[2001-03-05-WCW-Nitro] Booker T & DDP vs Rick & Scott Steiner

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Booker T makes Rick Steiner sick.  I think he’s still of the opinion he hid behind his brother in this “real man’s business” and challenges him to a match at the PPV.  Scott warns DDP that the running stops comes Greed, where he’ll show him that he’s no match for the Genetic Freak.  Booker accepts Rick’s challenge on the proviso that he puts the U.S. title on the line.

A fast and furious start as all four men pair off.  Scott gets clotheslined over the top to the outside and Page with an immediate pescado.  On the other side of the ring a Booker superkick sends ‘the DFG’ through the ropes to the floor.  DDP off the top with a flying clothesline to Scott.  After some Rick interference swings things in their favour, Page ends up hooked upside down in the corner where Scott kicks away at him.  Rick gets floored by a discus lariat after catching a boot, both men then making the tag.  Booker is all over the brothers here, that is until Scott pulls down the top rope and he sails out over it.  The World champ whips him into the railing and also makes use of a chair.  All missed by our referee, Mickey Jay this time, who was busy trying to keep Page on the apron.  Scott runs through his repetitive repertoire although does pull out a T-bone suplex, one that he tends to use sparingly these days.  Booker ducks a clothesline, coming back with a desperation flying forearm.  Hot tag and Page has fists of fire while throwing discus lariats and regulation ones.  Scott saves his partner following a DDT and then plants Page with another belly to belly.  He turns his attention to Booker, the two brawling up the entrance way.  Action continues inside were Rick lands the top rope bulldog.  Scott and Booker have fought all the way to the back where we see members of the Magnificent Seven beating on ‘the Book’.  Scott Hudson did plant the seed that this may have been a set up by Scotty, turns out it was.  In the ring Page escapes the Steiner Driver and hits the Diamond Cutter for the win.  On seeing Jeff Jarrett he’s out into his safe haven among the fans, however as he’s about to let them know he’s still standing, before he can finish the sentence he’s blindsided by Scott who knew where he’d be heading.  The show goes off air moments later.

The brothers pretty much have a tried and tested routine while Rick is by some way my least favourite guy to watch in the promotion, taking that into consideration I didn’t mind this.  When it comes to main eventers in this company who won’t phone it in, Booker and Page are right at the top of that last, despite on occasion DDP being bought down by his opponent.  Yet more interference in this match, even if it was backstage, and that is one thing that seriously needs limiting.