The July 9th, 2001 episode of WWE Raw (known back then as WWF Raw Is War, as this was before the World Wildlife Fund's lawsuit forced the rename), which was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, is a turning point for the federation after purchasing World Championship Wrestling (and start a storyline where Shane McMahon purchased WCW and started a rivalry with his father, Mr. McMahon).
Starting with a street fight between Shane McMahon and Diamond Dallas Page as a result of the Raw the week before ,which ends in a no contest, even after Shane is replaced by The Undertaker, who wants DDP, as the former made him lose the WCW World Heavyweight Championship to Booker T, with it ending with Sara, the Undertaker's wife, being put in a Diamond Cutter after Shane and DDP team up against Taker, causing her to need to be taken to a hospital, The Undertaker goes with her, causing an arguement between commentators Jim Ross and Paul Heyman into the next match, a WWF Tag Team Champion match between the Dudley Boyz and A. P. A. (Farooq and Bradshaw), with Heyman being sexist in saying a housewife does not belong in the ring. When the Undertaker's intended match, a handicap match against Mike Awesome and Lance Storm, Kane replaces him, and the match becomes a tag team match when Chris Jericho comes in and persuades the big red machine to let him help, only for the match to end in a DQ as wrestlers from Extreme Championship Wrestling, led by Tommy Dreamer and Rob Van Dam storm the ring, and even wrestlers like the Dudley Boyz and Rhyno to turn on their comrades, with Heyman turning on Ross and issuing a challenge to both WCW and WWF, leading to a ten-against-ten main event where it's revealed Shame McMahon brought ECW to form an alliance, with Stephanie McMahon as owner of the tribe of extreme. A great show that intensified the Invasion storyline (although it would end up being meh for various reasons),
Starting with a street fight between Shane McMahon and Diamond Dallas Page as a result of the Raw the week before ,which ends in a no contest, even after Shane is replaced by The Undertaker, who wants DDP, as the former made him lose the WCW World Heavyweight Championship to Booker T, with it ending with Sara, the Undertaker's wife, being put in a Diamond Cutter after Shane and DDP team up against Taker, causing her to need to be taken to a hospital, The Undertaker goes with her, causing an arguement between commentators Jim Ross and Paul Heyman into the next match, a WWF Tag Team Champion match between the Dudley Boyz and A. P. A. (Farooq and Bradshaw), with Heyman being sexist in saying a housewife does not belong in the ring. When the Undertaker's intended match, a handicap match against Mike Awesome and Lance Storm, Kane replaces him, and the match becomes a tag team match when Chris Jericho comes in and persuades the big red machine to let him help, only for the match to end in a DQ as wrestlers from Extreme Championship Wrestling, led by Tommy Dreamer and Rob Van Dam storm the ring, and even wrestlers like the Dudley Boyz and Rhyno to turn on their comrades, with Heyman turning on Ross and issuing a challenge to both WCW and WWF, leading to a ten-against-ten main event where it's revealed Shame McMahon brought ECW to form an alliance, with Stephanie McMahon as owner of the tribe of extreme. A great show that intensified the Invasion storyline (although it would end up being meh for various reasons),
