On a recent edition of his “My World” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett discussed Sid Vicious’ nasty leg break at WCW Sin 2001, the Magnificent Seven faction, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On The Magnificent Seven faction: “The overall vibe was, ‘Hey, this creative thing that’s being done is obviously a long play.’ Because you wouldn’t say, ‘Hey, I’m gonna do this angle with Flair and Dusty, and we’re gonna get to that and it’s a lot of fun.’ And yes, Flair and Dusty for the very first time on PPV didn’t happen till 2001. We’ll get to that in a minute. But just doing the deep dive on it, we were all executing this creative and had no idea where it was going, but knew or assumed this is going for the new owners. This was the true — not the beginning of the end, the end of the end of WCW as we knew it, but there was going to be a new WCW.
“So we did all of this with that in the back of our mind. And to say that it probably wasn’t — this was one of the most bizarre times, because we didn’t ask questions because we kind of knew that we certainly didn’t have any answers. But man, maybe Bischoff and — what was the name of the company? Fusion Media? Like okay, ‘What are they looking at?’ So there was a little impetus of the political side of things like, ‘Alright, what’s really going on here?’ So anyway, I thought I’d just say that I don’t recall the Magnificent. But the creative I remember, and just not really sharing where any of this was going. And I guess at this point in my WCW second run, I was enjoying the ride as much as I possibly could. Because I damn sure didn’t know where things were headed.”
On Sid Vicious’ nasty leg break: “So either Sid clotheslined me out or bumped me out, I was outside the ring. Yeah, if I remember correctly — so I took a bump out on the hard camera side, and I was looking away from the ring. And I remember the spot that was supposed to come up, that Sid was going to back himself from the corner, hop up. And I know that he and Laurinaitis had had discussions on — if I remember correctly, there was a discussion on how we got into that spot. I’m sure [Scott] Steiner was a part of it and all this. But it was, ‘Okay, here’s the spot that led to… whatever.’
“And I can remember just the gasp, because I couldn’t see it. But just the gasp. But when I kind of looked up in the ring, and you saw him — I’ll call it his thigh and kneecap going one way and his ankle going floppily the other other way, I just turned my head and I went, ‘Oh boy!’ And I knew that I wasn’t supposed to come back in the ring until a couple of other things that were supposed to happen. And man, I’m sure we’re gonna have the clip. And again, I may have a little bit of a foggy memory but I just remember Steiner having to kind of lay the boots to Sid. And I think Animal was like, what the hell are we–‘ Yes, it was a complete disaster by every stretch of the imagination, thinking, ‘We gotta get this damn thing over with.’ And if I remember correctly, Scott pinned Sid. And in the process, he pulled his leg to hook the leg for the 1-2-3. It was a mess. I mean, just an absolute mess. And the one thing I do remember, the next day at Nitro they were talking. They’re like, ‘Hey, Jeff, you want to come see it?’ I’m like, ‘Hell no, I don’t want to come see this damn thing.’ Yeah, I’m not into watching stuff like that not even one time, let alone multiple times. But yeah, it was a mess. And Scotty was right in the middle. It was bad. You never want to see anybody go down like that.”
In a recent episode of his podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett discussed several topics, including Sid Vicious’ infamous leg break at WCW Sin 2001 and the Magnificent Seven faction. Jarrett provided insights into the creative process during that time and shared his memories of the events.
The Magnificent Seven faction was a part of WCW’s creative storyline leading up to the new ownership. Jarrett mentioned that the wrestlers involved in the angle were executing the creative without knowing where it was going. They were aware that a new WCW was on the horizon, but the details were kept under wraps. Jarrett admitted that it was a bizarre time because they didn’t have any answers and were unsure about the future of WCW.
When discussing Sid Vicious’ leg break, Jarrett recalled being outside the ring during the match. He mentioned that there was a planned spot where Sid would back himself into the corner and hop up. However, Jarrett couldn’t see what was happening inside the ring. He only heard a gasp from the crowd and turned his head to witness the gruesome injury. Sid’s thigh and kneecap were going one way while his ankle flopped in the opposite direction. Jarrett described it as a complete disaster and knew that they had to quickly finish the match.
Jarrett remembered Scott Steiner having to lay the boots to Sid to try and salvage the situation. Animal, another wrestler involved in the match, was also confused about how to proceed. Eventually, Scott pinned Sid, but even that process was messy due to the severity of the injury. Jarrett emphasized that it was a terrible sight and he had no desire to watch it again, even when they discussed it the next day at Nitro.
The podcast episode also includes a video clip of the incident for those who want to see it firsthand.
In conclusion, Jeff Jarrett’s podcast episode sheds light on the Magnificent Seven faction and Sid Vicious’ leg break at WCW Sin 2001. It provides a behind-the-scenes perspective on the creative process during that time and the challenges they faced in dealing with unexpected events like Sid’s injury.