Hulk Hogan and Sting

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With over a year of buildup, the stage was perfectly set. Hollywood Hulk Hogan and Sting were to finally face off in the main event of WCW Starrcade 1997. Yet things failed. Terribly.

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Descending from the rafter with a baseball bat in hand, Sting made his intentions known. After disposing of the nWo, Sting pointed his weapon at the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Hulk Hogan.

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Sting put into motion one of the most significant matches in WCW history without even saying a word. In November, the match was made official.

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Eric Bischoff discusses how Sting looked bad from the moment he stepped out for his entrance and how the myth of his character died in mere moments.

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Eric Bischoff: “Sting showed up in my dressing room. Hulk was already there, and he walked in, and I don’t want to overdramatize this, and I’m also going to say I’m not going to share everything."

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"Sting walks in, and Hulk Hogan and I had the same reaction. It was shocking given the magnitude of what we had built."

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