Sting-Hogan

[No.1Villain]

ok so my mate told me about a Sting DVD and mentioned something about a Hogan-Sting match at some point which was hyped for like 18 months! I was just curious as to whether it was a decent match/hype etc? I love ongoing feuds...they make for quality viewing IMO...maybe thats whats missing from the WWE at present.

BTW i have also heard about a finger poke of doom somewhere which pissed a lot of people off??? Has this happened or am i imagining things?! (wouldn't be the first time!! )

[Pegasus Crawford]

Sting DVD?

And yes, the feud between Sting/Hogan was a match built up for a good year before they finally clashed at Starcade '97. It was Sting's first official match since Sept. '96. However, the finish of the match was poorly booked. Hogan nailed the legdrop and from all views, Nick Patrick made a fair 3-count. But Bret Hart came down to ringside and stopped the bell from being rung, and ordered the match to be restarted. Sting then gets Hogan in the Scorpion Deathlock, Hogan taps, Bret calls for the bell and Sting is the new world champ.

FInger poke of doom... must be referring to the infamous "finger poke of death." Hogan had challenged Nash for the WCW title shortly after winning the title from Goldberg at Starcade '98. It looked like Hogan and Nash were really gonna go at it, then Hogan just pokes Nash in the chest, Nash falls down, and Hogan makes the cover for a 1-2-3, making Hogan the WCW champ once again.

[PureHatred]

I took this from twnpnews.com:

This led to a three man tag match at Bash at the Beach '96. Hall and Nash said they had a mystery partner, against Sting, Savage and Luger. Luger hit his head on the ring post, and was taken out. This made it two on two, until Hogan came down and attacked a downed Savage. The NWO formed, and began attacking WCW wrestlers from behind with ball bats and such. Sting led the charge, but later on, the NWO took Cobra, a WCW mid-carder, and turned him into Bogus Sting, a Sting lookalike. The lookalike attacked Luger, and when the real Sting appeared, he was shunned by WCW. After Fal Brawl, where the NWO beat WCW's team, and Luger told Sting to leave, Sting said he was turning his back on WCW, and was going to pop in and out for a while. He started appearing as the Black and White Sting, and began jumping various wrestlers. After close to a year of dropping from rafters, and coming out of the crowd. Sting revealed his true colors when he helped WCW's team fend off the NWO after they tried to attack Lex Luger. This led to Sting vs Hogan, which took a 9 month buildup into Starrcade '97. The match was a screwjob, and dissapointed a ton of people, and led to WCW's ratings slide in early 98. Sting was the biggest star in wrestling at the time, but due to Hogan's ego, not wanting to job clean when it was needed, a lot of momentum was lost. Sting then began feuding with other people in the company, like Bret Hart, who turned heel.

The Finger Poke of Doom was an angle where shortly after Kevin Nash beat Goldberg for the WCW world title, he dropped the title on Nitro to Hulk Hogan.
Instead of an actual match, the two nWo members walked into the ring, Hogan poked Nash in the chest, Nash crumpled, and Hogan covered him for the win. The two got up laughing, and most fans felt it was a slap in the face,as this was a sign Hogan ran things backstage and the angle cheapened the title.

[Rob]

It was at Starrcade 1997 and was a total let down. Hogan was meant to get a fast count on Sting which would bring out Bret Hart to restart the match. Only the count wasn't fast and it ruined everything.

Finger poke of doom happen in the first week of January 1999 on Nitro. Kevin Nash "dropped" the World title to Hogan when they have a "fake" match. Hogan pushed Nash with one finger and he sold it better than any move he had sold in his life. Of course, there was pure outrage. They thought this would be smart business even though they knew WWF Raw was taped that week so they knew what they would be up against. On Raw, Mick Foley won the world title from The Rock in one of the greatest moments in Raw history and one of the most emotional wrestling moments of all time.

[No.1Villain]

wow kinda makes me wanna hate Hogan...even tho he did help make the WWF what it was back in the day.

It wasn't a Sting DVD btw Pegasus...i think it was a really old wcw video...its available for download at www.wrestlingmedia.ru....i'm getting it this very second!!

[diamondcutter]

Originally Posted by No.1Villain wow kinda makes me wanna hate Hogan...even tho he did help make the WWF what it was back in the day. It wasn't a Sting DVD btw Pegasus...i think it was a really old wcw video...its available for download at www.wrestlingmedia.ru....i'm getting it this very second!!

Both of these matches are on the nWo 4-Life video as well.

[The Forgotten One]

There is a movie in the works about Sting.

[Rob]

Originally Posted by The Forgotten One There is a movie in the works about Sting.

Ex druggie, cheating, lying wrestler turning to Jesus. I can see the money.

[The Mackem]

You always see the money Rob. You are driven by it, you live to make the big bucks.

[Rob]

Originally Posted by The Mackem You always see the money Rob. You are driven by it, you live to make the big bucks.

How come I'm skint then?