[2001-02-14-WCW-Thunder] Mark Jindrak vs Sean O'Haire

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Another preview for the Superbrawl tag, this time featuring the two members of the teams who didn’t face off on Nitro.  Mike Tenay talks about how, as we entered 2001, it looked like the ‘Natural Born Thrillers’ were close to taking over WCW but jealousy tore the group apart.  Springboard armdrag by Jindrak.  Tenay points out that these two will know each other inside out, not only because they used to team together, but also because they trained in the Power Plant at the same time, as a result the one who varies their offence the most is likely to come out on top.  O’Haire with a suplex, lifting Jindrak vertical and then just letting him go.  A big boot to the chest sends Jindrak under the bottom rope to the outside.  He goes to the well once too often with the right hands and Jindrak gets a foot up.  Running crossbody off the ring steps!  O’Haire holds onto the attempted whip, reversing it, before flooring Jindrak with a short arm clothesline.  Seanton bomb off the steps!  As O’Haire climbs the turnbuckles, Jindrak dropkicks the top rope causing him to crotch himself.  Top rope Frankensteiner, Jindrak leaping from the mat to the top rope.  Springboard clothesline.  We get a lingering crowd shot which means there has been a botch, the laughter you can hear from the fans confirming that.  O’Haire blocks the reverse DDT, picks Jindrak up for a suplex, but he counters with a DDT.  Shawn Stasiak is out, watching from the top of the entrance ramp.  Tilt-a-whirl slam.  Jindrak misses the Lionsault, although unlike Chris Jericho he doesn’t grab the top rope to hold onto when he does his version.  A fireman’s carry slam knocks the wind out of him and the Seanton bomb gets the three.  While not a best of three series, after Stasiak won on Nitro it means that each team won one of the singles matches, showing how evenly matched they are heading into Sunday.

Potential is the key word when it comes to these two.  The size, the look, the agility you really think they’ve got the World at their feet.  Not perfect by any means and both still need some seasoning but the potential!  One small note, who are the heels out of these teams in this feud?  Stasiak was the heel on Monday, yet here O’Haire was the more heelish of the two here.  Interested to see how they work it at the PPV and who the crowd favour.