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→The Invasion
As the storyline continued, WWE changed the name of ''Raw is War'', to ''Raw''. The reason being that the Monday Night Wars were over, and due to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The Invasion storyline ended at ''[[Survivor Series]]'' with Team WWE defeating Team Alliance in a Winner Take All match. The next night on Raw, Ric Flair made his first appearance in eight years, and announced that he and Vince McMahon were partners, as Shane and Stephanie had sold their stocks to him in order to buy WCW and ECW, respectively. Steve Austin also turned babyface for the first time since before ''WrestleMania X-Seven''.
As the storyline continued, WWE changed the name of ''Raw is War'', to ''Raw''. The reason being that the Monday Night Wars were over, and due to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The Invasion storyline ended at ''[[Survivor Series]]'' with Team WWE defeating Team Alliance in a Winner Take All match. The next night on Raw, Ric Flair made his first appearance in eight years, and announced that he and Vince McMahon were partners, as Shane and Stephanie had sold their stocks to him in order to buy WCW and ECW, respectively. Steve Austin also turned babyface for the first time since before ''WrestleMania X-Seven''.
Over the next few years, many WCW main eventers would appear on WWE programming. The nWo, consisting of Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash would appear in February 2002, Scott Steiner would appear in November 2002, and Goldberg would appear in March 2003. Sting was the only WCW main eventer to not go to WWE until 2014, when he appeared at that year's ''Survivor Series''.
Over the next few years, many WCW names would appear on WWE programming. The nWo, consisting of Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash would appear in February 2002, Eric Bischoff and Rey Mysterio in July 2002, Scott Steiner would appear in November 2002, and Goldberg would appear in March 2003. Sting was the only WCW main eventer to not go to WWE until 2014, when he appeared at that year's ''Survivor Series''.
===Brand Extension===
===Brand Extension===