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Raw
10/22/01 @ Kansas City, MO
Vince & Linda opening promo. Shane & Steph interrupt and get lyrically spanked. Survivor Series, 5-on-5, Winner Take All.
Lita & Trish  vs  Ivory & Mighty Molly
this was not good. Nobody was on cue and nothing looked crisp.
the WWF women basically dominate and win when Lita Twist of Fate/Moonsaults Ivory.  141-159
WCW Cruiserweight Title:  Tajiri  vs  Kidman (c)
very good match. tajiri has most of the offense, but it looks great.
Kidman has a noticeable limp but it doesn't slow him down.
Tajiri becomes the champ after a fantastic Buzzsaw Kick.  141-160
DDP promo. He's still doing the motivational speaker deal. Kane interrupts and Chokeslams him.
US Title:  Rhyno (c)  vs  Kurt Angle
man this match is REALLY good.
Rhyno's offense looks believable and the crowd bites on every false finish.
Rhyno with a GORE! but but men tumble to the outside
Rhyno drags Angle back in for a 2 count. Ankle Lock! Rhyno taps out! New US Champ!  141-161
European Title:  Bradshaw  vs  Hurricane Helms (c)
Bradshaw is no-nonsense here
Bradshaw completely dominates and wins with the Clothesline From Hell.  141-162
Multiple Commissioners Foley/Regal segments. Foley ridicules Regal at every turn.
Undertaker & Kane  vs  Booker T & Test
not bad. lots of brawling but solid action.
cool finish as Test gets Kane up for the Pumphandle Slam, but Taker Big Boots him and Kane reverses it into a Tombstone Piledriver.  141-163
Hardcore Title:  Rob Van Dam (c)  vs  Big Show
match is all Big Show. he looks super dominant. 
RVD is able to get flashes of offense, but it looks like wasted effort.
RVD sprays a fire extinguisher, but Show gets a chair up to block it. RVD capitalizes on that opportunity to connect with the Van Daminator and a Five Star Frog Splash for the win.  142-163
WWF Tag Team Titles:  Dudley Boyz (c)  vs  Rock & Chris Jericho
pretty decent match. good tag work by the Dudleyz.
Rock is ridiculously over.
a competitive contest ends with a Rock Bottom on D-Von!
New champs! But how will they co-exist?  142-164

SmackDown!  
10/25/01 @ Omaha, NE
Shane/Alliance promo time. He berates his employees independent contractors for losing so many titles Monday, then instructs over Alliance members to attack their own.
Chuck Palumbo speaks up (the only wrestler to get mic time) and Stephanie fires him.  Austin comes out to unite the troops.
#1 WCW Title Contender Alliance Battle Royal
JIP. really? 
Mike Awesome AwesomeBombs Tommy Dreamer to the outside through a table. ouch.
comes down to Dudley Boyz - Booker T & Test - RVD.   Dudleyz out.
T&T eliminate RVD. Booker eliminates Test from behind as he's celebrating.
Trish Stratus  vs  Mighty Molly
pretty good match here. Trish wins after a bulldog (precursor to the Stratusfaction?). When's the rematch?  142-165
US Title:  Christian  vs  Kurt Angle (c)
very solid match here. Angle's suplexes and technical prowess vs Christian's underhanded tactics. 
Angle rolls into an Ankle Lock for the submission win.  142-165
WCW Title:  Booker T  vs  Chris Jericho (c)
this was good but went under 5 minutes. 
crowd was hot for this. Jericho wins with a roll-up bridge pin that the camera inexplicably cut away from.  142-167
Tazz  vs  Al Snow
because Tazz was mean to the Tough Enough kids.
Al Snow wins in a meh match.  142-168
WCW Tag Titles:  Dudley Boyz  vs  Hardy Boys (c)
this was ok but once again way too short. we only get like 3 minutes.
ending was out of whack as multiple people were out of place. i wonder if the match got cut short for some reason.
Dudleyz with the 3D to Jeff off the top rope to become the new champs!  143-168
Hardcore Title:  Rob Van Dam (c)  vs  Rock
this was good. they brawled on the entrance ramp early. fun use of plundah in the ring.
Rock has RVD in the Sharpshooter. Enter Shane attacking the Rock. Vince chases him off.
Five Star Frog Splash, but the Rock kicks out. 
Test with a Pumphandle Slam, but Jericho makes the save.
Booker T hits Rock with a garbage can, and RVD rolls him up for the successful title defense.  144-168

Metal  10/27
Lance Storm  vs  Crash Holly
decent enough. Storm counters a hurracanrana attempt into the Single Leg Crab.  145-168
Mike Awesome & Tommy Dreamer  vs  X-Pac & Albert
Heyman was JUST talking about Dreamer & Awesome's issues during SD's battle royal. now they're partners.
Awesome looks good, but Albert dominates and Baldo Bombs Dreamer for the win.  145-169
Hardy Boys  vs  Hugh Morrus & Justin Credible
Hardys win in a match that was much more even than i imagined.  145-170
Chavo Guerrero, Jr.  vs  Funaki
this is our main event?  ok match. Chavo via Brainbuster.  146-170

 

wow, what a one-sided week. at least we got some good matches out of it. 
i AM interested in seeing if anything happens with Chuck Palumbo (not likely, i know). it's a damn shame that basically every WCW and ECW wrestler have disappeared from the main shows. seriously. where's Lance Storm? Mike Awesome? Kanyon? even Stasiak is MIA. 

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HeAT 10/28/01
X-Pac & Albert  vs  Raven & Justin Credible
X-Factor gets another win that nobody cares about.  146-171
European Title:  Kanyon  vs  Bradshaw (c)
Bradshaw's Clothesline wins again.  146-172
WCW Crusierweight Title:  Hurricane Helms  vs  Tajiri (c)
solid fun match. Tajiri via Buzzsaw Kick.  146-173
Test  vs  Edge
actually a decent match. too bad we end in a double countout.  

Raw
10/29/01 @ Louisville, KY
Vince announces his Survivor Series team:  Undertaker, Kane, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Rock
Shane says that one of those guys will join the Alliance...tonight!
InterContinental Title:  Rob Van Dam  vs  Edge (c)
solid match but not amazing. Both of these guys have looked better recently.
RVD misses the 5* and Edge with the DDT to retain.  146-174
Hurricane & Mighty Molly  vs  Tajiri & Torrie
great action when Helms and Tajiri were in the ring. not so much otherwise.
Molly holds the tights and steals a win over Torrie.  147-174
WWF Tag Team Titles:  Booker T & Test  vs  Chris Jericho & Rock (c)
Jericho and Rock take turns attacking each other, then breaking up pinfall attempts. 
they still manage to win, with a Rock Bottom to Booker and a Walls of Jericho on Test.  147-175
Stacy Keibler  vs  Lita
this was not so good. Matt accidentally elbows Lita in the face, but she still picks up the win with a Twist of Fate.  147-176
US Title:  William Regal  vs  Kurt Angle (c)
decent match, but JR and Heyman arguing largely detracted from it.
Angle makes Regal tap out to the Ankle Lock.  147-177
WCW Tag Team Titles:  Dudley Boyz (c)  vs  Undertaker & Kane
this was fine but didn't seem to have much meat to it. 
Kane gets blasted in the face with a title belt and then 3D.  148-177
Street Fight:  Shane McMahon  vs  Vince McMahon
WrestleMania Rematch!
Vince has total advantage the first 4 minutes.
Shane attempts (and misses) a sloppy Shooting Star Press. more brawling. Shane with a top rope elbow drop on Vince through the announce table.
tons of interference. Long story short, Angle hits both Jericho and Rock with a steel chair. Austin Stunners Vince and Shane wins.  149-177
so yeah, Angle joined the Alliance. that's the most illogical heel turn since..... Austin?

SmackDown!
11/1/01 @ Cincinnati, OH
Angle explains why he joined the Alliance: he "wanted to be on the winning team come Survivor Series"
WWF Tag Team Titles:  Rock & Jericho (c)  vs  Test & Booker T
i guess since the match on Raw wasn't close at all, T&T get a rematch?
this match is pretty decent. the animosity between the champs is largely absent here, until Jericho inadvertently missile dropkicks Rock.
Test follows up with the Big Kick and we've got new tag champs.  150-177
Hardy Boys & Lita  vs  Dudley Boyz & Stacy
good match. Matt gets 3D'd for the finish. More dissention in the Team Extreme camp.  151-177
US Title:  Kurt Angle (c)  vs  Kane
decent brawl for a while.  Austin attacks Kane with a chair.
Kane fights back and embraces his inner monster and takes the lead.
Cool finish as Kane has Angle up for the Tombstone, but Angle crawls down his leg and secures the Ankle Lock, forcing Kane to tap out.  152-177
Hardcore Title:  Edge  vs  Rob Van Dam (c)
this was fine but never really got out of first gear.
RVD's 5* Frog Splash nets him the pin after Test interferes with a Big Kick.  153-177
William Regal  vs  Tajiri
short but sweet. 
Regal gets a surprisingly clean victory after the Regal Cutter.  154-177
WWF Title:  Undertaker  vs  Steve Austin (c)
Austin jumps Taker on the ramp. they brawl at ringside for awhile. 
back inside, more brawling. Taker has the most output, but Austin will land sporadic big shots that seems to even the odds.  Crowd is loving this.
ref bump. Taker nails Austin with a chair. Chokeslam.
Kurt Angle runs down, causing a DQ. Austin & Angle beat on Taker.  154-178

Metal  11/3/01
Coach announces that Christian beat Bradshaw for the European title before SmackDown went on the air. Gee, if only there was a TV show where they showed matches from the SD tapings.  Guess we really needed to see the third Albert-Morrus match.
Shawn Stasiak  vs  Billy Gunn
Stasiak on offense for most of this match- it wasn't pretty. Gunn by Fame-Ass-Er.  154-179
Spike Dudley & Crash Holly  vs  Chavo Guerrero, Jr. & Justin Credible
decent enough. Has to win some kind of award for weirdest pairings.
Spike with the Dudley Dog, but Chavo off the top rope, and Credible scores the upset.  155-179
Hugh Morrus  vs  Albert
ugh. 3rd time's the charm i guess?  
pretty nothing match. Albert by Baldo Bomb.  155-180
Billy Kidman  vs  Jeff Hardy
good match, lots of fast paced action.  Jeff Hardy wins with the Swanton Bomb.  155-181

 

they spent all of SmackDown hyping up that the Alliance was unified but Team WWF is in shambles.  i mean, i can see what they're going for. Team WCW can only win when Team WWF self destructs. Obviously, Team WWF will not be able to coexist at Survivor Series and will cease to exist for the rest of time.
i said this last week, but where's all the WCW guys? Lance Storm and Kanyon are both solid workers. Rhyno was at least upper mid card and we haven't seen him in a while. On another note, what a downgrade for Spike Dudley. he was set to team with Big Show on the last PPV and here he is losing on Metal.

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Rebellion
11/3/01 @ Manchester, UK

InterContinental Title / Steel Cage Match:  Christian  vs  Edge (c)
this was the 8' high black bar cage, for those keeping score at home. was this the last use of it?
good match. it lacked some of the heat from previous encounters, but definitely a good way to kick off the show.
a solid 13 minutes that saw some good cage play. 
fun finish as Edge catches Christian's legs in between the bars of the cage and ties them together so he can't escape, then climbs over the top himself.  155-182

Scotty 2 Hotty  vs  Hurricane Helms
this match picked up steam as it went and really got quite good by the end.
fast-paced action that didn't see much down time.
highlight was Hurricane attempting his own WORM, Scotty interrupting it, then Helms going for his ridiculous chokeslam. This leads into....
Scotty hitting the WORM, the crowd coming unglued, and Scotty picking up the win at 8 1/2 min.  155-183

DDP   vs  Big Show
at under 4 minutes, this is a glorified squash, but it was a good one.
DDP with a surprise Diamond Cutter (RKO outta nowhere!), but can't make the cover.
Show recovers first and lands a big Chokeslam for the 3 count.  155-184

WCW Tag Team Titles / Elimination Match:  Dudley Boyz (c)  vs  APA  vs  Hardy Boys
great action in the opening stanza. the tags come quick and it all feels fresh.
5 minutes in and Faarooq gets a Twist of Fate to eliminate the APA
Dudleyz dominate the next 5-6 minutes with their excellent teamwork.
Hot tag to Matt and we go up another notch. 
Right at the 12 minute mark, Matt can't lock on the Twist of Fate and the Dudleyz with the 3D to retain.  156-184

William Regal  vs  Tajiri
started off a bit rough, with their styles not meshing well. But after a minute or so, they had it figured out and the match was pretty decent. Felt like your average Raw match.
Regal made Tajiri submit to the Regal Stretch for the semi-surprising win.  157-184

WCW Title:  Kurt Angle  vs  Chris Jericho (c)
this was a pretty decent match but again felt like they were holding something back.
Jericho has really turned it up a notch since being slotted into the main event role, but i didn't really feel that here.  Angle was also lacking his usual intensity, although that could be the heel turn.
Angle attempts the Olympic Slam, but Y2J counters with a roll-up for the win, reminiscent of the Angle-Kane SD match.  157-185

Mighty Molly & Stacy Keibler  vs  Torrie Wilson & Lita
Trish Stratus is the special referee for this.
match goes less than 5 minutes.  Torrie and Stacy are terrible, as per usual.
Lita is presented as the best, by far. She Twist of Fates Molly for the win.  157-186

WWF Title:  Steve Austin (c)  vs  the Rock
match gets a jump start early on as they brawl around ringside and to the top of the entrance ramp.
Austin keeps control for a lot of this. He also uses a lot of middle fingers, which is more blatant than we usually see on TV.
they trade Sharpshooters. ref bump. typical overbooked finish.
Angle hits Rock with a chair. Jericho makes the save, but Rock thinks Jericho hit him.  Rock Bottom to Austin. still no ref.
Angle hits Rock with the title belt. Stone Cold Stunner. 1-2-3.   158-186
this match was more fun than this writeup would imply, but there's a lot of brawling and not much to specifically call out. fun to watch, crowd was hot.

 

i guess i viewed this show as a pay per view and expected more. Nothing was outright bad (except the women's match) but nothing really stood out as being amazing either.  After match #3 i started to get worried that the faces would win every match (WWE did this last time they ran a house show in my town and it really took me out of the whole thing). Luckily that was not the case. 
No Booker T or RVD surprised me. was this the event that was "voluntary" for the wrestlers, but when RVD turned it down he got heat?

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HeAT  11/4/01
Albert  vs  Scotty 2 Hotty
nothing match. Albert by Baldo Bomb
Raven  vs  Chuck Palumbo
pretty mediocre match. Palumbo wins with a roll-up.  158-187
Justin Credible attacks Palumbo after the match, and Billy Gunn runs out to make the save.
Tazz  vs  Spike Dudley
this is Joined in Progress because whoever taped this couldn't get his satellite dish to work. ha.
Tazz suplexes Spike all over the ring and makes Spike tap to the Tazzmission.  159-187
Ivory  vs  Trish Stratus
both women are wearing black pants and shiny purple sleeveless tops. odd.
Trish debuts (and wins with) Stratusfaction.  159-188

Raw
11/5/01 @ Long Island, NY
dark match:  Crash Holly   vs  Brock Lesnar
cool to see this one. Lesnar is the powerhouse and Crash is a pinball for him. Brock gets the win here.
Vince to open. He says someone from the Alliance will jump ship and join Team WWF at the Survivor Series.
and he says that someone is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Austin runs down and Stunners Vince.
Ivory  vs  Lita
no entrance for Ivory.  big crowd pop for Lita.
meh. Lance Storm distracts Lita, Matt Hardy comes out to even the odds, but he's too late as an Ivory facebuster scores the 3 count.  160-188
InterContinental Title:  Edge (c)  vs  Test
Test completely dominates Edge early. Edge with a comeback spear.
Test crotches Edge on the top rope and has the most blatant feet-on-the-ropes moment ever, but it nets him the win and the IC belt.  161-188
not a great match, but it turns out OK by the end.

European Title:  Christian (c)  vs  Hurricane Helms
a rare Alliance vs Alliance match. and for no reason.
good match but too short. Christian wins with the Unprettier.  

US Title:  Undertaker  vs  Kurt Angle (c)
decent enough match i guess, but it didn't do much for me.
Taker survives the Ankle Lock for WAY too long, then reverses it into an Ankle Lock of his own.  Austin attacks Taker, causing a DQ.  161-189
Tables Match:  APA & Jacquelyn  vs  Dudley Boyz & Stacy Keibler
i don't really see the point of this match. 
it's not much of a match anyway. just brawling. everybody fighting everybody.
Bubba tries to PowerBomb Jackie on the table, but she escapes. Faarooq spinebusters Bubba through the table for the win.  161-190

Rob Van Dam  vs  Booker T
JR tells us this is a Hardcore Title match, but it's not announced that way.
Tajiri attacks Regal, who had joined us on commentary.
Big Show runs in and chokeslams both men. no contest. guess the belt wasn't on the line afterall.

WCW Title:  the Rock  vs  Chris Jericho (c)
Jericho controls a good portion of this. He's using lots of strikes. definitely feels like a personal rivalry, more so than their previous encounters.
Rock with a Sharpshooter, and it seems like the tide may be turning.
Jericho with a Rock Bottom to halt that momentum, but only a 2 count.
He follows that up with a Breakdown through the announce table.
back in the ring, Jericho attempts the Walls of Jericho, but the Rock with a small cradle and gets the 3 count. new champ!
Another great match here, and completely different than their last couple matches.

SmackDown!
11/8/01 @ East Rutherford, NJ
WCW Tag Team Titles:  APA  vs  Dudley Boyz (c)
pretty by-the-numbers tag match here. not a bad opener though.
Dudleyz 3D Faarooq for the win.  162-190
InterContinental Title:  Test (c)  vs  Matt Hardy
typical Test match. goes like 3 minutes.
Test retains after a Big Kick.  163-190
WCW World Title:  Booker T  vs  the Rock (c)
Book focuses his attack on Rock's injured arm.
Rock fights back, Jericho attacks Rock from behind.
Rock gets Book in the Sharpshooter, RVD interferes for the DQ.  163-191
Jericho hits Rock with a chair, RVD Frog Splashes Booker.
William Regal  vs  Big Show
match never really gets started as the WCW jobbers rush the ring. Big Show squashes them all.
i guess this is a DQ win for Show?  163-192
Jeff Hardy & Lita  vs  Lance Storm & Ivory 
OK for what it was, but that's not much.
Team Extreme picks up a quick win.  163-193
Christian  vs  Tajiri
neither the European nor the Cruiserweight titles are on the line here.
Tajiri completely dominates the match with his unorthodox offense.
Tajiri looks really on point with his great kicks and submissions.
Christian ducks the Buzzsaw Kick and delivers an Unprettier for the win.  164-193
Undertaker & Kane  vs  Steve Austin & Kurt Angle
Kane's "not here", so this becomes a handicap match.
match is all brawling. it bounces back and forth between Taker dominating both men to their number overwhelming him.
Taker shoves Austin into Angle, then schoolboys him for the ridiculous win. what?  164-194
post-match, Austin Stunners Angle. what?  

Metal  11/10
Justin Credible  vs  Spike Dudley
not bad. they trade finisher reversals until Spike pulls out an Abdominal Stretch into a pin. i'm sure there's a name for that, but i don't know it.  164-195
Tommy Dreamer  vs  Perry Saturn
good matc, very engaging.  Saturn fights out of a DDT attempt into the Credunza.  164-196
probably the best Dreamer's looked during this whole Alliance debacle.
Chavo Guerrero, Jr.  vs  Jeff Hardy
quick match. Jeff wins after a Swanton Bomb and he accidentally lands right on top of Chavo.  164-197
Raven & Hugh Morrus  vs  Albert & Scotty 2 Hotty
thus begins Albert's transformation into the Hip Hop Hippo
Albert Baldo Bombs Hugh Morrus for the win. haven't we seen this before?  164-198

A clean sweep for the WWF!

 

i feel like WWF has gone into full "Fuck WCW" mode. they haven't looked this bad since the first couple of weeks. Again, no sign of anybody that actually came from WCW or ECW on the main shows (except Booker T & RVD). I'm a little bit sad that next week is the culmination of my last 5 years of this project. Then again, i'm kinda relieved. i definitely burned myself out from late 2016/1999 until mid 2017/2000. Oh well, down to the final five shows to watch!

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HeAT 11/11/01
Albert & Scotty 2 Hotty  vs  Hugh Morrus & Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
decent enough match. Albert dominates (of course) and Team WWF wins. 164-199
post-match, we get an absolutely horrific Albert WORM
Spike Dudley  vs  Billy Kidman
solid match, best we've seen on HeAT in quite some time. So obviously is only lasts a couple minutes.
Kidman wins with a version of a facebuster that i've never seen.  165-199
Raven & Justin Credible  vs  Billy & Chuck
not bad but not great either. Palumbo Jungle Kicks Credible for the win.  165-200
DDP  vs  Edge
Edge counters a Diamondcutter attempt into a DDT for the win in sub-3 minutes.  165-201

Raw
11/12/01 @ Boston, MA
US Title:  Kurt Angle (c)  vs  Edge
very good match. excellent way to kick off Raw.  It is evenly matched and high energy.
Angle with the Olympic Slam. He locks on the Ankle Lock, but Kane's music and pyro distract him long enough for Edge to recover.
Edge with a spear and we have a new US Champ!  165-202
Kane enters through the crowd and beats up 3-4 Alliance members
WWF Tag Team Titles:  Booker T & Test (c)  vs  Hardy Boys
fast-paced, fun match. Twist of Fate/Swanton/Lita-Can-Rana to Booker T and we have more new champs!  165-203

Tazz  vs  Steve Austin
goes like a minute. Tazzmission, low blow, Stunner. the end.
Chavo Guerrero, Jr. & Hugh Morrus suck up to Vince. the Alliance fires them.

WCW Tag Team Titles:  Dudley Boyz (c)  vs  Albert & Scotty 2 Hotty
ok, this match never gets started. Stacy in the ring to distract, but Albert pulls her skirt down (sexual harassment much?) and the Dudleyz flee.
Hardcore Title:  Undertaker  vs  Rob Van Dam (c)
fun brawl on the entrance ramp. RVD with a cross body off the (lower lip of the) Titan Tron.
Booker T attacks Taker from behind. 
Taker beats up both men for a bit. As he superplexes Booker, RVD off the top rope with a Five Star Frog Splash to get the win.  166-203

Mick Foley enters, cuts a fiery promo. At Survivor Series, he's unifiying the tag belts and IC/US belts
non-European Title match: Christian (c)  vs  Big Show
total and complete Big Show squash. 166-204
post-match, DDP delivers a Diamondcutter and the Dudleyz break a table over his head.
WCW Title:  William Regal  vs  the Rock (c)
only goes a couple minutes. Rock is wearing his street clothes.
Tajiri spits mist in Regal's face and Rock forces him to tap out to the Sharpshooter.  166-205
The Rock calls out Steve Austin. they trade catchphrases for a long while.
then they sing to each other.
then they duet ("Margaritaville"). this is surreal.
Rock Bottom to close.

SmackDown
11/15/01 @ Albany, NY
SD dark match: Jazz  vs  Lita
fun match, Jazz looked like a superstar. She beats the stuffing out of Lita and comes across as a killer. Lita picks up the win, of course, with a sloppy Twist of Fate.
Rob Van Dam  vs  Kane
match is pretty good. these two meshed better than i expected.
Booker T interferes, setting Kane up for RVD's top rope ninja kick and the pin.  167-205
Edge & Hardy Boys  vs  Test & Dudley Boyz
this as completely cut out from my video. I only see a replay of the finish.
Edge spears D-Von for the win.  167-206
DDP  vs  Big Show
Show comes out and does a lame DDP impression.
DDP enters and slugs Show. Chokeslam. 3 count. waste of time.  167-207
Paul Heyman calls out Vince McMahon and then cuts an absolutely SCATHING promo on him. Reminds me of One Night Stand 2005.
Heyman puts down Tazz as a way to highlight Vince's failures.
Tazz takes offense and chokes Heyman out.
Booker T  vs  Undertaker

Taker attacks Book on the entrance ramp and just beats on him. 
Taker grabs a chain and shoves the referee, causing a DQ.  168-207
Taker beats on Booker some more and Chokeslams him.
Tajiri & Torrie  vs  Regal & Ivory
match is pretty horrid while Torrie is tagged in.
Regal with some cheap shots. he puts Torrie in a version of the Regal Stretch and the ref calls for the bell. JR says Regal has been DQ'd.  168-208
what happened here? in this match, man-vs-woman was allowed.
Jericho & Rock  vs  Angle & Austin
Jericho in the FIP role, but he never really seems like he's in danger
hot tag to the Rock and he cleans house.
Austin attacks Rock's leg with a chair, causing ANOTHER DQ tonight. 3 in a row, really?  168-209
we get a 1-by-1 showdown of the Survivor Series Main Events. Austin is the Last Man Standing.

Metal  11/17/01
Raven  vs  Funaki
Raven by Evenflow in a match that was perfectly acceptable.  169-209
why is Funaki still employed?
Tommy Dreamer & Steven Richards  vs  Billy & Chuck
not bad. hot tag to Billy and he picks up the win after a cool Palumbo-assisted Fame-Ass-Er  169-210
Saturn  vs  Justin Credible
match is good enough but forgettable. Saturn wins after a stepover armbar that Coach calls the Rings of Saturn, even though it isn't.  169-211
Crash Holly & Spike Dudley  vs  Lance Storm & Kidman
fun match with a good finishing stretch. 
Kidman pins Crash after his new facebuster (which doesn't look as good as on HeAT).  170-211

As usual, i can't find video of the International broadcast of Heat, so here's the results courtesy The History of WWE:

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Sunday Night Heat - only shown internationally:
Spike Dudley, Albert, & Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Lance Storm, Justin Credible, & Raven when Scotty pinned Credible with the Worm
Perry Saturn defeated Billy Kidman via submission with an arm bar
The Acolytes defeated Tommy Dreamer & Shawn Stasiak when Bradshaw pinned Stasiak with the Clothesline from Hell

 

Final tally leading into Survivor Series:

WCW/ECW 170 - WWF 214

 

 

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Survivor Series
11/18/01 @ Greensboro, NC

HeAT match:  Albert, Scotty 2 Hotty, & Spike Dudley  vs  Lance Storm, Justin Credible, & Raven
no mention of this impromptu Impact Players reunion.
Albert dominates. WORM to Credible. Evenflow to Scotty. Dudley Dog to Raven.
Lance Storm Superkicks Spike for the win.  fun but short.  171-214

European Title:  Christian (c)  vs  Al Snow
this match was set up randomly on HeAT. 
Al Snow enters to the Tough Enough theme. no more "What does everybody want?"
crowd is crazy hot for Al Snow. He looks really good here, too.
Snow hits the Snowplow, but Christian gets his foot on the bottom rope.
At 6 1/2 minutes, Christian lands the Unprettier and remains Champion of Europe.  172-214

William Regal  vs  Tajiri
Regal catches a kick to the face and his nose gets busted open.
the Commish has the advantage for most of this 3 minute match.
Regal with the pin after a double underhook powerbomb.  173-214
Regal has completely dominated this feud, and i am baffled.

InterContinental Champion Test  vs  US Champion Edge
this match isn't very good. Test is in control for most of the 12 minutes (gotta keep Test strong!)
match starts to pick up towards the end. Edge kicks out of the Pumphandle Slam and wins with a forward roll.  173-215

Steel Cage Match:  WWF Tag Champs the Dudley Boyz  vs  WCW Tag Champs the Hardy Boys
match starts off a bit slow (relative to these two teams' usual output) but really turned out very good by the end of the 15 minutes.
nice moment as Bubba attempts to Back Body Drop Jeff into the cage, but he grabs hold and tries to escape.
Stacy Keibler slides a table inside the cage. Counter by the Hardys, and Matt escapes over the top.
Jeff on top of the cage, but instead of escaping, chooses to dive back in to land on a prone D-Von. However, D-Von moves and Jeff crashes through the table himself.
Bubba pins Jeff, and we've got new unified champions.  173-215

Immunity Invitational Battle Royal
WCW/ECW guys: Kidman, Raven, Dreamer, Richards, Helms, Storm, Credible, Stasiak, DDP
WWF guys: APA, Crash, Funaki, Billy, Chuck, Saturn, Spike, Albert
Test beats up Scotty 2 Hotty and takes his place. Tazz enters late, a man unto himself.
Stasiak is eliminated in seconds.
Palumbo eliminates DDP to save his partner Billy Gunn
Hugh Morrus & Chavo Guerrero, Jr. enter the fray. neither lasts long.
Test eliminates the other final 3: Storm, Bradshaw, and Gunn to gain one year of immunity from being fired.  174-215

Women's Title: Trish Stratus  vs  Jacquelyn  vs  Lita  vs  Ivory  vs  Mighty Molly  vs  Jazz
Jazz is the surprise entrant. she is apparently a part of the Alliance.
solid action, but the match only goes 4 minutes, so not much of a story to be told.
Ivory gets some Stratusfaction and Trish is crowned the new champ.  174-216

SS Elimination Match: Shane McMahon, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Kurt Angle, & Steve Austin  vs  Big Show, Kane, Undertaker, Chris Jericho, & the Rock
Rock and Austin square off to start, which is a bit of a surprise.
1st ten minutes are your standard "everyone gets their moment" sequence.
Big Show tags in and looks dominant. In short order he takes the Angle Slam, Scissor Kick, Frog Splash, and a Shane-O-Mac top rope elbow, and Shane pins Show.
Shane then takes a Kane Chokeslam, Undertaker Tombstone, and a Lionsault to also eliminate him early.
RVD with a Five Star Frog Splash (which gets no sold) and a top rope ninja kick to eliminate Kane.
Taker single-handedly dominates Team Alliance until Austin gives him a Stunner and pulls Angle on top for 3.
Rock with a sudden roll-up and Booker T is gone.
Jericho-RVD have a good face off, with Jericho's Breakdown eliminating RVD.
Austin & Angle isolate Jericho for a bit. Hot tag to the Rock, and Rock makes Angle tap to the Ankle Lock.
Austin reverses a roll-up to pin Jericho.
out of frustration, Jericho with a Breakdown to the Rock.
Rock with a Stunner to Steve Austin, but Nick Patrick pulls Hebner out of the ring before the 3 count.
Austin with a Rock Bottom to Rocky, but he's able to kick out.
Angle runs out and clocks Austin with the WWF title belt.
Rock Bottom to Austin, and the WCW/ECW Alliance is finished.

 

solid if underwhelming show.
the winner of the battle royal practically gave away the result of the main event.
tajiri was soundly beaten by Regal. again. i don't understand what they're going for with that feud. 
i pretty much hate that the fate of WCW & ECW was down to 1 ECW guy, 1 WCW guy, and three WWF guys. 
i don't know if anyone came out of this show stronger than they went in. that can't be a good sign.

interesting that the final nail in the WCW coffin would happen at Greensboro, an NWA town through-and-through, and the site of the very first Starrcade 18 years prior. How's this for insanity: Starrcade '83 is as far from Survivor Series '01 as we now in 2018.

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and with that, my Monday Night Wars viewing comes to an end. i have watched every WCW program since the first Nitro and every WWF program since SummerSlam '96, meaningless weekend shows and all.

I have positive memories of the InVasion storyline. I'm probably repeating some of this from my first post, but it was my last grasp of holding onto friendships and routines after high school. I rooted hard for the Alliance and remember feeling like every match meant something. With this rewatch, i have the complete opposite opinion. Everything was rushed. The commentary, which i remember being a highlight, had its moments but all to often devolved into JR and Heyman arguing and detracting from the matches. Speaking of, almost every match from Raw and SD! only goes 3-4 minutes. It's really hard to get invested in 17 year old matches that only go a couple minutes and, all too often, have some sort of cheating or swerve thrown in. I am glad that i completed this personal challenge, but good lord did i get burned out once Thunder and SmackDown and all the other random stuff started happening. how i did it in '99-'00 i'll never know. it was fun, but i sure won't be tackling a project like this again any time soon.

 

i've been complaining about the lack of WCW guys on the main shows. That complaint stands, but i guess Rhyno and Kanyon are both out injured. I don't think that was ever acknowledged on TV, but i may have just missed it.  On the B Shows, WCW & ECW guys were just randomly thrown together as tag teams.  Justin Credible and Tommy Dreamer have each had 5 different tag partners since this whole thing began! 

DDP scores ZERO pinfall or submission victories since his debut. To be fair, Kanyon tagged with him for a couple weeks and got one or two, but for a former WCW champion and arguably the biggest 'name' they brought in, ZERO real wins? 

Booker T is an afterthought in every segment or feud he's in. they did him absolutely no favors. not once did i think they were about to start making him seem like a big deal, or main eventer, or an actual challenge for anybody.

happy to answer any questions if someone has a fuzzy memory or wants clarification on something. i don't know why you would, but you never know.

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