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Never thought I would see this, but it's happened.
In 2000, Titan Sports bought World Championship Wrestling and the "Monday Night War" was officially over. This transaction also included the contracts of all the in-ring talent.
One such refused to make the transition to the WWE, one Steve Borden who performs under the ring name "Sting." He said he would never work for the WWE because he didn't like their sex angles, tits and ass, and the derogatory way it used WCW people in its storylines.
Fast forward fifteen years.
When "Ultimate Warrior" Jim Hellwig, who had legally changed his name to "Warrior" suddenly died, his old tag team partner from the UWF - when they were billed as "The Blade Runners" - reached out to WWE and as timing would have it, his current meal ticket (TNA) had all but folded. As the weeks progressed, the old Blade Runner Flash found himself signing a contract to perform for the WWE.
He's now assured to be headlining Wrestlemania.
I haven't tuned in to watch any WWE in years. Never liked it, never really watched it. I follow news about it and that's about all. But because of the great performer Borden always was, I'll be watching now. I plan to DVR everything so I can zip through all the BS though.
Anyway, the world might as well end now because this once impossible thing has now happened. Sting to WWE, and me watching it.
In 2000, Titan Sports bought World Championship Wrestling and the "Monday Night War" was officially over. This transaction also included the contracts of all the in-ring talent.
One such refused to make the transition to the WWE, one Steve Borden who performs under the ring name "Sting." He said he would never work for the WWE because he didn't like their sex angles, tits and ass, and the derogatory way it used WCW people in its storylines.
Fast forward fifteen years.
When "Ultimate Warrior" Jim Hellwig, who had legally changed his name to "Warrior" suddenly died, his old tag team partner from the UWF - when they were billed as "The Blade Runners" - reached out to WWE and as timing would have it, his current meal ticket (TNA) had all but folded. As the weeks progressed, the old Blade Runner Flash found himself signing a contract to perform for the WWE.
He's now assured to be headlining Wrestlemania.
I haven't tuned in to watch any WWE in years. Never liked it, never really watched it. I follow news about it and that's about all. But because of the great performer Borden always was, I'll be watching now. I plan to DVR everything so I can zip through all the BS though.
Anyway, the world might as well end now because this once impossible thing has now happened. Sting to WWE, and me watching it.
