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.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
