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- The Black Scorpion is a retired professional wrestling gimmick in World Championship Wrestling in 1990 that was played by a variety of wrestlers. The character had a feud with Sting which lasted from fall to winter that year.
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The Black Scorpion is a retired professional wrestling gimmick in World Championship Wrestling in 1990 that was played by a variety of wrestlers. The character had a feud with Sting which lasted from fall to winter that year.
During Sting's title run, a masked man known as The Black Scorpion would taunt and attack Sting on many occasions. This feud culminated in a final showdown between Sting and The Black Scorpion at Starrcade: Collision Course in December. The cage match ended with Sting pinning and unmasking the Scorpion, who turned out to be Flair in disguise.
Sep 16, 2024 · In August of 1990, only weeks after Sting hoisted championship gold, the shadowy, masked Black Scorpion appeared in cryptic vignettes, using clues and riddles to explain to Sting that he was from his past.
- The Black Scorpion Was A Mysterious Wrestler Who Was Targeting Sting
- WCW Had No Plan For Who Black Scorpion Was Going to Be
- The Black Scorpion Reveal Was A Letdown That Made No Sense
In 1990, Sting was the NWA World Heavyweight Champion. This was not a situation that WCW was used to at the time. Throughout the 1980s, the NWA built itself on having a heel world champion and babyfaces chasing them and trying to bring them down. It was the opposite of WWE, which had a babyface world champion, taking down monster heels one by one. ...
The fact that fans began losing interest in who Black Scorpion was ended up being a good thing. When Ole Anderson created Black Scorpion, he had no idea who it was going to be in the end. It was Ole Anderson who revealed the behind-the-scenes origin of Black Scorpion in WCW during his RF Videos interview. Jim Herd was running WCW at the time and Ol...
Some fans thought WWE Champion Ultimate Warrior was coming to WCW, but that wasn't going to happen. Another guess was Angel of Death, who worked in WCW and was part of the same bodybuilding team Sting and Warrior were in. He even wrestled Sting as Black Scorpion at some house shows. However, that likely would have been an even bigger letdown. Sting...
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Sep 5, 2024 · Today in Pro Wrestling History: On September 5th, after weeks of only being seen in vignettes, the mysterious Black Scorpion finally debuted in the ring to challenge Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight title.
After defeating the monster Sid, a masked man calling himself the Black Scorpion attacked Sting. Sting finally got the Black Scorpion in a steel cage match. After the match, the Scorpion was unmasked. Fans were shocked that Ric Flair was the Black Scorpion.
