Nikita Koloff vs. Sting

[7.0] "A fun, fast paced match with the crowd firmly behind Sting and excited throughout. I liked the ending with Sting getting the quick school boy pin after ducking the Sickle. Great way to show Nikita was so close to winning and setting up a rematch."

[4.0] "Not a really bad match but I couldn't muster a lot of interest in this one, don't feel like this played to the strengths of either guy. Nikita was running out of steam quickly in this run and Sting was hit or miss at best at this point in his career. There was some energy here but not enough to strongly interest me."

[5.0] "I love Nikita, but his heat segment was a little too monotonous for my taste. I get that working slowly on Sting served its purpose - presenting Koloff as a dominant force who lost only due to one mistake - but he could have added a bit more variety."

[4.0] "All the matches up to now didn't get a lot of time because they're trying to cram too much in, but affording nearly 10 minutes to Koloff in 1991 is way too long. Now he's not got the aura of his original run, he's totally exposed. Sting sells for a lot of this and it's really turgid stuff with several failed comebacks before he finally does and gets the win to a big pop."

[6.0] "It's nothing groundbreaking, but it is well wrestled. Koloff controls the majority of the match while Sting is largely selling, with a few hope spots here and there. They successfully made Koloff seem imposing, while putting over Sting's resilience and resourcefulness. It's Wrestling 101, and it's done well here."

[6.0] "I always enjoyed when Nikita Koloff and Sting were in the ring together; they had some fun matches during this feud. Sometimes Nikita felt weird in this '91 stint, but when he had his '92 stint he felt more adjusted. Koloff is my boy, I think he was an underrated talent. This was something decent for Sting to do now that he wasn't in the title picture."

[6.0] "As much as I loved the Crow Sting, Surfer Sting was a ton of fun to watch, especially during these years. Nikita seemed out of place during this run, no longer having Dusty Rhodes to help his popularity. he was meaner and nastier here, but Sting managed to defeat him in a decent match."

[6.0] "This match was simple but effective, and the crowd was really into it too. They did a great job building to the big comeback."

[6.0] "A fun match with a fired up crowd. Both guys knew their roles with Koloff keeping things slow and simple and Sting hitting back with his fiery comeback offense."

[7.0] "This was good fun, a fired up Stinger was out for blood but Koloff soon took control and it was really mostly a beat down with a few hope spots thrown in here and there. For a match of this type it was almost perfect for the era."

[6.0] "Fun match built around the Tombstone Piledriver. I respect Mikita? s methodical approach to the match, systematically beating and softening Sting up before planting him with the tombstone. Sting? s selling is sound and is able to make Nikita? s basic offence work. Sting? s fiery comeback was good although it was cut short in favour for the sneaky win but that was an alright note to end this match on. ***"

[6.0] "Nothing pretty about this one - I mean this as a compliment. Sting wasted no time in going after Koloff early on, who had been going after both him and Lex Luger recently, but that ended up allowing Nikita to take control of the match. They kept teasing Sting's big comeback, which eventually happened and got a fantastic reaction. Good match. [***1/4]"