Wwe Raw November 26 2001 Review

To symbolize the end of the invasion, Vince booked a series of "Purge" matches—Alliance members vs. WWE loyalists. The first saw (the five-time WCW champion) face The Rock .

This was not a five-star classic. It was a public execution. The Rock dominated, hitting the Spinebuster and People’s Elbow to a massive pop. After the pin, Rock grabbed a microphone and delivered the eulogy: "The Alliance… finally… has laid its last egg." Booker T was carried out of the arena as if being evicted from his own house. wwe raw november 26 2001

The show opened not with pyrotechnics or a catchphrase, but with a cold, calculated silence. Vince McMahon walked to the ring in a tailored suit, not as a rabid promoter, but as a conquering CEO. The Boston crowd, still riding the high of the previous night’s victory, roared for blood. To symbolize the end of the invasion, Vince

Austin walked to the ring, not with his signature middle fingers and beer, but with the hollow eyes of a gunslinger who had lost his cause. He admitted he had sold his soul to beat Vince, and he had failed. In a shocking, quiet moment, Austin—the anti-hero of a generation—asked Vince for a job. Vince, relishing the kill, denied him, calling him a loser. This was not a five-star classic

—who had been absent since losing to Vince at the Royal Rumble —walked out in a tailored suit. The crowd lost its mind. Flair calmly entered the ring, shook Vince’s hand… and then dropped the bombshell.