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It was destined to fail because Vince was never going to allow WCW guys to look superior to his WWE guys. That's why the "big player" of Team Invasion was Stone Cold Steve Austin. The few victories that the Invasion picked up never really meant anything and none of them came out looking like stars, with the exception of RVD, mostly due to his own charisma and impressive work rate.
They could have really made the Invasion work with the guys they had if they had wanted to do so. They just had to treat the WCW guys they had as major stars. If DDP's first appearance on a WWF program had been built up as a major moment - with video packages and hype and a middle of the show booking spot and massive pyro and his classic "Self High-Five" music, you would've had an instant main event star on your hands. Instead he showed up out of nowhere for a hit against Undertaker as a sexually driven stalker. The same went for Booker T. His first appearance on the show could've been made into a big deal with a lot of build up - the first time EVER for the WCW Champion to appear on a WWF program. Instead, he does a hit and run on Austin at King of the Ring. Like a punk ass bitch. Because that's what the Invasion team was made to look like. Punks.
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