As wcws days became numbered, sting remained loyal to the organization, engaging in memorable rivalries with bret hit man hart and vampiro. Most of the wcw programming in 1997 revolved around sting, whose character changed into a mysterious avenger. My son likes sting and has requested his action figure. Sting had been part of wcw since before they broke away from the nwa and became the number two wrestling promotion in america. Aug 26, 2008 i recall sting not going anywhere near the rafters after owens death. In 1998, kevin nash and randy savage broke off from the nwo to form the nwo wolfpac. Aew has its own sting heres who it is and why it will.
Sting recalls the scary moment he almost died rappelling in wcw. Wwe legend sting lifts lid on near death experience similar to tragic. Wwe hall of famer sting to greet fans at charleston sports. Sting rappels from rafters for the very first time on wcw monday nitro. Dec 21, 2018 eric bischoff says sting s condition caused wcw starrcade 1997 finish to be changed. Nov, 2014 kevin nash, diamond dallas page, more reminisce on stings career as a wcw icon. After this a silent, almost ghostly sting, carrying a baseball bat as a weapon, began appearing in the rafters at wcw events and began painting his entire face. Whether or not he did in late wcw history is questionable, but there was definitely a time where he stopped doing it. For years, many factions in the wcw vied for stings allegiance while sting remained a lone figure, walking in the rafters with a baseball bat, hunting for a weak spot in which to strike at his arch nemesis, the nwo. Authentic wwe wear the official shirt of the wwe superstars classic fit 100% cotton screen printed in the usa often dubbed the franchise of wcw, the man called sting is one of the most recognizable and unique faces in sportsentertainment history.
Captured from the wwe network when sting found stable ground, he immediately pointed his bat at savage and marched towards the ring. Aew has its own sting heres who it is and why it will work. As chaos erupted between the two teams on wcw monday nitro, sting descended from the rafters to deliver his decision. Back in black 1999 this is an entertaining wcw video with a lot of heavily edited matches from 1999. On this episode of 83 weeks with eric bischoff and conrad thompson, eric and conrad discuss the year that the icon himself, sting had in wcw in 1997. Hear all about sting s crow character which had debuted the previous fall, putting him up in the rafters, slow burning the angle between himself, the nwo, and hulk hogan, keeping it fresh, who he. The matches revolved around the ongoing storyline between wcw and the new world order nwo organization.
He became a silent warrior who lurked in the rafters of arenas all over the country, ready to strike at a moments notice, the wwe wrote in stings bio. With sting out cold, triple h made the pinfall and secured the victory. In tna, sting probably agreed to the rafters bit again because hes 50 years old and past his prime. In my opinion, he was more of an impact in the rafters, than any of the wcw wrestlers, who were in the ring every week. Eric bischoff says stings condition caused wcw starrcade.
Mike tenay interviews jeff jarrett by the entranceway while the camera cuts to the top of the arena to reveal sting. Nevertheless, wwes coo pushed his dx allies aside and shook stings hand, creating a wrestlemania moment forged from respect. Sting, wearing a leather jacket, black and white face paint and brandishing a bat, took on the entire nwo and their corrupt, slimy and degenerative ways. Feb 23, 2010 sting first came down from the rafters haveing a showdown with randy macho man savage. Why does sting keep using the lurking in the rafters.
Starrcade 1997 was the fifteenth annual starrcade professional wrestling payperview ppv event, produced by world championship wrestling wcw on december 28, 1997, at the mci center in washington, d. Why doesnt wwe acknowledge the real reason wcw died. The real sting descends from the rafters to help piper and ddp. Captured from the wwe network the night that we did it in chicago at the united center was as scary as can possibly be. It would be easy to say sting screwed up and that he should have joined wwe much earlier. Sting then took part in what many consider to be the best match of 1991, teaming with luger to face the. Apr 18, 2018 in wcw, the storyline was set up perfectly. In the same month, wcw seceded from the national wrestling alliance, in the process recognizing a wcw world heavyweight championship and a wcw world tag team championship. Sep 27, 2008 after staying in the dark for 6 long months sting confronts the nwo at wcw uncensored. Kevin nash, diamond dallas page, more reminisce on stings career as a wcw icon. Kevin nash, diamond dallas page, more reminisce on stings.
Halloween havoc 2000 was the twelfth and final halloween havoc professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. Sting soon showed his opposition to the nwo, and challenged hogan to a match for the title at starrcade. He had the bleached blonde brian bosworthesque hair cut, the colorful face paint and neon tights. Lex luger, who had appeared for the rival company just hours prior, popped in as sting and ric flair battled. Brian damage one of the greatest and most successful characters in all of wcw and in professional wrestling during the 1990s, was the crow version of sting. It took place on october 29, 2000 from the mgm grand garden arena in paradise, nevada. May 04, 2015 for years, sting was the last big star to keep from working for the wwe and this wrestling action figure portrays one of his most memorable looks in wcw. Sting, shawn michaels and other wrestlers with two successful.
In case youd stopped following wcw by that point, 1999 was definitely the beginning of the end for the promotion, not only due to ratings and profits but also because of the lack of understandable stories and largely pointless matches. I got it on stash for him but want to introduce the figure from the rafters and want to show him a few episodes before doing so, so he gets the reference. Like moxley, stings the crow character was nitros solitary figure, unaffiliated with any groups. Sting s transformation and run as his dark and silent crow gimmick from 19961997 inspired by the 1994 film the crow. I recall sting not going anywhere near the rafters after owens death.
Eric bischoff says stings condition caused wcw starrcade 1997 finish to be changed. The nwo hatched a plan to fool wcw into thinking sting had joined their ranks by having a fake sting show up on nitro and beat up lex. As chaos erupted between the two teams on wcw monday nitro, sting descended from the rafters to. Not only did sting do it first, but wcw did a tastelessinretrospect angle where the nwo faked stings accidental fall from the rafters. Sting at starrcade 1997 new, 18 comments quite possibly the biggest debacle in the history of wcw took place on this date, when hollywood hogan lived up to his name by refusing to job for sting at the biggest event the company ever held, starrcade 1997. However, the war between sting and the nwo took many twists and turns, including one of the best builds in wrestling history that resulted in a botched landing. Sting s first world championship reign ended january 11, 1991, when flair defeated him in a rematch from starrcade. Sting and ric flair put on a memorable performance at the first ever clash of the champions that.
After the match, dx stood tall with triple h while the nwo stood by sting wwe standing triumphant in the final battle with wcw. Wwe hall of famer sting revealed he almost suffered the same tragic death as wrestling legend owen hart during his glory days in wcw. Hear all about stings crow character which had debuted the previous fall, putting him up in the rafters, slow burning the angle between himself, the nwo, and hulk hogan, keeping it fresh, who he. Remembering the 20 greatest moments in the history of wcw.
Undertaker, was never booked, and he was forced into retirement due to an injury suffered against seth rollins at night of champions 2015. It was that distinction that made him the backbone of the atlantabased organization throughout the late 1980s until the end of. The same thing that happened to owen almost happened to me. They began bad mouthing sting as being a traitor and that sting could now stick it. Sting his transformation and how he rescued wcw from the nwo. The sting vs nwo storyline, explained thesportster. Jan 20, 2015 why doesnt wwe acknowledge the real reason wcw died.
I know for a fact that hes came down from the ceiling in tna quite a few times, but usually not in the traditional way. Oct 27, 2019 wcw fans fell in love with the new crow character since it made him come off more intimidating and intense. Finally jj dillon gave sting his shot against the coward hollywood hogan at starrcade 1997. Why doesnt wwe acknowledge how starrcade 1997 ruined wcw. This obviously predates owens death, for two reasons. Sting would descend from the rafters with a baseball bat to take out his opponents in. In a very intimidating fashion, sting circled the chair and placed the tip of his bat. Hed run away from the ring as soon as sting showed up and would only get in the ring if the rest of the nwo was there to help him. Almost immediately, both factions of the group began vying for the allegiance of sting. It was that distinction that made him the backbone of the atlantabased organization throughout the late 1980s until the end of wcw in 2001.
Sting, wearing a leather jacket, black and white face paint and brandishing a bat, took on the entire nwo and their corrupt, slimy and degenerative ways, preserving integrity for world. And every week the nwo would assert their dominance on wcw, then sting would show up and wreck the entire nwo. Sting later fought hollywood hogan at wcw starcade. In the same month, wcw seceded from the national wrestling alliance, in the process of recognizing a wcw world heavyweight championship and a wcw world tag team championship. Wcw dominated the industry during the time frame of crow stings biggest storyline. Sting never said a word when coming down from the rafters to face off with the nwo. August the real sting descends from the rafters to help piper and ddp.
An bogus sting look a like attacked members of wcws roster in a dark lit parking lot. For years, many factions in the wcw vied for sting s allegiance while sting remained a lone figure, walking in the rafters with a baseball bat, hunting for a weak spot in which to strike at his arch nemesis, the nwo. Sting recalls the scary moment he almost died rappelling. Fittingly, sting and ric flair squared off in the final match on the last episode of wcw monday nitro. Wcw took a major swing at wwe during the very first nitro. The 14 most important moments of stings career wwe. I got it on stash for him but want to introduce the figure from. Sting drops in from the rafters to surprise the unsuspecting new world order. Part of his gimmick saw him descending from the rafters with a long chord tied on.
World championship wrestling 19912001 stings championship reign ended on january 11, 1991, when he was defeated by flair in a rematch from starrcade. The announcers thought it was the real sting who betrayed wcw and joined the new world order. Sting falling off the rafters gif sting fallingofftherafters falls gifs. J dillon offers sting a match on wcw monday night nitro. Feeling slighted that his fellow wcw cohorts did not believe in him before proving that there was an imposter, sting cut a promo telling those. As of 2014 the event is available on the wwe network. Sting drops from the rafters in mattel wwe defining moments. He watched from the rafters of arenas, and did not speak his thoughts. To that, his legacy in wcw and tna impact speaks so much more loudly. Like moxley, sting s the crow character was nitros solitary figure, unaffiliated with any groups. For years, sting was a very popular and charismatic character.
Sting repels from rafters for the very first time on wcw monday nitro in chicagos united center, january 20, 1997. Sting begins the gimmick where he is spotted in the rafters of the arena, by his lonesome in the dark. Wcw world champion sting pinned wcw us champion diamond dallas page at 10. Sting first came down from the rafters haveing a showdown with randy macho man savage. Sting, shawn michaels and other wrestlers with two. Stings first world championship reign ended january 11, 1991, when flair defeated him in a rematch from starrcade. Did wcw still have sting drop from the ceiling after owen. Whether or not he did in late wcw history is questionable, but there was definitely a. Sting had only practiced rappelling from the rafters a mere few hours before performing it live for the very first time. Lex luger, who had appeared for the rival company just hours prior, popped in.
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