Joker Sting confronts Eric Bischoff - TNA Wrestling

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[@conormacc2750]

To this day I still can't see why some people were so against stings joker gimmick... He nailed it in my opinion.

[@tiphotisted]

Yes. Honestly though, what stock can we really put in wrestling acting anyways? If it helps them create funny or interesting characters for themselves then so be it. There are plenty of gimmicks that are overdone to death but we never call them out because they're commonplace. The generic big heel that destroys baby face jobbers is the worst of the bunch. No one is impressed when they take out nobodies and nobody cares; but that gimmick just kept on going for forever and even until this day.

[@stingfanblake3281]

CoNoRmAcC I know

[@Droid--]

Yeah, I actually thought he did this do well.

[@Bestoftheworstfishing]

CoNoRmAcC its what made this era tolerable. With out impact would have died

[@joeygana8864]

Sting was Great! The Joker Gimmick was GREAT

[@kevforever]

"Bischoff SOLD FOR THE BIRD!"

[@OlviMasta77]

+Kevin Reilly Rofl! Made my day xD

[@Radman1889]

Kevin Reilly "Stay away from me, bird!"

[@turtlehead2]

He recoiled in fear 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pellajoe]

A GUARD BIRD!

[@LukeLeonettiYouTube]

“He may, in fact, still be in his office being held hostage by a bird!”

[@OlviMasta77]

"These birds can smell garbage from a mile away" *bird jumps closer to inspect Bischoff* XD

[@jkillas-channel3426]

härjaren Langstrumpf fantastic bird

[@sportsmedia9647]

Lmao

[@huffysheraton]

Sting is such a treasure. Only he could take a forgettable TNA ripoff gimmick and turn it into epic wrestling history.

[@darthrevan2528]

Lmao the way he said "versace its Italian $4000"

[@DirtyMikeandTheBoyz]

This dude... is such a good actor... he needs to get to hollywood :D

[@DirtyMikeandTheBoyz]

I'd kill for sting to star in a movie... :| they let kanes garbage ass make a movie.

[@nayrremlap]

Samuel Castro He's been in a couple movies, but if you want to see them you have to search the independent Christian scene.

[@DirtyMikeandTheBoyz]

Ryan Palmer :|

[@robbymason4476]

Samuel Castro the best actor in that scene was the damn bird... holy crap the bird was perfectly trained!

[@DirtyMikeandTheBoyz]

Robby Mason LOOOOL im dying

[@erikrupp692]

Joker Sting was the best! Steve hit it out of the park. This was Steve's best work on the mic out of his entire career. He was both hilarious and unsettling at the same time. He had a crazy, dangerous edge while still being flat out hilarioius. ("What hurts most are my feelings. You verbally abused me - you cursed at me!") Joker Sting was a great gimmick, and Steve made the most of it. I wish I could buy a DVD with every bit of Joker Sting on it. I never get tired of this stuff.

[@aj3682]

Stings character changes throughout his career are probably the greatest in wrestling history.

[@TheProtoflex]

Actor? Nah, he's an entertainer. Always has been, and shows no signs of discontinuing his legacy with honor to his fans. Sting is the real deal. He does it for the fans, he loves it for the fans, and he used to be a fan. A natural athlete of nature driven to be the best... personality is his main attribute, but his love for his fans is boundless. I seen it in his eyes.

[@maddkrabbtv6121]

He dresses like Heath, Talks like Joaquin, and acts like Nicholson's joker.

[@aguyonastreet]

And kills Letos Joker.

[@animefan9329]

And ad libs like Carey.

[@Maverick13377]

@@animefan9329 ??

[@animefan9329]

@@Maverick13377 jim carey

[@Maverick13377]

@@animefan9329 i know but what is ad libs

[@yungrottz112]

i liked joker sting

[@reginaldmason3021]

Rottz112 ĺ

[@davidstigberg8888]

Joker Sting was amazing. He pulled this off very well.

[@MrBosnaZauvjek]

Sting was hilarious in this set of backstage vignettes, was cracking up the entire time

[@kingofrockandrollfan]

Love The Joker Sting. It is amazing how he can reinvent himself. good to be a wrestling fan right now.

[@anthonyvasquez2141]

I love Sting Joker Gimmick. Its pure gold

[@DJJonnyP2012]

Man Sting needs to hit Hollywood!!!! Nailed this character

[@tatsuyamaker2483]

joker sting was way better than suicide squad joker

[@jermainemartinez-perez1574]

Tatsuya Maker joker sting gets more TV time then Jarod Leto got in suicide squad

[@lloyd9710]

He should of been in that film

[@chrisd933]

One is a rip off of Heath ledger Joker, the other is a fresh take on it.

[@HEAVYMETALmovie1981]

*Amen,* brother. Ain't that the truth

[@fatcat8033]

I was gonna dispute that ... then I actually thought about it . You are are correct .

[@VistaRecordsBoard]

Joker Sting ruled! That may be my favorite Sting era. He was hilarious, but vicious at the same time. And Steve Borden really did a great job with it. He was ALL in, and he really came across as a little nuts (and a lot angry).

[@soloslime555]

This sting was amazing 😂😂

[@drksoft3882]

mane is sting joker best ever super hoker sting ;)

[@johnbrads5340]

one of Sting,s best gimmicks i loved it amazing

[@godofrock666]

@1:12 Porky Pig impersonation by Bischoff

[@st528armassacre9]

Right 💀

[@balancer182]

Looking back, I thought it was a disrespectful gimmick for a legend like Sting. But Sting played the role very well.

[@TimedRevolver]

+balancer182 I heard the gimmick was Sting's idea.

[@TimedRevolver]

thievesarmy Or he likes to pay homage to great characters. The Crow Sting was after Brandon passed, then this Joker after Heath Ledger passed.

[@caimbus]

No one else could have pulled it off except Sting

[@babayaga4464]

reggie felder : not suicide squad bitc is BATMAN THE DARK KNIGTH

[@Leviticus_Prime]

The Warrior was a far right notjob. He was the Donald Trump of pro wrestling.

[@ramseysteven86]

"HE SOLD FOR THE BIRD" -Bryan Alvarez

[@ChrisManley1994]

"STAY! STAY! STAY! STAY!"

[@debanjandasgupta5101]

sting looks like joaquin phoenix's joker in that suit

[@adilson_assis]

"Well, if The Crow worked so well, let's try other movie character..."

[@adilson_assis]

+Hugh Mason Then he just copied the Joker

[@adilson_assis]

+Hugh Mason Beating a high Jeff Hardy on PPV or jobbing to Hunter at WM main event? hmm let me think...

[@NEOpantos]

Heath Ledger found a lot of inspiration for his joker from Branon Lees Crow character. With Batman being popular as much as it is, this was bound to happen. And though it's not my favorite version of Sting - it's still Sting. #TheIcon #TheFranchise

[@Voysh2Voysh69]

Your point is what, exactly? That wrestling characters are inspired by other forms of entertainment? Welcome to pro wrestling, bro. You must be new to the sport, because that’s been happening for nearly 40+ years.

[@michaeltaylor8835]

Stinger is the Legend

[@yoshidracos.a.1125]

I'm surprised it worked very well having a real crow in the set, plus, so good that the crow just flew to the computer spontaneously

[@madmike1708]

And when it flew closer to Eric when he said "Stay!"...give that bird a raise xD

[@carnagepool7564]

lmfao that was fucking epic, love how they used a raven, there such smart and beautiful birds.

[@hopepatterson5351]

This is when Impact was amazing!!

[@georgenicula7954]

Let's all be honest here, I love Sting, but when the mid 90's came around and he realized he had to update his character he watched "The Crow" and copied the character. Literally, the first few times he used it he copied the facepaint almost exactly. Then he added a few more lines so as to not be a 100% ripoff. Then, more recently, he realized he had to change up his gimmick again, and he watched The Dark Knight, and he copied Heath Ledger's Joker. Anyone who thinks he's not implicitly copying Heath Ledger's Joker clearly isn't paying attention.

[@Gootothesecond]

***** He must watch a lot of movies, he came up with the Razor Ramon gimmick after seeing Scarface. I love how he blended both Tony and Many.

[@jkillas-channel3426]

OmegaKingHyperionPX9 it's actually true.

[@dkupke]

Anyone else want Sting for GM of RAW with his bird taking Stephanie McMahon hostage?

[@jackeuiiijiuiuiiuoioiiobro4202]

Daniel Ryan DanileRyan

[@cerebralwolf666]

joker sting was hilarious, sting had so much fun playing it that the rest were a little scared

[@BossRob]

Joker Sting made me laugh but I do remember him losing in funny ways. His silly smile was funny.

[@chrisgreen2941]

No one could've pulled this joker character better than sting.

[@WWEMariaCena17]

i loooovveee sting!! he´s pure entertainment!

[@Pacuta_]

Joker Sting was so great. It's like if Jim Carrey was in Dark Knight instead of Heath Ledger.

[@lionessroarsjohnson2684]

Always loved Sting but, Sting as the joker was so much fun!!!!

[@freddofoxx5786]

Did anybody find it funny the way Bischoff stuttered the moment Sting walked in? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jermainemartinez-perez1574]

He pulled the porky pig lol

[@marcuswhitlow548]

No.

[@CMTOM]

1:13 "ABABABLABLAABLABALABLABAABLA I'm gonna call you back"

[@podtrashnetwork]

It's Heath Ledger's Joker mixed with Jim Carrey.... the "Liar Liar" moment where he has to admit the truth.... it's just a mixture of different stolen characters.

[@Juan_rivera]

"it's just a mixture if stolen characters" you do realize that aren't many new things in the world many things that are"new" are mixtures of elements and he definitely makes his own thing.

[@emoboi311]

Sting has always reminded me of jim Carey

[@nekromachine]

+Juan Rivera Agreed, People are just so cynical about everything these days. I just try to enjoy things for what they are, Take them at face value most of the time and simply in the context of the platform where they're delivered. Steve's contribution mainly alongside only a handful of others were the only reason I would sometimes watch TNA/Impact personally. I think for the rest of the crew he had to work with and either a pretty cheap and/or just plain piss poor camera crew he did more than his part. Had he gone longer/more deep into it I think hints of Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) were there also in this area of his character and just waiting to be tapped into, It might of been great. As the saying goes 'If you copy from one person it is stealing, If you borrow from many it is research' and 'What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; There is nothing new under the sun' (I am not a religious person in anyway, shape or form but that one is still a valid statement in my humble honest opinion)

[@wushboon882]

+Juan Rivera Now that's a sad commentary. Innovation thrives on disproving people like yourself. There's also a difference between something being based on something else, and downright plagiarism.

[@Juan_rivera]

Wush & Boon do you like Star Wars and Indiana Jones?

[@ivancorrea9097]

Bischoff had to be pissing his pants

[@Adambomb87]

Sting is some crazy combination of Jim Carey from The Mask & Tom Cruise from real life.

[@NEOpantos]

"I'M NOT THE NETWORK EXEC!"

[@ambercrosland1501]

Damn this was funny 😂 Eric didn't know what the heck to do 😂

[@charlie420100]

sting is awsome as always this guy has so much charisma ,great in ring and gold on mic that's why he is one of the greatest and most loved wrestler in wrestling history

[@Chuloloc]

Awesome. Way to go, Sting.

[@j1noble]

When he started talking Versace around 2:40, he reminded me of Jim Carrey in the Mask more than The Joker.

[@Osobearrr]

When Liar Liar meets Joker from Batman.

[@dennislivingston8634]

Sting pulled the Joker gimmick off with his Jim Carreyness. Most gimmicks are knock offs, people just seem to hate this one because it's more obvious. But it's unique to wrestling, and I might dare to say refreshing. Ambrose sure doesn't fill that role, oh man Dean sure is a insane, he's wearing jeans, that's just crazy, what a lunatic.

[@FierceViking]

Dennis Livingston Ambrose nails the part better than Sting. It's clear in his actions. The camera work. Look back on all of his promos in the past.

[@jackeuiiijiuiuiiuoioiiobro4202]

Dennis Livingston DennisLivigston

[@jackeuiiijiuiuiiuoioiiobro4202]

FierceViking Fieceviking

[@Voysh2Voysh69]

FierceViking Ambrose doesn’t nail the part better than Sting. Are you drunk? Ambrose walks around making goofy faces, while Sting can actually capture the voice & mannerisms of a babbling lunatic. Ambrose just acts like an emo teenager, while Sting laughs to himself like a man who escaped a psycho ward.

[@nick56677]

​@@jackeuiiijiuiuiiuoioiiobro4202U need help lol.

[@Chadsask]

The magpie just wanted a hug from Eric...

[@philipjennings8818]

Its not a magpie, its a Hooded Crow dude.

[@edwardstewart6372]

Looking back at this now, he kinda comes off kinda like Deadpool wearing black & red with an insane personality.

[@pinkpastelhearts]

im laughing so hard my cheeks are hurting 😂

[@Sub-zero1123]

Sting is a true legend.. as his nick name an "icon"

[@The10HourMan]

This really isn't Joker Sting. Sting just happened to find The Mask and put it on one day

[@HappyBirthdayPaulie]

Eric Bischoff's Fake New Yorker Accent 0:24

[@SameerPrehistorica]

Sting did well in all the gimmicks.

[@TheInsaneIconSting]

THAT SUIT IS SO SWAGGED OUT!!!!! STING IS AWESOME!!!!!!

[@iluvthiccwomen4656]

The joker sting is fucking badass

[@magic4478]

I miss Sting 😣

[@georgetaylor2024]

The joker sting is awesome

[@chucklai44]

"I ... i ammmm.. i ammmm.... ewwwgnnnnarg... not the Network exec"..... Hilarious lol stuff... love the Stinger.

[@chrisb3976]

Sting was TNA's troll master lol

[@jimmybenyoucef4416]

If Joker and Ace Ventura had a child🤣

[@aceambroseofficial]

crying laughing. Bloody love Sting

[@KyleS.1987]

I still can't believe this happened lmao

[@jacobcraft123]

this reminds me of liar liar :D sting is funny as hell

[@siblington]

Being able to smell garbage is not a sixth sense Sting, it's one of the five.

[@ambercrosland6472]

Joke was on Eric sting wasn't the network consistent 😂🍿 nice job Sting

[@FRANKS92]

Man I really like the Sting (joker) character. It's pretty interesting, and he's funny.

[@kovulion7777]

That bird should be in hall of fame for that acting

[@DanManzano0]

the good thing here is that bischoff was not locked alone, he was with the camera man.

[@bkriegel95]

I miss this sting

[@SamsonWhitemoon]

How about another joke Eric?

[@lexor911]

Honestly i was not a huge fan of the "insane icon" era of sting. But 1 thing i like is that sting does change up his gimmick. wrestlers are generally change their standing in a company like i change clothes, daily. face, baby face, heel, anti-hero, and jobber. But they don't often re-brand themselves as a wrestler. even if sting did copy his gimmicks from popular movies, it was entertaining to see him play a new role. Like watching robert deniro in meet the faukers and then watching him in analyze this. its nice to see wrestlers change gimmicks.

[@C0C0.MALICE]

Joker Sting is goated

[@charliemant]

Sting is incredible

[@darxcyber]

ROFL at sting saying "FO-SATHCI!" - classic

[@BlakesWrld]

sing is crazy with the joker persona

[@michaelrodriguez1049]

He said Versace $4,000 do you know what the hell anyone could do with 4K? LOL

[@larryovah5437]

Joker Sting was fucking awesome!!!

[@larryemrich6730]

My favorite character in wrestling sting was awesome 😎😎

[@Therealtjriddell_PMP]

Bischoff had to been nervous about that crow lol

[@kelleyboice02]

He needs to play a joker in a movie

[@Jowell809Channel]

Sting + Joker = AWESOMENESS!!! =)

[@grandmasterchris9666]

“Bischoff sold for the bird!”

[@TheCancerkilla]

Had they let him play it more serious, it would have been even more awesome. And also really gave him the grungy look that Ledger had...

[@thomasredmond5793]

you know i love joker sting and how perfectly he played the character but even eric is a MVP of it consider his selling of being terrified of the crow

[@petestucker1577]

Stinger was absolute one of the best played his gimmick so very well joker was one of his best

[@lawandabailey7480]

I love it! He makes me laugh until I cry happy tears. Bring me more laughter Stinger!!😂😂

[@lfcspectre4335]

Joker Sting Mayhem

[@Jeptheplay]

sting is like joker :D

[@Nickkolakowski316]

He played the dark vigilante like batman and the joker character . He's so talented .

[@darxcyber]

the new/next generation of wrestler can learn a lot from the way sting does promos

[@jonkbaby]

These are two legends of the modern era but lmao that crowd HAS to be piped in

[@HeatseekersUK]

They just Peck Peck Peck Peck away at ya

[@BrodyzVidz]

It's like American Psycho's Patrick Batemen meets The Joker

[@tonyparish7501]

I think sting would be a good joker if he wanted to play the part for the new batman movie who agrees

[@marisabeauty8642]

Tony Parish I do

[@guillaumeafonso1477]

Sting Joker was the only positive point in TNA Weekly Impact show in 2011.

[@mukesh.dhimar]

If only the reactions of everyone else was as good as Stings acting.