"Career/History" - 1999 - People - http://maxpages.com/stingcentral/1999

Sting was on QVC on March 23rd and announced that he would be back on Nitro on Monday, 29th of March, live from Toronto Canada.

Sting has returned!!! He was back on Nitro on March 29th. As DDP and Flair argued, Sting appeared in the rafters, wearing black and white makeup. Flair demanded he come down, but Sting stayed silent and motionless.

Who will he side with? Or will he fight alone?

During the main event at Nitro on April 5th, he abseiled from the rafters and landed outside the ring. He was still dressed as the crow, but his hair was a little shorter and he had a new trenchcoat with a scorpion on the back. Climbing into the ring with the bat, he circled the ring a couple of times before pointing to a large screen. Macho Man's voice was heard as we watched a message
appear on the screen:
'Sunday, April 11th, on Pay Per View. The following men will meet for the WCW World Heavyweight Title in a 4 Corners Match : Ric Flair, Diamond Dallas Page, Hollywood Hogan, and the Man they call Sting. The rules are simple : the man that gets the pinfall becomes the WCW World Heavyweight Champion. And last, but not least, there will be a winner...and I will referee.'

After many long months without wrestling on Nitro, the Stinger made an excellent comeback on April 12th! Many splashes, deathdrops and deathlocks with a couple of awwwoooooooo's thrown in, he was in great form. We would all have loved to see Sting walk away victorious with the gold, but unfortunately not this time. DDP got the pin after a Diamond Cutter on Ric Flair. What was a little strange was that Sting and Hogan never touched each other. Maybe we'll see a Hogan/Sting team in the near future?

Sting came out on the April 13th Nitro and challenged DDP to a title match. Flair wasn't too pleased with that and a screaming match between Flair and the Stinger ensued. The outcome of the argument was a match between Flair and Sting to be held later that night. And what a match it was! Poor old Flair got his butt kicked by one fired up Stinger! The new Sting has his three previous identities all folded into one - the blonde brat, the crow look and the wolfpac sting's cockiness.

He only needs one more thing to complete his new look...

...the gold.

On April 26th Nitro, Sting finally completed his new look with the gold! After a match against DDP for the World Heavyweight title, he came out victorious... only to have Nash come out and demand a 4 way dance for the title later that night between him, DDP, Sting and Goldberg. Sting was to hold the belt only for a short time as while he was busy battling with Goldberg, DDP, up to his old tricks, produced a pair of brass knuckles and knocked Nash out for the win.

Is this the shortest World Heavyweight title reign in WCW? Sting deserves a rematch... hopefully soon!

On the following Nitro, Rick Flair, fresh from the looney bin, called out Sting and said he was a punk and wasn't the franchise of the WCW. Sting responded by coming down to the ring, grabbing the mic from Flair's hand and beating him with it. Flair then called out Goldberg and said that he was the man and the franchise. Goldberg responded the same way as Sting did, and Flair ended up on the mat once again. This then led to a Sting/Goldberg confrontation. A bit of pushing and shoving ended up in fight that security had to break up. Sting wasn't satisfied with his little scuffle and went back for more. With Slamboree the following Sunday, the Sting/Goldberg match looked to be quite interesting.

May 9th, 1999 was the night of Slamboree and the Sting/Goldberg match. Goldberg had control early, but Sting turned things around with a dropkick to Goldberg's knee. Sting continued to work on Goldberg's lower body. Goldberg missed a spear and hit the turnbuckle, and Sting hit two Stinger Splashes. After Goldberg began to turn things around, Bret Hart came to the ring and attacked Goldberg with a chair. The Steiner Brothers came to ringside and attacked Sting. The Steiners continued to attack both Sting and Goldberg as the match ended.

It looks as if there may be a Sting/Goldberg - Steiner Brothers confrontation in the near future. And what about Hart? Does he have a problem with Sting as well?

During May 17th Nitro, Rick Steiner was in the ring waiting for Booker T. Booker's music played but Booker did not come out. They cut to the back, where Booker had been attacked and was laying on the floor. Rick called Booker a coward for not coming out and asked anyone else to come out and fight him. Sting accepted, and the crowd loved it. Billy Silverman said that the match was for the TV Title. The early part of the match saw the two men evenly matched. When Sting got the upper hand, Scott Steiner came out to ringside. Lex Luger then came into the ring and evened up the sides and the four men were left at a stand off as the show went to a commercial break.

Pre-match at Nitro May 24th, Big Poppa Pump informed the crowd that Rick was now officially a member of nWo Black-and-Red. Bagwell tried to fight both men, but was thwarted when Rick piledrove him onto the concrete. The Steiner brothers then focused on Buff Daddy's bad neck but stopped when they heard the scream of an engine. The Sting Monster Truck arrived, blocking the walkway. Rick and Scott thought Sting was driving the vehicle but then realized it was Lex Luger. When they turned around, Sting was in the ring. The Steiner brothers retreated.

Nitro, May 31st, Sting was scheduled to fight Rick Steiner for the TV Title in a Steel Cage with special guest referee -- Tank Abbott. From the beginning, Abbott clearly wanted to watch the carnage, up-close, without doing too much officiating -- including refusing to make several counts. Sting commanded control early, but a missed Stinger Splash sent the former World Champion into the steel cage. Steiner muscled his painted foe, but Sting returned with several standing dropkicks. But when Sting attempted another splash, Abbott changed his stance and aided Rick Steiner. The UFC Fighter struck Sting, allowing Rick an opportunity to tape Sting's hands to the ropes and beat him ferociously. Abbott refused to shake Steiner's hand and left the ring.

Nitro, 7th June, Sting beat Randy Savage by DQ. Gorgeous George attacked Sting before the bell, and Miss Madness and Madusa interfered during that match as well. On top of that, Savage threw powder in Sting's face. Then, for no reason, Savage snapped and attacked ref Johnny Boone and nailed him with a piledriver. Mickey Jay came out and called for the DQ and Savage hit him as well. Sting came back and went to hit the Stinger Splash on Savage, but he pulled Miss Madness in front of him. Sting tried again, and Savage pulled Madusa in front of him. Sting finally got Savage and ran him off. The Steiner brothers came out and attacked Sting until Lex Luger made the save.

Great American Bash, June 13th 1999, Rick Steiner took on Sting in a match that made news more for what happened at the end, which turned out to be a no contest. Steiner and Sting brawled in the ring and then went outside. Sting hit a big suplex on the rampway on Rick, and then they brawled past the WCW.com location and went into the back. As they went through the curtain, Tank Abbott and Scott Steiner were waiting. Abbott choked Sting with a towel as Scott Steiner sent two Doberman Pinschers on Sting. He got the towel from Abbott and defended himself. Scott then turned a Rottweiler loose on him, and the picture faded to black. Shortly thereafter, Rick and Scott came back out to the ring and said this was a falls count anywhere match, and Sting was pinned in the back. They said that it was too graphic to be shown on PPV. After the ref raised Rick's hand, Scott threw the ref out of the ring. The Steiners said that they are too tough for WCW.

The following night at Nitro, he proved that revenge is sweet. Just too sweet to be exact. During the Rick Steiner/Hak match in which they were both outside and Steiner was beating Hak with everything from trash cans to Buicks, Sting struck the suplex machine and then threw him through a trailer home wall. The Painted One dragged Steiner back into the arena and told fans his revenge had only just begun.

Later that night, pre-match to the World Title match between Sid Vicious and Kevin Nash, Savage told Nash he would be fighting in the main event, but it only took a few moments for Sid to join the fray. Before Vicious and Madness could seriously damage the World Champ, Sting made the save and all four men began to brawl. As Nitro ended, Nash and the Stinger dominated their unwitting opponents.

During the Kidman vs Psychosis match at June 21st Nitro, Savage and Sid arrived ringside. Team Madness obliterated the two youngsters with chokeslams and power bombs. Enter Sting. The Painted One cleared the ring without ever touching either wrestler. Afterwards, Nash joined the Stinger in the ring. Big Sexy surprised the wrestling world by questioning Sting's loyalty (last week, Sting used a hummer to surprise Rick Steiner. Nash tried to make a connection between that vehicle and the one that rammed his limousine). Sting denied any wrong-doing. Nash ended by telling his former teammate that, if he was involved, he would be a hunted man. Backstage, Roddy Piper and Ric Flair decided to sign a match between Sid and Sting for that very evening. Sting vs. Sid Vicious with Randy Savage and The Entourage. Savage's assistance led to a grueling offensive run from Vicious, who treated the Stinger to lariats and multiple kicks to the head. When Stinger rebounded with a trademark splash, Savage entered the ring. Team Madness pummeled Sting, until Luger made save. Madness and Sid threatened Sting and the Package, but refused to enter the ring.

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