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Dusty Finish

By Eric Cohen, About.com

Definition: An ending to a match that was made popular by Dusty Rhodes when he was a booker. The match would end when a wrestler would be declared the winner of a match by a second referee, only to have that decision reversed by the original referee who was incapacitated at some point during the match.
Examples:
The first time the Dusty finish was used at a big event was when he fought Ric Flair at Starrcade 85.

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