Past WCW Stars and Legends Reminiscence About Sting

At WrestleMania 31, Sting will wrestle in WWE for the first time in his career. “The Vigilante” Sting will take on none other than “The King of Kings” Triple H at WWE’s biggest event of the year. In preparation for the once in a lifetime showdown, WWE.com published a piece, looking at Sting’s past work in WCW. Within the piece, the website interviewed seven past WCW stars: William Regal, Goldust, Mike Rotunda, Big Show, Booker T, Arn Anderson, and Michael Hayes.

Booker T, who warned Triple H about the dangers of Sting on the March 2 showing of “Monday Night Raw,” hit on Sting’s mystique:

“He’s an enigma. He’s mysterious and lurked in the shadows for many, many years. It’s an aura that draws you to him. Guys like that, they’re one of a kind. People have wanted to see him here in WWE for many years. I think people are intrigued by him.”

Big Show, who first came on the scene as “The Giant” in WCW, talked about Sting’s heroics within the promotion:

“To fight evil, sometimes you have to become evil. That was a brilliant move to embrace that darker side.”

“You still knew the good Sting was there, the guy you grew up with and cheered for, the guy with the big smile. But you saw this other guy that had all this anger toward the nWo; he really exemplified a character that, in a superhero kind of way, could stand up at the plate and take everyone on by himself. A lone wolf kind of deal. And with the unique ways he would enter the ring, dropping down from the ceiling or blackouts before he would show up, he kept the element of surprise.”

“I think the thing about Sting today is he hasn’t changed. Though his character has developed, the core value of who he is and what he represents hasn’t changed. He’s got a fan base from so many years of being someone you can depend on, kind of like John Cena. He’s been through so many trials and tribulations, and been able to stick to his guns. That’s what we respect in a hero.”

William Regal discussed Sting’s reliability, and how he rose to prominence right out of the gate:

“At a very young age, Sting was thrown in the deep end with the best in the world and survived. This may offend Triple H, but he had a more gradual build into things. Sting’s got that on his side, that he had to step up to the plate very quickly. To be able to do that at such an early stage shows something a bit extra.”

“Sting was there from when the NWA was bought out and became WCW. He was there until the last match on the last show. People came and people went, but Sting was always there. He was WCW’s John Cena. People relied on him to take care of business, any invaders or people they didn’t like. They knew Sting could get the job done.”

“He had incredible battles with Ric Flair and brutal matches with Vader. If you can survive Vader when he’s at his best, you can survive anything. “

Be sure to read the entire piece, here.