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  • ICON | The Sting Story (Full Career Documentary)
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    If you were to make a Mount Rushmore of WCW, you would likely pick such wrestlers as Ric Flair, Hollywood Hogan, or even Goldberg. But perhaps sitting above all of them would be Sting. He’s a legend in every sense of the word, one of the biggest stars in wrestling history, and has had without a doubt; one of the most fascinating runs the business has ever seen. So; join us today as we take a deep dive into his entire career journey in Icon: The Sting Story.
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  • @WRESTLEWITHANDY
    @WRESTLEWITHANDY  Před 3 lety +275

    Thanks for watching, what wrestler should we cover in the next video? Also, make sure to drop a like to help get the video picked up by CZcams’s algorithm 💪🏻👊🏻🤘🏻👍🏻

    • @Brian_Deo
      @Brian_Deo Před 3 lety +7

      Triple h

    • @niqvevo7808
      @niqvevo7808 Před 3 lety +4

      You should do Triple H or Big Show

    • @omdwivedi4489
      @omdwivedi4489 Před 3 lety +5

      JOHN CENA OR RANDY ORTON

    • @EvanTakesNoLs
      @EvanTakesNoLs Před 3 lety +7

      Some guys
      Ric Flair
      Chyna
      Booker T
      RKO
      Cena
      Benoit
      Shane O Mac
      Owen Hart
      Roman Reigns
      Ultimate Warrior
      Pac
      Sean Waltman
      Batista
      HHH
      HBK
      Trish Stratus
      Christian
      Edge
      Buh-Buh Ray Dudley
      DVon Dudley
      Rey Mysterio
      Eddie Guerrero
      Hulk Hogan
      Kevin Nash
      Bruno Sammartino
      Roddy Piper
      Macho Man
      Jake The Snake
      Harley Race
      Ricky the dragon Steamboat
      Razor Ramon
      DDP
      Goldberg
      Ryback
      Eric Bischoff
      Undertaker
      Kane
      Keith Lee
      Vader
      Edge
      Sami Zayn
      Dusty Rhodes
      Big Show
      Dolph Ziggler
      Will Osprey
      NWO
      The Rock
      Umaga
      Shinsuke Nakamura
      Cesaro

    • @69subscriberschallenge2
      @69subscriberschallenge2 Před 3 lety +5

      Nice video buddy, do one on Chris Benoit

  • @Rand0mContnt
    @Rand0mContnt Před rokem +336

    Sting is 63 years old, but you wouldn’t really know it with some of the stuff he’s doing in AEW. A legend through and through no doubt.

    • @CleverGirlAAH
      @CleverGirlAAH Před 10 měsíci +12

      He's the reason I watch AEW.

    • @Animeninja124
      @Animeninja124 Před 3 měsíci

      @@CleverGirlAAH I watch AEW for Sting and Jon Moxley and sometimes Jeff Hardy

  • @zerox615
    @zerox615 Před rokem +394

    WWE lost a great opportunity with sting. Sting is one of the greatest examples of a wrestler who does not need to be in WWE to win fans over. His legacy will be remembered by all wrestling fans.....

    • @dewayneblue1834
      @dewayneblue1834 Před rokem +3

      Sting will be remembered in WWE for getting a beatdown from Triple H, and that's pretty much it.

    • @karagdagangimpormasyon4736
      @karagdagangimpormasyon4736 Před rokem +14

      Imagine if Sting accepted Vince's offer in 2002-03. Sting would've been more popular than Brock Lesnar & Booker T's fame in WWE!

    • @jonathanmendoza2189
      @jonathanmendoza2189 Před rokem +13

      @@dewayneblue1834 The reason why triple h wins is because vince McMahon descition

    • @backendz2024
      @backendz2024 Před rokem +1

      For a fact true Icon

    • @notbybreadalone83
      @notbybreadalone83 Před 8 měsíci +8

      @@dewayneblue1834if you t think that you didn’t watch his days vs the NWO…or before then Sting will be known for waaaaay more than just his Hhh rivalry seriously stop diminishing Stings contribution to pro wrastlin

  • @TrueLifeAdventures
    @TrueLifeAdventures Před rokem +320

    Began watching Sting before I was even 10 years old. I'll turn 41 this year and he's still going. Thanks for everything Sting!

    • @Qu33nB.
      @Qu33nB. Před rokem +6

      Me too 🖤 he has been the constant for my wrestling fan career

    • @jamesstumpff14
      @jamesstumpff14 Před rokem

      Me too

    • @Chaseb911
      @Chaseb911 Před rokem +2

      It's pretty incredible to be able to watch the same wrestler perform in your whole lifetime media.tenor.com/4m4bNDa7BAIAAAAM/sting-aew.gif

    • @Vivrant__Thang
      @Vivrant__Thang Před 10 měsíci

      ….me too!❤

    • @GalacticCenterOG
      @GalacticCenterOG Před 9 měsíci +1

      Me too. I’m 41 now, but I stopped watching when I was about 20 years old or so.

  • @shinjibing8364
    @shinjibing8364 Před 7 měsíci +25

    Sting still keeping the face paint alive when it’s died off for everyone else decades upon decades ago is something you gotta give the man credit for

  • @sethfreakinrollins9889
    @sethfreakinrollins9889 Před 3 lety +1989

    Sting vs The Undertaker would have sold out an entire arena 15-20 years ago.

    • @miszlen00
      @miszlen00 Před 3 lety +91

      up until 5 years ago either

    • @idk7602
      @idk7602 Před 3 lety +94

      Imagine matches with Stone Cold The Rock Undertaker during the Attitude Era

    • @muhammadusamaayazattari8799
      @muhammadusamaayazattari8799 Před 3 lety +133

      Biggest Missed oppertunity in the prowrestling history

    • @muhammadusamaayazattari8799
      @muhammadusamaayazattari8799 Před 3 lety +40

      @@idk7602 amaizing and what if Sting teaming up with Untakertaker in a tag match

    • @oddcreatureX
      @oddcreatureX Před 3 lety +20

      There has to be some bad feelings on the Undertakers part there, he’s repeatedly downplayed a possible match lately.

  • @WRESTLINGGOD
    @WRESTLINGGOD Před 3 lety +646

    Sting has always been one of my favorite wrestlers. He has done so much for the business for more than 30 years. I have so much respect for him.

    • @zemox2534
      @zemox2534 Před 3 lety +3

      You mean done so much?

    • @WRESTLINGGOD
      @WRESTLINGGOD Před 3 lety +3

      @@zemox2534 yeah. Just a little typo lol

    • @musicfan8493
      @musicfan8493 Před 3 lety +4

      Sting was always my favorite. This is a nice compilation of the years. ❤💪

    • @GoodFellasPizza08
      @GoodFellasPizza08 Před 2 lety +6

      Sting and the undertaker have both had amazing 30 year careers,if they faced each other it would have been amazing but since vince McMahon is dumb as fuck he didn't let them have a match and now there probably never going to have a match considering the undertaker will never go to aew in a million years and it doesn't seem likely that sting will ever go back to wwe

    • @timwheelock9040
      @timwheelock9040 Před 2 lety +2

      yeah a fan favorite mine to AEW is glad to get him he is always a great wrestler and had a few tv spots as well like Shutter speed and Randy Savage was in Walker Texas Ranger with Chuck Norris who I actually met once

  • @taraishot100
    @taraishot100 Před 3 lety +173

    Sting was my favourite growing up. That rivalry with Hollywood Hogan was legendary. Use to stay up late to watch WCW

  • @haldosprime3896
    @haldosprime3896 Před rokem +157

    Major props to Sting for seeing what WWE did to others like himself and choosing to go a different direction rather than ruin what he had.

    • @dewayneblue1834
      @dewayneblue1834 Před rokem +7

      Sting will be remembered for his brief WWE career where he got a beatdown from Triple H and that was pretty much it.

    • @dumisatonyjohnson8145
      @dumisatonyjohnson8145 Před rokem +4

      I remember his stint with TNA
      He had that joker thing going on for a little bit

    • @dumisatonyjohnson8145
      @dumisatonyjohnson8145 Před rokem +11

      @@dewayneblue1834
      I believe he should’ve been put over in that match m
      I hated how Vince booked hunter to defeat the stinger
      And for what
      Hunter had nothing to gain

    • @DaRealOFGDEAN
      @DaRealOFGDEAN Před rokem +2

      @@dumisatonyjohnson8145 they shouldn’t have even wrestled especially if he was just going to lose he should’ve faced Taker

    • @notbybreadalone83
      @notbybreadalone83 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@dewayneblue1834 no absolutely not he will be known to us that grew up in the 90s as the hero of wcw don’t simplify his contributions to pro wrestling sting is and always will be a legend of wrastlin back on the 90s

  • @lsdmolelekki
    @lsdmolelekki Před 3 lety +470

    In a perfect world, Sting would've ended the streak and retired.

    • @Jameslawz
      @Jameslawz Před 2 lety +37

      We all know why he didn't get the match, Vince didn't want one of his Golden boys that he's spent his entire career building up to lose to an "outsider" like Sting who was the poster boy of a rival company. All that does is sends the message that WCW still has hope in this saga and puts over a WCW star over a WWE legend.
      Imagine what that would do to merchandise sales? Takers likeness and being at the end of his road, they wanted him to go out on a high (financially and reputation wise). Taker has been loyal to the company for years thus Vince wasn't worried he'd jump ship to any new promotion that may start up, whereas he was unsure with Sting.
      Sting also was collecting injuries which meant he couldn't use him and put him in the WWE fold of things, instead it just felt like the last WCW warrior taking on the giant that is the WWE.
      I am sure after a few works, Vince would have made Sting a WWE star, but in order to do that he had to break him down and all the WCW glitter with it and then rebuild/rebrand him.
      Vince doesn't make the matches FANS want to see, he protects his assets/wrestlers from depreciating in value which will cost him money.

    • @slibertas1996
      @slibertas1996 Před 2 lety +2

      Amen

    • @geoffreybrooks1220
      @geoffreybrooks1220 Před 2 lety +24

      Fun fact: WWE actually reached out to Sting to join the company and defeat The Undertaker and end the streak at WrestleMania 27 in Atlanta, GA. Sting declined and instead had his infamous “match” with an intoxicated Jeff Hardy.

    • @aswinp888
      @aswinp888 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Jameslawz well said man.. u should start a podcast or column or something. I would happily listen to it

    • @LeoGOATsi10
      @LeoGOATsi10 Před 2 lety

      @@geoffreybrooks1220 Whaaatttt!?

  • @bsus1412
    @bsus1412 Před 3 lety +192

    I finally got a chance to meet him in person recently (and get my photo with him in full makeup and costume!) and he was a really down-to-earth guy to his fans. Sting isn't the type to B.S. about how he feels about the industry and he constantly gave off the vibe that he was tired with everything the entire time he was at the con. Still, he also tried to get as many questions answered as he could so I can say that he still cares about his fans. Absolutely fantastic guy!

  • @sevenforcex
    @sevenforcex Před 2 lety +109

    WCW in 1997 is my favorite year in wrestling, Sting was like Batman coming out of the dark sky to beat the shit out of the NWO, it was great story telling and wrestling combined, I had been a surfer sting fan as a little kid too, these are days that are never coming back, so I'm grateful for living them at the time.

    • @LagunaShirogane
      @LagunaShirogane Před rokem +2

      I lived in the same era as a kid in the mid 90s and a teen in the 2000s. When I played WWE games on ps2 back in the day, i made my created character heavily influenced on surfer version of Sting.

    • @Supxrcharged
      @Supxrcharged Před 11 měsíci +2

      WWF back then. WWE sounds so stupid. They should have never changed the name

    • @notbybreadalone83
      @notbybreadalone83 Před 8 měsíci

      @@Supxrchargedwhat

    • @notbybreadalone83
      @notbybreadalone83 Před 8 měsíci

      @@Supxrcharged WWe was the thong back on the 90s sting/Nwo/rivalry back then

    • @notbybreadalone83
      @notbybreadalone83 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@Supxrchargedhate all you want but Wcw led WWf for what 60+ weeks in ratings that was in part due to Sting😅

  • @dante666jt
    @dante666jt Před 2 lety +122

    Crow sting was the best sting era ever. Dark observer of the entire scene and the perfect by product of that era. Thanks to Scott Hall.

    • @Ryenobal
      @Ryenobal Před 2 lety +11

      Hell no. Surfer Sting had the electrifying energy and the fantastic physique.....The Crow Sting got slower, fatter, and less agile.

    • @dante666jt
      @dante666jt Před 2 lety +22

      @@Ryenobal well sir, that's like your opinion. Which is gay

    • @whocanitbenow13
      @whocanitbenow13 Před rokem +4

      This needs more support. Wolfpac/Crow Sting is my favorite version.

    • @dante666jt
      @dante666jt Před rokem +2

      @@whocanitbenow13 cheers!

    • @RJ-fe9pu
      @RJ-fe9pu Před rokem +3

      @@Ryenobal I'm with you I hope he brings surfer back for a retirement match like Great muta

  • @iBlackula
    @iBlackula Před 3 lety +211

    Just Bring It! The Dwayne Johnson Story. Bang! The Diamond Dallas Page Story. Can you Dig it? The Booker T Story

    • @lazysod3
      @lazysod3 Před 3 lety +7

      For a great look at DDP, you should watch The Resurrection of Jake The Snake Roberts if you haven’t yet. DDP is one of the greatest human beings.

    • @alphaomega4721
      @alphaomega4721 Před 3 lety +11

      You forgot Damn! The ron simmons story

    • @robertgonzales8926
      @robertgonzales8926 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lazysod3 how

    • @stephenmcdonald7994
      @stephenmcdonald7994 Před 3 lety +1

      Fuck off u bell end, an iblackula story

    • @wrestlingsedge4400
      @wrestlingsedge4400 Před 3 lety

      I'm rowdy! Rowdy Roddy Piper story

  • @hankmessaros6700
    @hankmessaros6700 Před 2 lety +44

    When I saw him on TV in the 80s he just was amazing to watch. His fights against the 4 horsemen were some of the best. The man was born in 59 and he is still going at it.

  • @nastyc85
    @nastyc85 Před 2 lety +7

    Sting's athletism is off the charts.

  • @matthewayres1104
    @matthewayres1104 Před 2 lety +52

    Steve is a class act. One of the all time greats.

  • @boi7942
    @boi7942 Před 3 lety +37

    WCW Mount Rushmore: Sting, TNA Mount Rushmore: Sting & AEW Mount Rushmore: Sting

    • @RaulieAbreu-xs4kb
      @RaulieAbreu-xs4kb Před 6 dny

      Add all the Tekken video games with King using Stings moves.

  • @andrewmichael345
    @andrewmichael345 Před 3 lety +54

    All of Stings characters were always bad ass but my favorite was "The Crow Sting" that Sting was epic.

  • @MrTrueCaller619
    @MrTrueCaller619 Před rokem +20

    The reason why he will never die, & will forever draw attention & raise ratings is because he has what might be THE coolest character in all sports & entertainment, seriously, especially in these years, a character like the crow is everything a fan would wanna see .

  • @CornBreadtm1
    @CornBreadtm1 Před 3 lety +25

    A Sting vs. Taker cinematic match would have made WWE enough money to coast through covid. Let that sink in on how WWE rarely does what that fans or performers want regardless of the pay out.

  • @antoniosmith5350
    @antoniosmith5350 Před 3 lety +222

    When everyone was talking about Austin and Rock i was talking about Sting.

  • @MPPharaoh
    @MPPharaoh Před 3 lety +68

    Sting had such a polished career. Besides wwe everywhere he’s been he had a great run.

  • @andrewquest2537
    @andrewquest2537 Před 3 lety +31

    Sting Will Still and ALWAYS BE A WRESTLING LEGEND!

  • @Andy-qn5xi
    @Andy-qn5xi Před 3 lety +108

    Over the years, I’ve seen a lot of decisions that baffled me. But the one thing that, as a wrestling fan, I cannot “forgive” is HHH beating Sting at 31.

    • @justinrisen1929
      @justinrisen1929 Před 2 lety +12

      Same. HHH didn't deserve that

    • @qaz-fi1id
      @qaz-fi1id Před rokem

      If you're a wresting fan then you know HHH is a pos

  • @captainsquiggs
    @captainsquiggs Před 3 lety +1091

    Sting shouldn't feel bad, WWE is great at killing amazing talent.

    • @truthhurts2256
      @truthhurts2256 Před 3 lety +38

      @Lee Priest stings character was burned out much like the undertaker. Its a miracle they both lasted as long as they did

    • @truthhurts2256
      @truthhurts2256 Před 3 lety +7

      @Lee Priest based on what..

    • @billytyler8921
      @billytyler8921 Před 3 lety +3

      True

    • @johnclark5995
      @johnclark5995 Před 3 lety +50

      the WWE kills everything they didn't create. just look at what they do to their own talent from NXT when they hit the main roster.

    • @truthhurts2256
      @truthhurts2256 Před 3 lety +8

      @@johnclark5995 still #1 in wrestling though 🤔🤔

  • @JustinSnider
    @JustinSnider Před 3 lety +47

    Sting was always my favorite as a kid - "Man called Sting" is a top 5 entrance music ever.

  • @666chaox666
    @666chaox666 Před 3 lety +47

    Proper GOAT material. I've loved Sting since his TNA days and I'm so glad he signed with them for people like me, who were late to wrestling, to watch one of the greatest wrestlers out there.

  • @Raptoxx-uc5ts
    @Raptoxx-uc5ts Před 2 lety +4

    the crow is my favorite movie character thats probably the reason why sting is one of my favorite wrestler

  • @tanyadavis6921
    @tanyadavis6921 Před 3 lety +20

    i met Sting when i was 16 years old when NWA/WCW use to come to the pavillion in my hometown Chicago in 1986! me and my 2 cousins who are indy wrestlers Floyd and Beast we knew the guy who was head of the ring crew and we use to help put up the ring! Sting and i got to be friends still friends today! we see each other sometimes and its like old times! one of the best in the business!

    • @alisonblythe9525
      @alisonblythe9525 Před 3 lety +1

      I’ve always wanted to meet Sting. He has, is and always will be my favorite wrestler.

    • @captainbuzzkill4658
      @captainbuzzkill4658 Před 2 lety

      @@alisonblythe9525 I could probably actually arrange that. I used to work for Christian Speakers 360. We booked Sting for public speaking events and I got to know him pretty well. Where are you from?

    • @alisonblythe9525
      @alisonblythe9525 Před 2 lety

      @@captainbuzzkill4658 Wisconsin

  • @matthewhoop6970
    @matthewhoop6970 Před 3 lety +161

    It’s really sad how they did him in the end. He deserved better

    • @7BlueDodger
      @7BlueDodger Před 3 lety +20

      When McMahon bought out WCW he didn’t go to WWF right away because he didn’t want to be used like all the top WCW talent at the time. And boy was he right. They ended up using him too. So pathetic. McMahon did a lot of good things for the business but he really botched this one.

    • @thedonk2
      @thedonk2 Před 2 lety +3

      @@7BlueDodger the wwe made themselves looks absolutely fucking stupid to the fans . They didn't embarrass sting or wcw the embarrassed themselves.
      And ultimately drove fans to wanting something different

    • @7BlueDodger
      @7BlueDodger Před 2 lety +3

      @@thedonk2 Well, they did that too. I stopped watching shortly after the Attitude era came to an end. Lack of talent and a lack of interesting characters/personas drove me away.

    • @thedonk2
      @thedonk2 Před 2 lety +1

      @@7BlueDodger I stopped watching when perry Saturn had a mop on his head .

    • @chrisortiz8072
      @chrisortiz8072 Před 2 lety +1

      Y? He should of beat rollins who would be around for years and could actually move? Far as hhh I couldn't believe him beating hhh he was to slow and I mean look at hhh physically and then sting.

  • @rahiemthomas5617
    @rahiemthomas5617 Před rokem +8

    Sting is one of the most underrated wrestlers of all time

  • @markcrawford9220
    @markcrawford9220 Před 3 lety +74

    Vince really missed a good match with Sting versus The Undertaker. It should have happened

    • @ericwalker3792
      @ericwalker3792 Před 2 lety +1

      Yep. Vince missed out on millions of dollars$$$$ not making that dream match

    • @williamcronshaw5262
      @williamcronshaw5262 Před 2 lety +1

      Honestly, by the time it was actually possible it was too late.

    • @markcrawford9220
      @markcrawford9220 Před 2 lety +2

      When Sting was signed it should have been already written. They only match that should have been already planned. It was Sting showing up at a PPV during a Taker match and causing Taker to loose. The promos after that would have been classic. They blew that real fast.

    • @williamcronshaw5262
      @williamcronshaw5262 Před 2 lety +1

      @@markcrawford9220 Honestly, this is probably one of those dream matches thats best left to the imagination. By the time it was even possible both Undertaker and Sting needed someone to carry them to a decent match. They sure as hell weren't going to carry eachother. Also by this time I'm pretty sure Taker was already only wrestling 1 match a year.

    • @markcrawford9220
      @markcrawford9220 Před 2 lety

      @william cronshaw you may be right but it was something that should have been. Vince missed the lightning in the bottle.

  • @kkbossop7223
    @kkbossop7223 Před 3 lety +116

    Sting was, still is and always will be an absolute legend. Great video btw

  • @ydiddyje
    @ydiddyje Před 7 měsíci +2

    Sting is one of my favorite wrestlers ever.

  • @timothymartin5665
    @timothymartin5665 Před 3 lety +23

    The Stingers always been my favorite stay strong Warrior

  • @steviecritiquenewby7874
    @steviecritiquenewby7874 Před 3 lety +28

    The Stinger known as the man called Sting the franchise of WCW and now he's the icon... Sting is the greatest wrestler that been around for a long time 30 plus years and still around The Surfer Sting The Crow Sting The Wolf Pac Sting The Joker Sting how many times this character always reinvent himself he's still around in 2021 that's the greatest wrestler/character I ever seen in professional wrestler....

  • @TheLastOneHereNow
    @TheLastOneHereNow Před 2 měsíci +6

    What's with the blurry screens

  • @mr.barrylsmith
    @mr.barrylsmith Před 3 lety +21

    Sting was, is, and will likely always be my favorite wrestler of all time! He deserves way more respect than WWE showed him especially in his WrestleMania match...

  • @billiamtrillion
    @billiamtrillion Před 7 měsíci +3

    Sting's career has always been an enigma to me. Started out his career wrestling with The Ultimate Warrior and even after Warrior's passed Sting is 63 and still going at it week in and week out on AEW at such a high level. It's like he's barely aged, has worked for every major promotion at some point, and has played so many unique versions of himself, nothing short of legendary. Just wish he won at WrestleMania "WOOO!"

  • @JoeBalla123
    @JoeBalla123 Před 3 lety +39

    Sting would’ve had some amazing matches with the stars of the Attitude Era

    • @cjvaye99
      @cjvaye99 Před 3 lety +3

      I think 1998 would of been perfect for him to jump to WWF. Before all that Wolfpac BS. He could of helped stone cold in his feud with the ministry of darkness.

    • @andrearojas1248
      @andrearojas1248 Před 3 lety

      @@cjvaye99 Not really. His contract expired only after the Wolfpac run and he had a bard time private so Sting would gone off between October 1998 and March 1999 anyway.

  • @sagarroy7369
    @sagarroy7369 Před 3 lety +28

    An Icon is always an icon

  • @mattfavor2940
    @mattfavor2940 Před 2 lety +15

    Sting has been and always be my absolute hands down favorite wrestler. He the true GOAT if u ask me. Nobody comes close!

  • @jefferycollyge3877
    @jefferycollyge3877 Před 3 lety +22

    Me, until the day I die I'll always say that Sting is 1 of the GOAT legends in wrestling history. Me I'll always say that Sting is 1 of my most favourite wrestlers. I know that I'd love to meet him, but I know I never will.

  • @jonjon5665
    @jonjon5665 Před 3 lety +13

    Sting was the reason I started watching wrestling. Only my 2nd favorite to 3:16

  • @BigDaddyJinx
    @BigDaddyJinx Před 2 lety +94

    McMahon's decision to:
    - bury Sting at WM 31
    - deny him the match of all matches with the Undertaker
    - deny him AGAIN the match of all matches with the Undertaker
    is why Sting waited as long as he did to get to the WWE in the first place. He knew the WWE would fuq his character, and he was proven right on more than one occasion. I don't blame him at all for going to AEW, who clearly know what to do with his character. McMahon would've had the buyrate to end all other buyrates ever if he had only chosen to put Sting and Taker in a match at WM (or pretty much any other PPV). They could've milked that storyline for well over a year to build as much hype as the world could stand and then delivered on it putting them in the ring for a match. Instead, he blew it all to Hell more than once.
    Vince is poison.
    His product has never been worse. Thousands are flocking to AEW now as a result. His buyrates are trash. His shows are plummeting. He needs to step the Hell down and let someone else steer the ship before he hits the cliff that we can all see ahead. If anything, AEW's popularity won't be as much their own doing as much as it would be Vince burying his own show so bad that AEW benefits by default. Not saying that AEW doesn't deliver the goods...but their rise to the top as a contender would be as a direct result of Vince's decisions that lead to his own product becoming all but unwatchable. It's like watching the waning years of WCW all over again, just under a different banner.
    I can't recall the last RAW or Smackdown I watched. It's been THAT long. From a man who used to cancel all other plans on those nights to be in front of his TV to watch it live. I've refused sex to watch RAW live (no, watching it in DVR isn't "the same thing" dear...). Now you couldn't pay me to watch a show. My bro got me to watch a couple episodes of AEW and now I'm watching that instead and it looks amazing.

    • @cjvaye99
      @cjvaye99 Před 2 lety +7

      I love how Sting tried to get that match until the end. He was literally pushing for a cinematic match after WWE did the boneyard match Sting still wanted to do something like that with Undertaker. He loves his fans so much and it shows because he tried to give us that. idk who denied us that match either Vince or Undertaker himself.

    • @TheJokesterSCR
      @TheJokesterSCR Před 2 lety +5

      @@cjvaye99 It was Vince. Taker said that he was never even talked to about it.

    • @donsantos8798
      @donsantos8798 Před 2 lety +6

      Lmao, refused sex to watch tv 🤣

    • @desfefe
      @desfefe Před rokem +2

      @@cjvaye99
      I think after the disaster that was Taker Goldberg, maybe Vince was not convinced even a cinematic match would work.

    • @elamcyril
      @elamcyril Před 8 měsíci

      Lmao Vince will always be 100 times better than the dumb spineless mark Tony who is running AEW.
      Btw WWE has its best ever year revenue wise in their history last year. They have never ever been as profitable as they are now.

  • @kevinspratt3223
    @kevinspratt3223 Před rokem +8

    Sting has always been a big influence to me, no matter what direction his character goes in, i can adapt and follow right along with him

  • @sarahthomas2506
    @sarahthomas2506 Před 2 lety +20

    I've always been a huge fan of Sting! This dude was a class act! He's an icon and survivor! His career outlasted a lot of the talents from that 80's and 90s! I couldn't wait to see him and that Scorpion move of his! What a wrestler and what a man!! I'm still a fan! He beat the odds! STING RULES!!!!😍😍😍😍

  • @markwrenn5965
    @markwrenn5965 Před 3 lety +17

    Fav wrestler of all time. I know there's better wrestlers, but nothing I watch as an adult trumps my childhood fav

  • @milkamania69
    @milkamania69 Před 3 lety +14

    Great Video.. I'm still, after 30+ years, a Sting fan. And now he lives down the road from me.. a fan and a neighbor..... I'm never selling my house.

  • @mikesbookreviews
    @mikesbookreviews Před 2 měsíci +4

    Not giving fans Sting vs Undertaker was as tone deaf as getting Han, Luke, & Leah back and not letting them have a single scene together.

  • @ClassicCityMinistry
    @ClassicCityMinistry Před 2 lety +2

    Sting was and is my favorite wrestler....i remember watching him when he first started...i was like 6 years old

  • @steviecritiquenewby7874
    @steviecritiquenewby7874 Před 3 lety +9

    Sting the only wrestling could turn heel and people still cheer for him in history in professional wrestling

    • @anthonybrown4402
      @anthonybrown4402 Před 3 lety +1

      Add stone cold steve austin and the road warriors to that list

    • @steviecritiquenewby7874
      @steviecritiquenewby7874 Před 3 lety

      @@anthonybrown4402 Stone Cold he started as a heel stunning Steve Austin and WCW right before he became Stone Cold so I can't agree with that

    • @williamcronshaw5262
      @williamcronshaw5262 Před 2 lety +1

      @@steviecritiquenewby7874 Pretty sure Sting was a heel in his very early days. And of course you have to establish yourself before fans will cheer you.

  • @dancrews7769
    @dancrews7769 Před 3 lety +12

    One of my ALL-TIME FAVORITES!

  • @1mrflo
    @1mrflo Před 3 lety +22

    He was the reason I started watching wrestling. I would see a few shows year. It always ran shorter then Monday night football. Tuesday mornings were rough 🥴 I lived in Minneapolis and the Vikings had just got Randy Moss and the Timber wolves were all the hype with Kevin Garnet. The wild hockey team was new. Sports was great back then. I was popular late night radio DJ at kmoj and working as a full time firefighter 🧑🏿‍🚒 The 90’s was the shyt! Thanks for the memories!

  • @mjamalchohan
    @mjamalchohan Před 2 lety +17

    There is something about him, even before I watched him wrestle, I became a fan. His in ring personality and performance is truely ICONIC.

  • @joshkercenneck2357
    @joshkercenneck2357 Před 3 lety +13

    "THE ICON" my favourite wrestler of all time!!!!

  • @jdsrcs8061
    @jdsrcs8061 Před 2 lety +4

    Sting vs the Great Muta were some of my favorite matches. Good timrs

  • @RowdyYates12
    @RowdyYates12 Před 2 lety +9

    Yup. He wrestled again. It happened... & It was glorious!!

  • @r5ndom551
    @r5ndom551 Před 2 lety +2

    WCW & WWE wars were legendary and the 2 stings, loved it

  • @NDTexan
    @NDTexan Před 3 lety +213

    I'll never forgive WWE and Triple H for how they handled sting when he finally joined. For never giving us sting versus The undertaker. We didn't want to see HHH with him. It was a rivalry no one wanted.
    Bunch of petty nonsense making it a point to bury as many WCW guys as they could. The Monday night wars were long over and they literally had one job with sting. But Triple H never can resist being the biggest egomaniac around. He absolutely should have lost that WrestleMania match to Sting. And you didn't need the stupid NWO reunion angle either. HHH didn't need any more wins. It's pretty well known that he has been the booker for any match he's been involved in in about the past 10 years or so

    • @christophermerritt2714
      @christophermerritt2714 Před 2 lety +1

      How did triple h personally, himself mishandle it, please exclude wwe part in your response, I'm just looking for triple h's role in it

    • @NDTexan
      @NDTexan Před 2 lety +8

      Judging by your reply you didn't actually read my comment because I literally already answered that lol.

    • @saviorself1164
      @saviorself1164 Před 2 lety +6

      Yeah, he already won Stephanie's snatch. He will run that company one day. He didnt need to go over at Wrestlemania.

    • @cjvaye99
      @cjvaye99 Před 2 lety

      if they did sting vs undertaker I don't think fans would of been upset if sting lost and it would of really made up for the dumb decision to end takers streak in the first place. instead we got undertaker and Bray wyatt...who cares? also I agree Triple H was on the bottom of dream matches we wanted to see sting in when he finally got to wwe. Undertaker, The Rock, Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold, even John Cena. all I would of rather seen wrestle sting at mania over Triple H. I will disagree about not needing dx and the nwo though. It was pretty obvious Trips and Sting weren't going to put out a wrestlemania quality match by themselves so they kind of needed those run ins to keep the match interesting and make it wrestlemania worthy. But Sting definitely should of beat triple h. if he wrestled taker no one would care if he lost. but triple h? fck off. just let him win his first fcking match then triple h can get his win back since his ego cleary needs it at a later PPV.

    • @strategic1710
      @strategic1710 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah sting and taker would’ve rivaled hogan/Andre and sold out a 100k seat stadium by itself. Instead the ego and insecurity of McMahon and hhh got in the way and produced a dud.

  • @smokeyfizzle
    @smokeyfizzle Před 3 lety +30

    Hey Yo: The Scott Hall story

  • @skunky-lee
    @skunky-lee Před 7 měsíci +4

    Always will love sting and he was a huge part of my childhood seeing him and Goldberg live in Charleston wv late 90s great memories

  • @riskybitness
    @riskybitness Před 2 lety +9

    Thank you for this! Sting is my all time favorite pro wrestler. He just had it all. I've always loved watching him wrestle and he has nailed every gimmick he ever had. A true class act who never buries anyone in interviews.

  • @EvanTakesNoLs
    @EvanTakesNoLs Před 3 lety +36

    nobody:
    Tony Schiavone: ITS STTTTTTTTTTTTTTTIINNNNNNNG

    • @Txllxn
      @Txllxn Před 3 lety +3

      STIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING

  • @Xjr555kid
    @Xjr555kid Před 3 lety +52

    I always wandered why old school Surfer Sting and Ultimate Warrior had such similar face paint. Never knew they were a team.

    • @SelamatPagi08
      @SelamatPagi08 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes you so true

    • @andrewlorentz9076
      @andrewlorentz9076 Před 3 lety +1

      Whaaaaaat? You didn't know that?

    • @SelamatPagi08
      @SelamatPagi08 Před 3 lety +2

      @@andrewlorentz9076 you better call somebodyyyyyyyyyyy

    • @westyraviz
      @westyraviz Před 3 lety

      You’re clearly a new wrestling fan.

    • @JohnDoe-ho5gg
      @JohnDoe-ho5gg Před 3 lety +1

      @@westyraviz sorry not where not all 60 year old fans like you , you’re probably close to being senile old man

  • @ordinarypete
    @ordinarypete Před 2 lety +3

    I never knew of “Joker Sting” and for that I am thankful.

  • @Termite30
    @Termite30 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Sting has been my favorite wrestler since the NWA days. The face paint, mic skills, and high energy was so cool to me as a kid. I remember his feuds with Nikita Koloff and Vader had me captivated every week. His Crow Era was great, but I still miss the Surfer Era.

  • @johanknutsson1078
    @johanknutsson1078 Před 3 lety +61

    Vince: "We give our fans what they want."
    Us: We want Sting vs Undertaker!
    Vince: "Nah pal"

    • @mat7083
      @mat7083 Před 2 lety +1

      Us: A$$HOLE! A$$HOLE! A$$HOLE….
      Vince: S-SHUT UPP!!!

  • @johnperez9358
    @johnperez9358 Před rokem +4

    Worked for different companies and stood tall and he is still wrestling in AEW. The GOAT!

  • @codyedwards2407
    @codyedwards2407 Před 2 lety +2

    Sting would shatter the record for most tee shirts sold in a 24 hr period the night he debuted in AEW!

  • @trevagraham1605
    @trevagraham1605 Před 3 lety +4

    Sting is the best to ever do it, and probably always will be!

  • @shahanahsan05
    @shahanahsan05 Před 3 lety +10

    Great was always my boys,Sting is one of the GOATS,and the most underrated pro wrestler to ever walk the square circle or the eight circle ring

  • @jonhenning
    @jonhenning Před 2 lety +10

    Hogan, Sting, Flair, Austin, undertaker. Legends

  • @jrfly4307
    @jrfly4307 Před 2 lety +9

    Sting = All Time Legend

  • @bearingcee
    @bearingcee Před 2 lety +5

    When Sting, went to the Crow gimmick it was all my friends and I talked about the next day. Man was that a trip. Team Stinger since day one.

  • @marbin1991
    @marbin1991 Před 2 lety +6

    One of those wrestlers who deserve more respect ✊👌🔥

  • @dancrews7769
    @dancrews7769 Před 3 lety +32

    When Sting was with the Wolfpack, they were huge. There were red & black shirts & signs everywhere

    • @loulou7194
      @loulou7194 Před 3 lety +6

      You're right. And the WCW ratings were better than WWF in August and September 1998 but the WWE network will never talk about it...

    • @musicfan8493
      @musicfan8493 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes! So true!

  • @kylenitz7463
    @kylenitz7463 Před 3 lety +8

    Loved when Sting became like The Crow

  • @MichaelThomas-decga
    @MichaelThomas-decga Před 2 lety +1

    Sting is, was & always be WCW! He never left! Never. The Icon is my favorite of all time.

  • @ajtaylor8750
    @ajtaylor8750 Před rokem +5

    Sting was one of the wrestlers who made me love TNA/IMPACT more than I should've and put on some of the best matches on that program. He's definitely on the Mt. Rushmore and I believe he could've had an iconic feud with the Undertaker in the early to mid 2000s if he wasn't signed to TNA and went to WWE.

  • @whovianforever63
    @whovianforever63 Před 3 lety +20

    I loved Sting growing up. Huge part of why I tuned in to Nitro

  • @jefflewis4126
    @jefflewis4126 Před 2 lety +5

    I started watching wrestling when I was like 6 years old and I used to stay weekends at my grandparents house. My grandfather was a big Ric Flair and the four horsemen fan and used to watch it all the time, that's what got me into it, and sting was always my favorite. I don't really watch it anymore now that I'm 44 years old but I remember when sting first started back in the day. That's when wrestling was the shit!

  • @brandocalrissian3294
    @brandocalrissian3294 Před 2 lety +4

    Sting and HBK back in '97 would have been amazing.

  • @anagaldamez6218
    @anagaldamez6218 Před 2 lety +13

    STING knew that wwe wasn’t going to give him the spotlight he deserves, but he came to wwe due to fan popular demand.He didn’t let his fame go over his head, therefore he’s had an an amazing career path

  • @johnbrads5340
    @johnbrads5340 Před 2 lety +18

    Truly one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time I have watched almost his career in the wrestling business industry from WCW,WWE,TNA,,AEW also one of the most colorful characters in the business I have seen this man in so many great matches over his amazing and hall of fame career one of favorite moments of Stings WCW run was when he became the crow character I absolutely loved that his TNA was really great too he was such a great talker and a amazing performer in the ring truly one of the all-time greatest in this business even today at his age he is still doing a great job in AEW with storylines he always knows how too evolve his character which is why he has been around so long and had such a amazing career

  • @roybatty3989
    @roybatty3989 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Unreal how many decades these guys can go.

  • @diocomaglinte4991
    @diocomaglinte4991 Před 2 lety +5

    AEW is now good for him! He looks dominant now

    • @GameBreaker1055
      @GameBreaker1055 Před 2 lety +1

      Looking dominant is kind of Sting's deal though, isn't it.
      The man could get injured and then role onto the stage in a wheelchair and the commentary would scream:
      "IT'S STING!"
      "LOOK OUT, HE HAS A WHEELCHAIR!"
      as if he was carrying a deadly weapon instead of his means of transportation with him and it we would somehow buy it.

  • @GAMADEMARCUS
    @GAMADEMARCUS Před 3 lety +86

    Holla If Ya Hear Me: The Scott Steiner Story.

  • @FatorFiction.
    @FatorFiction. Před 3 lety +98

    Killing the business: Young bucks

  • @j.awarrior7198
    @j.awarrior7198 Před 2 lety +5

    The greatest of all time, The Stinger!!

  • @joederay307
    @joederay307 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Sting. One of the best wrestlers ever. What I like the most about Sting is that he did it right. What I mean is he kept it together his entire career. I've never heard anything bad about this man inside or outside of the ring.

  • @e-man7143
    @e-man7143 Před 3 lety +7

    Perfect representation of stings career.

  • @muhammadusamaayazattari8799

    Finally THE STORY OF THE ICON STING THANKS ALOT WRESTLE WITH ANDY ,great work truly appreciateable and did amaizing documentary

  • @brokenfunnibones
    @brokenfunnibones Před rokem +1

    Sting is the reason I started watching wrestling, he's the reason I had a buzz cut then grew mine long like him.

  • @ramirorodriguez9953
    @ramirorodriguez9953 Před 2 lety +8

    Sting proved he could still stand up with younger talent but he’s older and things happen

  • @mattradford391
    @mattradford391 Před 2 lety +6

    Sting is definitely one of the G.O.A.T.S

  • @alanguages
    @alanguages Před 3 lety +6

    My Mount Rushmore of WCW (1988- 2001)
    Ric Flair, Sting, Vader and Booker T.

    • @punxlixx
      @punxlixx Před 3 lety +1

      I would replace booker t with Lex Luger but i agree

    • @paulharris3456
      @paulharris3456 Před 3 lety

      Where's goldberg?

  • @jackhackett80
    @jackhackett80 Před 3 lety +7

    Sting was always that guy I wish they brought to the WWF back in the day. WWF had most the good talent, and Sting was WCW powerhouse(among others)

  • @razrramonel4077
    @razrramonel4077 Před 3 lety +43

    Sting would have been a very big draw in the World Wrestling Entertainment if given a chance to shine.

    • @musicfan8493
      @musicfan8493 Před 3 lety +2

      Rumor had it that he didnt want to go to WWE.

    • @williamcronshaw5262
      @williamcronshaw5262 Před 2 lety +2

      @@musicfan8493 That's not a rumor, both Sting and Jim Ross have said as much a few times.

    • @uriahmiller2501
      @uriahmiller2501 Před 2 lety +3

      They would've screwed his whole character up