10 Wrestling gimmicks that shouldn't have worked but did

6. "Crow" Sting

The hyperbolic, intense, but ultimately cheerful Sting had been a fixture in WCW for some time, having come on board Turner's company when he bought out JC Productions.

With the advent of the NWO, Sting was a logical choice for a hero to stand up to their villainy, but there was a problem; Sting had already wrestled most of his scheduled appearances for the year.

The decision to turn the loud, in your face Stinger into Crow Sting made a lot of people scratch their heads. His look was an obvious rip off, even though other than his appearance Sting didn't take much from the expressive and loquacious movie character played by Brandon Lee.

In spite of all of this, Crow Sting became a smash hit. The gimmick was so successful the Stinger never really stopped using it, though he did start speaking after the first year in the Crow getup.