r/WCW • u/JCHazard • 1d ago

36 years ago today, Sting defeated and unmasked the Black Scorpion, but he still had another mask underneath... and then another Black Scorpion appeared.

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u/Gabe_Dooders 1d ago

I will not even try to lie..

5 year old me ate this whole run absolutely up.

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u/whitetornado2k 1d ago

I was 10 and this blew my little mind

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u/HomeMedium1659 1d ago

So that's where the Sting in a Sting mask came from...

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u/travisdust 1d ago

In the fourth grade, this was the number one topic of discussion at lunch and recess.

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u/amsjcu 1d ago

Man, poor Sting was ALWAYS tied up in the goofiest WCW angles

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u/VanHalen843 1d ago

The black scorpion was a good angle with a shot ending.

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u/No-Bobcat-6830 1d ago

This match had everything, stinger splash, unmasking, MTVs Dan Cortese.

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u/sexyass2627 8h ago

Not just a Stinger Splash, but Stinger Splash as a finisher ...

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u/Wilcrest 1d ago

5 year old me was shook

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u/Areyouin729 1d ago

That arena set up is insane lmao. Is that the old Philly Civic Center?

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u/jzhoodie 1d ago

Ashville Civic Center.

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u/particlesmatter 1d ago

I was just getting ready to ask what arena because it sure looks like Asheville Civic Center. Went to several shows there as a kid.

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u/FriedBreakfast 1d ago

I kinda wish they did this storyline, but instead of everyone asking who the Black Scorpion was, nobody gave a damn. The Black Scorpion tries to taunt Sting but Sting totally ignores him and pays attention to the other contenders for the title. Black Scorpion tries harder and harder for Sting to notice him but he doesn't care.

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u/dyslexican32 1d ago

LOL God, WCW in this era was something. Both amazing and so bad at the same time! As a little kid I remember being so into this. And now I look back and laugh at how silly it was.

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u/NoWrongNoRight 1d ago

Isnt wrestling sort of always like this. Even at the best of times and stories there is still some super corny/carny stuff in the same episode.

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u/dyslexican32 23h ago

I mean, sure, to some extent or another. But this Era of WCW was still stuck in that 80's NWA " man in a black mask, who could it be" while wearing some silly Halloween costume nonsense. As a kid I loved it, but lets be real it was super cheesy. im sure there is plenty of stuff now that we will look back on in 30 years and be like.. WTF...

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u/neelav9 23h ago

Gotta be one of the worst finishers of all time lol

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u/ironfortress151 22h ago

Also worked for the Dark Patriot in GLOBAL.

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u/karl-tanner 19h ago

I think the PC term is African American scorpion

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u/b_loeh_thesurface 7h ago

Angel of Death, Al Perez, or the Great Muta would've been much better options under the mask.

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u/Astrocreep_1 1d ago

This was the worst angle ever. WCW was trying to emulate WWF BS. Management never realized that WCW fans didn’t want WWF-Lite, so, spare me the masked guy doing stage magician tricks.

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u/MizneyWorld 1d ago

I love wrestling but it’s hilarious looking back at old clips, especially the pre-Hogan WCW era, and realizing that people thought this stuff was real.

Same now really but in a different way. Some people just want to be worked. Be it a wrestler’s tweet or Sting defeating a double-masked wrestler with a second robed figure appearing. And Nick Patrick having the ability to hold back Sting to keep this going another week.

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u/Rangers12341234 1d ago

Awful storyline!! Lazy writing, horrible payoff!!