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@jeramie
When I was a sophomore in high school, I went to a friend’s house to watch WrestleMania IV, because we didn’t have cable television at home, so I couldn’t order the PPV. I was so excited and couldn’t wait to find out who would win the tournament to crown a new WWF World Champion! Only when I got there, my friend’s dad decided he didn’t want to “pay per view,” so turned on WCW’s free counter program, Clash of the Champions, on TBS instead. I was so disappointed, as it meant I would to wait months to rent WrestleMania on VHS, and might have to wait a full week to find out who won the title on the next Superstars of Wrestling program. But the Clash featured one of the best matches I had ever seen that night, as the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair defended the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship vs. a young, athletic, high-flying, future icon in Sting 🦂. The match went to a time-limit draw, as they fought back and forth for 45 minutes, while I sat on the edge of my seat watching history and b...

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