IC Champ & WWF Champ vs. WWF Tag Champs - all titles on the line. What a fuckin cool ass concept.

You know, we all talk about how differently we wish the Invasion was booked, but things were so epic at this point I flat out wish it didn't happen.
Maybe a few years down the line, but they had such an epic roster and so many guys worthy of elevating. There were storylines and fueds for years, and the heights they were elevating the titles and divisions too were insane.

I used to always harp that I wanted the Invasion to happen but be better. Now I just wish it didn't happen.

Big :y: to the IC title being so epic

That's a good point. The huge influx of talent after the Invasion was a curse I guess

They had already acquired ECW anyways so RVD and Dreamer would have been debuting soon. I'd rather just see what they had going on at this point continue, and maybe an ECW storyline, but not much more.
Sure, there were some great pickups but those could have happened down the line anyways.

Owen and Yoko v. Two Dudes with Attitudes

I think they had enough top guys, and borderline guys to push here. RVD would have shown up anyways. He'd have been just as over, and he would have gotten a chance.
Jericho would have been the next big push, and gotten the attention he deserved.
Angle would have been continually elevated. Same with Benoit. Even Kane could have gotten a run finally.

There were plenty of other potential guys to push, like Rhyno and Raven, and the singles careers of E&C Jeff and Matt.

I'm also almost positive WWF would have tried like hell to get Booker and a few others from WCW anyways.

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Here's the main event on the following edition of Smackdown

Two Man Powertrip vs. Kaienti

Touche

Lol Kaienti

I want to watch the Backlash main event now that I've heard it get hyped on the last 2 videos.

I know. I want to watch everything from this time frame. Then I want to get in a time machine and stop it from ending, to see what it would have been like when RVD and Champion Jericho were thrown into the mix.

Kaienti's gimmick at this point was gold

wow I thought it was just going to be a squash. That was a great swerve

How many guys have won the IC title after winning the World/WWE title? HHH, Flair, Kane...?

INDEED

Punk I guess.

CM Punk

Jericho.

I wish it happened more often. Not in such a "we're demoting you" way, but in a "this title isn't the world title, but it means a shitlaod too" type of way.
Kind of like here. It didn't seem like a step down for HHH and Kane, because it was more of a step up for the title.
If they kept it that way, and former champions like HHH, Kane and Angle were trading the belt around, it them would have meant more when non-former champions were winning it here and there (before they had been elevated).

Sort of like the US title in WCW. Even with all the stuff they did wrong, the US title always was pretty high in stature. Guys like Bret, Sting and DDP were always fueding for it between world title programs.

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very true

Great choice Jeri :D

i still have The Music Vol. 5 somewhere lying around

Grand slam.

L.I.M.P Bizkit is right here

Juan, after this we should watch the Judgement Day stuff

even if we have to do it a little at a time over the next few days

lol @ Austin checking up on Hunter

I'm in :y:

I really liked the duo of Heyman and JR

lol Austin

Austin and Hunter really were an awesome team

For sure

What an awesome match. I miss the days when you truly didn't know who would in. Those days are few and far between now.

covered in gold

Would have been hilarious if they won the European and Hardcore just for shits and gigs

Here's the Raw main event, the following night...

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this is madness

lol Heyman "STONE COLD! STONE COLD!"

I love that it's not even a match or a main event. It's just a brawl all over the building

I'm literally finding every raw and mackdown from this time on dailymotion

I wonder what they were building for originally here. Seems like they were grooming the whole thing for the Two Man Power Trip to run for a while, but then HHH got injured and the jumped the gun on the invasion.

Your pick

I always thought they were gonna eventually do Rock vs. HHH vs. Steve Austin match

Angle and Rock would have been an interesting team to go up against them. They'd make for some great matches, but also some great comedy as a reluctant tag team.

I think this is from the Smackdown before the Raw you just picked. I'll get it in before we go forward though.

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Next thing we should find is what happened on SD after that Raw. I think it'd be May 2nd or 3rd

yeah, i got it right here on dailymotion, i'll post it after this match

There's this one dude who seems like he's got every full Raw and SD from that time-frame

so you up for the smackdwon ep following Backlash? or wait til next time?

Yea, one more

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ROFL "I'M VINCE McMAHON, DAMMIT!"

lol Rikishi????

Michael Coleslaw

One of the coolest things about this fued was that it was like a gang war. They were great wrestlers, matches, promos, and title fueds, but the fact that it was portrayed like a gang fight every night was pretty badass. They'd just beat and ambush eachother all over the arena all night, with sledgehammers chains and chairs.

I love a good cut and dry wrestling fued, but this is brawling at it's best. 4 great talents in a great storyline.

Tazz's voice was so raspy back then, and you can also tell how much Michael Cole has improved. He may not be the best, but he's better than he was.

Bonzai drop

the bionic redneck

You know it's just a matter of time until all hell breaks lose

Stone Cold Harvey Dent

what

nigga i got a 18 inch hot shit face

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I remember this being a really solid match and I've been meaning to watch it for a while now.

Anybody down?

The Greatest Thread in wrestling forum history.

Just read this whole thing over. I miss this, but it gave birth to the greatness of the TPWW VAULT

Speaking of which, it's WrestleMania weekend.

HINT HINT.

I want to watch that Mr. Perfect/ Doink match right now.

There is an evil clown ladies and gentlemen!

1. I wish I knew how to "embed" a video on here.
2. How do we know who's turn it is to put up a video?

I've got one lined up, next time there's a spot open.

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I can't tell if she's being legitimately helpful or condescending as fuck.

She's using a Mac so I'll go with condescending as fuck.

I never saw this and never heard about it, but it seems completely tasteless.
Is it on YouTube?