Rebooking the WCW/ECW Invasion Storyline: Part 4

October 8, 2001 - Monday Night Raw

Stone Cold defeats Kurt Angle in the Raw main event

Edge beat Ric Flair. Post-match, Christian brutalised his brother and stood tall, holding both of Edge's titles aloft.

Vince McMahon appeared and announced that the Women's Championship had been re-activated and invited the Alliance to choose three female performers to compete in a six-way bout with three WWF women to crown a new champion at No Mercy.

Stone Cold pinned Kurt Angle in a non-title WWF Champion vs WCW Champion main event bout which saw boatloads of interference from both teams.

The lights went out and Sting appeared in the rafters looking down on the Alliance and WWF forces.

October 11, 2001 - SmackDown

Paul Heyman questioned Eric Bischoff on what Sting's appearance on Raw means for the Alliance. Bischoff states that Sting has always walked alone and there is no telling where his allegiances lie.

Scott Steiner battered Kurt Angle backstage and stole his WCW World title.

The Dudley Boyz and Chris Jericho beat the Hardy Boyz and RVD.

Steiner chucked Angle's belt off of a bridge.

The Rock beat DDP.

In the show closing angle, Angle smashed through Steiner and threw him off the bridge into the water below.

October 15, 2001 - Monday Night Raw

Kurt Angle declared he had recovered the WCW World title from the river last week but can't say the same for Steiner. Goldberg appeared and said that Angle is only holding that belt for him and at No Mercy, he will lose that title for good.

Sting was again seen looking down from the rafters.

Goldberg beat Billy Gunn.

The Hardy Boyz beat Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire and challenged the Dudleyz to a cage match at No Mercy.

Rock pinned Christian in the main event.

October 18, 2001 - SmackDown

Sting appeared in the ring. He did not say a word and left. Eric Bischoff confronted him as he left ringside but Sting did not speak.

Kevin Nash attempted to talk to Sting but was also met by a wall of silence.

Sting was later seen leaving the arena on his own.

Goldberg and Stone Cold teamed up to face The Rock and Kurt Angle in the main event. Goldberg accidentally speared Austin causing the Rattlesnake to stun him.

Alliance forces jumped in to separate the pair and when Team WWF ran in, the bout was ruled a No Contest. Stone Cold and Goldberg stare each other down post-match.