Sting vs. The Great Muta

[4.0] "Yet another rather lackluster match until the final seconds. Both men were capable of far better, as evidenced by their rivalry just a few months prior. In-ring quality: 0.75/5. Stakes: 0.75/2. Justification: 1/1. Placement on the card: 1/1. Suspense: 1/1. Bonus/penalty: none. Total: 4.5/10. Match watched on the WCW YouTube channel."

[7.0] "Like most matches on the show this never got into second gear, but Sting and Muta were well-suited to each other so this was a pretty good effort with the limited time they had."

[6.0] "Like Luger and Sting, not the best that these two guys could do against each other, but it's just sweet to see them in action against each other. They move differently, there's an explosiveness, even the strikes are done with a certain panache that stands out on this show. It sticks out in a positive fashion, even for a match that doesn't blow things away star ratings wise as it's relatively short and they keep a lot of clubs in the bag. ***"

[5.0] "WCW are really started to shaft Muta and this tournament really drives that home. He gets jobbed out in every match but doesn't even get much time in his matches. He was good here for the 8 minutes or so, but outside of a couple of nice spots Sting was really lethargic, I'm not sure he's injured or really saving himself for the Flair match. I don't know, weird one."

[6.0] "3 stars solid match here however not as good as there great american bash match before this but still."

[6.0] "The best match so far as these two had a great chemistry with each other. Muta was still incredible to watch, as his body language alongside the cold stare were giving such a different vibe than anything else. Some nice spots and transitions all around and a decent involvement from the crowd."

[6.0] "This was solid, but definitely not as good as their match at The Great American Bash. The action was all enjoyable, but much as with every other match on this card they are hamstrung by the tournament format. I also find it pretty underwhelming how badly Muta gets shafted in this tournament - first losing in short order to Flair, and now being defeated handily by a superplex. It definitely feels strange to see after how strong he has previously looked during this run."

[6.0] "This match was disappointing, given who was involved. I was hoping for more, but the format of a single night tournament didn't really allow for it to develop as it should."

[6.0] "This was good for what it was but the format of the tournament kinda limits it. These two were good together. This probably wasn't these two best match together but I'm not sure they ever had a bad one. Another match that probably could've been better had it gotten more time."

[6.0] "This match was a lot of tun, espcially with Jim Ross and Terry Funk on commentary. Fat-paced and hard-hitting, this is another match that could have benefitted from a few more minutes to really let both men show what they could do. What was here was fun, though."

[4.0] "The match started back and forth until The Great Muta performed an eye rake, and applied the bridging grounded double chickenwing. The Great Muta kept the advantage, and attempted a moonsault. Sting avoided it, but The Great Muta landed on his feet, and performed a spin kick. The Great Muta climbed the turnbuckles, but Sting performed a dropkick and a superplex. Sting then pinned The Great Muta to win the match"

[6.0] "This match was fine but would have to be considered disappointing compared with their matches earlier in the year when they were feuding over the NWA World Television title. It was cool to see Muta use a Cattle Mutilation and Sting come up with a pretty acrobatic escape from it."

[6.0] "Was an ok match, they have had better but with the round robin format and short time limits i guess this was ok. The finish coming of a superplex was strange, especially for Muta who had been booked like a beast previous to this night"

[6.0] "You obviously can't compare this one to some of their previous matches over the TV Title earlier that year, but it was still a strong effort and they put on a good match. Best match up until this point, I liked it. [***1/4]"

[3.0] "These two are supposed to have great chemistry but in this match it was not very apparent. Muta did some eye catching stuff but I feel like Sting wasn't really ready for this much spotlight, especially without a guy like Flair to carry him."

[6.0] "Best match of the night to this point, although that's not saying a whole lot. Not very long at all which limited what they could do but still, a pretty fun little match with Muta doing his usual acrobatics which were great. ***"