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What did Mike Awesome debut as?
Mike Awesome's WWF debut came on the June 25, 2001 episode of Raw during a match which saw Test defending his Hardcore Championship against Rhyno.
What was the Invasion storyline with Mike Awesome?
After the March 2001 purchase of WCW by the World Wrestling Federation, Awesome became part of The Invasion storyline in the WWF.
Did Mike Awesome receive any recognition during this time?
Awesome was the first Invader to gain gold in the WWF, stealing away with the Hardcore belt before any WWF wrestlers could catch him.

Question: Was he ever injured during this time?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Mike Awesome ever injured during this time?