97-99 sting was bigger then the undertaker

[Reggie]

Sting in 97 may have been the biggest thing in wrestling period. But does it say something about him that he was at his best when he was silent for a year.

 

[No_bammer_weed]

Sting in 97 may have been the biggest thing in wrestling period. But does it say something about him that he was at his best when he was silent for a year.

...and not wrestling either. So while the op statement may be true, it comes with a huge asterisk, and I would only say he was bigger from 97-mid 98. Once sting started talking and wrestling again, he fell back to the middle of the pack in terms of popularity and status.

 

[Cheercomp]

The whole "He's only hot when he's a silent non-wrestling ghost" is BS. Of course, when someone is treated as above the fray and saved for special appearances, then they remain a bit hotter.... but Sting was on some other shyt! He had ppl going bananas everytime he'd show his face for over a yr. Undertaker has been the silent ghost and never gotten the crowd hyped like this. Only time he came close was the American Badass' first few appearances

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

I HAD STING'S BACK, BROTHER!

Spoiler

*turns on Sting*

 

[ThatTruth777]

 

[malbaker86]

Sting in 97 may have been the biggest thing in wrestling period. But does it say something about him that he was at his best when he was silent for a year.

...and not wrestling either. So while the op statement may be true, it comes with a huge asterisk, and I would only say he was bigger from 97-mid 98. Once sting started talking and wrestling again, he fell back to the middle of the pack in terms of popularity and status.

He fell back cuz Hogan screwed em

 

[HamAndEgger]

What's crazy is Sting was so popular in 1997 and he wrestled only once, at Starrcade. The entire year was a build up to that match even though Hogan had dropped the belt to Luger months before (wonder who thought of that idea).

 

[Darts]

Undertaker's matches from 97-99 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sting's tho.

 

[puppetmaster]

He fell nack cuz Hogan screwed em

That part always seems to get left out when Sting threads pop up. You can have the greatest build in the world, (Hogan v Sting build was classic) without a proper pay off and follow thru will kill it everytime. Sting was having damn good matches even with no character direction in 1998 and if I'm recalling it right majority of folks sided with him when he wrestled Goldberg for the belt on free fukking tv for the belt in late 1998 and Goldberg was arguably the biggest star in wrestling that year depending on which company you watched more.




-P-

 

[Morrison17]

undertaker isnt (and never was) that big, as wwe trying to show him. most of his streak consist of upper-carders and main-event-jobbers.
he's became huge star the same reason edge is HoFer. arrives@push@leave. no matter if it was a good or a bad guy, if main evener leaves people are starting to cheer for his return at some point.

 

[StatUS]

undertaker isnt (and never was) that big, as wwe trying to show him. most of his streak consist of upper-carders and main-event-jobbers.
he's became huge star the same reason edge is HoFer. arrives@push@leave. no matter if it was a good or a bad guy, if main evener leaves people are starting to cheer for his return at some point.

Taker's been a big deal since the mid-90s.

 

[Fortesque]

Undertaker never really had any good, memorable feuds or matches before Mankind in '96, did he? Not his fault though.

 

[puppetmaster]

Undertaker never really had any good, memorable feuds or matches before Mankind in '96, did he? Not his fault though.

Taker stayed getting shytty booking in the early to mid 90's. He was always the dude wrestling freak shows and giants etc, while it helped cement his badassness his body paid the toll for trying to pull passable matches out of khali's, Gonzales, Bundy, etc. I was happy as hell when he finally started wrestling Bret, HBK, Austin etc on tv. it showed he's got actual in ring skill, sadly his character over shadows the fact that Mark Calaway is a damn good in ring wrestler not just for a "big man"





-P-

 

[Gang$tarr]

definitely sting was the coolest guy in wcw back then but the fact is no one cared about him on that level before he went into crow mode and nobody def gave a damn about him after that.

Late 80s-early 90s Sting was one of the most popular stars in the biz

Nearly Hogan level with kids

Edit:

Sting in 97 may have been the biggest thing in wrestling period. But does it say something about him that he was at his best when he was silent for a year.

All it said was he was good enough to make the fans want to see him that much

 

[Killah Ray]

All this Sting hate I can tell y'all a bunch of young ass kids in here....

Sting from the late 80s early 90s wasn't that far off in popularity as Hogan as far as wrestling fans went (mainstream wise Hogan was of course a helluva lot bigger)..

And Taker and Sting were identical in 98 as far as how they're characters were they both seemed to be coasting off of random matches...Taker's is just more revered by some due to King of the Ring...

And like was already said, this muhfukka was getting cheered over Goldberg with no character progression during the white hot streak angle of Goldberg's....

It's a shame that because he didn't have to feel vindicated by signing to the E (which I wish he did myself but it's too late now....although I'd still watch any PPV he showed up on) to the point that I think he intentionally never did it just to keep the recognition of ever signing...

But Sting was one of the biggest names to ever walk through those curtains...