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When Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff arrived in TNA, they were brought in as both producers and on-screen talent. The Hogan vs Sting rivalry from WCW was eventually continued in TNA with Hogan as the heel once again and Sting as the good guy. Through this rivalry and another feud with Mr. Anderson, Sting would once again revamp his wrestling character, and Impact Wrestling would become the home of "The Insane Icon", also known as "Joker" Sting to fans of TNA.
What's so notable about the Joker Sting era is that although it contained some of Sting's very best work, not that many people actually saw it. TNA and Impact Wrestling had lost a lot of momentum since the Hogan and Bischoff takeover, fans were tuning into WWE progamming from 2010 onwards, but faithful TNA fans will tell you how good this version of Sting truly was.
00:00 - The Hulk Hogan / Bischoff TNA era
02:36 - Rob Van Dam / Mr. Anderson / Sting Rivalry
07:33 - Mr. Anderson impersonates Sting
13:18 - Sting snaps at Mr. Anderson and Hulk Hogan
17:58 - The Insane Icon enters the Impact Zone
23:02 - The Midsummer Nightmare
- Much More!
#Wrestling #Sting #Documentary
INSANE ICON - The Story of "Joker" Sting
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I think Hogan was at his best during the Joker Sting feud.
8:01 Young bucks!
Yes! HH and Bitchoff killed TNA too. Bitchoff and Russo kill everything they touch. So when they are present, prepair for a failure
“Heath Ledgers performance as inspiration” LMFAO, that was no inspiration, that was straight up intellectual property theft.
So essentially Sting used a stolen gimmick for the last 20 odd years of his career. Between Crow and Joker, what a waste Sting has become, and now AEW lmao.
If Sting does have another run in AEW I want to see a tweener Joker Sting
Kennedy
I love me some hogan
This Era of TNA I consider Non Canon just like I consider The ECW/Wwe era non Canon
Sting and Hulk have been friends since before they were wrestling. They were bodybuilders in california. Along with Jim the warrior Hellwig
No matter what. You can still see the 🦂 in the paint. I love it. Did you know that when stings original squiggles was actually a scorpion claw. Like the original colorful paint but just black. I like how he incorporated red face paint like he did back in the wolfpack
Sting is the only one who can take something from Hollywood and run with it making it gold.
Anderson looks just like the old sting during the promos
the Joker-Sting gimmick and story line has a very strong connection to me.
I never got to see the Joker Sting gimmick. Looks pretty cool though.
Thanks for this, I didnt get to see much of this when it happened
That was awesome. Can't believe I missed this era of TNA - subscribed! Where is Part 2?
Honestly... you do such a terrific job of all your videos. Enjoy them all!
I always thought it was the crow sting.
I loved this feud so much glad I was there watching it 👍🏻
Look up Krimson, you forgot to mention him.
This storyline is already played out. And these old men just hurt to watch.
Can't wait for Thanos Sting in 2021
Wasn’t a fan of the crow character lol I’m so glad I missed joker sting. Dumb
'Bitch-off' & 'Suck' Hogan very nearly killed pro wrestling as we know it;along with Vince Russo,well...what can we really say? 'Stinker' had 2 work with what he was given and was able to make it work,just like in WCW against the NWO (or as i called 'em the SAW:'Sorry-@$$ wrestlers')..!!!
Everytime I see Anderson all I can hear is: KENNEDY!!!
At the 7:27 mark, when you are creepily watching your neighbor.
Rvds match with sting was a complete dead rubber. It was obvious sting would win as they dedicated so much time to his fued with Mr Anderson 🙄
Wrestling is filled with old men trying to relive their glory days. It’s a never ending mid-life crisis. No wonder young talent has a hard time getting over at times.
This is when angle was all gross and skinny... Eww... I know he was trying to drop weight class for Olympic trials, be he looked like he had cancer
I just realized Sting looked like the Postal Dude.
I really like that spot of Eric Bischoff fake count costing Sting the belt to Anderson. Has that spot happened before or after by anyone ?
Joker sting in aew would be brilliant think about he could have bench man and have funny promos and interviews and matches since he is up in age he would have to do much since the character could be more heel with cheating and outside help ect
I did not know about this Storyline. It was great work.
Why does sting never use his red facepaint?
He should play new joker in a movie
Ya gotta admit, the Stinger had some great face paint in TNA, if nothin else.
I've always thought that if they would've played this more serious instead of silly, it could've been been so good.
This was definitely one of the better times for Impact. This & the early days of Aces&Eights was done pretty well & at the time I remember tuning in every week excited to see what developed. It’s been a long long time since I’ve enjoyed any storylines in any promotion. Genuinely struggling to remember the last one I had any real investment in.
I wonder if the owners of the joker character wanted to chase the company for using their product
He was the best part of TNA/Impact
Kinda cringe . My fav sting was surfer sting. I dunno why he felt he always had to copy popular movie characters. He could of been just as good as an original character.
24:02 Sting announcing he will sign with AEW. LOL!
Eric Bischoff the greatest villain of all time
Thanks for the video, this was a cool saga for sting. My roommate and I would sync our cell phones to watch TNA episodes on a third party site and this was memorable
And touch winkys lol
That wasn’t Kurt Angle that was Perc Angle
Why did Kurt Angle look so different?
I guess I’m the only one that thought this was cringy af....
11:07 I'm seeing double here, four Stings!
I hated this sting and undertakers American badass.
Time for Mr.Anderson Aka Mr. Kennedy to join AEW
anything sting does is awesome
I may get a bunch of hate for saying this, but I love Joker Sting more than any other versions of Sting.
Still miss RVD on a side note 😢
Do the Main event Mafia nxt
I’ve been a Sting fan since I was a kid at first I wasn’t sold but what he did with this character had me marking out for it every week after
Lol I didn't even know this was a thing
The crow sting was best
Could you do the story of beer money
You cannot go way overtime. That is utterly impossible.
Sting is the reason I stay tuned every week. This got me reliving middle school memories
8:53 [Flair kicking Suicide in the balls] 😄 so random, then quickly moves on to the next mention.
17:40 reminds me of the American Chopper meme. Hahaha
Great vid
Next wrestling bios video: "The story of Kevin Nash's knees"
I watched it back then.. hated this gimick
*TA TA FOR NOW!*
For someone who got out of the wrestling world at the collapse of WcW and when Stone Cold Steve Austin was out for long periods, this is amazing. My interest in wrestling has been ignited again and its great to see what I've missed.
Okay it’s Long Over Due For a “RICO” documentary
If Impact had someone Ike Tony Khan behind time at that time, they could have did damage to WWE I think.
Kurt looks so different during this period
well done hoPe sting goes joker in aew CAN YOU PLEASE DO A DOC ON ABYSS TRANSITION TO JOSEPH PARK OR VICE VERSA
Joker Sting is legit. Sting's the man
The crow rip off was cringey, this is worse,
This would be the scariest version of the Sting gimmick imo. This was the pinnacle, the zenith, the ultimate form of the man called Sting. He makes first Crow Sting look like an amateur. Even surfer Sting can't hold a candle to the Insane Icon and I'm pretty sure Wolfpac Sting might die in an encounter with Joker Sting. The OG Main Event Mafia Sting isn't even near to this.
24:03 The table hit Sting on the knee
This was an absolute joy to watch.
I haven't heard that song thats in the intro in ages. Wow ! Takes me back. Where can I find the full song ? Thanks in advance.
He needs to bring back Joker Sting he is Hilarious
Everything that lead up to this and during this phase of Sting was amazing. It made me fall in love with Sting. Well, this and the events where Sting, Nash and Da Pope were buddies. I miss these days. It was totally awesome
😂😂lid off my cup
Heath Ledger was over rated in that role...Jack is the only true Joker. Sting did well with it, especially the humor.
Am really surprised at how much you enjoyed this to be honest. I HATED this run of TNA and especially Mr Andersons weird cross between him tryin to be badass stone cold and bumping Jarretts shtick of dressing as sting. Plus Sting was incredibly cringy the full run
Fair play you found enjoyment though
Sting Joker was pure gold in TNA/Impact
This videos are awesome!!!
The Not So Great Muta was undefeated!
What's wrong with WCW 2.0? WCW was awesome. Besides, TNA is essentially the offshoot of WCW.
Awesome video (Bios in general rock!). If i had known Impact had all these guys in, i would have checked in out - this was an amazing era that didnt get the coverage it deserved clearly.
Lol sting the guy who turned down wwe becuz the rock said “who in the blue hell are you” to Booker T. He cudve been great in wwe, but he bottled it big time
21:25 what
So sting went from a radical surfer, the Crow, the Joker and now some sort of Game of thrones "Wall" character?
Love this style of video.always the stories that give meaning and context to these characters and any nostalgia they trigger. In the rings great n all but the balance between that n the narrative is perfect in these bios
6:27-“Yeah it was me who farted”
I enjoyed this Sting more than any of his characters. Especially what he did to Bobby Roode and Hulk Hogan
A wild Gunner appeared after the bell
I know a lot of people love this version of the Stinger and I do agree it was one of his better personas but nothing will ever beat original black and white the crow sting. Also I’m biased towards the Wolfpack sting but that’s just cause I loved the Wolfpack
Bischoff didn’t have a production role . He was solely an on screen character with zero creative .
W8 what ? My Brain ? Sting Joker was prior to Joaquin Joker right ? 26:18 He does simillar rant as in the movie on Murray show where he shifts from crazy calm into a lunatc and he even wears red suit and his hair slicked back like Joaquins.
Sting makes any storyline good. One of the all time greats
I have to say that just before this I stopped watching because the company was trying too hard to be WCW2.0 and rival the WWE but I'd also already stopped watching WWE as well, most true fans see the whole period as the end of TNA, and its worst period due to it selling out everything that made it special and it's overuse of ex WWE guys