Coincidence? Last time I saw a 8-10 on tv it was also on the Cheetah. 2005 I think it was and it was Robert Smith (if you can believe that) in the title match against Parker Bohn. It hooked off the dry and just died with all that power hit beyond weak, just like Walter's.
With that said, I think Walter got hosed. It was a good enough ball to leave a flat ten worst case scenario and would have had a tie game.