Round 3, Match 17: #1 Kurt Angle vs. 16. Dusty Rhodes

[Slim Pickns]

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I find this funny since you did bag Abdullah in the first round. But overall I agree with Sly, Dusty Rhodess wins this one because of the entire body of work allowing him being able to mix it up with the big names of today, you look at the way he worked when he was doing the NWA Vs. WWF matches at MSG between him and Billy Graham, you see his Psychology coming through. Both choices are justifiable but look at it from a match point of view. For Angle to hit the Suplexes he has to get close enough for Dusty to be able to get in the Bionic Elbow. If that helps you see the way that I am thinking for this match. Angle will get caught by the Bionic Elbow. Therefore match over Dusty wins.

Seriously? A Gold Medal Olympian (which is what he is billed as), who trains to the extreme on mastering takedowns and shoots, can't find a way to shoot in and get close to Rhodes without taking a Bionic Elbow? I have to disagree on behalf of anyone who has trained wrestling or any kind of grappling. Angle could easily find a spot to avoid an elbow.