Who Was the FAKE Sting?! WCW Halloween Havoc 1990 Review

[@craigcharlesworth1538]

Crazy to think Flair was considered past it in 1990 and he wouldn't wrestle his last match until THIRTY TWO years later.

[@supernovamcr]

Absolutely mental isn’t it

[@pieV3000]

"Last match" i would consider flair done ~20yrs after this in ring wise

[@jroberts2nd]

I don’t think Flair was past it in 1990 but I do think it was time for him to step back and let others main event. The reason why no one was booked as a main event heel was Flair WAS the main event heel. This would have been a good time to build the upper card and let Flair’s act refresh a bit. But instead they booked Sting into oblivion (after cutting off Luger at the knees in 1988) and went back to Flair. And still had no main event heels when Flair left!

[@lilsunny7399]

"Allegedly" last match.

[@Gammera2000]

@@lilsunny7399 his mummified corpse is gonna have people staring at the lights centuries from now.

[@RonMotta1972]

“I thought Ricky Morton cut his hair for a second.” Please, Brian. No one man has ever been more dedicated to the preservation of the mullet.

[@queefersutherland8495]

That mullet is un-cuttable

[@tylermcnally8232]

@@queefersutherland8495 They used that mullet to cut scissors.

[@queefersutherland8495]

@@tylermcnally8232 haha

[@thepassingstatic6268]

Mullet World Order

[@phildicks4721]

Cutting that mullet would be even worse than when Dr Tom Prichard cut his perm to be a Bodydonna for Vince.

[@vincentgood2234]

I was just old enough to understand that there was something...off...about the whole Black Scorpion story, but young enough that the mystery villain from Sting's past dropping hints to torment the hero was captivating nonetheless. My Aunt Margie, who was the Stinger's #1 fan, wanted the Black Scorpion dead. No matter who was under the mask. When the reveal finally happened, I knew that it didn't make any sense, but couldn't quite articulate why. Any confusion on Aunt Margie's part was neatly deflected by her hatred for the man under the mask. She already hated Flair from his prior matches with Sting and her other hero, Ricky Steamboat, so her venom continued unabated. Miss you, Aunt Margie. You big ol' mark. ❤

[@JeremiahEcks777]

Those who have an equivalent Aunt Margie will confirm how much more fun they make wrestling.

[@LeftStickGaming]

Love this.

[@jillconner5062]

She wanted him dead! No matter who was under the mask. That shit had me laughing out loud. My aunt Cindy was kinda the same way.

[@dirrickrobinson3731]

Made Me Miss It All Rest Uncle Buddy,Aunt Lillian

[@alberthenley2988]

@@jillconner5062 We were all laughing our asses off cause wr were saying it might be Ultimate Warrior. But we knew better because Warrior was the WWF champion just as Sting was the Nwa heavyweight champion. So they kept draggin that stupid ass angle on before they were like, ( To hell with it, it's Ric Flair.)

[@lurchlogan]

Playing the Richard and Sal clip brought joy to my heart ❤️ 😊. I love their prank calls, especially the one here where Richard Christy calls into an internet wrestling show and just starts rattling off names of wrestlers!! 😂

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

That was so refreshing

[@lwvmobile]

I thought that sounded like Richard. "Hey Richard, its your dad..."

[@freemanlacroix674]

I gave Chief Jay Strongbow a handjob

[@NexusFantismo]

Today I learned that Jim Ross and Paul Heyman worked as a commentary team BEFORE the Invasion Angle. No wonder they had such great chemistry.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Dude if you want to see a GREAT angle with Heyman go and watch his angle from Clash of the Champions in Savannah when they reveal all the boxes that Sting had been getting and Rick Rude and Paul E Dangerously seriously screw Sting and man I was FURRRRIOUS as a kid when that happened! LOL! Paul had MASSIVE heat in WCW in those days. I also remember him cheap shotting Jason Hervey at another Clash that I was actually ringside for.

[@NexusFantismo]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 nice. Gonna check that out. Is that #17? I found it on Peacock, thanks for the tip.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@NexusFantismo It's from November of 91 but I can't remember exactly which Clash it was. The "Knocksville" Clash is also a great one if you want to see some good WCW stuff from that period. The Rude/Sting thing was great though and that's the one in Savannah. The Knocsville Clash is Sting vs Nikita Koloff.

[@NexusFantismo]

@@SimpleManGuitars1973 Dude these shows are amazing. So much up and coming talent in one place. Also , given how much WCW tried it’s a mild upset that Van Hammer never got over. He had great athleticism and a look, and poor mic skills and wrestling never stopped guys from getting over before lol

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@NexusFantismo Oh yeah dude. I was extremely lucky to be a kid at that time and WCW was my territory and so I got to watch tons of the legends during this time from just a few feet away. The best thing to ever happen to me was when I was a kid I had a toy WCW belt with a speaker where Sting would say "WE'RE HAVIN' FUN NOW AREN'T WE". Once I was standing on the rail while Sting was fighting Stunning Steve Austin and he whipped him against it and I had to jump off to keep him from hitting me and the rail slid back a little and Austin was selling laying on it and Sting walked over and grabbed him and looked right at me and said "WE'RE HAVIN FUN NOW AREN'T WE???!!!" and dude I lost my crap so hard I literally started crying like a little girl that had just seen The Beatles! LOL!!! I also met Marcus Alexander Bagwell and The Z-Man back then too. Then a few years ago I met Sting at a Meet and Greet VIP package my wife got me for Father's Day and told him how I would always go watch him in Knoxville at the Civic Coliseum and he was like "man you DO go way back"! Just a few of my glory days stories. LOL!

[@sunasuna16]

8:23 the impression was so on point, I'm starting to think Brian was the Black Scorpion all along

[@Kaltagstar96]

You've never seen them in the same room together.

[@AuroDHikoshi]

When Zane did that, Shockmaster vibes and "I'll get you next time!"

[@robertwarf3316]

Lol I didn't think that was Brian. Well done!

[@hasanz7585]

his haitch impression is still better, uh

[@Athon08]

Black Scorpion sounded like Dr Claw from Inspector Gadget

[@CowboyCountry]

The thought that Flair was "too old" in 1990 is hilarious to me. At the time of the show, he was 41. Think about how many top stars in WWE and AEW are older than that today.

[@espurrthestupididiot2405]

41 is the new 25!

[@brianbenoit6883]

meh...part of it was his age, but the other part was once you've seen one Ric Flair match, you've seen them all and once you've heard one Ric Flair Promo, your insomnia is cured.

[@MikeyMike-uu3fe]

@@espurrthestupididiot2405 BEST COMMENT EVER.....I am 41...👊

[@mattjustofficial]

Ziggler is that age now. Think about that!

[@williethomas9953]

Yeah but that was because of Flair. At the time. It was really unheard of for a guy that age to still be the man.

[@-th1rty3-]

I don't know if that can opening was a “I can't do this sober” or “crack open some cold ones, boys”, let's find out.

[@Shadow2006-y7v]

6:13 that Richard Christy prank call from the Stern Show is HYSTERICAL! I’m so glad you included it because when he started naming the wrestlers that was the first thing I thought of and two seconds later, it was in the video haha if anyones Interested in that video here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKLbp3Wwg8efn80

[@SkronkJappleson]

Richard is the best, he cracks me up

[@mushroomsamba82]

Back in '79 I gave Chief Jay Strongbow a handjob

[@MrRywee123]

Back in 79 I gave Chief Jay Strongbow a handjob……

[@thepassingstatic6268]

Thank you for saying this, because I had no idea where this came from

[@preschoolguy2010]

I love the use of the Richard and Sal "Howard Stern" prank call. Good work here as always!

[@michaelbandada9887]

“Hey, they got two Stings back in 1990 right? Hey, maybe we can bring it back and then, we’ll fool the fans and make them think that Sting has jumped ship to the nWo. That would make the fans lose their minds big time!” -Eric Bischoff during a possible backstage meeting in 1996

[@mikescott8903]

He would have been right

[@craiggrayson9036]

@@supersasukemaniac he was joking 🤦🏾‍♂️ u couldn't have know that by writing this big ass paragraph

[@D00MTR33]

The Janitor, "guess you didn't watch the finale of that storyline huh? Haven't had to clean up that much shit, since Owen Hart switched out Andre and King Kong Bundy's chocolate with Ex-lax. Talk about a shit show, in more ways that one." Ez-E, "bluh, whut do you know?"

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

I remember this moment like it was yesterday. I was 8 years old and OBSESSSSSSED with Sting and was watching this live and when it happened I literally started crying like a baby because I believed wrestling was real and they TOTALLY fooled me with this. My dad knew instantly that it wasn't Sting and was like "wait just wait...." LOL!!! I miss those days of wrestling greatly. Also the Black Scorpion scared the crap out of me as a kid and so did Papa Shango. Even more than The Undertaker because I was watching live when Undertaker showed up at Survivor Series and I was like "That's Mean Mark..." LOL!

[@Phyrre56]

Papa Shango was a great gimmick that so many kids from that era remember. It's a shame that they didn't know where to go with him. Plus the Wrestlemania 8 missed cue likely threw a wrench in whatever the plans were. But the idea of a voodoo priest worked great and kids were more likely to buy into the parlor tricks.

[@genebaranowski2327]

@@Phyrre56 yep after papa Shango did his program with warrior wwf jobbed hjm out till he was repackaged

[@daverindone655]

I was in my early 20’s and have to admit that I thought the Black Scorpion was goofy fun. I’ve always been a fan of multiple personas / versions of a bad guy, so the off the wall weirdness was kinda neat.

[@Welch253]

That Richard and Sal prank call never gets old lol.

[@billblaski9523]

Can u give me the background of it?

[@contour157]

@@billblaski9523 A WRESTLING CALL IN SHOW.. so richard called in and just named people off of a list in alphabetical order.. and he ran on and on and on

[@L3ghair]

"The young bucks totally stole their look" they've stolen pretty much everything, its pretty much their entire gimmick lol

[@Realest636]

Steal from one it’s plagiarism steal from many it’s research .

[@AuroDHikoshi]

Young bucks are the most influenced, not the influential tag tam

[@MazeDaGr8]

There's nothing like a good cup of Wrestling With Wregret to start the day ☕️🌞

[@gabepollock1641]

Replied this to someone but I'll drop it here too: If you're confused by the scheduling of this PPV Review, don't be. This would've dropped on the 5th of the month, but it conflicted with AEW's 3-Year Anniversary of Dynamite. So we got this on the OG Classic PPV day (Saturday), and the Best and Worst of Dynamite on the 5th to coincide with the Anniversary. Best of both worlds, courtesy of the Z-Man.

[@chaospoet]

The Black Scorpion was basically a proto Fiend decades earlier with no budget. The idea was there. They just didn't have the technical know how to pull it off. I think a lot of the problem was they had Sting and the Black Scorpion interact in front of a live audience. If they had done some creatively made vignettes where the Black Scorpion is using dark magic on Sting like The Fiend did with John Cena that would have worked better. Instead of the Ollie vignettes talking about nothing they did more showing of his powers and building him up that way. And any time The Steiners fought The Nasty Boys I was ALL in. I love the Nasty Boys and their just brawler, street fight style so any tag team that could match their intensity be it The Steiners (who did it the best) or Road Warriors/Legion of Doom it was a sight to behold.

[@hulk6785]

By the way, Hansen's victory over Luger marked the end of Luger's historic 523 day reign as U.S. Champion, still the longest reign with the title.

[@ken_danerdiest1]

Great to know that you mention Jack Brickhouse in this video, because he's one of the best Chicago baseball sportscasters ever.

[@jliller]

Flair didn't like Sting challenging for the World Title because: 1. Flair was champion 2. Flair viewed Sting as a threat to win the championship Flair doesn't have a problem with Sid challenging Sting because: 1. Flair doesn't think Sid can win, but the match will soften Sting up for an eventual rematch with Flair. 2. If Sid does win, Flair can browbeat big dumb Sid into handling over the championship

[@BDCogar]

The Black Scorpion saga is my first wrestling storyline memory too. I was a little Stinger and it scared the hell out of me, I was worried for Sting. I was also 10 years old, so…take that for what it’s worth.

[@kevinglynn9593]

If you told me there was a PPV with Jim Cornette, Jim Ross, and Paul Heyman all in one show, my head is exploding right now in joy!

[@yankees29]

Not weird to me!😂

[@kenterminateddq5311]

9:47 Brian Zane: "Was the Black Scorpion segment spooky or was it cheezy?" Me: "Well, compared to the Undertaker's debut a little under a month later, it would lean towards cheezy. But at least it wasn't a Shockmaster moment". :)

[@badbooking3221]

Paul E is Dracula, Undead and Loving It. Big props for the Johnny Dangerously reference, this is the life indeed!

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Dracula Dead and Loving It is a great Leslie Nielsen movie

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

@@claymathewselevator8121 Actually never have watched it, but I recommend Repossessed, the Leslie Nielsen comedic follow up to the Exorcist movies... With a special surprise appearance from Jesse Ventura and Gene Okerlund as themselves in full WWF mode.,

[@natedodd2287]

Johnny Dangerously is criminally underrated.

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

@@natedodd2287 Agreed... And I have to admit I first saw it back in 83... And it was 2 full decades later that I realized Weird Al's "This Is the Life" was the opening sequence... Though I had also been a fan of Al since around that same time too... Ah, memories...

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

@@natedodd2287 You shouldn't hang me on a hook, Johnny... My Grandmother hung me on a hook once.... Once!

[@Piemanthe3rd]

That can open is such a crisp sound. Could be used as a sound effect

[@kenterminateddq5311]

3:48 Either JR is opening a can of Steve-Weiser or Paul E. Dangerously is channeling the spirit of a future Sandman.

[@christophercarl1774]

I was 13 or 14 at this time…. I remember the storyline vividly. The story was interesting, but I hated the lack of payoff. It wasn’t scary, but I always wondered who it was “supposed” to be. I doubt Ric Flair was the big payoff.

[@blacksabbath4252]

It was supposed to be al perez,flair mentioned it on a shoot that I was watching today on KZbin

[@yankees29]

I was the same age. Pretty much had the same reaction. “Flair again?”

[@wstine79]

Haven't been this excited to see a program on Saturday morning since those Saturday morning cartoon days.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

WWE Saturday Morning Slam 😂

[@toofargone68]

Windham was briefly in The WWE before he returned to WCW in 1990

[@toofargone68]

WCW ppvs stunk back in the day so the editing was much needed when the VHS version came out ...but sometimes a match was edited because the wrestler no longer worked for WCW same with WWE tapes they would edit out a match if the wrestler no longer worked for WWE......

[@rayb.1180]

How did Barry Windham know what attire Sting was wearing for the night?

[@TheOntarioGardener]

Love hearing Richard Christy clips!

[@RaccoonRevolution]

The original Phantom makeup had VERY prominent lips (look up some promotional shots of Michael Crawford in the full costume and you'll see what I mean) which would be why Tony was wearing lipstick.

[@matthewroddy8292]

Never thought I’d hear clips from a Richard Christy prank phone call! Brilliant!

[@thomasgallipoli8376]

Yeah WCW did that all throughout their VHS releases. They'd cut the first hour of the PPV to make the two hour limitations of a videotape on SP mode and then they'd erase the master tape so a lot of undercard matches are gone forever from the WCW library and thus when WWE bought WCW, they inherited the shortened PPVs. Thank you, Brian for having the full card. Much appreciated.

[@glenndallas7171]

What a great review. Brian brings such joy to the drek that you can't help but appreciate the good and the bad right alongside him. My favorite wrestling reviewer on YT. =)

[@1000bip]

I was 11 when the whole Black Scorpion thing was going on and I was totally into it. I didn’t see this event back then but I think I would have thought the disappearing thing was cool. The reveal that it was Ric Flair was about as disappointing as the Gobblety Gooker hatching from the egg (that’s also what the Gobblety Gooker’s mom said).

[@unum1979]

same here down to the same age.

[@queefersutherland8495]

I was 7 when black scorpion debuted

[@patgeta2678]

Yep, I turned 12 earlier in the year, so I’m right with y’all lol I always loved doing the Black Scorpion voice lol I was a huge fan around this time. I used to record the PPVs and the Clash a lot during this period, so I probably have it somewhere lol

[@logd27]

Okay but we’re you scared?!

[@queefersutherland8495]

@@logd27 maybe a little bit

[@enddhabzen9278]

Just wanna say love your content! And because of watching your channel I started watching wrestling again even if it is just old matches from when I was younger, thank you for bringing back my love of wrestling! PS Haymens mullet in this is HoF worthy!

[@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849]

Great Supirse For Classic PPV Review On Saturday Morning

[@lavarivy2259]

Doom is the most badass tag team of all time. The men, the look, the power, and the name

[@danieldrayet2364]

Brad armstrong won a match? Lol

[@robbymulvany2109]

The clip of Richard listing all the wrestlers murdered me

[@jerryglenn5122]

I would have been scared to be in the ring with Stan Hansen. Not about getting beat up but possibly being covered in tobacco juice

[@craiggrayson9036]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@billymac7]

8:32 This is not what you saw. No, what you saw was THE Mighty Macabee

[@justdirt]

It's incredible that "fake sting" would be reused in 3 more companies. How could such a stupid angle be done over a dozen times and still be entertaining. At one point, the nWo just had a fake Sting on payroll

[@inkedvillan80]

Steiners vs nasties will always be one of my favs ever. Its insane the whole time

[@patrickreeves4650]

I was in the 7th grade, and this was my favorite year of wrestling ever. The Black Scorpion angle was huge for me, and all my friends and I sat around the tv during saturday afternoons hoping to see what hints the Scorpion might give to his identity. When this PPV happened, I always had to listen through the scrambled channel to be able to hear what would happen, as i wasn't allowed to get ppv. Those nights were always crazy for me...I was willing to do anything to find out what was happening.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Brian Zane low gravelly voice is a dead ringer for Frank Welker as Dr Klaw from Inspector Gadget

[@kevin2400]

I admit … when I was a kid … I was kinda scared of the black scorpion … that voice just gave me the willies . Looking back now.. that gimmick was cool but hokey

[@DABA2024]

OMG when I heard Richard Christie 😂😂😂

[@dany-ps2my]

me and my friends spent hours talking about who the black scorpion was going to be back then, what a flop it ended up being

[@jfoxxbrowning]

There should be track suits available as merch...if not full suits at least the track jackets. I'd buy one

[@kyokugenryudisciple9349]

I know it’s not Superbrawl…but c’mon… SUPERBRAWL SATURDAY?!!!!! My overtime was to tight today Brian! I’m happy now!

[@Demiglitch]

"Wrestling. Yep. I used to like that." 3:53 *opens monster* "Those were the days. Bobby Eaton could wrestle circles around these new guys."

[@Ebessan]

Richard Christie and his legendary prank calls 🤣

[@G33kCulture]

No "four water heaters beating the piss out of each other" for the Steiner/Nasty Boys match?

[@TiVo67]

I wasn’t really watching much WCW at the time but I do remember the chatter of who it could be and most speculating it was Ultimate Warrior. I also remember the huge disappointment when it was Flair. Kinda the same reaction when Vince was revealed as the higher power.

[@thepassingstatic6268]

Ultimate Warrior!? Really? He doesn't strike me as mysterious and brooding. Plus, his muscles would rip right through that cloak

[@princeofstrongstyle6683]

If there's anything weirder than Ric Flair not being upset that anyone within the Horsemen outside himself (and maybe on a good day Arn) is challenging for the world title, it's Arn being part of that crow's nest promo segment wearing a WCW Ring Crew Shirt & glasses while in his ring gear when he's never worn those really in any previous notable segment/angle.

[@GeeMood]

On timeline 1990 Jim Cornette said he dislocated his jaw from that collision with Bobby Eaton, yet that sequence is cut from the PPV on the Peackock network. It seems it was cut by Turner for no blood because even the dailymotion clips don't have that part of the match. Anyone know where the whole match, uncut, can be viewed?

[@joshculver4381]

I do wonder what many people's first vivid wrestling memory is. Mine is Sgt Slaughter burning the Hulkamania Flag. It's the reason Mania 7 holds a place in my heart.

[@jayharv285]

For me it was when Kane made his debut. I was very young but for some reason growing up I'd always go back to that moment

[@bladecastlevania3653]

The real fake Sting sang Every Breath You Take😒

[@Rudy04]

Cornette tells the story that he was told specifically to not damage the Confederate uniform since WCW had only rented it, so he went out of his way to tell the Southern Boys to rip it to shreds

[@brandonleblanc955]

This was my first WCW PPV, I'd been watching the weekly show for a few months and I was pumped to be able to watch it on satellite dish! The Steiners vs. Nasty Boys tag match remains one of my fav tag matches of all time--they worked super stiff, everyone was committed, the crowd was hot--it was just awesome! Fun PPV over all, but the Sting vs Sid ending disappointed me. I loved the weekly Sid squashes where he sent jobbers out on stretchers!!

[@400PlusFilms]

You earned my Like for coming to “mananigans” at the same time I did 👍

[@bobbbobb4663]

Lol...Richard Christy phony phone call insert!

[@urbanflavorz]

When will you review one of my favorite PPV's Great American Bash 1989. Every match was exciting.

[@joshjohnson6891]

Thanks for making my Saturday better, Brian! I was a bit bummed we didn't get a retro wrestling review Wednesday, but I understand it was AEW's 3 year Dynamite anniversary, so will that slide 😆

[@mrkipling2201]

As an 11 year old here in England, I'd only started watching the WWF the year previously. I have to be honest and say that I wasn't really aware of WCW or anything that they were doing. I thought that the WWF was the only show in wrestling. I'm so thankful to Brian for making these shows and giving me the wrestling education I missed out on all those years ago!!

[@DaileyShorts]

Little buddy, you got so much cool stuff to experience! Enjoy the ride!

[@ivansudetic]

God bless you for including that Richard Christy wrestling crank call where he just lists of wrestlers. Soo good. Check it out on KZbin if you've never heard it.

[@mwk_powerlifting]

PPV review on Saturday! 😍😍

[@jsauce22]

Was that impression richard Christy from stern ?

[@hellspawn22001]

“Are they really beating each other up”…..it’s the Steiner brothers so yes.

[@Cobralalalala]

Nasties too! They really were perfect opponents in that way.

[@MossB87]

Was not expecting a Richard Christy cameo

[@danpoutsma1351]

The deal with the NWA was that when Crockett sold to Turner in 1988, the new company (WCW) never applied for NWA membership but kept using the name anyway for the next couple of years. The remaining NWA promoters eventually started making noise, decided to assert their legal claim to the name, and began demanding a payday for the infringement upon their trademark. WCW applied and became a member, but still made the decision to phase out the name as the year came to a close, I think partly because the NWA as people once remembered it was a thing of the past and partly because if they didn't own the name, then they weren't going to use it. The way things were, if they labeled their top wrestler as the NWA World Champion, they'd have to get approval from the NWA Board for title changes, make him available for dates outside their company, and whatever else the NWA By-Laws stipulated or risk getting sued. By only using the WCW name I think they were able to get around all that stuff

[@doing4much]

The Sal & Richard reference was perfect!! Blue meanie, dory funk flash funk lol

[@MrBeardsley]

I forgot how funny this video’s cold open is. The clip doesn’t waste any of its two seconds, you get the sad poot of pyro, the Black Scorpion completely blowing his cue, and Ole Anderson making one of his weird Muppet noises in such rapid succession it’s almost hard to process what’s happening.

[@MCJaccard4music]

I'm following now just for the simple fact you added the Richard Christi bit. Classic.

[@DannieDecentVlogs]

Your background looks amazing , you did a excellent job with that set up the lighting is on point, excellent video I enjoyed it

[@jasonjimerson7046]

I love Ole Anderson's voice acting. Does anyone remember when Arn Anderson did something similar on Raw years ago?

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Yeah it was Raw that Dusty guest hosted

[@crismartinez1642]

I forgot to mention Lanny Paffo!!!!💀💀💀

[@ClassicWrestlingReview]

You should do a Starrcade month in December so you can cover Starrcade '90.

[@freemanlacroix674]

Hillbilly Jim was a man of the people. I met him in mobile Alabama. You know the rest of the story...

[@danielmaheu7786]

I was at that show and we had no clue as to what happened with the finish. From our seats which were pretty good we saw Arn and Flair at ringside then the whole "Sting" getting pinned by Sid. Then out of nowhere we see Sting hit the splash and another 3 count. Only fans at ring side had any idea of that finish.

[@Athon08]

I remember watching this as a kid and my dad knew it was Barry Wyndham by the way he walked when he got in the ring

[@jamiewiesner135]

The fake Sting was Barry Windham.

[@MattOnFinance]

I liked the storyline for Black Scorpion at the beginning aa a teen. The magic portion was dumb and the payoff irritated me.

[@KingJaymo2k11]

08:23…Nice Dr Claw from Inspector Gadget impression 😂…as for that “special effect”, I was 9 years old and I look at it like I looked at magic acts back then…it was more cool than spooky but looking at it now it’s kinda embarrassing

[@UndergroundSkat2000]

For the team of Thomas Rich and Richard Morton, were the early stages of York Foundation, managed by Terri Runnels. Love the droning on and on naming wrestlers as Jack Brickhouse lol I was 9 years old in these days and was scared of the Black Scorpion, anytime someone was a huge threat to Sting. Sid was super scary as well. Doom vs Flair and Double A could have been a TV main event match

[@MrBlakeD82]

I know Stan Hansen was a stiff worker, but I always thought he was under appreciated in WCW.

[@johnnysizemore5797]

Two points: --Rich, Gibson and Morton were a rather close knit crew both in front & backstage. They were the NWA/WCW version of the Kique(just without the political clout)... --as a true child of the 80's(I learned to Moonwalk before I learned to actually dance), I was a card-carrying member of both The Hulkamainiacs and the The Stingers. The Black Scorpion storyline was a treat for me and personally solidified Flair as a Major heel for me. I could even see it from a character perspective: "Slick Rick" wasn't stupid. After losing his beloved Title, he'd go back and start doing research on Sting, trying to find some sort of leverage or pull over him. He practically sacrificed both Wyndham and Sid just so he'd have more time for the Mind games he was doing as "The Black Scorpion". You could even argue (in kayfab) that he paid multiple people to pretend to be the Scorpion so he'd have an Alibi and Arn(his best friend and staunchest Ally) not only knew about it, but helped along the way(which is why he & Flair were going after the Tag Titles so loudly).

[@BrianVarvaro]

Fantastic inclusion of Richard Christy's classic wrestling prank call

[@Duk3Silv3r]

No matter what company, if you had Sting, chances are his imposter wasn't too far behind.

[@Kaltagstar96]

God, the Black Scorpion stuff is somehow the worst and yet the best shit ever. It's so bad that it loops around and becomes good!

[@Presto_King]

I feel like this is a safe place to say I am excited for tonight's event

[@johnjankowski6814]

As a 9 year old Sting fan in October 1990, I was invested in the Black Scorpion deal. I have in recent years , when this subject is brought back up, tried to rebook this story and how the payoff goes down a couple of months later. What could have been man.....

[@jasonkraatz9574]

Fake Sting was Barry Windham wasn’t it? He pulled off the look really well too.

[@mspacely6521]

That wasn't commentary opening a can, it was corny getting replenished from a sprite.

[@Patrick-zm3vi]

The black scorpion was one of my first memories of wrestling and I couldn't get enough of it, as a 10 year old I remember not being able to sleep at night wondering who it was, I can even remember watching when it was revealed that it was Rick flair which blew my mind cause Flair cut a promo claiming "when he found out he was gonna break him in half " talking about the black scorpion

[@billblaski9523]

Lol good ol days when we were children, right?

[@bigdumguy1974]

Huge pop for the Richard Christy clip!

[@mushroomsamba82]

Hahahaha interpolating that Richard Christy crank call was brilliant

[@foxyfoxington2651]

"The Battle of the Dogs" Well... At least they're not feuding over the letter T.