10 Gimmick changes that saved Superstars' careers (Part I)

#4 Surfer Sting becomes Crow Sting

Sting, rocking the Surfer gimmick

Sting was quite possibly the most over Superstar in WCW in the early 90s. His feud with Vader is still regarded as one of the greatest David vs Goliath stories ever told in professional wrestling.

After the nWo had taken over, Sting disappeared for a while and came back as the dark-cloaked, mysterious character with a baseball bat in his hands. He began coming down to the ring from the rafters and attacking nWo members on random occasions. Sting's popularity shot off to the sky and he became the knight in shining armour who was going to save the WCW from nWo. The storyline led to Sting defeating Hollywood Hogan for the WCW Title at Starrcade 1997.

Sting's 'Crow' persona revitalized his waning career and helped him cement his place among the all-time greats of pro-wrestling. Steve Borden was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016.