PeteF3 Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 This is from the first round of the U.S. title tournament. I didn't think much of most of the action here, but they won me over by the end. Sting did a lot of punch-kickery but he also targeted Arn's leg, which paid off in a big way later. Arn had some great counters here--a spinebuster out of nowhere, the "wind up a punch and DDT the guy when he ducks" spot that I love so dearly, and catching Sting with a back elbow when he attempted one too many Stinger splashes. Hot closing stretch in general, leading to a clean submission victory thanks to Sting's earlier work on the leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilTLL Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 I really enjoyed this. Pretty much everything you want in a Saturday Night main event: two familiar foes doing strong, varied work with a good familiar structure, but plenty of twists and turns, and lots of body part focus leading to a good submission finish. This is probably too good of a match and too good of a matchup for the first round of this tournament. And I mean in kayfabe terms too: Sting was the nominal #1 seed, which makes Arn the #16, while he's also the TV champ. ***1/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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