RAW
October 29th, 2001
Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
 
Dark Matches:
 
1. The Minnesota Stretching Crew defeat Rico Constantino and the Prototype to win the OVW Tag Team Championships.
2. Scotty 2 Hotty pins Ron Waterman.
 
11/3 Jakked taping:
 
1. “The One” Billy Gunn pins Shawn Stasiak at 4:06..
2. Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Justin Credible defeat Crash Holly and Spike Dudley at 4:30.
3. Albert pins Hugh Morrus at 3:05.
4. Jeff Hardy pins Billy Kidman at 5:19.
 
Actual Show:
 
We see the opening video for RAW.
 
Your hosts are Jim Ross and Paul Heyman.
 
Vince McMahon and the WWF roster come down to the ring as Vince says that he’s happy to report at Survivor Series, the WWF will wipe the Alliance off the face of the earth and with it, the two headed-monster that is Shane and Stephanie McMahon. He says that last week on Smackdown, Shane pinned his mother’s arms behind her and Stephanie slapped her which will not go unpunished, and he says that Shane and Stephanie can hear him and they are worrying about Survivor Series though Shane should worry about the ass kicking he will get tonight. He says that as far as Survivor Series is concerned, he wants to introduce Team WWF as the 5 members will represent the WWF in an elimination match to determine who will win it all, and he reveals the team to be the Undertaker, Kane, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, and the Rock as they all get in the ring. Just then, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley comes out on the stage and says that she’s sorry to interrupt, but she has an announcement as she and Shane might be ruthless, but they are also successful. She says that they are also clever as she brings up what happened last week on Smackdown and they set Vince up good as she shows the footage, and she says that if she and Shane are capable of doing that to their mother then Vince needs to think about what they can do at Survivor Series. She says that Linda is at home in fear and she wants to dedicate the Street Fight to her mom as she hopes Linda enjoys Shane destroying Vince on TV, and she then brings out Shane McMahon who comes out on the stage and says that nothing will give him more pleasure than tearing Vince apart tonight. He says that there is one thing that will give him great pleasure and this is big because tonight, a member of the WWF will defect to the Alliance and he happens to be looking at that person right now as he tells Vince to chew on that.
 
Commercial break
 
We see Shane and Stephanie McMahon backstage as they head into Steve Austin’s dressing room and meet up with Austin and Debra, and Austin says the WWF will not figure out who is jumping as they are too stupid and only they know who it is as and his watch is saying it’s time for Shane to whip Vince’s ass in a street fight.
 
1. Edge pins Rob Van Dam with the Edgecution at 5:26 to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
 
Analysis: We kick off this edition of RAW with our first title match of the night. Edge has been rolling as IC Champion and faces a tough challenge here in RVD, who was rolling as Hardcore Champion and looks to become a double champion. Both men get a good pop from the crowd and they are pretty split for the whole match. The two men lock up to start with RVD hooking a headlock and he knocks Edge down as he does a backflip over him and gets a kick in, and he does a split only for Edge to hit a low dropkick and he hits a flapjack on RVD before stomping on him in the corner. He pounds on him as RVD reverses a whip into the other corner and attempts a rolling monkey flip though Edge lands on his feet, and RVD ducks a shot and catches a kick attempt as he hits a spin kick on Edge who rolls out to the apron. RVD knocks Edge off the apron into the barricade and then he comes off the apron with a frog splash on Edge, and he throws Edge back into the ring and kicks at him in the corner only for Edge to reverse a whip into the other corner. RVD catches him with a back elbow and goes up to the middle rope as he hits a spin kick on Edge for a two count, and he kicks at Edge and pounds on him in the corner though Edge turns it around until RVD hits an atomic drop. He hits a clothesline and a standing moonsault on Edge for a two count as he stomps on him and kicks at him in the corner before pounding on him, and he whips Edge into the other corner and Edge catches him with a boot to the face as he ducks a shot and hits a modified facebuster. He hits a backdrop on RVD and then he hits a clothesline and a spin kick as RVD reverses a whip and hits a spin kick on Edge, and he stomps on Edge who gets his knees up on a split-legged moonsault attempt as they exchange rollup attempts. RVD hits a superkick and the Rolling Thunder on Edge for a two count as Edge hooks a crucifix for a two count, and Edge ducks a shot and hits the Edge-o-Matic for a two count as he stomps on him and RVD reverses a whip into the corner. He does a roll only for Edge to catch him with the spear for a two count and he goes up top though RVD grabs him and hits a powerbomb, and he goes up top only to miss the 5-Star Frog Splash as Edge hits the Edgecution which gets the three and he retains the title. The match itself was good as both men worked hard and put on a solid title match. Edge was getting into a groove as a singles star while RVD was also hitting his groove as well, and they had good chemistry as Edge gets a clean title defense. The crowd was into the match and popped for Edge when he won. Edge retains the title over RVD and both men move on. Grade: 2
 
We see Steve Austin and Debra watching on the monitor as Austin says RVD makes him sick by losing to Edge, but then Tazz comes in and asks who is jumping from the WWF as Austin asks if he’s supposed to tell him everything he knows. Tazz says that he deserves to know and Austin’s watch is saying Austin should tell him who’s jumping, and Austin says that his watch is really saying that if a nosy person would leave his dressing room because he’s getting on his nerves and Tazz does so.
 
Commercial break
 
We see the APA in their office as they talk about Shane’s promise and they’ve dealt with a lot of betrayals, and they say that whoever it is will get a good ass-whooping tonight as we see Perry Saturn playing with them as Saturn thinks they’re playing “Go Fish”. Just then, a WWF official comes in and says that Chris Jericho has called a meeting with all the WWF talent and they all leave the office.
 
2. The Hurricane and Mighty Molly defeat Tajiri and Torrie Wilson when Molly pins Wilson at 2:38.
 
Analysis: Our next match on the card is an interesting mixed tag match. Tajiri and Wilson were growing as a unit and look to get a win here over Hurricane and Molly, who were also growing as a unit and look to get the win here. Tajiri and Wilson get a good pop from the crowd while Hurricane and Molly had decent heat as heels. Tajiri starts off the match with Hurricane and they lock up with Tajiri hooking a headlock and Hurricane escapes as they engage in a test of strength, and Hurricane turns into a headlock and knocks Tajiri down as Tajiri leaps over him and blocks a hiptoss attempt. Hurricane gets a knee in and flips over Tajiri who kicks him in the face as Molly comes in only for Tajiri to hoist her onto his back in a spinning submission, and he pounds on Hurricane who reverses a whip as he blocks a handspring elbow with a superkick to the back of the head. He rams Tajiri into the buckle and pounds on him in the corner as Tajiri reverses a whip into the other corner, but Hurricane catches him with a boot to the face and hits a neckbreaker on Tajiri who escapes a suplex attempt. Hurricane ducks a kick and looks for the Eye of the Hurricane though Tajiri escapes and kicks Hurricane in the face, and Wilson gets the hot tag as she ducks a shot and tosses Molly to the mat by her hair before hitting a hiptoss. Molly reverses a whip and Wilson hits the handspring elbow on Molly as Hurricane gets in the ring and gets in Wilson’s face, and he blocks a shot only for Wilson to slap him in the face as Tajiri comes in and Hurricane ducks a shot though Tajiri avoids hitting Wilson. Tajiri ducks a shot and Hurricane hits a clothesline on Wilson as Tajiri fires up on him until Hurricane reverses a whip into the corner, and Tajiri avoids a charge and hooks the Tarantula as Molly hooks a rollup and grabs the tights which gets the three and she wins the match for her team. The match itself was decent as both teams worked hard and put on a basic tag match. Tajiri and Wilson were gelling well as a team as were Hurricane and Molly, and they had decent chemistry as Hurricane and Molly steal the win. The crowd was into the match and Tajiri and Wilson, but are not happy when Hurricane and Molly win. Hurricane and Molly get the win over Tajiri and Wilson as both teams move on. Grade: 1
 
We see the WWF roster in the locker room as Chris Jericho says that when he came to the WWF 2 years ago, he did it for a reason because working in WCW and ECW were the worst experiences of his career. He says that he loves the WWF as he asks if everyone else does and they agree as he says he won’t let the WWF get screwed because some coward wants to jump to the Alliance, and he says that whoever is thinking of jumping could be in here as he challenges that person to reveal themselves. Just then, the Rock comes in and Jericho says he finally decided to show up as Rock asks who in the blue hell Jericho thinks he is in doing this, and he asks when did Jericho become leader of the WWF and Jericho says he became leader when he beat Rock for the WCW Title. Rock says that Jericho may have won the big one once though he needs to remember that he’s been winning big ones for years, and he says he was winning big ones while Jericho was on Nitro getting beat by Juventud Guerrera. He says that Jericho came from WCW and is now the WCW Champion though he is the WWF now and forever, and he says that he looks at everyone here and realize that no one is stupid enough to jump ship unless someone is stupid enough to do so as he says the meeting is adjourned.
 
Commercial break
 
We see footage from earlier today of Kurt Angle and Bradshaw at a Smackdown Your Vote rally at the University of Louisville.
 
We see Steve Austin and Debra in their dressing room as Austin brings up the WWF having a meeting as to who the defector is and that they’ll never know, and then Commissioner Regal comes in and asks who’s jumping though Austin says that Regal has a match with Kurt Angle and will bring the US Title back to the Alliance as he wants to see Angle in his dressing room privately.
 
We see the Brothers of Destruction in their dressing room talking strategy as Chris Jericho comes in and says he’s been looking for them, and he says that they just had a meeting which neither of them were at as Taker asks who the hell Jericho is yelling at them. He says that while Jericho was sucking his thumb, he was kicking ass and Jericho says that’s why they need him as everyone respects him and he’s not the one he’s thinking might jump as both men look at Kane.
 
Commercial break
 
Diamond Dallas Page comes down to the ring and says that he is DDP as he has a surprise for everyone tonight, and he says that he knows who’s leaving the WWF and coming to the Alliance as Shane McMahon said he’s big and huge. He says that it’s a superstar of gigantic proportions and it’s the Big Show as he says the WWF superstars think Show is a freak who makes funny noises, and he says that they think Show is overweight and out of shape though that’s not a bad thing, it’s a good thing because Show knows that his friends are in the Alliance. Just then, the Big Show comes down to the ring as Page gets excited and says that he likes Show as he knows Show likes him too, and he says that together in the Alliance he will help Show like himself and welcomes him to the Alliance only for Show to grab him by the throat and he hits the Chokeslam.
 
We see Vince McMahon in his office as Kurt Angle comes in and Vince says he knows Angle is all about the USA, and Angle says he has something to talk about as Vince says that he knows Angle is concerned about his title match tonight and he has confidence that Angle will win tonight. Angle says his problem is that Steve Austin wants a meeting with him which he doesn’t know what it’s about, and Vince says that he doesn’t trust Austin and Angle says he will kick Austin’s butt again as Vince stares him down and Angle says he’s worked too hard to get the company where it is. Vince says that Angle should have his meeting with Austin and find out what’s on his mind as he hands him a 2x4 and Angle says he will knock Austin’s head off as he wishes Vince luck in his street fight tonight.
 
Commercial break
 
3. The Rock and Chris Jericho defeat Booker T and Test when Test taps out at 8:05 to retain the WWF Tag Team Championships.
 
Analysis: Our next match on the card is our second title match of the night. Rock and Jericho have been rolling as unlikely tag champions and look to have a successful defense here against Booker and Test, who were gelling as a team and look to become champions again. Rock and Jericho get a big pop from the crowd while Booker and Test were pretty hot as heels. Rock wastes no time and pounds on Booker to start the match as Booker reverses a whip into the corner and Rock fires out with a clothesline, and he hits a Samoan drop on Booker for a two count and tags Jericho who kicks at Booker and pounds on him. He hits a back elbow on Booker and rams him into the buckle as he stomps on him repeatedly in the corner and pounds on him, and Booker reverses a whip into the other corner and Jericho catches him with a back elbow as he goes up to the middle rope and hits a missile dropkick for a two count. He gets a knee in and pounds on Booker who reverses a whip and Test gets a shot in from the apron as Jericho knocks him to the floor, and Booker catches Jericho in a spinebuster and tags Test who pounds on Jericho on the mat and he rams him into the buckle. He pounds on Jericho in the corner and stomps on him repeatedly as he whips him into the other corner and splashes him, and he chokes Jericho with his boot on the mat and hits a suplex for a two count before hooking a submission on. Jericho fights to his feet and breaks the hold as he pounds on Test who reverses a whip and Jericho hooks a rollup for a two count, and Test ducks a shot and hits a full nelson slam on Jericho for a two count as Booker tags in and kicks at Jericho. He hits a side kick on Jericho and hits a slam for a two count as Jericho tries to battle back until Booker gets a knee in, and Jericho reverses a whip and hits a flapjack on Booker who grabs at Jericho’s leg and Jericho hits an enzurgiri. Rock gets the hot tag and fires up on Test as he hits a flying clothesline and pounds on Booker before hitting a belly-to-belly suplex, and he ducks a shot and kicks at Test before hitting a DDT and then he sends Booker over the top to the floor. He pounds on Test in the corner until Test avoids a shot as Rock knocks Jericho off the apron to the floor by mistake, and Test pounds on Rock who ducks the big boot and he hits the spinebuster as he looks for the People’s Elbow. Just then, Jericho gets in the ring and hits the running bulldog on Rock before hitting the inverted Russian legsweep, and he rolls outside as Test gets a two count though Jericho does break it up and he hits the inverted Russian legsweep on Test. He goes out to the apron and calls for the tag as Rock tags him only to toss him over the top into the ring, and he hits the Rock Bottom on Jericho and goes to head up the ramp as Test gets a two count again though Rock runs back and breaks it up. Booker gets in the ring and pounds on Rock who counters a whip though Booker gets a kick in and Rock avoids the side kick as Booker hits Test by mistake, and Rock pounds on Booker before hitting the Rock Bottom while Jericho hooks the Walls of Jericho on Test who taps out and Jericho and Rock retain. The match itself was good as both teams worked hard and put on a solid title match. Rock and Jericho looked good as a team as did Booker and Test and they had good chemistry, and Rock and Jericho gets a successful defense though their issues are continuing to boil over. The crowd was into the match and popped for Rock and Jericho when they won. Rock and Jericho retain the tag titles over Booker and Test as both teams move on. Grade: 2.5
 
We see Kurt Angle go into Steve Austin’s dressing room with a 2x4 as Austin and Debra beg off and Austin asks if he can knock, and he says that he doesn’t want to fight and he can trust him as he wanted to ask him to join the Alliance now. He says that Angle should join the winning team and Angle says that if he does join, he wants to know who the defector is as it is something Rock would do and Austin says he can’t tell him everything he knows. He says that he can wish Angle luck in his match tonight and Angle says he doesn’t need luck as Austin can go to hell, and he leaves as Austin rants Angle can’t talk to him like that.
 
Commercial break
 
Michael Cole interviews the Rock, who says that if Jericho wants to try him, he will get his ass whooped and after Cole tells him about what Kurt Angle said, Rock demands to know where his locker room is.
 
4. Lita pins Stacy Keibler with the Twist of Fate at 2:46.
 
Analysis: Our next match on the card is a pretty basic matchup. Lita was cruising with the Hardyz and looks to get a win here over Keibler, who was cruising with the Dudleyz and looks to get a win here as well. Lita gets a good pop from the crowd while Keibler had decent heat as a heel. Keibler wastes no time and stomps on Lita to start the match as Lita battles back and Keibler does a cartwheel out of a hiptoss attempt, and she does a shot only for Lita to hit a clothesline and then she hits a sidewalk slam on Keibler for a two count. She whips Keibler into the corner and Keibler catches her with a boot to the face as she rams Lita into the buckle and stomps on her repeatedly in the corner, and she chokes Lita with her boot and argues with the ref as Lita sends her into the corner and pounds on her. She hits a suplex on Keibler for a two count and Keibler catches her with a jawbreaker as Lita reverses a whip into the corner, and she catches Keibler on a leap and sends her over the top to the floor before going up top only for Keibler to avoid a dive as Lita lands on the barricade. Matt Hardy then runs down to the ring and helps Lita back into the ring until Keibler flirts with him and slaps him in the face, and he grabs Keibler and winds up for a punch only to hit Lita in the face with his elbow by mistake. Keibler gets in the ring and gets a two count as Lita counters a whip and hits the Twist of Fate which gets the three and she wins the match. The match itself was decent as both women worked hard and put on a basic match. This was more about the continuing issues between Matt and Lita as he almost costs her the match, but she manages to win. The crowd was into the match and popped for Lita when she won. Lita gets the win over Keibler and both women move on. Grade: .5
 
After the match, Matt gets in the ring only for Lita to yell at him for what he did and she heads to the back as he follows her trying to explain himself.
 
Commercial break
 
We see Kurt Angle in his dressing room as the Rock comes in and says he was informed that Angle spoke with Steve Austin about him and implied that he was leaving the WWF, and Rock asks why Angle was in Austin’s dressing room to begin with and Angle says Vince gave him permission to go and get info from Austin. Rock says that it doesn’t matter to him as he tells Angle not to question his loyalty to the WWF as he lives and dies by the WWF, and he tells Angle never to say that he is turning his back on the WWF as he can give him all the info he needs and Angle needs to worry about him sticking his boot up his ass as he asks how does he know it’s not Angle turning.
 
We see a shot outside WWF New York and we go inside where Commissioner Mick Foley is as he hypes up his book and says he will be on the Today Show on Halloween, and he says that if he’s not interviewed by Katie Couric he will cry on national TV and he made a deal with Regal for both the tag titles being on the line tonight.
 
We see William Regal warming up backstage.
 
Commercial break
 
5. Kurt Angle forces William Regal to tap out at 3:25 to retain the WCW United States Championship.
 
Analysis: Our next match on the card is our third title match of the night. Angle has been rolling as US Champion and looks to have a successful defense here against Regal, who was cruising as the Alliance Commissioner and looks to become champion. Angle gets a big pop from the crowd while Regal had solid heat as a heel. Regal wastes no time and attacks Angle from behind to start the match as he pounds on him in the corner, and Angle reverses a whip and hits a back elbow on Regal as he hits a pair of clotheslines and Regal rolls outside to regroup. Angle goes outside and pounds on him as he rams him into the barricade until Regal gets a kick in and bounces him off the ropes, and he throws Angle back into the ring and pounds on him in the corner as Angle reverses a whip into the other corner and hits a backdrop on Regal for a two count. He pounds on Regal who reverses a whip and he knocks Angle down  for a series of two counts as Angle battles back, but Regal gets a knee in and hits a running kneelift as he stomps on Angle and hooks a submission on. Angle escapes by going behind Regal who hits a back elbow though Angle battles back and Regal reverses a whip, and Angle ducks a shot and Regal catches him on a crossbody attempt as he crotches Angle on the top rope and kicks him down to the mat. He pounds on Angle on the mat and stomps on him until Angle rams him into the corner and pounds on him, and he hits a fireman’s carry and a pair of clotheslines on Regal as he pounds on him and hits a belly-to-belly suplex. He pounds on Regal and hits a pair of German suplexes though Regal blocks the Angle Slam with a knee to the face, but Angle avoids the kneelift and trips Regal up before hooking the Ankle Lock on as Regal taps out and Angle retains the title. The match itself was decent as both men worked hard and put on a basic match. Angle was hitting his stride by this point while Regal was also hitting his groove as well, and they had good chemistry as Angle gets a clean title defense. The crowd was into the match and popped for Angle when he won. Angle retains the title over Regal and both men move on. Grade: 1.5
 
We see the Undertaker in his dressing room getting ready as Vince McMahon comes in and Taker asks if he needs something, and Vince says he came here to wish Taker luck in his match and Taker says that’s the biggest crock he’s heard. He says that Vince needs to lighten up and ask why he’s really here because he knows Vince is nervous that he or Kane will screw him over, and Kane comes in as Taker says Vince wanted to wish them luck and Vince does so as Taker says he doesn’t need luck though Vince might.
 
Commercial break
 
6. The Dudley Boyz (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeat the Brothers of Destruction when D-Von pins Kane at 4:56 to retain the WCW Tag Team Championships.
 
Analysis: Our last match before the main event is our fourth and final title match of the night. The Dudleyz won the WCW Tag Titles last week and look to have a successful defense here against the Brothers, who were looking towards Survivor Series and look to become champions again. The Brothers get a big pop from the crowd while the Dudleyz were pretty hot as heels. Kane starts off the match with D-Von who gets a kick in and he pounds on Kane before hooking a headlock though Kane whips him off and knocks him down, and he kicks at D-Von and whips him into the corner as he hits a sidewalk slam and drops an elbow on D-Von. He works the arm and tags Taker who kicks at D-Von and pounds on him in the corner before whipping him into the other corner and splashing him, and he knocks Bubba off the apron to the floor and D-Von catches him ducking with a kick though Taker no-sells it. D-Von ducks a shot and Bubba pulls the top rope down as Taker tumbles over the top to the floor and Bubba whips him into the steps, and he throws Taker back into the ring and D-Von pounds on him as Bubba tags in and pounds on Taker in the corner. Taker battles back on Bubba and kicks at him as he whips him into the corner and splashes him before knocking D-Von to the floor, and Bubba knocks Taker down and rams him into the buckle as D-Von tags in and they hit a double back elbow on Taker. They knock Kane to the floor only for Taker to hit a double clothesline on the Dudleyz though Kane is still on the floor and the Dudleyz hit a double back suplex on Taker, and D-Von gets a two count and Bubba tags in as he pounds on Taker who catches him ducking with a DDT. Kane gets the hot tag and he fires up on D-Von as he whips him into the corner and splashes him before whipping him into the other corner, and he knocks D-Von down and hits a big boot before hitting a clothesline on Bubba and he goes up top as he hits a clothesline on D-Von for a two count which Bubba breaks up. Taker comes in and knocks Bubba down as Kane grabs D-Von by the throat and hits the chokeslam as Keibler hands Bubba one of the belts, and Bubba hits Kane in the head with the belt and D-Von gets a two count as Taker breaks it up and grabs Bubba’s arm. He goes up top looking for Old School only for Kane to back into the ropes and Taker gets crotched on the top rope, and the Dudleyz hit the 3-D on Kane which gets the three and they retain the titles. The match itself was decent as both teams worked hard and put on a basic title match. The Brothers were hitting their peak as a team while the Dudleyz were hitting their stride as well, and they had good chemistry as the Dudleyz retain after the miscue. The crowd was into the match and the Brothers, but are not happy when the Dudleyz win. The Dudleyz retain the titles over the Brothers and both teams move on. Grade: 1.5
 
We see Shane McMahon walking down the hallway.
 
We see Vince McMahon walking down the hallway.
 
Commercial break
 
7. Shane McMahon pins Vince McMahon after a Stunner from Stone Cold Steve Austin in a Street Fight at 11:09.
 
Analysis: After a long and interesting night of wrestling, we come to our main event. Shane has caused much turmoil within the WWF with the rumor of a defector and now Vince comes here looking to take Shane out. Vince gets a good pop from the crowd while Shane was pretty hot as a heel. Shane slides outside and Vince pounds on him to start the match as he knocks him down and pounds on him on the ramp, and he grabs a sign and hits Shane in the back with it as he kicks at him and hits Shane in the head with the sign. He sends Shane into the steps and kicks at him as he rams him into the post and continues to kick at him, and he drops a pair of elbows on Shane and chokes him with a cord before throwing him into the ring and he throws a trio of trash cans into the ring as well as a pair of Singapore canes. He kicks at Shane and grabs a can only for Shane to hit a low blow and he hits Vince in the back with a trash can lid repeatedly, and he drops a trio of elbows on Vince’s back and pounds on him on the mat as he grabs a can and slams it down on Vince. He puts it on Vince and goes up top only for Vince to avoid the Shooting Star Press as Shane lands on the can, and Vince drops an elbow on him and grabs the can only to throw it down and he grabs the can as he hits Shane with it repeatedly. He clotheslines Shane over the top to the floor and goes outside himself as he clears the announce table off, but Shane hits him in the head with a lid twice and then he hits Vince in the head with the monitor as Vince falls onto the table. Shane gets in the ring and goes up top as he drops an elbow on Vince which puts both men through the table, and he pulls Vince up and rolls him back into the ring for a two count as he kicks at Vince repeatedly and he pounds on him in the corner. He grabs another can and hits Vince in the back with it as he props the can in the ropes against Vince’s head, and he goes up top only for Vince to block the Coast-to-Coast by hitting Shane in the head with the can. Just then, Booker T and Test run down to the ring and attack Vince as the Brothers of Destruction run down to the ring, and the two teams brawl as Kane hits a clothesline on Test that sends both men over the top to the floor and they hit stereo big boots. Taker kicks at Booker and hits the Last Ride as William Regal runs down to the ring and hits a low blow on Taker, and he hits the modified neckbreaker on Taker as the Rock runs down to the ring and pounds on Regal before hitting the Rock Bottom. Just then, Steve Austin runs down to the ring and kicks at Rock before hitting the Stunner as Kurt Angle runs down to the ring with a chair, and Austin begs off as Chris Jericho runs down to the ring only for Angle to hit Jericho in the head with the chair and then he hits Rock and Taker in the heads with it. Kane gets in the ring only for Angle to hit him in the head with the chair as Austin pulls Vince to his feet, and he gets a kick in and hits the Stunner as Shane gets the three and wins the match. The match itself was decent as both men worked hard and put on a solid match with a chaotic finish. Both men were still fairly solid in the ring and still had good chemistry, but this was more about Angle being revealed as the defector and Austin helping Shane win. The crowd was into the match and Vince, but are not happy when Shane wins. Shane gets the win over Vince and this issue isn’t over yet. Grade: 2.5
 
After the match, Shane and Austin celebrate with Angle as we go off the air.
 
Final Analysis: Overall, this edition of RAW was a pretty solid episode with a chaotic ending that has seemingly changed the foundation of the invasion. Knowing that Survivor Series was going to be the end of this feud, it was going to be interesting to see how things would build to the PPV and we saw a big moment occur here. We had four title matches as Rock, Jericho, Edge, Angle, and the Dudleyz retain their titles while Hurricane, Molly, Lita, and Shane get big wins, and the matches were solid for TV as the big moment was Angle turning on the WWF and joining the Alliance. 2001 has been a great year for the WWF as the invasion has dominated most of the year and as we come to the end of the year, we will see if the feud can end on a strong note after starting to cool off a bit. As for this show, it is a solid show that continues the build to Survivor Series though there is some uncertainly with the WWF. Final Grade: C+