IWF Insurrextion (2001)

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Insurrextion (2001)
VHS cover featuring various IWF wrestlers
Promotion	International Wrestling Federation
Date	May 5, 2001
City	London, England
Venue	Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Attendance	16,284
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Backlash	Next → Judgment Day
Insurrextion chronology
← Previous 2000	Next → 2002

The 2001 Insurrextion was the second annual Insurrextion professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the American promotion, International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE). It took place on May 5, 2001, at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England and was broadcast exclusively in the United Kingdom. It was the final Insurrextion produced before the promotion introduced the brand extension in March 2002.

Contents 1 Production 1.1 Background 1.2 Storylines 2 Aftermath 3 Results 4 Other on-screen talent 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Production

[edit] Background

In 2000, the American professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE) held a United Kingdom-exclusive pay-per-view (PPV) titled Insurrextion. The following year, a second Insurrextion PPV was announced to be held on May 5, 2001, at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England, the same venue as the first event, thus establishing Insurrextion as an annual UK PPV for the promotion.

[edit] Storylines

The event featured seven 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.

[edit] Aftermath

The 2001 Insurrextion was the final Insurrextion produced before the promotion introduced the brand extension in March 2002, which divided the roster into two separate brands, Raw and SmackDown!, where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform.The following year's event was subsequently a Raw-exclusive show.

[edit] Results

No.	Results	Stipulations
1	Eddie Guerrero defeated Grand Master Sexay	Singles match
2	The Radicalz (Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko and Terri Runnels) defeated The Hollys (Crash, Hardcore and Molly)	Six-person mixed tag team match
3	Bradshaw defeated Big Show	Singles match
4	Edge and Christian defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von), The Hooper Boyz (Matt and Josh) and X-Factor (X-Pac abd Justin Credible (with Albert)	Four-Way Elimination match
5	Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle 2-0 • First Fall: Benoit pinned Angle at 7:43 (1-0) • Second Fall: Benoit pinned Angle at 14:23 (2-0)	Two-out-of-three falls match
6	Chris Jericho defeated William Regal by submission	Singles match for the Queen's Cup
7	The Undertaker defeated The Power Trip (Stone Cold Steve Austin (c) and Triple K) (with Kaila Matteson-Kelmsley)	Handicap match for the IWF Championship Undertaker could only win the title by pinning Austin.
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

(*) Since Undertaker pinned Triple K, he did not win the title

[edit] Other on-screen talent

Commentators Michael Cole Paul Heyman Interviewer Jonathan Coachman Ring announcer Lilian Garcia

Referees Earl Hebner Mike Sparks Teddy Long Tim White

[edit] See also

• Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom

[edit] References

← 2000 • 2001 IWF pay-per-view events • 2002 →
Royal Rumble • No Way Out • WrestleMania X-Seven • Backlash • Insurrextion • Judgment Day • King of the Ring • Invasion • SummerSlam • Unforgiven • No Mercy • Rebellion • Survivor Series • Vengeance

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