He would have become almost as big of a star as Hogan.

Sting wouldn't have been as good.

Being able to feud with Flair early on was instrumental to his development.

Sting wouldn't have been as good.

Being able to feud with Flair early on was instrumental to his development.

That's a good point. No doubt working with Flair sharpened him up into the wrestler he became. But he could've worked with Bret in the fed.

Wonder why wwe didn't sign them as a tag team back then to combat wcw having LOD, Blade Runners could of given Vince his version

I defer to all things wrestling to you guys here because I am the very definition of a casual observer, but the Sting love has always been inexplicable to me. Great technical wrestler? Ok sure, but he has just always left me completely cold. Never liked his promo's. Didn't like his look prior to the crow makeup and then he stayed with that gimmick for an enternity even though it is based on a dated movie that was shitty to begin with. Different strokes for different folks and for certain I realize I am not going to convert anyone around here to see the boring lameness of the Stinger. But there ain't no force in the universe more powereful than Hulkamania brother....

Sting may have been bigger in wrestling, but I don't think he had the personality to transcend wrestling (TV, movies, etc). So IMO, don't think he would have gotten bigger than HH.

I defer to all things wrestling to you guys here because I am the very definition of a casual observer, but the Sting love has always been inexplicable to me. Great technical wrestler? Ok sure, but he has just always left me completely cold. Never liked his promo's. Didn't like his look prior to the crow makeup and then he stayed with that gimmick for an enternity even though it is based on a dated movie that was shitty to begin with. Different strokes for different folks and for certain I realize I am not going to convert anyone around here to see the boring lameness of the Stinger. But there ain't no force in the universe more powereful than Hulkamania brother....

Mother is the word for God on the lips and hearts of all children. Do you understand?

Vince had a run of luck with great wrestling personalities: Hogan,Savage,Undertaker,Austin,The Rock,HBK,HHH.

Judging from my recent lack of interest,the well started to dry up after Austin left.

Think of it this way. Look at what Vince was able to do with Warrior. He was atrocious in the ring a lot of times. He could not give a promo that was understandable to save his life. Yet he is a legend from that time period. Sting was better at every aspect of the business when compared to Warrior. Sting could have been everything Warrior was and way more and done it with the respect of the guys in the lockerroom and had the staying power to do it for many years. I don't think he would have gotten bigger than Hogan, but it would have been a major thing. And I am completely confident that Vince knows this and would admit it today if you could get him to be honest about the whole situation.

Think of it this way. Look at what Vince was able to do with Warrior. He was atrocious in the ring a lot of times. He could not give a promo that was understandable to save his life. Yet he is a legend from that time period. Sting was better at every aspect of the business when compared to Warrior. Sting could have been everything Warrior was and way more and done it with the respect of the guys in the lockerroom and had the staying power to do it for many years. I don't think he would have gotten bigger than Hogan, but it would have been a major thing. And I am completely confident that Vince knows this and would admit it today if you could get him to be honest about the whole situation.

That all but sums up the way I feel it would've went down. That's why I put it out there. I've had discussions with wrestling buddies about this. Some agreed with me, some didn't. I just wanted to check the pulse of the guys here on the subject.

Sting was insanely over while being run and booked by some of the most colossal clusterfucks in the history of the business. (Bill Busch's experience was he ran a Pizza Hut. ) With Vince and the WWE machine behind Sting, the sky was the limit.

That was Jim Herd.

I think I made it about halfway through The Crow, and went to sleep...it wasn't good.

I think I made it about halfway through The Crow, and went to sleep.