Stinger #Deux

Its been said over and over again...Can He still 'go'?  The man (wrestler) known as Stinger has finally embarked on an avenue of his long career with a current stint in the WWE. This is well-known throughout the wrestling world, not anything new but certainly very well-received by his throng-of-fans!


To answer the previous question if he can still 'go' all one has to do is view the impact of his few appearances on WWE programs. Though he hasn't actually wrestled in a match yet, he has been physically involved, Just ask WWE exec and star, Triple HHH, if Sting made an impression on him. When you add the massive fan-reaction at the live-events and on the internet, it seems as if we have gone back to 1997 again! Wooooooo!


Without re-hashing his phenomenal career-stats we can concentrate on the
incredible impact this man has made upon his fans lives. His popularity rivals that of great names such as Hogan, Flair, Rhodes and Hart. Many younger fans have the same painted-up faces and exhibit the same type of endless energy as their hero!


Certainly Sting has left his 'mark' wherever he has been. In WCW he was established as the 'Icon' but his earlier career began in the mid-south area and one of those areas was in the Jerry Jarrett Promotion in Tennessee. Along with Jim Helwig, who as everyone knows, became the Ultimate Warrior, Steve Borden launched-out into the unknown world of professional wrestling.


One could say that his beginnings as a pro-wrestler left 'much to be desired' when watching him and Helwig in the ring. They certainly had much to learn but it wouldn't take long. Later, under the tutelage of Eddie Gilbert, the duo began an assault on the UWF. Success was on the way, even though it would not be instant!


WCW was good for Sting and his stardom would move him to newer levels of popularity. Many championship-belts would come and several career-changing matches! His face-paint was altered and took on many radical-looks throughout the years. The Jeff Jarrett promotion, TNA, saw an array of styles and design with reds, greens, blues and certainly black trimming the contours of Stinger's face.


As a fan of wrestling, and of the Stinger in particular, I am enjoying his effect on the WWE-Universe now and I look forward to seeing how he is used and to what extent his trademark character will leave upon those who have just been introduced to him.


The Stinger is most certainly  back and the future holds some exciting and unexpected times for our favorite 'warrior'!