10 Most embarrassing live TV moments in Pro-Wrestling 

#6 The Black Scorpion terrorizes Sting, with lame magic tricks

There's a familiar face under that Black Scorpion mask....

When you hear longtime wrestling fans talk about the Black Scorpion angle in WCW, they are probably wearing a bemused smirk on their face.

That's because the Black Scorpion wasn't just one moment, but a long series of misfires that WCW management just kept doubling down on.

Originally, the Black Scorpion only appeared in mysterious vignettes where he taunted world heavyweight champion Sting.

He mentioned having attended wrestling school with the Stinger, leading many to believe the man under the mask would be Ultimate Warrior, Sting's old comrade and tag partner.

However, the plan was for a wrestler named Angel of Death, also an old friend of Sting's. But after weeks of airing the video packages, and a few instances of the Black Scorpion performing really lame magic tricks. WCW management had failed to get Angel under contract.

Stumped at what to do, WCW wound up playing things by ear, attempting to sign another wrestler to fill the mask, but they wound up putting Ric Flair in the gimmick. Flair's trademark style and recognizable physique fooled no one at all for even a second.

Here is pretty much all you need to know about the Black Scorpion in one video package--watch for Sting trying not to laugh when Scorpion misses his cue during a magic act.