[2001-03-07-WCW-Thunder] Scott Steiner vs The Cat

[GSR]

Steiner says that DDP comes out saying how he’s going to out-think him, but week after week all he does is run from him because he fears the physical phenomenon that he is.  His path of destruction will continue at Greed where Page will join the likes of Sting, Goldberg, Kevin Nash and Sid Vicious and where he will solidify his position as the greatest World champion of all time.  On Nitro he finally found DDP amongst all the white trash and was about to take him out when the Cat stuck his nose in his business.  As a result he’s going to use him as a warm up before he gets to Page and tells him to get his ass out here.  The Cat tells ‘Big Poppa Dump’ that he was on his way home, but because he wants him, he’s going to get him later tonight, although he won’t be coming alone.  DDP’s music plays and he’s in the upper deck among the fans.  He tells Steiner that it’s got to be killing him that he’s still standing and he’s going to haunt him until Greed.  Rick Steiner tries to sneak up from behind on Page, but he’s trailed by Hugh Morrus.  The two then double team Rick as Page says over and over about getting in Scotty’s mind.

Mike Tenay’s sources backstage inform him that Steiner has promised to put Cat in the Recliner and won’t be letting go until he injures him.  We get some exclusive footage of what happened when Nitro went off the air and what Steiner was alluding to in his earlier promo, the Cat coming to DDP’s rescue, nailing ‘Big Poppa Pump’ with a chair to save Page from the beating he was taking.  Steiner jumps Cat the moment he climbs up onto the apron, not even waiting for him to get in the ring.  With Nash no longer around to use it, it looks like Steiner has adopted Snake Eyes as his own, Cat though sides down his back and unloads with some of those dodgy karate kicks.  Steiner responds to the punches in the corner with an inverted atomic drop followed by a belly to belly.  He tells referee Scott Armstrong that he doesn’t want to pin him yet, wanting to injure and hurt him first.  That’s evident by the way he throws him to the outside, whips him into the railing and attacks him with a chair.  Cat tries to fight back but his blows aren’t having much effect.  Steiner runs into an elbow and is then floored by a thrust kick.  This daft dancing that the Cat does prior to moves looks so ludicrous.  Double thrust to the throat, some more kicks and he’s got the champ rocking.  Not for long as he’s caught with a release overhead suplex.  Enzuigiri by the Cat and here, predictably, comes Rick Steiner and the run ins.  Cat thwarts Rick but gets dumped by another Steiner suplex.  Booker T is out gunning for Rick, while in the ring Scott has the Cat trapped in the Recliner.  True to his word he’s not breaking it.  DDP hits the ring, the Magnificent Seven aren’t far behind and we go off the air as Scotty has Page helpless in the Recliner.