5 Things About WCW/ECW Invasion That Ruled (And 5 That Sucked)

5 That Ruled...

5. Austin, Angle And Vince

There were many casualties coming out of the 2001 King of the Ring PPV. Chris Benoit famously broke his already injured neck, necessitating major surgery and a year on the sidelines. He would miss the entirety of the Invasion, but Benoit's absence was the least of the WWF's worries at the time. Steve Austin and Kurt Angle, the two biggest stars in the company, got hurt at the event as well. Austin broke a bone in his back (and injured his hand) when the debuting Booker T ran in and blasted him through the announce table. Angle, meanwhile, broke his tailbone during his hellacious street fight with Shane McMahon. It probably didn't help that he had wrestled twice earlier in the night. So the WWF's two hottest stars and best performers were on the bench. What now? Vince couldn't take them off TV, even if they couldn't compete in main event matches. So for a while Austin and Angle exclusively took part in backstage and in-ring segments and interviews. Add Vince to the mix and the results were more often than not hilarious. One of the early storylines of the Invasion was Angle and Austin competing for Vince's affections. They wanted to be Vince's number one guy during the Invasion. This lead to the infamous guitar singing, hugging and cowboy hats.Whilst it was good in the short-term, everyone involved knew that they had to get serious if the Invasion angle was going to get over and as soon as they were healed up they went back to kicking a**. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPp0ukVFRts