24 low hat was overrated at the time, but having a projectile that hits low and is only -7 is huge. That really helps in poking.I don't know about that, armor makes a huge difference in that matchup. No armored red kick meant all sub zero had to do was stand back and react to anything Cage tried to do.
I don't understand your comment about cage. I already said sz would undoubtedly beat cage 6-4 pre-patch.