Video: Steve Austin V Tracey Smothers
It's time to call in again with Lady Blossom, as she continued her reign as the WCW's undisputed queen of valet interference in the early 1990s. Steve Austin's opponent this time is Tracey Smothers - one half of the Young Pistols - in what has the potential to be a competitive match-up.
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| Entering the ring |
Following the introductions, a red-clad Lady Blossom departs the ring as the action commences. As Austin poses to the crowd following an early take-down of Smothers, the Young Pistol quickly rolls up the TV Champion for a 2-count, to the annoyance of Stunning Steve and his blonde valet.
An early assault from Austin is soon reversed by Smothers, and an arm-lock on the champion has Blossom appealing to the referee and looking distinctly unimpressed. Austin manages to hold his own though, and at 2:50 in succeeds in clothes-lining his opponent over the top rope and out of the ring. With Smothers lying prone on the floor, and the referee preoccupied in the ring with warning Austin, the time has come for his beautiful valet to enter the fray.
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| Blossom gets ready to attack |
Blossom can be seen firstly checking the ring to make sure the referee's attention is diverted. She then eyes up her prey before walking over to the stricken wrestler and choking Smothers on the floor before rapidly departing the scene. Surprisingly, Smothers appears to quickly recover from the attack as he re-enters the ring, but nevertheless the valet's intervention was well-executed and unseen by the referee.
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| Smothers is choked on the floor by Austin's valet |
Smothers soon regains the upper hand, and a flying elbow prompts the Young Pistol to go aerial as Austin staggers around in the ring. Tracey connects with a spectacular move and rolls up Austin for the pin. However, Lady Blossom senses the danger and intervenes again.
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| Blossom distracts the official with Austin pinned.... |
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| ....before departing the scene |
Climbing up onto the apron at 3:55 in, Blossom instantly draws the attention of the referee, leaving a frustrated Smothers lying on the champion waiting for the three-count. He then naively turns his back on Austin to remonstrate with the official, as the blonde valet departs. Austin then recovers and when Smothers turns round he is quickly nailed by the Stun Gun and the champion gains the 1-2-3 for victory.
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| Lady Blossom sees Smothers pinned at close quarters |
As the match reached its conclusion, there was a real chance that Smothers could have caused an upset and dethroned Austin as the TV Champion. However, Lady Blossom was crucial in this successful title defence. Not only did she take the opportunity to attack Smothers as he lay hurt on the floor, she also picked her moment perfectly to distract the referee at the conclusion to the match, preventing the pin and then allowing Austin time to recover and execute his signature finisher. Whilst Smothers may have felt hard done by, ultimately he could not cope with Lady Blossom's interventions and was therefore undeserving of the win. As Tony Schiavone so eloquently puts it during the match, "She is one bad lady!"
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| Victorious again |
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