5 WWE Legends you didn't know wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling

4: Sting

‘The man called Sting’ also competed in New Japan

Let’s start this slide with an interesting fact – both Sting and impostor Sting made appearances in New Japan Pro Wrestling – but let’s move on to focus on the real Stinger.

Sting made his NJPW debut at the WCW and NJPW promoted NJPW Starrcade 1991 losing to The Great Muta. He teamed with The Great Muta the following year at the 1992 version of NJPW Starrcade when they defeated the Steiner Brothers.

Sting continued to wrestle sporadically in New Japan Pro Wrestling till 1996 with his most notable moment coming when he lost the WCW United States Championship to Kensuke Sasaki in 1995.