Let Down

For nearly a year, WCW had hyped a huge dream match between Hulk Hogan, now a NWO member, against Sting, who had adopted the "crow" character. Sting had pledged a vow of silence , but he was still able to play mind games on Hogan, now a full-fledged baddie. He would fall from the rafters and taunt Hogan and the New World Order; however, the match didn't come until StarrCade, WCW's huge pay-per-view, in 1997. The match had unmeasurable potential. As the match started, fans across the World expected a phenomenon in the ring. The match was average, but the ending didn't go as planned. At this time a war was going on between WCW wrestlers and the NWO. Hogan had rolled-up Sting for the pin when Nick Patrick was supposed to fast count for he was joining the NWO, but the count came across as fairly normal. Bret Hart then came out and said he wasn't going to let the same thing that happened to him happen to Sting (see post: Controversy). So he became the referee. The match ended with Sting winning with a "Scorpion Deathlock". The match could be summed up by fans and critics easily: let down.