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[2000-06-19-WCW-Nitro] Scott Steiner vs Jeff Jarrett


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WCW right now is such a mess that everything just makes me glaze over and not pay that much attention to keep my sanity. Cat is awful on commentary and Awesome looks really disinterested out there as referee. Some of the moments where the match is actually a match is pretty good but there is the overbooking nonsense with Madaja and the New Blood that overall the match is mess. The Cat just essentially ends the match because why the hell not. Steiner then puts Awesome in the recliner when Jarrett nails him with the guitar and wins. Yawn. *

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There’ve been so many special guest referees recently and this time it’s Mike Awesome, while ‘Commissioner’ Ernest Miller is providing commentary. Steiner is saying something to ‘the Cat’ when he’s jumped from behind by Jarrett. Irish whip is reversed, ‘Double J’ slides between Steiner’s legs, but Big Poppa Pump with an inverted atomic drop followed by a tilt-a-whirl slam. Jarrett goes for a tip up in the corner, however Steiner catches him, runs him into the turnbuckles (like the start of an Oklahoma Stampede) and then drops him throat first across the top rope. Clothesline over the top to the floor. ‘Double J’ grabs Steiner’s ankle, pulls him to the outside and whips him into the guardrail. After jabbing him in the ribs with a chair, Midajah is around to check on her man, but Jarrett snatches her and tosses her into the ring so he can continue with his attack. Midajah’s not standing for that and jumps from the apron on to his back, causing a distraction that allows Steiner to pick up the chair and now jab Jarrett in the stomach with it. Steiner launches him over the guardrail into the crowd and they have a brisk walk around the audience before returning to the ring. Gorilla press slam and drops ‘Double J’ chest first to the canvas. Jarrett escapes the suplex attempt and a low blow brings Steiner to his knees. A pair of double axe handles off the middle and a nice belly to back by Jarrett. Sleeperhold as he continues to try and weaken Big Poppa Pump. Steiner shoots him off and slaps on a sleeper of his own, before deciding against it and hitting a delayed vertical suplex instead. Both men are back to their feet at eight and Steiner with a scoop powerslam for two. Belly to belly and Jarrett gets his shoulder up at the last split second. ‘Steiner recliner’ and ‘the Cat’ is up and out of his position at the commentary desk telling Awesome to break that hold because it’s illegal. Here comes the bullshit! Awesome can’t break it so ‘the Cat’ passes him a chair which he then levels across Steiner’s back. He kicks out of the subsequent pin and Jarrett and Steiner put the boots to him, now working together. Double clothesline by Steiner stops them in their tracks, and a nice overhead throw/suplex on Awesome. ‘Steiner recliner’ on the guest official, but Jarrett breaks a guitar over his head, makes the cover and Awesome counts the three. Post-match, ‘Commissioner Cat’ fancies his chances against a beaten down Steiner, however ends up in the recliner himself. Awesome and Jarrett return to help, but Steiner handles the three of them until Goldberg shows up and spears him. Kevin Nash runs out (well, as close to you’ll get to running with Nash!) to try and get his hands on Goldberg, but ducks out of the ring and says “on his time”.

 

Scott Hudson mentions on commentary that this is Steiner’s first World title match since 1991. I don’t know if that is the truth or not, but I wish it was something that the commentators played up more because it was mentioned the once early and then forgotten about. I was really enjoying this match until the bullshit at the end, although I should’ve known that it was coming, what with the guest referee and ‘Commissioner Cat’ also hovering at ringside. They need to knock the guest referee gimmick on the head for a bit because it’s been badly overused recently. At least one match a week seems to have it and it always ends the same way. It was funny seeing Nash attempting a run-in and actually showing a bit of urgency for once!

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