[2001-02-05-WCW-Nitro] Scott Steiner vs Kevin Nash & Rick Steiner (Handicap)

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As a quick reminder, Steiner’s World title as well as Ric Flair’s leadership are both on the line.  Nash introduces the new U.S. champion, Scott Steiner’s familia, big brother Rick as his mystery partner.  The brothers do lay their stuff in on each other.  Rick blocks the Rolling Thunder and counters with a belly to belly of his own.  Scott is out to the floor where he reverses the whip sending Rick sailing over the guard rail and into the front row.  He picks up a chair, but before he can use it he’s nailed by Nash.  Midajah is up on the apron distracting Charles Robinson which allows Scotty to get in a low blow, stopping ‘Killer’s’ momentum.  Steinerline followed by an elbow drop.  Double arm stretch, Rick cheerleading his partner on from the apron.  When Scott picks Nash up for a backbreaker you’d think he’d have already worked ninety minutes this evening, rather than the ten it is, with the way Schiavone and Hudson are lauding over how does he even have the strength to do that after wrestling two prior matches.  Rick clubs Scott as he hits the ropes and Nash catches him with a side slam.  That’s the start of Nash’s three moves; Snake Eyes is next and finally the Jackknife powerbomb, Schiavone screaming that it’s over and we’re about to have a new World champion.  At two, Rick, who had been in the ring cheering his partner on, drops an elbow to the back of his head stopping the count.  Scott rolls over to make the cover and the Steiner brothers, who now hold the two most important singles titles in the company, celebrate the win.  As the brothers leave, a groggy Nash gets to his feet telling them that he ain’t finished yet.  A chair carrying DDP heads out from the back, the Steiners trapped between them, as the show goes off the air.

Another fairly predictable finish to a Nitro main event.  Was anyone not expecting Rick to turn on Nash or there to be some screwjob with so much on the line?