting 6/10.

6. HUGH MORRUS, SEAN STASIAK & CHRIS KANYON vs. THE BIG SHOW, ALBERT (A-TRAIN) & BILLY GUNN- This was hte third tag match of the night and htere had onoly been six macthes so far so it was hard for me to get into this one. It played out ok and i would say that the nig show stepped it up here and did a good job. WInners HUGH MORRUS, SEAN STASIAK & CHRIS KANYON. Match Rating 6.5/10.

7. Tajiri vs. Tazz- This was kind of like x-pac match earliler as the endign was more dissopinting. The beging was Started off well, turned tedious & then just as it began to pick up again, Tajiri spit the mist & the match was over at the 6 minute mark. Also there styles mixed well and tajirs fast paced offense worked well in this macth. Winner Tajiri. Match Rating 6.5/10.

8. Jeff HArdy vs. RVD for the wwe hardcore title- I really liekd this match and i would say it was up there for match of the night. Not to many weapons used in this macth but it did not hurt it that much. Started out ok and then out came a 20 foot ladder which was sweet because hardy got pushed off and fell to a barley padded floor looked like it hurt. ALso rvd van damintor on hardy and he fell all the way off the stage. I really liekd this match. WInner and new wwe hardcore champ RVD. mAtch Rating 9/10.

9. LITA & TRISH STRATUS vs. Torrie wilson and stacy in a bra and apnties match- Mick Foley was the special guest referee here, but it's fair to say that he stayed in the background. Probably one of the best ever of these types of matches. The WWE ladies controlled most of the offense, but Torrie & Stacy definitely played their roles as best as possible. A good combination of everything, and it very much kept the crowd involved. The 5 minute duration was just about right. Winners trish and lita. Match Rating 6/10.

10. BOOKER T, DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE, RHYNO & THE DUDLEY BOYZ vs. 'STONE COLD' STEVE AUSTIN, KURT ANGLE, CHRIS JERICHO, KANE & THE UNDERTAKER in the 10 Man Inaugural Brawl- It is fair to say that the build up for this match may have been one of the best ever for a non-title bout. And, when viewed in isolation, the 30 minute match was not too much of a letdown at all. It's a bout that is often criticized, but apart from the controversial ending, there is absolutely no reason for it to be. The first half of the bout was an excellent combination of intensity & feeling out process which suited the match perfectly. The 15 minutes felt like they lasted just over 5!!! While the pace slowed down a little at the half way mark, it was not allowed to last long, as the match broke down on the outside. A few good spots occurred there, but it was all a set up for Austin turning on the WWE & halting Angle's exciting comeback against Booker & Buh-Buh. Very well performed & predominantly booked with Angle, Booker & Jericho the standouts of a terrific match. WInners BOOKER T, DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE, RHYNO & THE DUDLEY BOYZ. Match Rating 9/10.

Well that rpas up another. I would give invasion 2001 a grade of 65.5/100 which is a 66% which means this is a good ppv. I would say that is right. It is one of a kind so i would try to pick this up . If u can tell me if my review was helpful or nto i would appreicate that. Thanks for your time.

Decent PPV. This PPV was the beginning of the war between WWF and the Alliance.

1. Edge & Christian vs. Lance Storm & Mike Awesome

Pretty good performance by three of the competitors. Mike Awesome is not a very good wrestler. Good match. (7.5/10)

2. Nick Patrick vs. Earl Hebner

This is worth watching just to see Earl Hebner wrestling. Kind of funny. (6/10)

3. APA vs. Sean O'Haire & Chuck Palumbo (WWF Tag Champs vs. WCW Tag Champs)

Decent match. All four of these guy are bohemiths. Slugfest from beginning to end. (7/10)

4. X-Pac vs. Billy Kidman

Great Cruiserweight match. X-Pac can still perform. Billy Kidman would be a top cruiserweight if he was better on the mic. (8.5/10)

5. William Regal vs. Raven

Weird combination having these two wrestle each other. It went ok. Nothing too exciting. (7/10)

6. Billy Gunn, Big Show, & Albert vs. Kanyon, Hugh Morrus, & Shawn Stasiak

There is a lot of pointless matches on this card. Again, decent match, but nothing too exciting. (6.5/10)

7. Tazz vs. Tajiri

These two worked well together. It probably goes back to their work in ECW. Entertaining match. (8/10)

8. Jeff Hardy vs. RVD (Hardcore Championship)

Great match. The crowd was really mixed on who to cheer for. Great moves by both competitors. Watch RVD sell the DDT towards the end. (9/10)

9. Trish Stratus & Lita vs. Torrie Wilson & Stacy Keibler (Bra & Panties Match)

Wow! Entertaining. These four are hot. I don't agree with it being picked as one of the matches of the year. (7/10)

10. DDP, Rhyno, Dudley's, Booker T (WCW/ECW) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Undertaker, Kane, & Chris Jericho (WWF) (Inaugural Brawl - Ten Man Tag Match)

Pretty exciting match, especially the end. Very shocking ending. (8.5/10)

Good PPV. I recommend picking this one up for the Hardcore Title match. It is worth the price. This DVD is not a must have for your collection.

Overall Rating: 8/10

This PPV has 2 good matches. Those matches are Kidman vs. X-Pac and RVD vs. Jeff Hardy. But why buy this DVD for just those 2 matches? There is a lot better WWF PPVs out there, and if you got them all, get some REAL (the fact that ECW has anything to do with the InVasion angle is just stupid) ECW videos. This whole PPV was based on hype.

Even though it was a little bit of a let down, it was a great ppv. The best matches in my view were The Inagural Brawl (Not in your case Austin)and RVD v.s. Jeff Hardy (Greatest of all 10 matches). The rest were ok. If you had to choose any WWF ppv, this is the one I recommend.

This show was really solid, one of the only gripes I had throughout the show was that both J.R and Michael Cole were doing commentary, and they both hold the same role as play-by-play commentator. That made the commentary kind of repetitive with both guys repeating what each other was saying. It's a little problem, but other than that it got better as it went.

I loved how the crowd was really into the event and when a match was bad you could hera it from the crowd. This was definitely evident in the Regal/Raven match. I don't know what it is about this show that I liked, but the fact that I was really into the whole WWF vs. ECW/WCW angle, it was fun to watch it all unfold.

The best matches of the night was Edge & Christian vs Awesome & Storm, Hardy vs. RVD for the Hardcore title, and of course the Inaugural Brawl. I'll finish off with my assessment of the main event, it was one of the most entertaining non-title main events I've ever seen at any PPV. There was total non-stop action (no pun intended) and storylines throughout. there were brawls and some mat wrestling (with Kurt how can you not), and then there were table spots. The match was a great finish a to a solid show and the match made the show one of the best of 2001 in my opinion. I won't say what happened in the end vecause everyone else will do that, but I'll tell you that this match has more twiests and turns than a Prison Break episode.

I'm writing this in early 2004, and these days this DVD can be picked up for less then ten bucks. If you're a wrestling fan, it's one hell of a buy.

This of course is the first Pay Per View that featured the WWF vs. the WCW/ECW alliance, and bills itself as such, with "interpromotional matches."

The main event, the "Inagural Brawl" pits Team WWF, consisting of Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, the Undertaker, and Kane, against Team WCW/ECW ("the Alliance" name hadn't been used yet), which has Booker T, Diamond Dallas Page, the Dudley Boyz, and Rhyno. This is one hell of a fantastic match with a great finish. I won't spoil it for those that haven't seen the PPV, but anybody who was watching during the Alliance angle are sure to remember the turn of events that led to victory.

Another great match on this disk is Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy, in a Hardcore title match. As you'd expect with Jeff in there, a ladder definately gets involved. I believe this was RVD's first televised match after signing with the WWF, and it's pretty amazing how the crowd is booing him at the start of the match, but then --- ah, I won't spoil it. :)

Other then those top two matches, the disk is loaded with a lot of tag team and singles contests, and all are very solid. There also is an appearance by Mick Foley!

I'd say any Wrestling fan should be happy with this purchase, especially since right now you can get it for so cheap.

The wwf sold-out the Gund Arena for the first ppv that the alliance battled the wwf.

Match 1:ECW's Mike Awesome & Lance Storm vs. WWF's Edge & Christian. Good match that was the perfect opener. 3 Out of 5 stars

Match 2:WCW Referee Nick Patrick vs. WWF Referee Earl Hebner. Bad match but Mick Foley made it good. 2 out of 5 stars

Match 3:WWF vs. WCW tag team championship match (non-title)WWF's APA vs. WCW's Sean O'Haire & Chuck Palumbo. Nice battle with Expierence vs. Youth. 3.5 out of 5 stars

Match 4: WCW Cruiserwieght vs. WWF Light heavyweight Championship Match (non-title)WCW's Billy Kidman vs.WWF's X-Pac. Great fast paced high flying action. 4 out of 5 stars.

Match 5:WWF Commissioner William Regal vs. Ecw's Raven. ok match kind of slowed down the ppv. 2 out of five stars

Match 6:WWF's Big Show, Billy Gunn & Albert vs. WCW's Kanyon, Hugh Morris & Shawn Stasiak. Solid match with some great team work by the WWF members. 3 out of 5 stars

Match 7:WWF's Tajiri vs ECW's Tazz. Tajiri made this match with little or no from Tazz. 2out of 5 stars

Match 8:WWF Hardcore Championship. WWF Champion Jeff Hardy vs. ECW's RVD. Great match Once again these two show why they're Extreme. 4.5 out of 5 stars

Match 9: WWF's Trish Stratus & Lita vs. WCW's Torrie Wilson & Stacy Keibler. ok match. kind of cool to see Trish & Lita working together. 2.5 out of 5 stars

Match 10: The Inaugural Brawl. WCW's Booker T, DDP, Rhino & The Dudley Boyz vs. Stone Cold, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Undertaker & Kane. Great Match. Somebody gets screwed but I won't name any names. 5 out of 5