6 WWE Superstars who were inspired by movie characters

#1. Eric Draven inspired WWE Hall of Famer Sting

Former WWE Superstar Sting suffered a career-ending injury in the company before he returned to AEW. During his time in WCW, Sting had a different character of a 'Surfer.' However, he disappeared for a little while and returned with a brand new character called 'The Crow.'

Sting came out as a silent, almost ghostly being, carrying a baseball bat as a weapon, and began painting his entire face with black and white corpse paint. Scott Hall (Razor Ramon) was the man who pitched the character change to him.

The former WWE Superstar picked up inspiration for the gimmick from The Crow. Speaking as a guest on Eric Bischoff's 83 Weeks podcast, the WWE legend recalled meeting Sting for the first time in several years.

“I said ‘Have you ever seen The Crow?’ He said no. I said to him ‘It’s kind of like this cool, dark character with the white face paint and the dark lines. I then said I’m not telling you to rip off Taker but rip off Taker. The kind of rule was if you’re in a different territory it’s not quite as bad. The way I remember it I think he ran it by E [Eric Biscoff]and they went yeah and we were off to the races," Hall said.

Eric Bischoff added that Hall laid out the idea of the gimmick and the former WWE Superstar picked it up well.

“You didn’t just give Sting the idea in a passing conversation. I remember specifically once The Crow thing started to evolve, I remember it was me and Hulk and Sting, Kevin and there was one or 2 other people in there. You laid out not just the idea of the gimmick, but the way to execute it, that was 90% you,” Bischoff said.

Sting's The Crow-inspired gimmick is regarded as one of the most iconic in the industry. Till this date, he competes as the black-and-white vigilante.