Watching STING's WCW Superstar Series Tape

[@scootbonds8797]

I'm literally mouthing along to every word in this doc, bcuz I've seen it so many times! Guess you could say I'm still a Lil stinger! At 40 yrs old

[@mentalphilanthropist35]

The real question- are you drinking sprite or are you a animal? 😊

[@stacyjohnson3683]

Me too at 41

[@beaumcguire409]

Love it! Never lose that inner child. Will keep you young forever

[@mauricejules1848]

​@@mentalphilanthropist35An animal, an animal!

[@aaronyochim9779]

Haha. I had a bunch of these WCW tapes

[@schizzo8959]

Sting is just a really likeable guy and a good dude overall.

[@NateNizzle]

No, he's not

[@kingofsleeze4981]

​@@NateNizzleGet bent, spaz.

[@BusterGutts]

Yeah he definitely isn’t. I’m part of the Crockett family and was around him quite a bit. He’s an asshole like Lex. Only time they are nice is if they are at some FanFest and you are paying them money for a signature

[@ToruKun1]

@@NateNizzle Care to elaborate? Is it because he's a born-again Christian and most born-again Christians are weird douchebags? Aside from that I can't really think of anything particularly negative about Sting.

[@24karrotsjay_n_kids_acct]

​@@ToruKun1 sting in my top 5 all time wrestlers/ superstars. He was amazing growing up watching him. Wwe tried to ruin his legacy tho.. smh

[@brianhartline1197]

Silent crow Stinger is always my favorite

[@htownborn92]

This video holds a special place in my heart, I remember my mom buying me this tape back in the day for my 7th birthday. I remember I was a bit bummed out because I was such a WWF fan at that time and knew very little about WCW outside of the NWO, but I’m glad she had got it for me. This video is what got me interested in actually watching WCW and made me a fan of Sting, and I still own it till this day even though I no longer own a VCR 😂

[@DimJongUn]

So funny, I was a huge WWF fan and didn't like WCW much until Hall and Nash defected. I remember running out of WWF videos to rent at Blockbuster and "settling" for WCW videos and that filled in so many blanks of cross federation fueds and storylines. Crazy how hard it was then to stay plugged into everything.

[@Kramerica962]

@@DimJongUn I was always more of a WCW fan but still watched WWF every week. I would watch Nitro live every Monday night and tape RAW is War on the VHS player in our other room. I used to wake up at like 4 AM on Tuesday morning so I could watch all of RAW before school in the morning because all my friends were WWF marks and would spoil the show for me if I didn't watch it before school. I never missed a Nitro or a WCW PPV though. Damn I miss those days so much.

[@DimJongUn]

@@Kramerica962 a lot of it was regional. I grew up in the northwest and the nwa territory there was already fading in the early 90s when I became a fan. We had WWF and then this weird channel that also randomly showed the Atlanta Braves had some other type of wrestling on Saturdays. That was my exposure to the early WCW. Ended up loving both promotions in retrospect.

[@daveyleeriot]

Your mama is a real one 💯

[@michaelnugent9758]

Oh, Jesus. I had no idea Sid had one! 🤣 That’s gonna be gold, dude!

[@williamm003]

This is probably the best wcw old school tape yet

[@42ndStreetMatthew]

I got this for Christmas in '98. Watched it SOOOOO many times.

[@J0nny_Ch1mp0]

Sting is the most well-rounded wrestler. He had size & strength to pull off power moves. He could pull off high flying moves, pull off submissions, his mic work was passable, and he was an absolute workhorse. He should be on the Mt Rushmore of pro wrestling.

[@Foxentails]

Especially as surfer Sting 🏄‍♂️

[@WHATISUTUBE]

pulling off good babyface promos is hard. He was more than passable

[@brettcarey1571]

I'm 42 and grew up loving WWF/E yet Stinger was always one of my favorites. Literally used to watch WCW on Saturday nights, before the was a Nitro or Monday night wars, at my grandmother's house because that was where Sting was. God Bless Steve Borden.... Hopefully, AEW does him right and gives him a proper sendoff when he FINALLY retires...

[@SakAttack87]

Had this VHS as a kid in 1998 or 1999 and wore the tracking out. I know Sting was still pretty much in character, but back then this was as close as it got to a behind-the-scenes "shoot" interview and it was incredible seeing Sting so candid/outspoken. This tape is so tame compared to unlimited backstage wrestling insight available now via a simple KZbin search.

[@TheCrucialMetalistMrToxic]

Sting is part of the greatest promo in wrestling history… “All I have to say is our partner is going to shock the world because he is none other than The ShockMaster”

[@efan2012]

Hmm never knew Sid had one of these, that'll be a hoot. Never seen this one either and always wanted to do so, thank you so much for covering it! Sting came off as humble as I figured he would be, the Vader jab was hilarious though I bet he enjoyed saying that he musta been a pain for him to work with. DDP's is super fun, one of the most motivating things I've ever watched.

[@vinnyv9974]

Hope Sid says kick or be kickin in his vid.

[@32lara32]

he actually has two. the only one to garner that distinction.

[@Austin-Miller85]

Nothing better then seeing a video of any kind related to the stinger

[@loboneiner1034]

Sting is buff Jim Carrey. I can't unsee it.

[@irighterotica]

Never noticed that before, but now I can't either.

[@jlopez0710]

Ive said this ever since I saw this tape.

[@thepistolguy859]

I don't see it

[@cjvaye99]

Sting should have painted his face green one time in his career and become "the mask" sting....somebody stop me!!! 😂😂😂

[@jdoncbus]

I always thought Sting looked like actor Gary Cole (Office Space, Talladega Nights, etc); great actor too.

[@advgym]

Sting was the last Infinity Stone Vince McMahon needed to run the WCW Gauntlet an bury all their Biggest Stars in one snap!

[@KoolKumasi]

Never had Ole, Eaton, or Caudle either

[@L_Train]

Booo go take your comic books somewhere else

[@Ninjaswithipods]

Its nice to see the icon unmasked. Also fun to see some testimonials. Great to see him continue to raise talent and wrestle to this day!

[@freddysombreroentertainmen5643]

I used to love this tape. Big Sting fan. Seeing him without the face paint and listening to him talk about his career, I was real happy with the video. Thanks for covering this and giving me some nostalgia.

[@jboyle24]

bought this as little stinger and loved this tape.. Was so hyped to see him unmasked haha.. The biggest swing in picking this one over the goldberg video and boy am i glad i did. watched this tape so many times.

[@gibbie80s61]

I got this on a double feature vhs tape, with the Goldberg one. I guess Goldberg's tape wasn't selling on its own 😂

[@jboyle24]

@@gibbie80s61 makes sense.. RTW has really made me scratch my head over my hype for goldberg. otherwise a lot of my feelings still match

[@henrydavis4369]

This is amazing, I am pretty sure Sting Unmasked is in a crate of DVD/Tapes next to me in my basement right now.

[@christophergerics]

This was my FAVOURITE tape as a kid. It was so sick to see as a young WCW fan; and the first time I heard his real name 😂

[@oswaldcobblepot8097]

same here lol plus seeing an actual interview of him without wearing any type of sunglasses back then was extremely rare so it was one of my favorites too back in the day

[@drewcross9927]

I like how he kept Kayfabe, but still revealed new info. Def way better than the other videos.

[@andhenevercameback7117]

I feel like the Bischoff in those interviews is stuck between several realities. He's like aging right before our eyes and then getting young again one second later

[@RickerbyMusic]

Yeah he funnily looks older here than during the New Blood stuff in 2000 with the silver hair 😂

[@leesmith813]

In 97, he was almost constantly smiling in character, as WCW was winning the war. By 98, when they were starting to lose, he looked to be very stressed suddenly and aged quicker.

[@shawnsingletary5039]

Always loved Sting. A true Icon

[@mulldrifterz6469]

I still have my original copy of this video I LOVED it. I love/still love Sting. Kept waiting patiently for you to review this one! :D

[@thecarolinabull01]

I used to have this VHS and I loved it. Sting's interviews have always been great.

[@Recklessghost]

I watched this tape SOOOO many times as a kid haha so awesome

[@gking2709]

I had this! Was a cherished possession lol. Great memories

[@JonathanFournier]

I think this has been my favorite of the three videos so far. The tidbit about why he (and the Warrior) starting wearing face paint is certainly the best little behind the scenes nugget we've gotten from any of them.

[@lb5697]

I watched this vhs so many times still have it. this is probably one of the best WCW videos Love it sting fan for Life

[@rotomwash0355]

All I can tell you, Wrestling Bios got it going on. This is the rewatch of my occasionally drunken 20s, so it's great to relive it today with a clear head and better narration.

[@nickn271]

I watched this so many times as a teenager. It was such a good tape.

[@Valkian24]

I remember when my dad brought home the WCW tapes from his trip to America for me and I watched the vid on Sting over and over again. Always enjoyed it.

[@JWickyJr13]

Oh my Godddddddddddddddd. I owned this tape!!!! It's funny you mention them being in character though since Back in Black is when he's literally just acting like Sting in character the entire time. Loved them both.

[@lionhearted7450]

Keep this series going please!!! These were some of my first WCW vhs tapes my parents my brother and myself!

[@dabearz27]

Love going through these videos. Hope there are more to come.

[@jankarieben1071]

I think in another timeline, Sting is an amazing actor, he clearly understands theatrics, drama, and storyline timing. ❤

[@orionthomas967]

I can't tell you how many times I watched this tape as a kid. Thanks for bringing back some great memories! I much prefer these style of shoot interviews that are more in character with some truth sprinkled in.

[@jefferyjones8399]

I loved Sting so much as a kid. I watched this tape a lot lol

[@cobracyxx8808]

Probably my all time favorite

[@MrRBX]

This was my fave tape back in the day, I wore this one out. Sting was always my fave and seeing him unmasked like this had me shocked as a 8 year old

[@ballparkpretzel]

Thanks for the upload. Looking forward to Sting’s 2nd video, Back in Black

[@colinrankin1659]

I grew up on these tapes and old bash at the beach tapes 😂 what a simpler time 😅

[@juggalogamer8541]

I still have them

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

Sting and Ric Flair were always my favorite wrestlers in WCW

[@michaelaburns734]

The Vigilante, The Icon, This is Sting. *Sting screams*

[@michaelwandell2533]

The music is hilarious. I felt like I was watching an "on-the-job training tape."

[@jasoncoward-aintscared]

Bro....I can remember the day these came out. I was at my towns Walmart. I'm 20 yo, killing time, and seeing this and the other tapes in the series. Sting was the first one I bought. I had been a fan forever but knew nothing of the inside world. These tapes blew me away.

[@Transientimage]

I had this tape as a kid. I absolutely loved it. Especially as I was WWF kid growing up, it was a great insight into early WCW.

[@ohgeazyy]

My dad still has this tape! I would watch this so much when i was little. Great video!

[@NuYoRicanFlava]

I also had this tape back in the late 90's during my high school years. Nice to see you review this.

[@theoldhermit2601]

I thought that was bret hart in the thumbnail for a sec because of the hair 😂 looking forward to this vid :) always great to see content from you wrestling bios, i hope youre not overworking yourself because the amount of content you put out even on breaks is crazy 🙏❤️

[@BzaafiedTheYatagarasu]

"He's gone because of the old Sting! Imagine what the New Sting would do!" I remembered that just from the thumbnail, I think I still have that VHS!

[@Rell1984]

Damn I remember watching this when u was 13 years old. It was my uncles tape and i always loved watching it. Much better days

[@DavidMccallister65]

Gotta give an honorable mention to Scott Hall in this one because you get to see him selling in alot of the highlight reels and he was always so good at it. I've grown to have alot of respect for his career/skills as I've looked back over the years.

[@wes773105333]

Sting was my favorite wrestler back then. I would have loved to watch this back then.

[@vinnycochrane5139]

I loved the Superstar Series tapes - I got into wrestling watching WCW Worldwide on UK Channel 5 with my grandmother, and I used to buy her a VHS every Friday after school, starting with these releases. I hope you cover the Ric Flair one. Now that VHS is all but obsolete, I wonder if younger fans can even imagine the magical importance of these documentaries!

[@SuperSed-gt5hq]

I watched this video tape over and over as a kid. I never knew Sting in the earlier years so I cherished that vhs tape hearing him in conversation

[@happydays9613]

As a sting fan, I brought the video watched it over and over loved it, it gave enough insight for it's time and the music fitted. I love Sting 💘 always have, he is a all time great. Thanks for covering, interesting perspective.

[@DavidMccallister65]

My favorite wrestler of all time. I wanted to be just like him as a kid. His matches with The Great Muta and Vader were awesome

[@hollypierce4843]

I've watch this video so much! Every day I watched it. My favorite.

[@realezabrasilenaroachxbela2559]

Wait what?!! Sting is from Nebraska? How did I not know this?!! Childhoods ruined…well knowing Undertake is from Death Valley still mellows me out…and Razor Ramon Scarface similarities is only a coincidence too

[@jeffreyfriedmann7284]

I can't believe Alex Wright didn't get his own Superstar video!!

[@TheLarryburns84]

it sounds like he got to pick the music for this one as a consolation 😂

[@freddiejohnson6137]

These tapes are really something different some seem to completely break kayfabe while others keep it going or a mix of both. Also seen like Alex Wright produced the music.

[@jjbjjb273]

Would love to see you do some videos on the ruthless aggression era, ecw and tna I love the monday night wars era but there are great stories elsewhere

[@bryanpeterson3714]

Nostalgia heaven !!!

[@micksawyer1112]

I have always loved this video and have watched it so many times over the years. I'm a Stinger 4 life and love this video for better or worse!

[@mackboneyakakushthoughtspo589]

Man I remember getting this tape in 1998 brings back so many memories

[@mikeharless4596]

Dude, I had this video and burned it from end to end at least 4,678 times lol they sold because it was the only taste of extra content that a lot of us could get. Awesome memories

[@dirtybrd702]

Favorite Wrestler of all time, it's a tragedy how we lost him for so many years of him in his prime. I personally hope to see him come back in the original face paint one more time. I don't need the bleached hair, but to see the original Stinger come out Woooooh😃

[@louisvelez40]

Brings back memories watching this as many times as I did and the commentary was on point lol

[@davidstonerook3868]

I had this tape back in the day. Since Omaha Nebraska is my home town it was cool to hear Sting say he was born in Omaha Nebraska. Sting is not the only wrestler from Omaha, Nebraska. Helen Hild and her son Ted DiBiase ( Ted's father Iron Mike DiBiase wrestled for the University of Nebraska)., Baron Von Raschke, P.N. News, Mantaur, Jules Strongbow, Bearcat Wright ( WWE Hall Of Famer class of 2017 ), and The Dusek Family, Wylie G Woodruff from Tecumseh Nebraska, John Pesek from Ravenna Nebraska, Tony Stecher from Dodge Nebraska and the legendary Gorgeous George ( my Mom's all time favorite wrestler ) is from Butte Nebraska not to mention that the legendary Mad Dog Vachon lived in Omaha Nebraska from 1987 until his death in 2013 I was lucky enough to talk to Mad Dog on more than a few occasions her was a great and funny guy he is truly missed There are a few other rustlers who have a connection to Nebraska. But my comment is starting to get very long.

[@ChrisB-uv2xe]

Sting was one of my first favorites when I got into it in 97/98...I wore the hell out of this tape, it was eye opening seeing his older stuff and WCW back in the day. Awesome seeing this get covered on one of my fav channels.

[@brannensmith9329]

I had the vhs as a kid and wore it out. I was just thinking about this video the other day. And here we are.

[@peterq1978]

thanks man, havent seen this before. top quality as usual.

[@obscuracrimepodcast]

These are some of my favorite videos you do. I don't think young people can fully grasp how important these old VHS were to early fandom.

[@krismcmillin9859]

The cool thing about sting, he could totally go full corner sting again today and he would be huge, bright is back!! Bleached blond hair spiked up hair with some bright tights and bright face paint.

[@jasonray8702]

Haha. I got this as a Christmas present. I loved it. Was a Sting fan all the way back in the surfer days but I'd moved away from wrestling when Sting first started his Crow phase but I got back in shortly before he went Wolfpac. Really wish I'd been in from the moment he went Crow. However this video didn't have anything really new for me but it was a nice little piece of memorabilia.

[@gerardsloan1593]

Sting comes across as a great guy, not only from watching him in/out of character but I hear others say it too. Also this video is much better than the Hogan vid and light years better than that boring as... Goldberg vid lol. Big fan of the Stinger :) have a good day reader :)

[@AMP3083official]

I bought this VHS back in the 90's, first time I saw Sting unmasked. Still have it but recorded over.

[@jimbowers1693]

Honestly, I've been following your content for a long ass time....still one of the most underrated channels on YT

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

"Surfer" Sting is by far my favorite early-mid 90's guy outside of WWF, him and Bret Hart were always "all time" for me with Hogan, Warrior and Undertaker filling in my top 5 until Austin notified the world about 3:16's and Ass Whippings 😄👍

[@brianhartline1197]

Legend. Hero. The Man called Sting

[@JTuniversenet]

Still have this tape,it was my favorite as well as best of Halloween havoc n super brawl ll so many others thank u for this great memories

[@JohnnyStashh]

Dude, you are the Wrestling Nostalgia King! i love this channel, man! 😎

[@Darthpsychonis]

As a kid I watched this VHS all the time. I'm happy to see so many people here cherish it as well.

[@johnshaw1165]

I still got this on vhs along with a couple other sting videos

[@josephwolf7552]

I was never a huge WCW fan , but sting was my favorite WCW wrestler. His crow , or as I referred to it Stings goth portion is by may favorite In his career

[@HALBY400]

Unfortunately, the WCW home video opening music will be in my head for the rest of my life. I haven't heard it in almost 25 years, and I still remember it .

[@squiggalywiggaly2142]

IVE WAITING FOR YOU TO COVER THIS SINCE THE BEGINNING. Please do both sting videos!

[@paulc1553]

I still have this tape as a big Sting fan. I bought it when I was 17 in 2002 and I'm now 38.

[@jmendoza2003]

I used have this On VHS during Highschool days. Fun memories .Back when WWF and WCW were doing Career highlights of the respective Superstars of their own organizations. But then in the next Decade when DVDs were out WWE were now able to combine like for example Stone Cold Steve Austin career not just their WWE career but his WCW and ECW now that WWE had bought WCW and ECW video Library. Back in the 90s they could only do career highlights on a Superstar careers in the company their strictly in. Now these days they can combine with documentaries of their life and career.

[@thepistolguy859]

Had the sting tape as a kid

[@CaitoBrown-qt6er]

Sting: WOOOOOOOO, It's Showtime @WrestingBios WCW's Franchise😊🎃👾🎭😅

[@philipglover3295]

I had this tape it was great Sting was and still is my favourite wrestler since I first saw him while watching him on WCW Worldwide on a Saturday afternoon after the A-Team and Thunder in Paradise on UTV, the Northern Irish regional ITV station

[@kevingriener7441]

Two wrestling bios in a row where Baltimore crowds from the 90s came through with massive pops (last one was for hhh in his raw return in reliving the war). Also Baltimore is where Ron Simmons won the WCW title, and that crowd popped pretty good too. Charm City crowds went off in the day, hun.

[@ElderDrive]

Perfect timing!! Sweet FA on tv Cheers Ryan!!!!

[@harveyplissken4604]

Since you took a look at the Steve Austin videos, can you please do one on "Undertaker: The Phenom" & "Undertaker: This is My Yard" next?

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

I had this tape. I wish I could find it online and watch it again

[@Mr.Murphy2]

My older brother, Mike Murphy, owned this VHS tape. We were huge fans of WCW and Sting was one of our favorite wrestlers. We would watch this video once a week. I was surprised to see how he looked without face paint! My brother passed away in 2022. RIP Mike. I wish I could watch this with you one more time.

[@SpaceAgeMark]

In the UK there's were easy to find, unlike most WCW tapes. I remember something about them being made to go with the WCW magazine or similar and that stopping before they could be relased, so they were sold off cheap.

[@nfortin24]

I think the whole "Franchise" thing was because he was probably approached by WWF(E) a few times in that time and always stayed..

[@TheBeardedOneBass]

I loved this video as a kid. However, I always wanted to see a return of the Surfer Sting. That was the best version to me.