Rebellion (2001)
Rebellion was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on November 3, 2001 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England and this is also the last Rebellion event to run under the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) name and branding. It was the third Rebellion event and the final Rebellion event promoted under the WWF name, as the promotion was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in May 2002.
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||
| Date | November 3, 2001[1] | ||
| City | Manchester, England[1] | ||
| Venue | Manchester Arena[1] | ||
| Attendance | 15,612[1] | ||
| Tagline(s) | Manchester Divided | ||
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The event took place during Invasion period for the WWF, which ended at the following pay-per-view. All matches have one member of the WWF taking on one member of the Alliance. Over the course of the evening, the WWF won six matches, while the Alliance won three.
Storylines
The event featured nine professional wrestling matches and two pre-show matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]
Event
| Role: | Name: |
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| Commentators | Jim Ross |
| Paul Heyman | |
| Interviewers | Michael Cole |
| Chavo Guerrero | |
| Hugh Morrus | |
| Ring announcer | Tony Chimel |
| Referees | Mike Chioda |
| Earl Hebner | |
| Chad Patton | |
| Brian Hebner | |
| Charles Robinson | |
| Nick Patrick |
Prior to the start of the pay-per-view, Billy and Chuck representing WWF defeated Justin Credible and Lance Storm representing The Alliance.
The first match of the pay-per-view was a steel cage match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Edge representing the WWF defeated Christian representing the Alliance, by escaping the cage while Christian's leg was stuck in between the rope and cage.
The second match saw Scotty 2 Hotty, representing the WWF, by hitting a bulldog followed by The Worm on The Hurricane, representing the Alliance, for the win. Following this Big Show, representing the WWF, defeated Diamond Dallas Page, representing the Alliance, by hitting a chokeslam on DDP.
The next match was an Elimination Triple Threat match for the WCW Tag Team Championship. The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley), representing the Alliance, beat both WWF teams, The APA (Bradshaw and Faarooq) and The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy). Matt first eliminated Faarooq after the Dudleyz hit a reverse neckbreaker on him, followed by a Twist of Fate. D-Von then pinned Matt after Jeff missed a Swanton and the Dudleyz hit Matt with a 3-D.
The following match saw William Regal, representing the Alliance, defeating Tajiri, representing the WWF, via submission with the Regal Stretch.
The WCW Championship match was next. This match saw Chris Jericho, representing the WWF, defending his title against Kurt Angle, representing the Alliance. Jericho successfully retained his title after he rolled up Angle as he was going for the Olympic Slam. After the match, Angle attacked Jericho, hitting him with two Olympic Slams.
The second to last match was a women's tag team match with Trish Stratus as special guest referee. The match saw Lita and Torrie Wilson, representing the WWF, taking on Mighty Molly and Stacy Keibler, representing the Alliance. After Wilson threw Holly into the corner, Lita hit Holly with a Twist of Fate to pick up the pinfall victory. After the match, Keibler argued with Stratus over the ending, to which Stratus responded by hitting Keibler with a bulldog.
The main event was for the WWF Championship. This match saw Stone Cold Steve Austin, representing the Alliance, defending his title against The Rock, representing the WWF. While the referee was down, Kurt Angle came out to the ring and hit The Rock with a chair. Jericho came out and attacked Angle, grabbing the chair. When The Rock stood up, he saw Jericho with the chair, assuming he was the one who attacked him, and The Rock attacked Jericho. The match ended when The Rock went for the People's Elbow; However, Angle hit The Rock in the face with the belt as he hit the ropes, enabling Austin to hit The Stone Cold Stunner and retain the title.
Results
| No. | Results[1][3] | Stipulations | Times[4] |
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| 1D | Billy and Chuck (WWF) defeated Justin Credible and Lance Storm (Alliance) | Tag team match | 5:00 |
| 2 | Edge (c) (WWF) defeated Christian (Alliance) by escaping the cage | Steel cage match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship | 12:49 |
| 3 | Scotty 2 Hotty (WWF) defeated The Hurricane (Alliance) | Singles match | 8:55 |
| 4 | Big Show (WWF) defeated Diamond Dallas Page (Alliance) | Singles match | 3:15 |
| 5 | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) (c) (Alliance) defeated The APA (Bradshaw and Faarooq) (WWF) and The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) (WWF) | Triple Threat match for the WCW Tag Team Championship | 12:01 |
| 6 | William Regal (Alliance) defeated Tajiri (WWF) by submission | Singles match | 5:55 |
| 7 | Chris Jericho (c) (WWF) defeated Kurt Angle (Alliance) | Singles match for the WCW Championship | 14:55 |
| 8 | Lita and Torrie Wilson (WWF) defeated Mighty Molly and Stacy Keibler (Alliance) | Tag team match with Trish Stratus as special guest referee | 4:16 |
| 9 | Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) (Alliance) defeated The Rock (WWF) | Singles match for the WWF Championship | 22:09 |
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References
- "Historical Cards: Rebellion (November 3, 2001. Manchester, England)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 156. 2007 Edition.
- Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- "Rebellion 2001". Pro Wrestling History. November 3, 2001. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- Cawthon, Graham (November 3, 2001). "2001". The History of WWE. Retrieved May 24, 2015.