If you didnt see this finish coming a mile away, then you havent been paying attention as a wrestling fan. The moment Paige said backstage that her Divas Championship match was for you Dusty, you had to know that an infamous Dusty Finish was coming as a tribute to the late great. Normally, Dusty Finishes are often regarded as horrible booking decisions, leading fans on and frustrating them more than hooking them. When WWE pulled that stunt last month with Dean Ambrose winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Seth Rollins, it created a feel-good moment for Ambrose, but that was fleeting and Rollins just looks weaker. However, given Dusty Rhodes passing on Thursday, it was a fitting way to pay homage to the former booker. Incorporating the Bella Twins switcharoo trick of Twin Magic also made perfect sense, given that Nikki Bella won a Divas Championship match against Paige using it. When Paige reversed the small package on Brie, it was only a matter of time before the ref waived the title change off and things went back to the way they were. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gABpDk9RgY Somewhere, Dusty is smiling at seeing his finish get used one more time. And in this case, it furthers Paiges argument against the Bellas and her plea to the Divas locker room, so it could serve a real purpose.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
