Sting vs Flair (NWA Title)1988 Clash of Champions (5 of 5)

The Conclusion

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• 1988

[ludacrysonbykes]

This IS WRASSLIN , WWE Stands For Worst Wrestling Ever .

[xclusivebrotha]

A pure classic. KWE ( I refuse to call it WWE because Vince has taken this sport and turned it into a saturday night live/Disney attraction, playing to the kids, hence KWE or kids wrestling entertainment. Hell, at least TNA has bloodbaths on occasion) could NEVER make a match this great

[austinfailz]

Very good match. Ranks up there with some of the best WWF and NWA matches.

[edtgomez]

to this very day sting says this is greatest match he ever had

[siblington]

Can't wait to see this classic again on TNA impact september 15th Trololololololololol

[Fiendishfoe666]

This match is awesome.... Watched it from beginning to end without getting up.. Makes me want to go play some SvR 2006.

[rmthegrate]

sandy scott fucked sting

[OLee82]

@yos1994 It's Jumping Jeff Farmer

[darrinbaker00]

J.J. Dillon was up in that cage thinking, "I shouldn't have had that cup of coffee right before we came out here."

[JGlass14]

@whoo689 Sting is certainly a top 10 wrestler, but there's a reason Ric Flair is considered a top 3 wrestler, and that's not just in the land of kayfabe. All the stuff you see heels do today was largely invented by Ric Flair. He is one of the reasons wrestling is where it is today, and this match shows you that it wasn't just his personality, he was also a damn fine wrestler between the ropes.

[whoo689]

Sting wipes the FLOOR with Ric Flair. If anyone should've been a 16-time world champ, it was the Stinger.

[JoshRA]

Dammit jim ross calm down, Flair did not fly over the top of the judges. He rattled near them for a second and then fell down to the right of them.

Wow, Ross used to suck back then.

[1981CrueHead]

@1981CrueHead Well the WWE is gonna have to work to beat congress if the wrestlers keep dying.

[loopin24]

@1981CrueHead I don't know, they might be still around, but if they had stayed Saturdays I doubt we would have seen wrestling as dynamic and amazing as we had with the Monday night war... though I guess it's sad we had to lose WCW in order to have those in the end.

I haven't watched TNA in a while, I might have to check it out, hopefully it has some of the better parts of WCW mixed in with the better parts of wrestling as a whole, anything to give WWE something to have to work to beat.

[1981CrueHead]

@loopin24 Yeah Ric was the biggest draw that ever live. But I actually believe WCW would still be here on Saturday nights had they not going head to head with the WWF. WWF not WWE killed WCW. Regardless Ric was probaly the best wrestler of his day. he could keep you occupied all night with his ring work , his mannerisms and his promo's. He was red hot back then and he's actually the hottest thing in TNA right now as well.

[loopin24]

@1981CrueHead Word up. I remember watching Flair way back in the early 90s, well up until WCW died and always hated that SOB... it only later when I realized just how awesome he really was.

I wish wrestling had more heels like Flair, maybe it'd be worth watching the live stuff and not reliving the glory days on youtube.

[1981CrueHead]

@loopin24 Flair does a cross body when he comes off the top. Sometimes he uses a forearm shot but mainly a cross body. It may have been a long time ago but at one time Flair was one of the best wrestlers in the world.

[loopin24]

4:40 So that's what he does when he actually gets to do his top rope move... lol that was the first time I've ever seen it, pretty impressive.

[baresolid]

The thing that strikes me about this match, compared to modern WWE, is the use of holds. Nowadays, it seems the primary way to 'weaken' one's opponent is by using striking attacks. I find holds far more convincing, and think they add far more to the psychology of the match.

[bigfieryflyingjimmy]

sting versus flair is always the best match ever, they are the 2 greatest wrestlers of all time.

[RicFlairMark]

@cbaldwinjr It was a great match regardless of the ending...it MADE Sting and its all about whether the fans leave happy or upset...that matters and the fans left happy

[RicFlairMark]

@ludacrysonbykes Cept WWE aint wrestling....oh no WWE stands for World's Worst Entertainment

[leroy592]

This was a great match! Flair in his prime, Sting with blonde crue-cut and a desent physique. He looks  terrible now.

[cbaldwinjr]

Great match...ridiculous ending. You go through all of that for one of the refs to declare it a draw...stupid. Great match, great performance, awful booking.

[mtbinpa31]

When is the last time the wwe had two wrestlers go 45 minutes? Not often.

[luvdady]

wow when was the last time you seen an atomic drop? in wwe