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I haven't seen the match, but I know Sting is well known for the inadvertant "flair flop crotch headbutt".
Also, there's been mention in just about every major fed over certain DQ manners that didn't result in disqualifications that the referees were allowed to have some discretion in matches. Usually, this was just used to cover in case the referee accidentally did catch something he wasn't supposed to, the wrestler(s) messed up or a commentator made a comment (usually about closed fists, but sometimes other stuff).
Also, on a semi-related piece... I've never seen a tag team get DQed over the similar drop toe hold into lowblow spot, either.
If not overused, it looks accidental and usually results in a good reaction from the crowd, since heels always cheat anyway (not counting exceptions to the rule like Flair & Eddie)
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