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Originally Posted by The Mackem
Yeah so when the invasion angle happened noone seemed happy about how it was executed. Obviously it didn't help when most of the main players in WCW at the time were involved. Is it all as easy as they were all on AOL contracts (don't profess to know anything about the WCW/AOL contract situation) so didn't have any legal obligation to show up in WWF. What happened at this time involving the following people missing:
Ric Flair (showed up immediately after the Invasion Angle)
Scot Steiner: (Showed up 2002)
Rick Steiner
Eric Bischoff
Goldberg (showed up eventually)
Sting
Jeff Jarrett (forming TNA?)
Kevin Nash (showed up evetually)
Rey Mysterio (and again)
and others
Was it just a case that they returned WWF's calls when their contracts with AOL expired or what? Was there any AOL contracted wrestlers that showed up in WWF anyway? The two biggest WCW stars invovled in the Invasion Angle were easily Booker T and DDP.
I guess I'm interested in the seeds as to why the Invasion Angle was not as good as it could have been
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Booker and DDP took a buyout of there contracts, because they thought they could make a go of it in the WWE, it should be noted that they would of made more money doing nothing and sitting on their hands
Here's what I think happened with the rest, this may not be 100% and is taken from my memory of the Death of WCW book:
Ric Flair (showed up immediately after the Invasion Angle): I think his AOL contract expired and he just brought in
Scot Steiner: (Showed up 2002): Joined after his AOL contract was up
Rick Steiner: Sat on his hands with his money, when it was up, worked in the Indys
Eric Bischoff: I have no idea, I would assume he had a contract, but it would of worked in a different manor to talent
Goldberg (showed up eventually): Waiting until his AOL contract was up
Sting: They tried to snag him when his contract was up, but he never showed any interest in that kind of schedule and didn't like the product
Jeff Jarrett (forming TNA?): Was never going to get a job back with Vince after he held them up for $500,000
Kevin Nash (showed up eventually): Panic buying, his contract was paid out in full so he, Hall and Hogan could do the Nwo after the ratings slide from the initial invasion
Rey Mysterio (and again): They waited for his contract to end, he was also hurt, he worked a few indy dates (stand out was a 3 way with Him, Eddie and Punk) when he was healthy, they signed him up.
Basically anyone who was on WWE TV within the first few months would of lost out on some cash, as the AOL contracts were worth more, the only guys who got the contracts paid out in full were the NWO guys, for everyone else, they just signed them up as and when the more expensive contracts ended