6 WWE Superstars who had gimmicks inspired by famous movies

#3 Sting – The Crow

Sting changed his character to one inspired by The Crow

Sting is one of the greatest wrestlers to have ever set foot inside the squared circle. Starting off as the babyface with colorful face-paint, the man behind it knew that the gimmick was getting a little stale by the time the mid-90s came around.

With the NWO and anti-heroes, in general, all the rage thanks to the social zeitgeist of the time, Sting took inspiration from the 1994 film The Crow, altering his colorful character and adopting the black and white of The Crow. The idea originally came from Scott Hall who approached Sting backstage at a WCW show in Wyoming and pitched it to him.

Being intrigued by the idea and a new direction for his character, Sting watched the film and then read the graphic novel before deciding to go with it. He went with Scott Hall’s suggestion to wear a dark trench coat and grow out his hair. The colorful hero of the late ’80s and early ’90s was replaced by a decidedly darker character who watched over WCW from the rafters. taking his storied career to new heights.