[2000-05-20-MPPW-TV] Lance Jade vs Alan Steel (Loser Leaves Town Match)

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Jade says that Alan Steel was right and this town isn’t big enough for the both of them, but he tells the fans to have no fear, he’s going nowhere and is ending Steel’s career today. ‘All That’ sprints to the ring and unloads on his opponent. Back elbow off the middle turnbuckle gives him his third two count in the opening thirty seconds of the match. Bulldog, only to miss the follow up top rope splash. ‘Jaded Edge’ (a pedigree) and Steel kicks out in time. He backdrops a charging Jade over the top to the arena floor, and then levels him with a springboard plancha. Steel launches him into the announcer’s desk and the two fight into the back area. When they return to ringside Jade throws Steel head first into the ring post. He sets up a table on the outside; however the Irish whip to the ring post is reversed and Jade is the one who goes crashing into it. Chair shot to the head, Steel then lays Lance on the table and puts him through it with a splash off the top turnbuckle to the floor. He rolls him into the ring, ‘Jaded Edge’ by Steel and Lance Jade is out of here.

 

This had the same problem as the Texas Death match in that it was too rushed and they simply weren’t given long enough (less than four minutes). There was nothing wrong with the work between them, and I liked the idea of Steel’s early pin attempts as a way to try and surprise his opponent. Using Jade’s own finisher against him was also a nice touch. Talking of which, Jade’s first offensive move was that ‘Jaded Edge’ which Steel kicked out of; you would’ve thought they would have built to a spot like that? Similarly to their previous match the lasting memory will be the table bump though, which is a shame as with longer I think these two could have done something pretty special.