[7.0] "For some goofball reason, on the WWE Network/Peacock Sting's entrance music is overdubbed yet on the World Championship Wrestling episode that used this as an intro bumper...the music is left intact. Sting was the hottest wrestler in Crockett at this point, so here's Dusty Rhodes to piggyba-LEECH off of his popularity. I will never know why Rhodes didn't strike while the iron was hot after Clash 1 and I...oh, oh right. I know why. EGO. Anyway, onto the match: Sting starts hot, The Horsemen have no answer for his offense, a tag is made and the crowd erupts for Rhodes. Dusty goes for his lousy looking Figure Four Leg Lock and with a Raking of the Eyes by Arn Anderson, the momentum goes the way of The Horsemen. The Dream slowly comes back and we get the best possible camera angle for his Dropkick: The view is obstructed by Tully Blanchard's back. If my sense of humor goes right over your head, Dusty had a crappy Dropkick. Sting is now tagged in and he's running roughshod over Blanchard, Arn goads Sting just enough to bring action to the outside where Anderson swiftly takes advantage. It all happens quicker than I can type it and it all looks great. From here Anderson takes control until a Vader Bomb misses, it's not enough though as Anderson is the one who makes a tag. Horsemen in certain control and we even see a DDT on the concrete to The Stinger (it was squandered though). Tully now working over Sting, who eventually comes up with a Hot Shot, an excellent display of ring presence! Anderson is in now and he accidentally pushes Sting into a very warm tag to Big Dust. Every Horseman gets an Elbow (including Dillon) and Dusty delivers his poor DDT as well. Rhodes plants an Elbow Drop (it looked great) to Anderson but Blanchard breaks up the count. Sting in to counteract Blanchard's involvement and OOPS, he also throws down Teddy Long. Since Long is THE ONLY REFEREE tonight, he is also thrown down by Rhodes (ever so gently). Here's Barry Windham, suit, tie, and crummy Claw Hold on Rhodes in tow. Rather good stuff actually, even the chaotic ending worked for me. 7.25"
[6.0] "A fun but short main event. Everyone was used to the best of their abilities. The main issue was the non-finish, which was inevitable because you can't job Sting after Clash 1 and you can't job Dusty in Florida. They'd painted themselves into a corner. Unlike Clash 1, this whole show didn't feel that special or energetic but this was a decent match at least."
[5.0] "Mostly a fun main event with a good atmosphere, but I did expect a bit more after the first COTC. The DQ finish was underwhelming and Sting definitely could have done more to sell that DDT on to the concrete. Nothing all that memorable, but effective enough for what it was."
[6.0] "This was a fun main event. A shame it had to end the night in a double dq; but this usage here isn't the most upsetting. The Florida crowd is hot, and we get a taste of how over Dusty was there."
[6.0] "Dusty Rhodes was extremely over in Florida, which was obvious during this match. Why he had to constantly position himself with whoever the new flavor of the week was has always confused me because he was already so over with the crowd. First, it was Magnum TA, then Nikita Koloff, and now Sting. It's like he was scared to be out of the spotlight. But this match was fine for what it was..."
[6.0] "Dusty in Florida is always going to be fun match based on crowd heat alone. You knew it was going to be a funky finish as they were hardly going to put the tiles on Dusty and Sting and that isn? t a team you can best clean anytime this century"
[6.0] "Super solid and fun main event. The finish sucks, yes, but the action before made up for it. Simple tag formula, combined with a super hot crowd is always good. [***]"
[4.0] "Das Match kommt bei mir nicht so richtig an. Alles startet zwar schwungvoll, driftet dann aber doch zügig in eine lange Isolation gegen Sting ab. Mit dem Hot-Tag verteilt Dusty dann 20 Atomic-Elbows, einen DDT und einen Elbowdrop, bevor Barry Windham von aussen die Disqualifiakation herbeiführt und den American Dream in einen elend wirkenden Klauengriff nimmt, der dann auch noch zum Cut geführt haben soll. Also bitte, das ist zu wenig aus so viel Potential."
[6.0] "A solid tag team match, but nothing to exactly write home about, especially given the level of talent involved. I won't lie, I'd expect more from Arn and Tully against Sting and Dusty, and while it's far from bad, it's just kind of mild. Good crowd investment, but it's short and not a lot to really sink your teeth into."
[9.0] "Great match, I don't know what people are missing but it's a HOT, HOT match with a wild crowd reaction and from bell to bell it's smart, very psychological, and incredibly fun. Arn and Tully are at their best and Dusty couldn't be more popular, and neither could a young Sting for that matter who was shown in his best light. The non-finish may put some off but still, this is a great one."
[7.0] "Pretty awesome and hot tag action. Short match (~10 minutes), so the pace is there. Crowd loves all of it. Faces are over like nuts, especially Dusty, who is just so good here. Ending is absolute trash, but the rest is so fun and short that it's still worth watching. ***1/2."
[5.0] "The match was fine, but it featured one of the most nonsensical spots you'll ever see. Arn DDT's Sting on the concrete. Sting should be down and out, right? No. Sting barely sells the move and is bouncing around and doing spots in less than a minute."
[6.0] "Fun Match. Not very long. Good action between the Horsemen & The babyfaces. Sting sells alot. Dusty is over. Arn & Tully & JJ are a fantastic unit. It's what you think it will be. ***."
[6.0] "Wirklich kein schlechtes Match, ich hätte es jedoch nicht im Matchguide gesehen. Bemerkenswert wie hier das Publikum steilgeht, als Dusty das erste Mal eingetaggt wird und allgemein wie toll die Zuschauer hier mitgehen. Ansonsten klassische Tag Team-Hausmannskost, aber eben ohne besondere Auffäliigkeiten oder Stärken."
