8. Steve Austin Joins The Alliance At Invasion (July 22, 2001)
Collectively, WCW and ECW were dubbed the 'Alliance'. The Invasion pay-per-view in July promised to pull a monster buyrate, and the company hinged all hopes on an Alliance vs. Team WWF main event. During that match, Steve Austin turned his back on the WWF and joined Stephanie, Shane and Paul Heyman in downing a few beers. Behind the scenes, Vince McMahon felt the WCW/ECW side needed the star power.
