10 Best Wrestling Invasions

10. Jim Cornette Brings The NWA To The WWF

Jim Cornette has always been someone with a real liking for the way things used to be in pro wrestling. Seeking to replicate the glory days of the territories, he created Smoky Mountain Wrestling in the early 1990s.

The experiment wouldn't last, but it didn't stop him from pitching an invasion based on tradition in 1998.

By that year, the WWF was in the midst of the 'Attitude Era'. Things could not have been any more different from Cornette's vision of a wrestling product, but he successfully coerced Vince McMahon into running the more traditional NWA as a heel faction in the company.

Jeff Jarrett was the undoubted focal point, wearing the NWA North American Heavyweight Title on WWF programming. The Rock 'N' Roll Express, Barry Windham and a rehashed version of The (New) Midnight Express featuring Bob Holly and Bart Gunn were brought along for the ride too.

The experience was a short one, as WWF fans had a tough time accepting the old-time feel of the NWA as a real threat. It's still notable, however, because few could have predicted it happening when the National Wrestling Alliance was a powerhouse in the 1980s.