WWF Superstars, July 26, 1997

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STING PRE MATCH COMMENTS:

Sting is shown in the locker rooms, standing next to Rick Rude.

Sting: All right, Mr. Perfect, it's GO TIME, brother! You wanted the match with the Stinger, and you GOT it! I'm not so sure I understand your logic ... after my performances lately, I don't see how beating ME would boost you up any ... but hey, that's not my problem.

Sting: I've got some other stuff on my mind, but I'll address that later on today. And LOD, just to rest your minds, the skull is safe and sound. No, it's not here tonight ... I'm getting it appraised, to see just what I could make out of it when we MELT IT DOWN! But enough about you. Perfect, let's see just what you've got!

Rude: Hey, what's Perfect's saying? "Nobody beats Mr. Perfect."?

Sting: That's the one.

Rude: Well ... YOU'RE nobody! Let's go take this guy down!

Sting: RIGHT!

Sting stops for a moment and thinks ... Rude snickers. Sting shoves Rude back and the two walk off camera.

Sting
w/Rick Rude and Starr Blaze
vs.
Mr.Perfect
w/Madusa Miceli

The Match:
Mr.Perfect is already up in the ring. Madusa Miceli is on the outside, applauding him as the introductions continue...

'The Man Called Sting' blasts over the speakers as the lights in the arena dim down! Sting pops through the curtains, followed by Rick Rude, wearing red and white tights, jacket, and paint. He smacks hands with the fans on the way down and LEAPS onto the ring apron, leaning back to give a HOWL!!Starr comes out with Sting, wearing her visors and her carrying her batons. She seems to be on the look out as she comes down.

Pyrotechnics start exploding from the entrance and above the ring, as the scorpion-shaped lights dance across the stands! Sting climbs up to the top rope and faces the crowd ... and BACKFLIPS into the ring! The crowd cheers!

A wire scorpion frame bursts into flames above the ring, as Sting removes his jacket and smacks a high five with Rude. The lights come back up and the music stops as Sting stretches out on the ropes.

The Ultimate Warrior, Brutus Beefcake and Bobby Heenan then come down the aisle. Bobby moves over to Perfect's corner... Brutus goes to a neutral corner... and the Warrior comes to Sting's corner.

JR: Looks like they've got ALL the bases covered!

Pillman: Do they expect TROUBLE! Haha!

The bell rings. Sting and Perfect move in. Mr.Perfect drops Sting down with a drop toe hold that he swings into a hammerlock behind the Stinger's back. Perfect lets go of the hold and Sting gets up to his feet... and is KICKED by Perfect in the back, knocking him forward.

Sting hits the ropes and bounces off and nails Perfect in the head with an elbow smash, knocking him to the mat. Sting then KNEEDROPS Perfect in the back.

The Great Muta and S.B. Peterson appear at the entryway. They discuss the match in Japanese as the camera picks them up.

Sting pulls back, awaiting on Perfect to stand... and he does. Sting leaps up in the air for a DROPKICK.... Perfect snatches his arm in mid-air and drops him down into an ARMBAR!!! Sting SLAMS down into the mat, but starts to get up. Perfect grabs the arm... ARMDRAG TAKEDOWN!! Sting is flipped over onto the mat where Perfect keeps the arm wrenched. He then bends it back across Sting's body.

JR: No one knows mat wrestling quite like Mr.Perfect, take nothing away from Sting's ability.

Muta and Peterson continue to watch as Sting powers his way up to his feet... spins around... and SMALL PACKAGES PERFECT!! The ref dives around and hits... one... two... KICKOUT!!!!

The two scramble back up to their feet, but Sting is quicker... he pulls Perfect up for a VERTICAL SUPLEX... NO... BRAIN BUSTER!!! HE HITS IT!! Sting legs Perfect stay down and he begins kneedropping and elbowdropping the back!!

Heart Attack: Perfect was working on the arm... Sting's working on the leg.

JR: Both are experienced, and know how to work a strategy in a match.

Sting pulls Perfect up and hoists him into a TORTURE RACK!!! Perfect blocks by shifting his weight and dropping down behind Sting. Sting runs forward and hits the ropes, but Perfect stays with him and ROLLS HIM BACK OFF THE ROPES FOR A PIN... one... TWO...