5 things you didn't know about the WCW/ECW Invasion

The Invasion ended at Survivor Series 2001, featuring ten of the biggest stars at the time.
The Invasion ended at Survivor Series 2001, featuring ten of the biggest stars at the time.

#3 Fans thought it was boring

Vince McMahon gloated about buying WCW, just for his son Shane to buy it instead.
Vince McMahon gloated about buying WCW, just for his son Shane to buy it instead.

If you've seen anything about the Monday Night Wars, then you'll know the infamous moment of RAW, where Vince McMahon gave a promo about WCW, only for Shane McMahon to appear on the titantron, and reveal he had purchased WCW from under his father's nose.

A truly iconic moment, this was no-doubt a shocking moment for the fans live at RAW and Nitro, and was definitely an exciting moment for everyone involved.

Fans drowned out a popular wrestler with 'She's a racist' chants recently

At least, that's what WWE want you to believe.

Instead, the crowd at RAW were not fans of the iconic moment, with Vince's long victory speech getting boring chants from the crowd.

Whilst the magic of editing has since edited out these chants and now portrays it as an impassioned promo, fans who attended live know the truth.

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