Author: Today in Pro Wrestling History: On September 15th, 1996, at the fourth annual WCW Fall Brawl, the nWo team of Hollywood Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and nWo Sting (Jeff Farmer) defeated Team WCW (Lex Luger, Ric Flair, Arn Anderson and Sting) in the double cage WarGames main event match.
Today in Pro Wrestling History (September 15): Two Stings Cause Confusion at WarGames
Near the end of the match, the real Sting came out as the final competitor and laid waste to the members of the New World Order. After feeling betrayed by his teammates’ mistrust, the Stinger walks out of the match, leaving Team WCW to the mercy of their opponents.
The nWo finally wins the match, when the nWo Sting submitted Lex Luger with the Scorpion Deathlock.
Here’s what happened that day: Sting – Becoming The Crow, Rescuing WCW From the nWo
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