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4. Brad Armstrong Vs. The Great Muta: WCW Saturday Night, 30 May 1992

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So many wrestling legends hold Brad Armstrong on a pedestal as one of the best workers that they've ever stood across the ring from. With Brad not having anywhere close to the charisma and verbal skills of his brother Brian, aka Road Dogg, the majority of his career was spent as a trusted hand who was utilised to make other people look better than they really were.

While Brad would be a relatively regular presence on WCW programming throughout large chunks of the '90s, his matches would rarely last more than 10 minutes. He'd always make the most of those minutes, but still, 10 minutes is 10 minutes. During a May 1992 episode of WCW Saturday Night though, Armstrong was allowed to go 26 minutes against the iconic Great Muta.

Putting on a barn-burner of a 2 Out of 3 Falls match, Armstrong and Muta delivered a pro wrestling clinic. Even though he lost the bout by two falls to zero, Brad looked like an absolute star in this contest - with him being able to go toe-to-toe with one of the very best in the world at that point in time.

Given his undeniable in-ring talents, it's a crying shame that Brad Armstrong's lengthy WCW tenure only saw him become a one-time Light Heavyweight Champion and have a stint as one of the World Six-Man Tag Team Champions.

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