Aug 23, 11:00 PM
A cage match with a dumb rule leads to an underrated classic
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Money Inc. couldn’t buy their way out of Steiner Brothers beatdown in 1993 | (Photo: @WWFWrestling1, X) For years, winning a WWE steel cage match meant escaping over the top or through the door, with both feet touching the floor. But just before SummerSlam 1993, WWE added a bizarre twist ahead of a feud’s finale. That summer, Rick and Scott Steiner warred with Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster (IRS) — Money Inc. — trading the Tag Team Championship three times in five days. To settle the score once and for all, the teams met inside a steel cage on the USA Network’s SummerSlam Spectacular. But there was a catch: the cage door would remain locked. The only way to win was for both team members to climb over the cage and touch the floor. On commentary, Gorilla Monsoon and Jim Ross emphasized the rule change. But their tone suggested that they thought the stipulation was a bad idea, as it risked leaving a partner trapped in a 2-on-1 beatdown. “I don’t care how many steel cage matches you’v