7 times even hardcore WWE fans were fooled

#1 Ric Flair as the Black Scorpion

The Black Scorpion is definitely a low-point in Flair's legendary career.

This may not have taken place in WWE, but is worthy of a mention for just how ludicrous it was.

After Ric Flair and Sting had battled dozens of times for the NWA Championship, everyone involved knew they needed something fresh.

Thus entered the Black Scorpion, a mysterious masked figure who was hell-bent on defeating the Stinger in WCW and claiming the title for his own.

The only problem was that no-one, including those backstage, knew who the Black Scorpion was supposed to be.

Billed as someone from Sting’s past, many thought it could’ve been a Horseman, perhaps Ole Anderson, who was giving the Black Scorpion his haunting voice.

Unfortunately, Ole broke his arm not long after the Scorpion’s debut, meaning he couldn’t be the man behind the mask.

After bringing in WCCW worker Al Perez, it seemed things were going to be okay, until Perez said he wouldn’t face Sting, and the company was once again without a Scorpion.

As the feud built to a climax at Starrcade 1990, the company were desperate, and eventually turned to reliable Ric Flair to don the mask, the same man who the Scorpion was supposed to replace as the Stinger’s new nemesis.

After a nearly 20-minute bout, it was clear that the Scorpion was Flair, leaving the fans watching underwhelmed.