Posted December 3, 201113 yr comment_5489589 Wow this is a real good match. This is real early in Santana's IC run. He won it at the Boston Garden. I think Muraco wanted to have a good match to get Tito off on the right foot. We start off with Tito doing some nifty arm work on Muraco. They even have a really fun overhand wristlock battle. Soon Muraco would cut him off with a version of the Hot shot. Muraco just work's over the throat area which can lead to the oriental spike his finisher. Muraco does some good heeling it up here. We get some near falls and Tito fires up for his comeback and hits Muraco with his flying forearm. Muraco takes a huge bump and ends up getting hung into the ropes. That was awesome and builds to some rematches.
June 25Jun 25 comment_6031787 TITO SANTANA vs DON MURACO (02/20/1984; WWF MSG; New York, NY; 00:19:42) - Tito Santana Interview. - They start slugging right away forcing Don to rethink his life choices. Tito controls with a wrist lock. I think they are working this a little too long but Muraco keeps teasing a counter that Tito prevents. II can appreciate that. Tito transitions from a 4-minute wrist lock to an arm bar. Muraco breaks out of the arm bar with a headbutt after 4 minutes. Muraco beats up on Tito capped off with a throat drop on the railing. Good stretch run but the match was so slow for so long. Fun finish when Tito hits the forearm and Muraco goes running and gets tied up in the ropes and counted out. No nomination.
