If you are looking for something to watch during The Steve Corino Virus of 2020, the WWE Network is a great place to go. One wrestler a lot of WWE fans are familiar with is Sting. However, many of Sting’s best matches occurred in the NWA or early WCW.
The NWA has seen a revival of late on YouTube. Sting was an integral part of the NWA becoming WCW. While Crow Sting battled The NWO, Surfer Sting was having great matches.
Here’s a list of 8 Sting matches worth watching on WWE Network:
WrestleWar 1992:
This was the final WCW WrestleWar pay-per-view and featured one of the best WarGames matches of all time. Sting’s Squadron took on The Dangerous Alliance.
Sting’s Squadron ended up winning the match. Rick Rude and Sting had a great feud in WCW and this was a terrific match between the two groups. The match ended up getting 5 stars by Dave Meltzer.
WrestleWar 1991:
Speaking of WarGames matches. Sting took part in quite a few matches. This match was also given 5 stars by Meltzer. However, most fans would claim 1991 was better.
This match featured The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Barry Windham, Sid Vicious) with Larry Zbysko subbing in for Arn Anderson vs. Sting, The Steiners, and Brian Pillman. The match made famous by The Horsemen would see them winning this over the faces.
Clash of Champions 88:
The match that put Sting on the map. Sting challenged Ric Flair for the NWA World’s Heavyweight Championship. The match would go to a 45-minute time limit draw. The match was originally scheduled to go 60 minutes, but the live event went long and the main event only had 45 minutes left.
After the time ran out, the decision went to the judges. The match was declared a draw and Ric Flair retained the title. The match cemented Sting as a fixture as a single’s star in the NWA and WCW for the remainder of his career until the company went out of business.
Sting vs. Big Van Vader – StarrCade 1992:
Sting and Vader would fight in the finals of the King of Cable tournament. This match got 4.5 stars from Meltzer.
Sting and Vader faced off in a tournament that included Tony Atlas, Rick Rude, Dustin Rhodes, The Barbarian, Barry Windham, and Brian Pillman. Vader defeated Rhodes in the Semifinals while Sting defeated Rick Rude.
Sting vs. Big Van Vader – WCW SuperBrawl III
The Sting vs. Vader feud continued at SuperBrawl III. The main event of this show featured a White Castle of Fear Strap match.
Dave Meltzer called this the best strap match he had ever seen at the time and gave the match 4.25 Stars. Vader defeated Sting in this particular match. It’s definitely one worth watching.
Sting vs. Cactus Jack – WCW Beach Blast 1992
This match was one of my personal favorites and my first real introduction to what Cactus Jack brought to the table. This match earned 4.5 stars from Dave Meltzer.
My favorite line from the Observer: “Cactus Jack has a lot of guts but you simply can’t do matches like this very often and enjoy a lengthy career.” Apparently, Jack’s guts allowed him to have a lot of matches like this over his career. Sting picks up the win in a very hardcore match for its time.
Sting vs Ric Flair – NWA StarrCade 1989
StarrCade featured the Iron Man tournament featuring Sting, Ric Flair, The Great Muta, and Lex Luger. The main event of the night was Sting vs. Flair. The winner would win the tournament.
Sting rolled up Flair and won the Iron Man tournament. This would lead to Sting joining The Horsemen, but ultimately being turned on by the heel group. This match would get 4.25 stars from Meltzer.
Sting and Lex Luger vs Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner – WCW SuperBrawl I 1991
Sting and Luger entered the event as Tag Team Champions. They would ultimately lose the titles to The Steiners. Luger and Sting were on-again, off-again tag team partners.
The match got 4.5 stars from Meltzer. You can also check out Kevin Nash as Oz on the show.
I hope you liked a trip to the late 80’s and early 90’s from WCW. While WCW certainly had some crap shows and angles, Sting had some gems to watch during that time.
This time of wrestling is my go-to for binge-watching on the Network when I am completely bored. Hope you enjoy.
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