The 2001 Insurrextion was the second annual Insurrextion

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produced by the American

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(WWF, now WWE). It took place on May 5, 2001, at the

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and was broadcast exclusively in the United Kingdom. It was the final Insurrextion produced before the promotion introduced the

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in March 2002.

Production

Background

In 2000, the American

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(WWF, now WWE) held a

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-exclusive

(PPV) titled Insurrextion. The following year, a second Insurrextion PPV was announced to be held on May 5, 2001, at the

, the same venue as the first event, thus establishing Insurrextion as an annual UK PPV for the promotion.

Storylines

The event featured seven

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and two pre-show matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Aftermath

The 2001 Insurrextion was the final Insurrextion produced before the promotion introduced the

in March 2002, which divided the roster into two separate brands, Raw and

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, where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform. The following year's event was subsequently a Raw-exclusive show.

Reception

In January 2016, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 4.0 oor writing "Another in a line of England only pay-per-views that isn't very good. Granted there are some things to check out. The Two out of Three Falls match rules and the four way tag was fun. However, everything else either disappointed greatly or just flat out sucked. Not the best way to spend two and a half hours, but you should go see Angle/Benoit at least."

Results

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

Other on-screen talent

References

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