Invasion
We get a Roosevelt speech mixed in with Stephanie McMahon yapping away. All the other feds hate the WWF- oh, I mean, the McMahons are feuding with each other.
Lance Storm & Mike Awesome vs. Edge & Christian
I have no idea who is who. Oh, Awesome is the guy who, uh, and Storm is the younger looking guy.
Christian springboards off Edge to the outside of the ring, he kind of slips and almost faceplants.
Storm tosses Christian into the post, he slides hard. Christian's in for a long time before Edge finally gets a hot tag. Not incredibly boring, but super formulaic tag format.
Small package from Lance Storm, ref is distracted, Edge reverses and a kickout. Spear on Awesome! Storm superkicks Edge. Now Awesome picks up Edge and gets speared by Christian. The refs gives this ridiculous "uhhh hm, okay. yeah." shrug and then counts the pin.
Oh, the "old" Stone Cold is here tonight.
Oh god no, feuding referees up next? These guys are both over 40. Guess Foley's reffing this one.
Earl Hebner vs. Nick Patrick
Hebner sells a slap so hard and he's kicking away. Hebner climbs the corner for ten punches, this is the most exciting moment in his career.
Oh, now the WWF and WCW refs at ringside are trying to get involved. Foley kicks them all out. Hebner tries a spear or a crossbody, it was halfway between both, he gets a pin. WWF is 2-0!
Nick Patrick argues with Foley so he gets Mr. Socko.
DDP kidnapped Debra. This guy is after all the wives uglier than his own.
Sara refers to Undertaker as "Mark". Was his name ever given prior to this?
APA wants the WWF mid-carders and tag teams to stand up against Palumbo and O'Haire.
Hmm, are any belts even gonna be on the line tonight?
APA vs. Chuck Palumbo & Sean O'Haire
O'Haire gives Bradshaw a clothesline to rival his own. Already a few no-sells in this, probably from these guys not having worked together before.
Crowd's pretty out of it right now. Bradshaw caught in a big slam but kicks out. Faarooq gets double teamed to the outside. And now a whip into the stairs.
Faarooq counters a knee with a big spinebuster. Bradshaw and Palumbo in, big boot, power slam, crowddbody caught. O'Haire with a big kick and a dropkick, everyone's in. Faarooq eats a superkick, but clothesline from hell puts out Palumbo. WWF is 3-0.
Jericho is telling Vince about WCW and ECW. WCW has no leader, but Heyman runs the ECW and he's ugly. Vince steals Jericho's catchphrase. And here's Stephanie to make ugly faces.
Oh my god if there was ever a time for a WWF loss this is it.
X-Pac vs. Billy Kidman
"X-PAC SUCKS" chants going already. Kidman uses one of X-Pac's moves back, he gets mixed cheers and boos. He can hurricanrana and enzuigiri.
X-Pac with a springboard crossbody and he's taunting the fans. Is Kidman's back cut from that? Oh, looks like he just fell on something red. Sleeper hold is followed with booing. More booing for a counter sleeper.
They've stopped using the hard cam for some reason in this match. Kidman counters a powerbomb with an X factor of his own. X-Pac hits an X factor and Kidman kicks out. Bronco buster is caught with a low blow. Kidman with a shooting star press and WCW gets their first win, 3-1 WWF.
Who are these two ladies? Stacy Keibler pronounces "especially" as "expecially". Torrie is the other girl.
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ONLY FIVE CAN LADDER.
Sushi, kamikaze, fujiyama, nippon-ichi...