Posted July 27, 20169 yr comment_5760757 Sting vs. Dirty Dick Slater (8/16/89)Sting tries to wrestle with Slater here but Slater wants to roughhouse it although he makes a mistake going up top as Sting press slammed him off. Sting then takes it back to the mat and is in advantage until Slater catches him with a swinging neckbreaker. Slater then worked over Sting's neck and slowed down the tempo to his pace but Sting would make a comeback taking it to the floor until Slater posted him shoulder first. Slater then fucking popped him hard with a right hand but Sting keeps on fighting. Slater would lock on a Figure-Four but Sting reversed it forcing a break of the hold. Sting then fucking went flying like a madman from the ring to the floor and overshot Slater who didn't catch him properly and hit the floor. Sting bounced back though and started fighting until Funk & Muta ran out for the DQ. Sting gets beaten down until Flair runs out only to get jumped himself. Pillman then runs out and hits Air Pillman on Slater but he would get jumped as well. Flair then ran back in and got the branding iron which he used on Slater's left arm numerous times as the others brawled around the ring. This was a fun match with a molten hot post-match angle and I'm throwing it up as a low-end nomination.
March 7, 20178 yr comment_5790691 Sting vs. Dirty Dick Slater (8/16/89) Slater really had a nice little run here. It's a shame it was so short. Plus this is a fun match if you know the history. Sting working the arm. Slater using roughhouse tactics. Slater goes to the top , but Sting tosses him off the top rope. Big spinning neck breaker, and Slater is after the neck and back. Crowd is 100% with Sting. I liked how they timed Sting's attempted comebacks. Sting's babyface selling was good. He did a good job fighting underneath. Slater rams Sting into the steel post on the floor. Sting with a flurry, an eye rake cuts him off. Big running dive by Sting out of nowhere. Fight on the floor. J-Tex jumps Sting. Flair for the save, and he's beaten down. Pillman out, and he gets beaten down. The postmatch was great. The match with the killer postmatch makes this a solid nomination for me.
