5 Things We Learned From Sting's UK Tour

Last night, Sting kicked off the first date of his three-stop UK tour courtesy of the good people at Inside The Ropes, at London's Lyric Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, in a rare UK appearance that was taking place a mere two weeks after he suffered a career-threatening injury at September's Night Of Champions Pay Per View.

Following a meet and greet session where fans were able to get stuff signed and get a photo with The Icon in full makeup and entrance gear (no seriously though, how cool is that?!), Sting took to the Lyric's stage (not in make-up, it was hot and that would be silly) for a four-part interview with the Inside The Ropes guys, while fielding questions from a packed-out and enthusiastic crowd anxious for The Vigilante to address some key issues.

Covering his initial WCW run, his transformation into the 'Crow' character, his stint in TNA and his long-awaited arrival in WWE, Sting gave some unique insight into some of the most iconic moments in pro wrestling history, as well as answering some tough questions and clearing up some longstanding rumours. Did Hogan, Hall and Nash really pull the strings in WCW? Who actually came up with the 'Crow' gimmick? Why did Triple H go over at Mania? And, most importantly, will he ever wrestle again?

Here are five key things we learned last night that we think YOU might want to hear...

At one point during the WCW section of the show, a fan asked Sting whether he felt that the likes of Hogan and Nash having a stranglehold on the company was a big part of its eventual demise. Sting poked fun at the use of "stranglehold", going on to explain that "everybody had a chance, everybody had an opportunity" and going as far as to suggest that Hogan et al were far from running the show.

While he did admit that "Hogan was the best chess player ever" and said he couldn't explain the messy finish to the infamous Starrcade 97 main event, even revealing that the plan was changing "right up to when I went through the curtain", he refused to stick the boot in to any of his former WCW colleagues and insisted that people have overstated their influence over the years.