Details On Scott Steiner - DDP Backstage Fight In WCW

From the Pro Wrestling Torch newsletter #633 -dated December 23, 2000:

-It took about seven wrestlers to pry Scott Steiner off of Dallas Page backstage at Nitro. Page was upset at Steiner for making comments about him on the air. The Page-Steiner problems resurfaced last week when Page refused to work house shows against Steiner because of comments Steiner had made to his wife in the past. Nitro was built around teasing a mystery opponent for a three-way title match at WCW Sin. The match features Steiner vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. a mystery opponent. Steiner went on the air and improvised a promo saying that Ric Flair better not insert Page into the match. He took some shots at Page in the process, suggesting that Page have a sex change "so he has the balls to come and face me." He called on Ric Flair to send Page to the bush leagues where he belongs. He made fun of his "badda bing" catch phrase and said he'll always be white trash. He begged Flair to make Page his next opponent. The comments were improvised. Page is not scheduled to be the mystery partner or face Steiner at any time. Steiner just wanted an excuse to rip on Page on the air. When Steiner returned to the back, Page approached him. He shoved him. Steiner retaliated against Page and pummeled him until wrestlers separated them. Page and Kevin Nash left the arena together. Page and Nash were supposed to be involved with the Natural Born Thrillers later, but because they left, the NBT segment was changed.

-The fight itself lasted less than 30 seconds, and probably closer to 10 seconds, before more than a half-dozen wrestlers intervened and pulled Steiner off of Page. All sources for the story agree that Steiner dominated Page. Page had a huge mark on his face from the fight. "Steiner tried to take his eye out," says one wrestler. One report said Steiner filed his nails earlier in the day and if he hadn't, Page might have lost an eye. Page was bleeding when he got up. He left shortly thereafter with buddy Kevin Nash (who politically, because of the belief that Eric Bischoff is buying WCW, sticks close to Bischoff's buddy Page).

-The general attitude among some wrestlers backstage in reaction to the fight is that Page got what he had coming. The perception of Page is that he is coddled and privileged and gets his way when push comes to shove. He also, perhaps unfairly, receives heat because of comments by his wife, Kimberly. Some wrestlers also expressed that Page shouldn't have left the show early, causing a disruption of the booking plans, considering that he instigated the backstage situation. Steiner, though, was clearly taunting Page by making his unscripted, unauthorized on-air comments about Page needing a sex change operation. Page, though, has also made unscripted, unapproved comments recently on the air. He was told not to talk about Scott Hall, but he did anyway.

-WCW is trying to teach Scott Steiner a lesson. WCW is threatening to press charges on Steiner for threats he allegedly made toward Ric Flair at the Thunder tapings last week. Flair approached Steiner so he could talk to him about the unauthorized comments he made on Nitro the night before. Scott told him to "get the f--- away" from him or else. Steiner had just gotten out of a meeting with Busch discussing his comments and wasn't in a good mood. WCW is said to have warned Steiner that if they do press charges, he would be in violation of a probation sentence he is currently serving. In March of 1999, Steiner was sentenced to ten days in jail, 200 hours of community service, and seven years probation for an April of 1998 road rage incident (see TORCH #541) which involved Steiner making terroristic threats to a Department of Transportation worker. WCW is encouraging Steiner to ask for his release from the company.

- At Nitro, a group of agents were overheard saying that they need to make an example out of Page or Steiner... One wrestler tells the TORCH: "They have to fire Sid, Goldberg, and Page to send the right message. Steiner has been under control up until now. He has a bad temper, but he's been willing to do business lately." The source went on to say that he doesn't consider himself a friend of Steiner's, but has 50 times more respect for him than Goldberg or Page. The same wrestler went on to say that Goldberg is starting to expose his bad side to fans. While on the recent European tour, Goldberg was autographing a few items for a young fan who was wearing a Steve Austin t-shirt. Goldberg actually told the young boy to take off the shirt. Thinking Goldberg was joking, the boy laughed. Much to the surprise of others in the room, Goldberg looked the boy in the eye and told him he was serious...

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