This match isn't THAT bad, yet people act like it's MINUS FIVE STARS.
100% agree
They shouldn't have had Steiner dominate the whole match, the blade job wasn't necessary, the finish sucked, and Steiner botched that one move, but it wasn't really as horrendous as people claim.
Putting Steiner directly in the main event was such a shitty idea. He would've been a great IC champion that could've worked his way up to Haitch later on
>>3010490
They needed a big time, main event drawing babyface for Raw.
>>3010490
There was no IC championship at this time. They unified it into the World Heavyweight belt which was handed to Triple H.
>>3010528
Ah you're right, Stone Cold brought it back later in the year. I forgot this match was at the Royal Rumble