INSANE ICON - The Story of "Joker" Sting

[@jw5982]

"Flair gets rid of suicide by kicking him in the balls." I laughed so hard at the delivery of that line

[@reverendx4ever]

Woooooooooooo!

[@richardbarth918]

Same. I was like "of course he did"

[@madant22]

me too lol

[@christraymer3727]

it's just like that afterschool special he cut on mental health. go ahead and look it up, I definitely did not make that premise up for a joke that was way funnier in my head.

[@DomicidalCovers]

haha I just watched that and instantly scrolled the comments to see if anyone else laughed as much as I did XD

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

You can tell Sting was having a lot of fun with this run.

[@kingisking3445]

Yes, he definitely had fun. He even said during his WWE Hall of Fame induction speech, that he liked doing the joker gimmick.

[@NaturalAesthetics07]

Definitely a little Jim Carrey happening here and there, Lol but that's just me.

[@TheTopTurnchuckle]

“I’m not snapped. I JUST FEEL GOOD!” XD Sting is the best

[@vripper2678]

It was a legendary run man underrated as hell that joker run

[@senatorsaynestimerealitysp9117]

0000000000

[@REVOisMYname]

Sting always seemed similar in his delivery to Jim Carey. Like Dark knight meets The Mask. He definitely has a lot of charisma on the mic

[@benjones6371]

@ZCS how do you know who se is thinking of?

[@XaeroGravity]

I always see people say Joker Sting was reminiscent of Heath Ledger's Joker, but I never saw it. It was definitely a much more Jim Carrey Riddler inspired take on The Joker character than anything else. The only thing you can say was Heath Ledger inspired was the facepaint.

[@jackeagleeye3453]

I remember hearing Sting actually hated the Crow gimmick, despite it being so over, just because he had to be so quiet. Sting loves showing that charisma and getting crazy on the mic. A lot of peopled shat on the Joker Sting gimmick at the time but I could just feel that he was having a blast with that gimmick.

[@stonecold316339]

Steve "which other iconic character can I steal from?" Borden 😆 🤣

[@NaZtRdAmUs]

Every version of Sting was gold.

[@joeyzapata6786]

THIS. Sting was one of those very few wrestlers who could make every gimmick given to him work.

[@superrobz]

“The one sure thing about Sting.. is that nothings for sure”

[@thomasmeyers2565]

So true , about sting and now he's in aew just wondering what all versions we get ??

[@Sammy4549]

@@thomasmeyers2565 As long as he's not taking any bumps, it won't matter.

[@superrobz]

@@Sammy4549 he won’t be, he’s just there as a special attraction (I don’t think AEW has anything like a legend deal but it would be the equivalent)

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

+Rob Picken "Now, the one sure about Sting is that... oh, never mind."

[@residentelect]

Watching him slather Ken Anderson's mush in red paint was both comedy gold and horrific... "You wanna mock me Kenny?? Huh?! You wanna mock ME!!!" *Maniacal Laughter ensues*

[@corey2232]

You can tell Sting is an icon by the fact that even Hogan will let himself look like a fool against him. He has his respect.

[@VorpalDerringer]

There can't be more than five people on that list, right?

[@MelancoliaI]

@@VorpalDerringer if even that

[@McMeatBag]

It's amusing that Sting just hijacks gimmicks from movies, but then makes it actually work.

[@Ilkvomit]

Has me wondering if he will go with this kind of thing in AEW with a movie character. From the time he did his own version of Heath Ledger Joker to right now what have been Milestone characters in movies as of late? I can't really think of any aside from Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker LOL... but since the whole theme of his return was "winter is coming" I'm wondering if he will be some type of Game of Thrones inspired Sting? Lol

[@McMeatBag]

@@Ilkvomit I didn't know he was coming back

[@Ilkvomit]

@@McMeatBag lol oops....yeah he just made his AEW debut this past Wednesday

[@McMeatBag]

@@Ilkvomit Dang, that entrance was absolutely perfect.

[@MrMDMPOfficial]

LEGENDARY

[@Solitaryman38]

Sting is a master performer. He took The Crow gimmick and made it his own perhaps even outshinning the movie. Then taking the Joker gimmick and making it something completely fresh and unique. Steve is an amazing legend.

[@Ilkvomit]

Joker sting was so much fun and hella underrated in terms of character work by Steve. Really underrated era for the man as I thought he really came into his own finally in terms of promo work.

[@nxzcxcx5293]

We dont have wrestlers who can deliver promos like sting anymore,there's no one near him

[@zemox2534]

​@@nxzcxcx5293Yes we bloody do you ignorant Cornette Crusader! Here us a fycking list! MJf Miz Ricky Starks Jey Uso Sami Zayn Kevin Steen Mark Briscoe And more!!!!

[@EnigmaticAnamoly]

Mr. Anderson dressed as surfer Sting, obviously in kayfabe is meant as mockery, but it is also low key one of the dopest real life tributes ever. It literally brought back a little nostalgia seeing Mr. Anderson dressed up like surfer Sting lol

[@iamdevilboy5976]

He nailed Surfer Sting 🦂 perfectly and that segment with Disco 🕺🪩 Inferno was my favorite.

[@randomnerd3402]

I'd actually love more TNA content, and definitely not just about Sting.

[@abeezysportsxentertainment]

Right! He should do one on Aybes next.

[@husoilder2014]

Yes

[@codeman3788]

Yeah I would love to see a side by side comparison or maybe a timeline of EC3 or even a two parter of EC3 in TNA and EC3 in WWE

[@JokerThaToker]

JIMMY RAVE!!

[@TheDustinbowman003]

He should link up with marky d

[@sickboy6663]

Im a 41 yr old Scotsman, and this is by far my favourite youtube channel. Growing up through the 80s and midway through the 90s rasslin era, all your vids bring back so much nostalgia. Very informative and well made videos, kudos brother. Your doing a cracking job!

[@sickboy6663]

@Bobby Sutherland having your full name as your youtube handle. Lol. Get a grip.

[@sickboy6663]

@Bobby Sutherland good comeback, Sherlock.

[@outlawrip-offartist4161]

Man that must’ve been the only pipe RVD turn down in his life.

[@dee_lulu]

It's almost midnight here. I snorted out loud hahahaha

[@ironcrosstrainingltd6482]

Brah lol

[@davidmancini8286]

Omg that's hilarious !!!!

[@rancidcrawfish]

The previous replies gotta be from virgins

[@ilrosso8612]

@@rancidcrawfish said the virgin one🤭

[@smith9747]

You can tell that Sting wasn't only inspired by Heath Ledger's take of the Joker, but also the comic version in general. He truly lived this character.

[@butcherben82]

And I would say that some of his facial expressions, came directly from Cesar Romero´s 60s Joker.

[@danielbryan8206]

Funny thing from 2010 I tuned more into TNA than WWE. Idk I thought Joker Sting and Heel Jeff Hardy were a lot better than what WWE was doing at the time.

[@reeseangle9621]

Facts and I always loved AJ styles

[@yujirohanma5199]

"Remember when you were a kid, and thought there was a Monster under your bed, but he was never there. Why?? Cuz he was HERE, ALL ALONG, TERRY!! That's Right! IT'S ME!! THE STINGER!!! WWOOOOOOOO!!!!! ::: manical laughter ::: The show's gettin ready to start now Terry ... You nervous??? .. 'Cuz ya should be. "

[@juliolopez6289]

I hate admitting it but I loved Joker Sting.It was a fresh new take on the character and you can tell Sting's LOVING this.

[@MelancoliaI]

nothing wrong with it, IMO Sting made it work, and as has been said, it was organic to his character and made perfect sense

[@mightymo6167]

Sting is such an underrated legend man, what a performer

[@unmitigateddisaster3793]

Most people rate him as one of, if not the, greatest babyface of all time - so I don't know if he's underrated exactly, but he deserves all the credit he gets.

[@lb2.0.45]

I actually did watch TNA during this time in 2011 and I really liked the joker sting stuff it was very entertaining and added an extra layer to sting's character.

[@constablekennedy8227]

Joker ‘Sting’ was Odd but also Refreshing to see and good for the Man to Pop Up in AEW Dynamite ... 💯

[@thorvalentinehatesytalgori2632]

I never watched TNA. I'm almost sad I didn't. This actually looks like a good cast and storyline.

[@hawkesey1161]

As a huge Sting fan this was an amazing watch, thanks.

[@steviecritiquenewby7874]

The Joker Sting should had last longer/very underrated character out-of-control I like that Stinger...

[@joebenson528]

should've been his alter ego sporadically appearing for 2-3 week stints.

[@chrismurray1084]

Sting one of the all time greats just like wrestling bios

[@SupraRy]

He's the MAN CALLED STING! whenever i read that line i actually sing it in my head lol

[@slanderman3296]

Bios is always so uplifting and tranquil to me. He centers my chi I just noticed. The older stuff, I know, I grew up with it. But I really like how this newer stuff like this, I didnt watch st the time, but BIOS makes it sook enjoyable to watch. Thanks alot bios.(he even made a headbangers video for me bc I asked for MONTHS :):)

[@jamesandrewjohnstone1931]

Loved how The Stinger ALWAYS kept the guys guessing. Really interesting video. Looking forward to the next episode.

[@sivis6682]

I absolutely LOVED this storyline! It was great seeing Sting reinvent himself once again. And it's funny how he (Sting) called Bischoff the cancer of TNA/Impact when it was Hogan who single-handedly drove it into the ground! And actually if you want to get technical, the downfall of TNA happened when Jarrett gave FULL control to Dixie Carter! Great video.

[@ghostfac3182]

"I'm the Stinger and I'm not done yet!"

[@JaimeD.]

"JOKER" Sting was an interesting attraction at that time and you can't never go wrong with a reinvented wrestler who has the aura even to this day.

[@OscillatorCollective]

...did you see the last DYNAMITE ⁉️...THE STINGER STILL HAS IT...

[@JaimeD.]

@@OscillatorCollective Who hasn't? Returning to TNT after 19 years was a great moment in professional wrestling and AEW history. Sting's presence always been the goosebumps the fans never get tired off.

[@thomasmeyers2565]

Awesome job , thanks for the memories of this era of sting and yes I remember all of this era. So again thanks , and looking towards seeing part 2

[@vlare3636]

I used to watch wwe and tna religiously as a young kid around this time so I remember everything about it

[@CarlitosWayTheOnlyWay]

Hell yeah, looking forward to part 2. Underrated crazy Sting

[@karon718]

I was watching TNA around this time and loved joker Sting. So glad you made a video on it.

[@antonymarjeram576]

It's interesting when sting gets to do his thing now he's in AEW Vince can't say no to every idea he pitches

[@antonymarjeram576]

@2005 Cool Year Maybe, maybe not we'll have to wait and see

[@SnipingIsFun]

@2005 Cool Year I am sure it would be good

[@matthewkey689]

@2005 Cool Year As we have seen in AEW so far, the wrestlers booking their own ideas doesnt always work.

[@Chadillac-xq7xk]

Its never "always " worked. Even in WWE/WWF when wrestlers were allowed to get creative it got stupid sometimes. However when it works, it REALLY works.

[@antonymarjeram576]

@@Chadillac-xq7xk True very true but sting has experienced the game and been at the top for all of it so I think Steve knows how to do it without being stupid his joker sting gimmick was a good sign he knows how to use bits from popular media to give people what they want not what he wants to do

[@rektdly1630]

I’m gonna use my free trial on impact plus specifically to watch this joker sting run

[@TheAaronetic]

Uploaded right after Stang showed up in AEDubya. Bios, you are a legend.

[@WrestlingBios]

Funny story.. the script for this video was recorded on Wednesday. Later that night, Sting shows up in AEW. I've been gathering the footage for weeks though inbetween other uploads, still a lot to go through in Part II :)

[@TheAaronetic]

@@WrestlingBios Like you've said in the past, the stars aligned! Thanks very much for all your hard work. Best rasslin' content by far!

[@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442]

Now we need Eric Bitchoff in AEW trying to kill the promotion and Sting trying to stop him for the 3rd time.

[@zemox2534]

No thanks. We do not need another repeat of Sting vs Eric

[@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442]

@@zemox2534 But we deserve a finish for that! The last time Bischoff just quit, and the first time WCW got bought out.

[@fattdamon1980]

Why so cereal?

[@xxxCyber24xxx]

Al gore is that you?

[@Kas58223]

I don’t care what anyone says I loved this version that sting did it was refreshing to see because he done the crow Sting for so long

[@timbartschwolfman]

Agree with you about it

[@Kas58223]

@@timbartschwolfman it was some of his best work especially going crazy

[@timbartschwolfman]

@@Kas58223 Oh yeah

[@ivanperez5354]

Agreed!

[@jatu99]

Oh this a topic that I have wanted to you to make for a long time!

[@adityahaldipur1199]

11:07 mr anderson literally looked like classic sting with white cut short hair as sting was in his origin in late 80s n early 90s. Superb!

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

2010 to 2013 had some great storylines - joker sting,roode championship reign and austin Aries winning title, bully Ray championship reign.

[@stephenwolff9431]

I didn’t watch TNA but I’ve always been intrigued by the Joker Sting. Thanks for this video. I love Wrestling Bios!

[@mr83]

It's SHOWTIME!!

[@JokerThaToker]

WOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[@alsnow30]

grown men will do anything on t.v. for enough crisp 1,000.00 dollar bills

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

Ta ta for now. You can clearly see he thoroughly enjoyed this and it was fun to see Sting enjoy his character again

[@edenite]

i didnt get to see any of TNA's story when it aired but i'm really glad you recapped this. It looks like sting really went all in with this, and it looks amazing. Thank you for the upload

[@jasonkraatz5968]

Joker Sting was probably the greatest version of Sting that we will ever see. He nailed it.

[@scottlow6342]

@Quail Man ok Karen

[@realhamonwry8620]

Not even close.

[@jasonkraatz5968]

@@realhamonwry8620 what was your favorite version of Sting? The crow Sting was epic, now that I think about it. It’s what he is remembered for. But the Joker Sting was amazing.

[@GOOSE-1334]

Surfer Sting was the best.

[@lawv804]

Surfer Sting will always be my favorite. But Joker Sting was great, and he looked like he had alot of fun with the gimmick.

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

This sting was great he was crazy he got into the Heath Ledger Joker and I also loved his feud With Anderson with the Makeup Anderson reminds me of surfer Sting and i also loved that he mocked Sting opponents and that they used Disco Inferno

[@pazuzumcgee232]

I like when he was put in the hall of fame and he’s running down all he’s versions of Sting and he kinda of throws in joker sting like nobody knew about it and it got the biggest pop of all the versions of Sting lol 😂

[@justinlatini4725]

I wasn’t even a fan of WCW, TNA, etc. I was always a WWF/WWE guy through the early 2000s. But I must say, your videos covering the other organizations are so interesting and detailed. So fun to watch.

[@E-Tee]

Crow (None Talking) Sting was the best. Not saying anything, just come from the rafters and point the bat at you!

[@cobaltss50]

Yeah I wasn't really a fan of this version, it just seemed so out of place for sting, im glad he reinvented himself and had fun with his tna run, nothing like the crow version of sting

[@Pretzelvibez]

Surfer sting is the best overall sting

[@DeezScotts2023]

I like Sting.

[@quickcar5255]

@@cobaltss50 Look at the crowds during Crow Stings run. Fans were jumping out of their seats every time he arrived.

[@guilosonsgamingchannel6094]

Crow and joker sting were my favorite

[@Grochlink]

I appreciate the summary at the beginning. It's like you know me so well, I DIDN'T watch TNA in this time period, but I AM a huge Sting fan.

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

I intially wasn't a fan of the whole 'Joker' gimmick that Sting had in his TNA run at first but just like always, he made the character work and it ended up being very entertaining, you can definitely tell he was having a lot of fun with it and his promos during this time were really out there but in a good way. Sting proved once again that he is an incredible versatile performer and can turn anything you put in front of him to gold.

[@jamiemckell34]

I never saw this, or even heard about it. So God dam good

[@PaulSinkevich]

I was waiting for the "Tata for now" at the end of the video

[@msperry1719]

Thank you for doing the bio on the insane icon, this was such good comedic work by Steve. Looking forward to Part 2.

[@kelvin1103]

One of my favorite version of Sting

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

I remembered this whole thing surprisingly. I may be smoking funny cigs here, but I really liked "Joker Sting" during that time period. I am not joking. It's just my opinion, but I can also understand how/why fans may not share my enjoyment of the character.

[@mrblonde609]

Sting must've been like: "The Crow is getting old. I need another famous face painted and dead actor to base my character on..."

[@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442]

Ledger was dead. Somebody had to continue that gimmick.

[@Sicsta]

so who is next character ?

[@a-trax3971]

@@Sicsta Black Panther

[@DreGamer]

Sicsta Ultimate Warrior? Homage to his old partner.

[@THEDonnyB]

This has become my favorite wrestling channel on KZbin. You do great research, you explain the backstory of what's taking place, the events of the subject, and the aftermath and you do it in such a great manner. It's like you're shooting information out a fire house, and man, I just soak up every second of it. Love every video you make man.

[@michaelmorbid704]

This is gonna be awesome. Joker Sting was a amazing change and evolution of the Sting gimmick.

[@GoldenChed]

Absolutely superb content. It doesn’t really need to be be repeated but this is the best wrestling retrospective channel hands down

[@nachiketdaithankar4405]

I swear man ...I have a new appreciation for Sting because of WB videos❤️. I knew about Sting back when I watched wrestling in the Attitude Era but never followed his work after. I predict,years down the line, Wrestling Bios will make a video on Sting's comeback in AEW in December 2020😎😎

[@darienpittman34]

Great video man! Joker sting was an absolute gem during this time. Your doing this story justice, keep up the great work!

[@brianalex2193]

I'm not going to lie about it this is way better than anything going on Monday night Raw right now in 2020 .

[@knowur10sand18s]

Was never a huge Sting or TNA fan but here I am enthralled another Wrestling Bio video. It's always amazing to see the passion in fans, seems like nowadays they put out a better product than the company's who once inspired them.

[@giovannifebus3700]

I actually watched this at the time so it's pretty cool relieving this saga of TNA 💯

[@thefrenchspy81]

This was like some alternate reality for me. I was not watching TNA at all during this time but it looks like I missed some fun stuff. Thanks for this!

[@Mrran4life]

Damn just thinking about it now but TNA had a really good roster... it’s a Shame they had no direction

[@farscape1714]

Kinda like AEW

[@Mrran4life]

@@farscape1714 yeah I feel like AEW is heading in the path of TNA...

[@hafizsyednomanali6868]

@@farscape1714 I like AEW but TNA roster was like 1000x better than AEW roster.

[@finnamory604]

@@farscape1714 lol how does AEW have no direction? You clearly don’t watch

[@ironcrosstrainingltd6482]

Great roster 👏

[@Horvat04]

thank you very much for me reliving this era of sting

[@tweeztweet287]

Wow, I honestly never knew this happened. I thought it was fake until I saw wrestling bio's posted it.

[@kal0247]

I watched TNA/Impact for a long time and as I'm a huge Sting fan I really enjoyed the Insane Icon storyline,great video as always 👍

[@timbartschwolfman]

Joker Sting was one of the best incarnations of his career

[@Kas58223]

Absolutely loved this incarnation of sting

[@tyshunrussell4837]

@@NeverIast but it worked

[@TheDirtySouth404]

Definitely

[@devinschwartz7596]

if you start throwing in old TNA bios I wouldnt complain 1 bit, you do such a good job man

[@jonsku321]

BEST WRESTLING CHANNEL ON KZbin

[@josephcrouch598]

I’ve been a Sting fan since I was a kid at first I wasn’t sold but what he did with this character had me marking out for it every week after

[@BadselS]

There is a 2 hours compilation called "Joker Sting Saga" on KZbin. Great stuff

[@jknight1984]

I seen that vid. Quite informative

[@JoseLuisRodriguez-wk8gf]

Thank you for creating this. I was always a huge fan of Sting . Started in early 1990’s for me. I honestly did not watch TNA/Impact wrestling so this video was awesome for me to see all this Joker Sting content for the first time 🔥

[@TheMisleduser]

I the best sting in TNA was that time Mr. Anderson dressed up like surfer sting.

[@psuley1977]

Great stuff as always brother. Can't wait for Part 2 and The Guard Bird!

[@aleky98]

"The only thing for sure about Sting...ahh nevermind."

[@danielsummey4144]

TNA’s back stage segments were fantastic. The guy sneaking around with the camera. I wish WWE did that.

[@Carvel0]

This was my favorite sting by far

[@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442]

He drew loads of dimes!

[@choppersson]

Honestly... you do such a terrific job of all your videos. Enjoy them all!

[@danielkinney1845]

I wish I would have watched impact then. I was fed up with the stupid stuff they were doing at the end of wcw and with Hogan in impact I felt it was a cheaper version of wcw. But I missed out on some awesome sting wrestling. Looking so forward to sting in AEW!

[@mansenpanamariodd5371]

Sting is the reason I stay tuned every week. This got me reliving middle school memories

[@TheDirtySouth404]

I loved this run from Sting’s career

[@HoustonHardHitters01]

This was amazing my dude you did a helluva job on it. Sting has been my favorite character and wrestler since the early 90s.

[@mykalwagner5341]

I loved this version of sting!

[@rayzaramon6598]

ANOTHER ONE I've been desperate for you to do! Sting is my #1.

[@danielmankowski922]

Favorite Joker Sting moment is when Sting and Hogan take their " vitamins" 😂🤣

[@frontyardfootballleague]

Wow what an amazing channel. Sitting back and playing some Journey of Wrestling is absolutely perfect 🙌

[@Shaunny.Longlegs]

I liked this year in tna because I'm obsessed with hulk hogan and sting lol

[@jaysonjohnson4345]

Really glad i stumbled upon this video. Keep making them, very good!

[@nyce6113]

I wanna see one about Willow the Wisp Jeff Hardy

[@docholliday1112]

Willy the Wasp

[@PlatinumRoseLady]

The most terrifying man is one who says he will kick you ass all while wearing a great big smile. And then does it. Terrific work.

[@RexDaBoss11]

Incredible gimmick! One of those things WWE fans buried! While John Cena was being forced down people's throats! I absolutely loved TNA around this time! Compared to WWE now TNA was way better!

[@Rusherevansfan1996]

Thank you @Wrestling Bios for this awesome video I really love me some of The Icon sting

[@UnexpectedWonder]

The Pure Greatness of Joker Sting. 😁😁😁😊😊

[@shittalkerskywalkertm9430]

I'm really happy you released this to us. We're not worthy. Thx bro.