Current Thoughts on Sting

[Jordan]

Yo Ruff Ryder, I disagree that it's not doing good for Impact, it's gotten me to WANT to watch... like go out of my way. Usually if I watch IW it's cause I ain't doing shit on a Thursday or I watch it on Spiketv.com

SO I can't be the only one. And being from the South, let me tell you Sting is the fucking man. They love him. He is a huge draw in the South and making him the forefront of the Bisch/Hogan story is good news, kinda coming full circle for all those fans obsessed with Sting and Hogan in 97.

I think we might see a Hogan/Bisch split as the shock here but I don't know, I'm actually enjoying it I do know that.

[Phenomenal 1]

Originally Posted by Fragile X Yo Ruff Ryder, I disagree that it's not doing good for Impact, it's gotten me to WANT to watch... like go out of my way. Usually if I watch IW it's cause I ain't doing shit on a Thursday or I watch it on Spiketv.com SO I can't be the only one. And being from the South, let me tell you Sting is the fucking man. They love him. He is a huge draw in the South and making him the forefront of the Bisch/Hogan story is good news, kinda coming full circle for all those fans obsessed with Sting and Hogan in 97. I think we might see a Hogan/Bisch split as the shock here but I don't know, I'm actually enjoying it I do know that.

I can agree and respect with your opinion Fragile and yes i do know that Sting is the man in the south, he's been the man in the south since the 80's and his days with JCP and early WCW. Always has been and always will be. I've been following wrestling for over 25 years so I know where you are coming from. I too am interested in watching Impact with the direction they are using Sting from the perspective of the promos and backstage vignettes, but that's as far as it carries me. I have no real desire or passion to see Sting in ring. Someone mentioned that he can't carry anyone anymore, thats the main issue right there.

Impact is moving in the direction of wrestling matters and pushing younger talent, if Sting can't carry a guy anymore or make him look good enough for the fans to make it believable that they are over, then let a Kurt Angle, AJ, or Jeff Jarrett calibur guy that can still decently go do it and be honorable enough to take the high road and get out while you can get out on top. That's all i'm saying. If Sting could still work a limited schedule and do 1-2 television matches here and there and deliver a 3.5 star match on TV and carry a 4 star or higher on PPV then I would be all for him staying in the business on the performer side, but the truth is he can't and thats what turns me off to anything relating to him in the ring. That's why I'm saying the Hogan/Bischoff vs Sting thing will probably end at BFG.

[Jordan]

Originally Posted by Ruff Ryder I can agree and respect with your opinion Fragile and yes i do know that Sting is the man in the south, he's been the man in the south since the 80's and his days with JCP and early WCW. Always has been and always will be. I've been following wrestling for over 25 years so I know where you are coming from. I too am interested in watching Impact with the direction they are using Sting from the perspective of the promos and backstage vignettes, but that's as far as it carries me. I have no real desire or passion to see Sting in ring. Someone mentioned that he can't carry anyone anymore, thats the main issue right there. Impact is moving in the direction of wrestling matters and pushing younger talent, if Sting can't carry a guy anymore or make him look good enough for the fans to make it believable that they are over, then let a Kurt Angle, AJ, or Jeff Jarrett calibur guy that can still decently go do it and be honorable enough to take the high road and get out while you can get out on top. That's all i'm saying. If Sting could still work a limited schedule and do 1-2 television matches here and there and deliver a 3.5 star match on TV and carry a 4 star or higher on PPV then I would be all for him staying in the business on the performer side, but the truth is he can't and thats what turns me off to anything relating to him in the ring. That's why I'm saying the Hogan/Bischoff vs Sting thing will probably end at BFG.

Well you got a point there. Sting has absolutely gone through some weird time in the ring lately. It is quite obvious at times that he has lost a few steps through the years in the ring. It sucks because his ability to project his character is better than ever I think. You know, his acting and mic skills.... But to me it seems as if he has caught the bug all over again, he's apparently got a wrestling school in California, on top of the fact that he has wrestled an abnormal amount lately, lead s me to believe he's not going to go away too soon.

Maybe that's not true, but I hope it is. The match with Abyss I enjoyed, I think their good together. The barbed wire glove was fucking awesome, that was instantly a new classic Sting moment.