WWE Invasion Angle PPVs - Ranked Worst To Best
One of the biggest failures in wrestling was responsible for some amazing events.
WWE was on fire at the turn of the millennium, riding high on the success of the Attitude Era and branching out with more programming and experimental ventures. As time went on, WWE were able to tempt away some of their competitor's brightest talents with the likes of Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero, and Chris Benoit jumping ship to Vince McMahon's juggernaut.
Eventually WCW would be bought for the paltry sum of $2.5 million and WWE would own their competition, with plans of introducing what fans had been dreaming of for years – a star studded war between the two companies. What we got however was a jumbled attempt at such a vision, like a child trying to copy the work of a Michelin star chef using an Easy Bake oven.
WWE were unable to land the behemoths of their competition and had the unenviable task of trying to make formidable warriors from the likes of Lance Storm and Hugh Morris. Most wrestling fans look back at the Invasion angle as, to use modern vernacular, an 'epic fail', but when you actually go back and look at the quality of wrestling and angles during this time you will see that perhaps history has been rather harsh on those seven months in 2001.
Certainly the actual ppv events live up to scrutiny in terms of match quality...
6. Rebellion 2001
It should come as no real surprise that a UK only PPV is left languishing in last place on this list. That's not to say that it was terrible, but as any fan who grew up with these bi-annual British events will tell you, they were never able to compete with the established offerings from the US.
This event in particular had a few things going against it right from the get go. Prior to the show, Alliance stars (of which there was precious few) Rob Van Dam and Booker T were still being advertised in local promotional material yet appeared nowhere on the show. In addition to this, The Brothers of Destruction Kane and Undertaker didn't make the trip across the pond due to being booked for a house show in the States.
Looking at the card there were still some mouth-watering match-ups on offer, and the UK is well known for its rabid fan base and electric crowds. The Championship matches were all more than enjoyable with the main event delivering exactly what you would expect from two of the biggest names in the industry, The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Matches were given time to be effective and even though there were some duds here and there, they were kept short and didn’t detract too much from the show.
As far as UK PPVs go, you would struggle to find better than this.
High Point: The Rock Vs. Stone Cold