[145][146] Prior to that appearance, Sting gave his first interview with WWE.com, which was released later that day. Posited as the new face of the company, he would fall out with Vince McMahon over a pay dispute, and attempted to leave the WWF, which was rejected. However, Hart asked for an immediate rematch, which was granted, and won by submission to advance to the final. results 5/3/07 ('Sacrifice' main event announced and more)", "NWA/Trobich strips TNA/Cage/Team 3D of NWA branded Championships", "World title picture muddied after good Sacrifice", "Caldwell's TNA Impact report 5/17: Angle-Rhino, Daniels-Raven, blood, Gore, and Stomper", "iMPACT! [171] Ohno later apologised to Regal. Sting then made his official return on March 27. [21] Sting headlined the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016 on April 2, where he announced his retirement. As a result of their win, the Aces & Eights earned full access to TNA. [92] Regal lost a rematch against Burchill, with the match stipulation that Regal would have to dress like a "buxom wench" if he lost. [109][112], His next feud was against a newly formed masked faction called "Aces & Eights",[113][114] where he was pointed as the interim general manager after Hogan hiatus due to a back injury. Macho Man Randy Savage wins his first WWF Title, WWF WrestleMania 17 Results 4/1/01 (The Rock vs. Stone Cold II, Undertaker vs. He referred to being dressed as a buxom wench for a pirate, the aforementioned locker room incident with Vito, and being knighted by a false king as examples. [220][221], On the other hand, Pro Wrestling Torch editor Wade Keller wrote that Sting was a "valuable player during Nitro's peak years", but not a "consistent draw for WCW". CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. [29] In the summer of 1988, he wrestled Bobby Heenan in a series of weasel suit matches, in which Warrior won by sleeper hold. [197], John Cena mimicked Sting's hairstyle in his younger years and recalled, "he was my guy";[198][199] Seth Rollins would dress up as Sting in his youth. [244] After the 2015 NFL Draft, Steven Jr. was invited by the Kansas City Chiefs to try out for the team at their rookie mini-camp, but did not receive a contract offer.[245]. After the match he announced that he didn't know whether he would continue his career or not, Saying that "the way you fans are reacting right now, makes me wanna stay forever! He received stanozolol, somatropin, genotropin, and anastrozole between November 2004 and November 2006. [146] This attack turned Regal face. This led to a championship match at WrestleMania V, where Rude pinned Warrior to win the title with the help of his manager Bobby Heenan, who held down Warrior's foot from outside the ring as he was being pinned. This feud culminated in a final showdown between Sting and The Black Scorpion at Starrcade: Collision Course in December. Sting then defeated The Giant at The Great American Bash in June to take control of the Tag Team titles and chose Nash as his partner. The name stuck and Sting became one of WCW's stalwarts against the New World Order, or nWo for short. Less than a year after his WWF television debut, Warrior, a surprise substitute for the injured Brutus Beefcake, won the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, defeating The Honky Tonk Man in a 27-second squash match at the inaugural SummerSlam on August 29, 1988, and ending Honky Tonk's long reign at 454 days. He then progressed to touring around the world until 1993, when he was signed to World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he took the ring name Steven Regal and became a four-time World Television Champion. [193] According to Tony Khan, Regal asked to not renew his contract so he could return to WWE and work alongside his son Bailey, who appears on the NXT brand as Charlie Dempsey and had made his debut in the time while Regal was at AEW. Raw 2006, SmackDown! On December 11, 2005, at Turning Point, as Jeff Jarrett stood in the ring celebrating his victory, the lights in the arena went out as images of a scorpionSting's symbol appeared on the arena screens, along with the date "January 15, 2006". The NWA decided to declare the title vacant. After switching managers to Percival Pringle III, Warrior turned babyface permanently after a falling out with fellow Pringle proteges Buzz Sawyer and Matt Borne after a six-man tag match. [17] Warrior went on to feud with Savage, and the rivalry culminated in a "Career-Ending" match at WrestleMania VII which Warrior won, forcing Savage to retire. This, coupled with his aforementioned concussion, kept him out of action for the rest of the year. At Lockdown, he teamed with Team Cage (Christian Cage, Kevin Nash, Rhino, and Matt Morgan) and defeated Team Tomko (Tomko, A.J. [22][41] After winning the title, Regal solely began focusing on his title reign and the Blue Bloods became inactive. [195][196][197][198] While often claiming to be a typical "English gentleman" and a goodwill ambassador, he frequently broke the rules at any given opportunity; he would choke his opponent while the referee was distracted, attack opponents who were tangled in the ropes, and punch his opponent in the head with knuckle dusters when the referee wasn't looking; the latter became one of his signature finishing moves and was named the Power of the Punch. Commentary in the Fantasy Warfare package in, WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, Warrior's speech from his final public appearance on Monday Night RAW, The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior. Styles to defeat Jarrett and Lex Luger. WebLawrence Whistler (born December 5, 1951), better known by the ring name Larry Zbyszko, is an American retired professional wrestler and author perhaps best known for his feud with his mentor, Bruno Sammartino, during the early 1980s as well as his work as a wrestler and color commentator for World Championship Wrestling.Among other accolades, he is a [3][41] On the January 28, 2006 episode of Impact!, Sting made his Spike TV debut and first appearance on national television in almost five years, announcing his retirement. In 1996, Warrior published a comic book titled Warrior, featuring himself as the main character. [63] Throughout April, Regal would also hold the WWF Hardcore Championship five times, with all of these reigns coming at non-televised house shows. 52 of the top 100 tag teams of the, Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2007), This page was last edited on 18 November 2022, at 18:04. Don’t miss an amazing edition of NXT Level Up, featuring Thea Hail and Sol Ruca clashing in a highly anticipated main event, Oro Mensa Hit Row, Legado del Fantasma and The Viking Raiders to collide in Triple Threat Tag Team Match! [34] In September, Regal lost the title to Badd at Fall Brawl. After bringing out Lex Luger, Buff Bagwell, and Rick Steiner as options, he settled on Samoa Joe. Rhodes himself teamed with Sting to challenge the Road Warriors for the tag team championship at Starrcade '88 that December. The event was held to announce WWE's upcoming line of Mattel action figures, in which the company's first ever Sting figure would appear. [100] He began incorporating game shows into Raw while general manager. [110] However, the feud was short lived. [61] Regal lost the European Championship to Spike Dudley on 8 April episode of Raw. Sting and The Giant won the WCW World Tag Team Championship at Slamboree in May when Hall turned on his teammate Nash. WEB. [121][122] WWE responded, "It is offensive to suggest that WWE and its executives had anything but altruistic intentions in honouring Connor and his legacy with the Warrior Award", adding that "moving forward the award will be given annually to acknowledge other unsung heroes among WWE's employees and fans. [1], Warrior was scheduled to team with Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson to face Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, and Vader at In Your House 9 later that month, but the WWF terminated Warrior's contract when he missed several house shows, taking time off allegedly to grieve the death of his father. [1] The following night on Monday Night Raw, Warrior defeated Isaac Yankem, DDS. At Fall Brawl, Sting teamed with Hogan, Luger, and Randy Savage to defeat the Dungeon of Doom, consisting of Kamala, Zodiac, Shark and Meng, in the event's WarGames match. "[199] Former WCW and WWE announcer Jim Ross described Sting as "truly one of the great stars of the 90s in any organization". Similar to the Starrcade result, two different referees declared the two different men as the winner. The victory made Sting the number one contender for Flair's NWA World title, leading to tension within the Four Horsemen. Plus, watch live games, clips and highlights for your favorite teams! When it airs, barring any other televised specials, Winter is Coming will be the 12th special edition of AEW Dynamite of 2022. [86] The series was co-written with Jim Callahan and illustrated by the Sharp Brothers. Later that night, Sting lost an unsanctioned match to Goldberg, who accepted his open challenge and then attacked referee Charles Robinson. The feud was sparked at the 1989 Royal Rumble, where the two met in a "super posedown". [44] However, his return coincided with the government's crackdown on steroids in wrestling. LIVE Podcast: Discussion of WWE Raw featuring Edge vs. Damian Priest, Trish Stratus, and more! [162] Regal was featured on 6 November episode of SmackDown in Birmingham, England in which Regal teamed with Sheamus in a loss to Big Show and Wade Barrett[163] and later on 12 November episode of Raw he lost to Big Show.[164]. Two triple threat Iron Survivor Challenge wild card matches, Tony D'Angelo returns to action, and more in an incredible episode of WWE Full NXT Level Up results from Nov. 25, 2022. [112] Due to this, Stephanie McMahon awarded Punk a rematch the following week, with the stipulation that if Regal was disqualified, he would lose the Intercontinental title, but this time Punk was disqualified. [17][28] Regal continued his successful title defences in 1994 by beating Arn Anderson at SuperBrawl IV[29] and fighting a time limit draw against Brian Pillman at Spring Stampede. In the match, whoever scored the pinfall would win the TNA World Championship, which Angle won after pinning Sting to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Sting, however, was not at that edition of Nitro and showed up at Fall Brawl just as his teammates declared that they would face the nWo by themselves. Sting is widely known for his time spent as the public face of two major American professional wrestling promotions: the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which was bought by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 2001,[11] and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, now Impact Wrestling). [188][189][190], At Full Gear, Regal helped MJF defeat Moxley for the AEW World Championship by handing MJF his brass knuckles while the referee was incapacitated. The three-disc set features a behind-the-scenes documentary with Sting himself as he prepares to step into a WWE ring for the first time ever at WrestleMania 31. Originally, Warrior was asked to help with the production of the DVD, but as he refused to work with WWE (citing he did not want to be associated with their promotion), there had been some resulting animosity between Warrior and WWE over the Warrior claiming bias on the part of WWE. 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Sting was summarily dismissed from The Four Horsemen on February 6, 1990, at Clash of the Champions X: Texas Shootout after refusing to relinquish his title shot against Flair, thus restarting their rivalry. Borden was previously married to Sue Borden, they were married in 1986. Hellwig began his professional wrestling career as Jim "Justice" Hellwig of Powerteam USA, the group of bodybuilders trained by Red Bastien and Rick Bassman. He also appeared in the Christian film, The Encounter (2011) and was featured as the lead actor in the TV movie Shutterspeed (2000). [70] At the PPV, Styles defeated Sting to retain his title, ending Sting's undefeated streak at Bound for Glory. Sting was on the first-ever Monday Nitro in a match where Flair defeated Sting by disqualification as a result of a run-in by Arn Anderson to attack Flair. The duo beat Harlem Heat for the WCW World Tag Team Championship on the January 22 edition of Nitro. A few weeks later, Regal lost a Loser Gets Fired match to Mr. Kennedy, after which Regal was kayfabe forced to leave WWE. was on 7 July against Matt Morgan in what was to be Morgan's final WWE match. 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[3] Borden's injury forced the bookers of World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the dominant promotion in the NWA, to find a new opponent for Flair for the forthcoming WrestleWar pay-per-view event. The first was the WarGames match at Fall Brawl, where he competed as a member of Team WCW, competing against 8 other wrestlers for a shot at Goldberg's WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Halloween Havoc. Sting's first world championship reign ended January 11, 1991, when Flair defeated him in a rematch from Starrcade. [149] On January 19, 2015, Sting made his live Raw debut by appearing backstage during the main event, then walking to the stage, causing a distraction and costing Authority members Big Show, Kane and Seth Rollins their handicap match against John Cena; this win gave the recently fired Dolph Ziggler, Ryback and Erick Rowan their jobs back. 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[14] Upon the acquisition of WCW by the WWF in March 2001, Sting and his long-term rival Ric Flair were chosen to perform in the main event of the final episode of Nitro. [3], After the WWF did not buy out Sting's contract with AOL Time Warner, he rejected a buyout offer of 50 cents on the dollar from AOL Time Warner, instead waiting until his contract expired in March 2002[18][39] (he announced a short-lived retirement in February of that year). [21] Warrior made his final appearance with WCCW in June 1987. [194], Sting was regarded by colleagues in WCW as a professional and well-respected locker room leader. [151][152] On 15 February 2011 episode of NXT Redemption, Regal temporarily took charge as NXT host from Matt Striker to set up matches on the show,[153] which led to him being made NXT's official match coordinator two weeks later. Behind the scenes, Gilbert endorsed Borden by telling a dirt sheet that Sting would be a megastar in the future. [178] In both late 2014 and early 2015, WWE executive Triple H described Regal as playing a key role in recruiting wrestlers to NXT and WWE as a whole, whether from the wrestling circuit or from other sports. [8] He is regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time,[9][10] having cultivated a legacy over a career spanning five decades. Web6 aralk 2022 chp nnde esnaf protestosu 292; 6 aralk 2022 mecliste yaanan kavga 275; bir milyon verseler gece mezarla girebilir misin 125; bir kzdan kurtulmann yollar 27; 2022 grip salgn 235; iyi insanlar nerededir ve onlar nasl buluruz 12; rahat yaam istemenin erkeklerce yadrganmas 172 His pre-WWE career included "dream" matches against former WWF stars Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart in WCW,[228][229] as well as bouts opposite names such as Ric Flair, Randy Savage, Kurt Angle and Mick Foley. [56] Sting was not seen after that except in an interview which talked about his career and his eventual retirement. [80] Triple H would then continue to torment Regal and Eugene, and on 9 August episode of Raw, Regal was kidnapped and brutalised by Triple H in order to gain an advantage against Eugene. "[208], Sting's comeback run with AEW has been acclaimed by wrestling journalists, with some expressing surprise at his predilection for high-flying spots despite his age. [215] Wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer claimed that Sting was not a formidable draw, although this assertion was disputed by Sting's former WCW colleague Steve Austin. "[70][71], Warrior returned to the WWF at WrestleMania VIII after nearly eight months on hiatus since SummerSlam 1991. He made his final TNA appearance of 2003 on December 17, defeating Jarrett in a non-title match. We just had a great talk & buried a senseless hatchet. Behind the scenes, WCW officials had wanted Flair to drop the title to Luger at WrestleWar, but Flair refused, saying he had promised Borden he would hold the title until Borden could return to the ring. During the broadcast, Regal was involved in a backstage segment with Vito in which he accidentally exposed his penis. During this discussion, Burchill informed Canon that his family heritage traced back to the pirate Blackbeard and that he wanted to turn this into a pirate gimmick. Well, all I gotta say is I have been mediator, I have been babysitter for Lex Luger, and I've given him the benefit of the doubt about a thousand times in the last twelve months! WWF officials worked feverishly to break the casket open, finally revealing Warrior's seemingly lifeless body, and the torn fabric inside of the coffin indicating Warrior's desperate struggle to get out. [83], Warrior formally retired from wrestling in 1999 and had a short-lived career as a conservative speaker and commentator, partnering with conservative spokesman Daniel Pinheiro, denouncing left-wing politics. [37] Blue Bloods quickly entered the title picture as they initially feuded with The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags), their complete opposites in terms of "sophistication" and presentation. [120] Three days later at Genesis, Sting gained his revenge on DOC by defeating him in a singles match. [15] Otherwise, he stuck with the name Steve Regal up until shortly after his arrival in World Championship Wrestling. He was fired as commissioner by Linda McMahon, but Shane McMahon, who was the owner of WCW, hired him as the Alliance Commissioner. Styles and Ric Flair, turning heel as a result. 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[99] On September 11 at No Surrender, Hogan once again cost Sting the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in a three-way match, which also included Mr. [40], On 27 January episode of Saturday Night, Regal was attacked by the debuting Belfast Bruiser during a match, sparking a feud between the duo as the Belfast Bruiser was a Northern Irishman, who developed an on-screen hatred with Regal due to him being English. Regal and Tajiri were eliminated by La Rsistance who, in turn, were eliminated by the Hurricane and Rosey, who became the new champions. In the same clip he spoke positively about Vince McMahon for the first time on his channel. [62] He regained the championship from Dudley on 6 May episode of Raw to become a four-time champion. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at age 54. [3] Sting and Muta battled in many rematches for the vacant Television title, but they always ended in a disqualification, giving neither man the championship. [115] The feud led to a match at Bound for Glory alongside Bully Ray, where they were defeated by the Aces & Eights, following interference from a man who was afterwards unmasked as Ray's longtime partner, the returning Devon. [8], Regal defeated Edge to win the Intercontinental Championship at Royal Rumble on 20 January 2002,[57] after using a set of brass knuckles in order to knock out Edge, an action that would later become a trademark of Regal's character. Results, highlights, photos and exclusive videos from the Nov. 21 edition of Raw. Darren Kenneth Matthews was born in Codsall on 10 May 1968. Martin said Sting "did not grow into the [NWA] champion's role", but allowed that his prospects as franchise player were damaged by the "story lines and booking techniques" and the "list of contenders". WWE paid tribute to Warrior on the April 14 episode of Raw with a ten bell salute and a video. Brand exclusive PPVs ended after WrestleMania 34. [24] Regal then successfully retained the title against Johnny B. Badd on 10 November Clash of the Champions XXV[25] and retained the title against Steamboat at Starrcade[26] and Dustin Rhodes on 27 January 1994 Clash of the Champions XXVI,[27] with both matches ending in time limit draws. Sponsored by Rebound Finance. When Hall and Nash went to approach him, Sting attacked them and Randy Savage when he tried to intervene, revealing his allegiance to WCW. [139] He appeared in a WWE Network production on April 15, 2014, sharing a story of his former tag team partner The Ultimate Warrior, who had recently died. He then stopped, turned to Luger, and angrily said to him, "Is that good enough for you right there? Sting would hand the bat to the offended wrestler and turn his back, offering the wrestler a chance at retaliation. Regal was also featured in WCW vs. nWo: World Tour under his "Steven Regal" ring name. [30], The Warrior received a push as WWF's main event level successor to Hulk Hogan, who had remained wrestling's biggest star throughout the 1980s. Following a few confrontations with Hogan, most notably at the 1990 Royal Rumble, the Warrior was written in as Hogan's opponent in the main event for WrestleMania VI at the SkyDome in Toronto. This led to all four members attacking each other, thus disbanding the team. [124], In 2017, WWE started promoting the "Unleash Your Warrior" breast cancer awareness campaign in partnership with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, where Warrior's likeness was promoted on television by WWE wrestlers and breast cancer survivors. According to word from backstage, the match was planned to last longer, but it was cut short after Hardy was deemed too intoxicated to wrestle. [24], Borden, originally wrestling under the ring name Flash, teamed with Jim "Justice" Hellwig (who would gain fame as The Ultimate Warrior in the WWF) as two members of Power Team USA in independent All-California Championship Wrestling. Regal regained the title from Zbyszko on 23 June Clash of the Champions XXVII. [72] but they regained the championship the next night on Raw thanks to an impromptu match set up by Chief Morley after Regal and Storm had put Bubba through a table. Sting teamed with Luger and Savage to defend WCW against Hall, Nash, and a mysterious third Outsider to be revealed at the Bash at the Beach. [127] The following week, Sting reconciled with Hogan and became the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship later that night after defeating Matt Morgan. This led to Jake "The Snake" Roberts offering to give Warrior "the knowledge of the dark side" in order to prepare Warrior to take his revenge on the Undertaker. [45] However, in Warrior: The Ultimate Legend, McMahon claims that it was Warrior's experimenting with growth hormone which led to his departure; Warrior was suspended and, in return, skipped dates as he took offense to McMahon's actions. "[71] At the end of the year the match was voted the match of the year by the fans of TNA. ECW Press. [234] Ultimately, Sting re-signed with TNA, and on the February 21, 2011 Raw, the Undertaker returned to begin a feud with Triple H. TNA then began airing similar vignettes labelled "3.3.11", building to Sting's real return on the March 3, 2011 episode of Impact!.[232]. (2003). It was like [Muhammad] Ali and [Joe] Frazier". Later in the match, Flair turned on Sting and reformed the Four Horsemen with Anderson and Pillman, later adding Chris Benoit to fill out the group.[3]. Sting won the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship from Rude in April. [31], In January 1991, Warrior faced Sgt. As Sting left, Savage went to the ring and helped Hogan win the match, thus going back on his word and joining the nWo. In March 1986, the Freedom Fighters now known as the Blade Runners joined the Oklahoma-based Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF). In 1987, Warrior began competing for the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship, losing to Bob Bradley in a tournament final on January 12. [24] He played football and basketball in high school and later embarked on a career in bodybuilding, once co-owning a Gold's Gym health club. In 2003, Sting signed a contract committing him to four appearances with the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. Sting then teamed with WCW newcomer Davey Boy Smith to beat the team of Vader and Vicious at Beach Blast in a match that was set up by a mini-movie in which an evil midget blew up Sting's boat. [36] The duo first began teaming on 8 April episode of WCW Saturday Night. WWE Hall of Famer Barry Windham suffers heart attack, currently in ICU. [71] They lost the championship to Dudley Boyz at the Royal Rumble on 19 January. [2] In 2008, all WWE PPV events began broadcasting in high-definition. [3] Still having proven unsuccessful at putting Jarrett away, Sting defeated Scott Steiner by disqualification to earn a spot in the King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary on June 18. Sting turned face by declaring his allegiance to Adams. Dave Meltzer later wrote that Regal was "moved from the commentary booth to the figurehead commissioner role, since the decision was made that NXT should be about grooming announcers for the future in WWE, and they simply don't think of Regal for that role". [49], On July 22, 1995, he returned to the ring for the National Wrestling Conference (NWC) promotion in Las Vegas, defeating The Honky Tonk Man. Jacobs has been signed to WWE since 1995 and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021. Join millions of travelers who already use Travelzoo! 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Eventually, Muta won a No Disqualification match against Sting at a live event in September by using a blackjack to get the win and the title. Warrior claimed that if WWE wanted to induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame they would have "to tell the right story" opposite of the one depicted in the 2005 DVD. [30] In the spring of 1994 on WorldWide, Regal challenged Ric Flair to a best-of-five series under Marquess of Queensberry Rules in which Regal lost to Flair with 1 win, 2 losses and 2 draws. You can check out some highlights from the match below: . Adams cleared the ring and then asked Sting if he was with him or against him in his feud with Taylor and Gilbert. Sting partnered with Michael P.S. To wake up a half an hour earlier so I can hate you more". [43], The initial plan for Warrior's 1992 return was to eventually give him another run with the WWF Championship. On New Year's Eve, Triple H was scheduled to face Ric Flair in which Flair's win or retire ultimatum was still active. In late 2022, Regal left AEW to return to WWE to work in a backstage role. Slaughter's gimmick at the time was a traitor who had betrayed America by aligning himself with an Iraqi (kayfabe) military general, General Adnan. POLL: DOES WWE DO TOO MANY GIMMICK PPV EVENTS? Sting defeated Big Show by disqualification in his first match on Raw, as a consequence of Rollins attacking Sting. Over the next few days, Regal's health worsened and he consulted a doctor. Perfect and Ted DiBiase. He also appeared in Ready to Rumble (2000) as Sting. However, the team was quickly put into jeopardy in their second match together when Taylor suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee, leaving him injured. [3] Following this, Borden engaged in a comprehensive series of sitdown interviews with Mike Tenay, discussing his career and his faith. Power Team USA was a four-man unit also featuring Garland "Glory" Donahoe and Mark "Commando" Miller, plus manager Rick Bassman. I'll wait and see what happens on Saturday Night, and I tuned in Saturday night, and what'd I see? [142], In March 2011, Regal became the color commentator for the fifth season of NXT. [79], On September 27, 2005, WWE released a DVD documentary focusing on Warrior's wrestling career, titled The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior. During the WCW/ECW Alliance storyline, Regal turned heel once again by costing Kurt Angle the WWF Championship and joining The Alliance. Warrior was finally revived by the officials performing CPR. ", "Sting vs. Undertaker: Too late to have an epic match? [55] After the tag titles were vacated, Jim Cornette held a Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament to determine new champs. Last Monday night I was on an airplane flying from L.A. to Atlanta. Sting disbanded The Main Event Mafia after Aces & Eights disbanded, and while other members began to chase their TNA World Heavyweight Championship dreams, Sting started a feud against Ethan Carter III and Dixie Carter after they began humiliating TNA Legends, like Curry Man and Earl Hebner by Carter. [179] Former rival Hulk Hogan asserted that Sting should be mentioned in any conversation regarding the top 10 greatest pro wrestlers of all time;[112] numerous outlets have placed him in such listings. [58], On October 12 at Bound for Glory IV, Sting challenged Samoa Joe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and was successful in claiming the title, after Kevin Nash returned and hit Joe with Sting's baseball bat. Styles and Syxx Pac. [226], Rather than sign with the WWF in 2002, Sting performed for smaller promotions, becoming the centerpiece of TNA by the mid-2000s. [174], Regal's final in-ring feud was against Antonio Cesaro due to Regal saving Byron Saxton from Cesaro's bullying,[175] which culminated with Cesaro defeating Regal on 25 December episode of NXT. [11] Wrestling in a dark match, he appeared as Steve Regal and teamed with Dave Taylor and Tony St. Clair to defeat Drew McDonald, Chic Cullen, & Johnny South. [185] The Clash of the Champions I event in 1988, which aired opposite the WWF's WrestleMania IV and was headlined by Sting vs. While general manager, Regal introduced the Beat the Clock Sprint to Raw, which was used to determine who would challenge John Cena for the WWE Championship at The Great American Bash. During the Tag title run, Sting received a World title shot against The Giant at Slamboree in May, but lost after accidental interference from Luger. Sting got the three-count and was announced as the winner, but a replay showed Muta's shoulder was up at the count of two. On 2 July, Regal served as Interim general manager of Raw, filling in for Jonathan Coachman. Regal got another shot at the title against next champion Alex Wright on 15 September episode of Nitro, but he failed to capture the title. "[120] Former WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts expressed disappointment at how WWE used portions of Warrior's Hall of Fame speech to promote the award, but left out Warrior's intentions of honoring WWE's off-screen employees. At the time it was rumored to be Kerry Von Erich, who was then under contract to the WWF. Both Regal and Brookside appeared in several televised matches during the final years (19871988) of ITV's coverage of British wrestling. After several months of defeating jobbers, he was pinned for the first time in the WWF by fellow WWF rookie/future rival Rick Rude on December 28, 1987. "[106] With Warrior's reconciling with the professional wrestling industry just before his death, some of his former adversaries offered their condolences. 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