Surely, WCW would do everything they could think of to protect the Stinger's fresh coat of paint and stick the World Title on him without any hiccups. Come on now. Behave. You know by now that wasn't ...

In 1994, Sting was the face of WCW. This was two years before the nWo storyline that birthed the silent Crow version of Steve Borden, so he was still rocking the blonde hair as surfer Sting.

The WCW "franchise" star arguably had the run of his life during that era, transforming himself from "Surfer Sting" and into "The Crow," becoming WCW's savior against the nWo.

In 1994, this WWE Hall of Famer both won a match and captured a championship, but the victory turned out to be the end of his ...

The aesthetic of Sting's AEW debut managed to stay true to his WCW days, by turning rain to snow, summer into winter, and signaling that Sting's time was coming to an end.