When Sting's Time Comes

[The Shockmaster]

Sting has been a wrestling Icon for over 2 decades and still going. The only person I see being greater in terms of keeping a gimmick going would be the Undertaker and they are the only two wrestlers that are still active wrestlers coming from the late 80's(hogan and flair dont count anymore). Both deserve a damn good storyline for there final "hoo-rah" but im going to focus on Stings.

Its no secret that Sting became the Icon he is today because of his "crow" gimmick he portrayed in the mid 90's. His Feud with the nwo no doubt kept wcw in the rating game and was possibly one of the greatest story lines of good vs evil ever put together. Now a days Sting still adorns the black & white face paint(sometimes red & black) but has definitely lost his "crow" appeal.

Since TNA isn't great on creating compelling storyline's my hopes for Stings final days aren't the highest. But then again lately they have been surprising me. So my question is what storyline options do you think would work for stings final angle?

My version goes like this...

Stings best known for his feud with the nwo so relive it with Fortune. They are currently on there way to becoming a new Hourseman/nwo hybrid anyway. Have sting and nash finish there feud with hogan and bishoff. Fortune by then should be dominating basically everyone. Have sting and nash turn there attention to Fortune saying they have to stop them from the monster there becoming. Nash gets attacked and taken out and sting is left to fight on his own. He goes through the lower ranked members and finally gets to AJ(AJ should have the title by then). They'll have one final epic encounter where AJ wins with sting putting him way over. Sting then retires but does so looking great for a number of months.

A little remixed version of his wcw theme wouldn't hurt either. Along with taking off the shirt but understand the reasoning why he doesn't.

 

[KBUnitz]

You know, as a Sting fan, I think that is a really great idea and that actually may go down, but I don't think that TNA wants Sting to retire yet, and I don't know what Sting wants to do, but it seems like he doesn't want to retire yet. But definitely, when Sting's time does come, I really hope it is against AJ Styles, whether Sting is a heel or a face, I hope face, cause that's the Sting we all know. But I think that Sting has to win his last match, you can't have him retire on a loss like Ric Flair or Shawn Michaels. He has to leave with a win, he has to win the world title and then vacate the title to forfill his legacy as well the best wrestler to have ever lived, yes I said it.

 

[theViper]

The way I want Sting to finish his career?

What you said was absolutely great, however I would like to see him barely pull off the win. I would want something along the lines of him hitting the Scorpion Death-drop, then at 9, Sting places his hand over him for the 1, 2, 3. Thus, retiring the next night because his body can't take it on a nightly basis anymore.

Edit: Actually, I just looked at the roster and was thinking back on everything. I would love to see Jarrett fight Sting in a retirement match. Give it around 30 minutes for a PPV, and at the very end of the match, have them slowing down, and again out've nowhere let Sting hit the Scorpion Death-drop, and then count them both our at 10.

 

[Rasha]

Sting vs. AJ? Sorry OP, but that doesn't even give me one goosebump. I love AJ as much as most TNA fans, but Sting deserves better than that for his last dance. What's worse, you've got Sting going through an epic struggle only to lose in the end. That's no way to go out. It's one thing when you've got HBK losing to a fellow legend like Taker and his WM streak. AJ isn't on that level.

If things go the way I'm thinking they will, then Hogan and Bischoff are turning heel sometime soon and proving Sting was right all along about "the deception." I also bet that Angle will involved somehow, probably as their handpicked guy to lead the new NWO (or whatever they end up calling it). If that happens, an epic Angle/Sting feud with "Hollywood" Hogan being involved would be a proper send-off.

 

[flocker]

Way back when in the days before a lot of people on this board were born, the wrestling GOD, woooooooooo, by God, Ric Flair passed the torch to Sting. They are working in the same company again.
If Slick Ric is not involved in that angle (assuming he's still there) in a HUGE way, Russo, Hogan, and everyone on that writing/management crew need to be run out of wrestling forever.
Manager, antagonist, major in ring swerve, I don't care. Sting owes most of his career to Flair putting him over... Making him "the man". They need to find a way to incorporate that AND build a young guy - AJ, Morgan, maybe Roode.

Shit, maybe EY.

 

[Anselmo316]

Just a simple send off would be nice. He's not that great anyways, he should've had at least one run with the big dogs in the WWF. Maven has appeared in more Wrestlemania's than Sting!!!

 

[One to Remember]

Way back when in the days before a lot of people on this board were born, the wrestling GOD, woooooooooo, by God, Ric Flair passed the torch to Sting.

So what? That actually has nothing at all to do with today. in 1990 Flair was relatively young enough to keep his own torch lit actually. But don't you think this would be a tad idk déjà vuish. Maybe because the showdown your hinting at took place on the final MONDAY NITRO!! So now Sting and Flair will take part in a bout that already took part in another orginization TNA has since its inception been accused of copying tit for tat.. A TNA fan should always take the field day factor into consideration before airing ideas. As in will the wrestling community have a field day with an event that is conceived as a rehash? Its not going to work..

Shit, maybe EY.

Shit maybe Gillberg..

He's not that great anyways, he should've had at least one run with the big dogs in the WWF. Maven has appeared in more Wrestlemania's than Sting!!!

Your rambling.. I guess based on your logic HBK idsn't so great because he idn't briefly jump ship to WCW during the monday night wars with the other Outsiders only to ride bk to stamford with Syxx in tow?!

This might explain a few things to you..
[YOUTUBE]ktxW0vidElE[/YOUTUBE]

P.S. Nash, Jarrett, Angle, or RVD should do. Shouldn't be a new guy.

 

[Anselmo316]

HBK didn't have to jump, he was making and having classic matches against Bret Hart, The Undertaker, Owen Hart, and Stone Cold Steve Austin in the WWF. Michaels didn't need to join an NWO or a "Wolfpac", or steal a movie character's gimmick, Like Sting. He's revolutionary! a trail blazer. Prove me wrong.

 

[kingjaekob]

Sting should come to WWE and have a final match with HBK! That would have been the match of the 90's both still in their Prime! Since they are both Church guys, they should still do this match for the fans! Sting who cares about what u think about WWE/Mcmahon! Dont be a big baby, if you REALLY care about your fans, come to WWE! When its all said and done, nobody is gonna care about TNA, like we do about WCW, NWA, AWA, UWF, WCCW and so on. The things that happen in TNA dont matter, waste of time and video! And too me the biggest moment ever in RAW History is the night Jericho came to WWF. Aug 1999. It was awesome! I still get goosebumps! Or Wrestling moments that I remember; When Ric Flair told Steve Austin, "that experts said he was gonna be the man someday!" And said replied I am the man, and they ended up in the ring! Also when Ultimate Warrior got up in the face of Flair in WWF! Flair said, " I have been beating guys with paint on their face, my entire life! It was so awesome, that nothing intimidated Flair!

 

[TellMeWhy]

HBK didn't have to jump, he was making and having classic matches against Bret Hart, The Undertaker, Owen Hart, and Stone Cold Steve Austin in the WWF. Michaels didn't need to join an NWO or a "Wolfpac", or steal a movie character's gimmick, Like Sting. He's revolutionary! a trail blazer. Prove me wrong.

Yeah because Sting so totally didn't have a great career before the Crow. Man you are a complete joke!

And to all you WWE marks, Sting doesn't need WWE. He's had a great career without them and is still the greatest figure in wrestling history to never set foot in a WWE ring. WWE marks deal with it. Sting has blazed a trail that you don't need WWE to be big time. Hopefully guys like AJ, Abyss, and Joe continue to follow suit.

 

[mvalley]

The thing is, Sting could have had that big final moment last year. It will be hard for him to have another decent setting.

That said, Sting would have to face someone who is like him. This individual would be young, and have a similar relationship with the fans that Sting did when he was young. This individual would already be seen as a top tier and legitimate player in the eyes of the fans but still needs that little extra push. His win over Sting would do that and would have that individual be in line for a world title reign starting the next month.

 

[johnbragg]

Well, let's see. Looks like we're getting Sting & Nash vs Hogan & Jarrett at Bound For Glory. Times like that are always when Sting gets ambushed by his partner. There's also a strong logic to the "Fourtune/TNA Guy vs Interlopers living off the '90s."

Maybe we change up the formula just a bit, let the tag match run for a while, before Fourtune storms the ring and starts laying everybody out.

Including Flair.

NOW we have a setup for (another) Sting vs AJ farewell match. Where Sting takes everything AJ has for 20-25 minutes, gives everything he has, but just falls short. AJ teases a face turn by raising Sting's hand after the 3-count.

 

[flocker]

So what? That actually has nothing at all to do with today. in 1990 Flair was relatively young enough to keep his own torch lit actually. But don't you think this would be a tad idk déjà vuish. Maybe because the showdown your hinting at took place on the final MONDAY NITRO!! So now Sting and Flair will take part in a bout that already took part in another orginization TNA has since its inception been accused of copying tit for tat.. A TNA fan should always take the field day factor into consideration before airing ideas. As in will the wrestling community have a field day with an event that is conceived as a rehash? Its not going to work..

Shit maybe Gillberg..
Your rambling.. I guess based on your logic HBK idsn't so great because he idn't briefly jump ship to WCW during the monday night wars with the other Outsiders only to ride bk to stamford with Syxx in tow?!

This might explain a few things to you..
[YOUTUBE]ktxW0vidElE[/YOUTUBE]

P.S. Nash, Jarrett, Angle, or RVD should do. Shouldn't be a new guy.

One to remember, I was not suggesting that Flair owes Sting anything. I was suggesting that Sting might owe FLAIR something. And HOWEVER it plays out the "torch" should get passed to a young guy, somehbow, in the process. It would be better for "wrestling" if Sting passed that torch to someone (anyone) young, than giving it back to Flair.

Flair is already a "wrestling god", he doesn't need that kind of rub.