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I agree that the WWF should have waited a while before the InVasion storyline. IMHO they should have waited until Eric Bischoff and WCW main event stars such as Sting, Goldberg, Randy Savage, Scott Steiner and others were available. WCW would then invade and try to lure WWF workers who used to work for them, such as Benoit and Guererro, to join them. Then, as WCW was establishing itself and beating WWF in matches, ECW under Paul Heyman would arrive and do the same thing. The rivalry would be three-way, ie no Alliance, and the likes of Stone Cold and Kurt Angle would NOT jump ship.
Then, Bischoff would announce that WCW was about to defeat both ECW and WWF as a result of his latest signings *cue black and white screen* the nWo. Hogan, Hall and Nash would be expected to join WCW and help them win the war, but instead they decide to ally themselves to nobody and combat all three factions, with the intent on bringing down not just the WWF but the entire wrestling industry. They would then be joined by former nWo members from WCW and WWF. The four-way war would continue until Survivor Series the following year. During this time, each of the organisations would at some stage gain the upper hand and then, by the end of the storyline, all four would be at a stalemate. They would agree that Survivor Series would be winner takes all, with title unification matches, and the Champions guaranteed a job regardless of who wins. The one thing I’d leave out would be the immunity battle royal. The main event would be a 20-man, four team elimination match; the rules to which I will now explain.
One team in each corner, two guys in the ring. Eliminations occur by pin, submission, DQ, KO or count-out. You can tag whoever you like. You may think that the longer a man stays on the apron, the less likely he is to be eliminated, so members of rival teams may refuse to be tagged – to counter this, if a wrestler refuses a tag, he is instantly disqualified.
Team WWF – Stone Cold, the Rock, Triple H, Kurt Angle and the Undertaker.
Team WCW – Sting, Goldberg, Booker T, DDP and Ric Flair.
Team ECW – Rhyno, Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Rob Van Dam and Raven.
Team nWo – Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Big Show (re-named the Giant) and X-Pac (re-named Syxx).
Obviously, WWF would win. Order of elimination (complete teams): ECW, nWo, WCW.
I’d like to think that, with the proper planning and contract negotiations, this storyline could have been achieved. What do the rest of you think?
Afterthought: I'd also like to think that Hulk Hogan would turn face and screw the nWo and WCW out of victory, but this could have been a little too predictable from a smart fan's perspective, I think. Plus McMahon would want the WWF to win cleanly.
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