The Complete History Of The New World Order | Wrestling Timelines
October 21, 1996 - The First Glimpse
On Nitro, Sting attacks his evil doppelganger. This is the first time we glimpse what is the first true phase of the man that will come to be known as ‘Crow Sting’.
He is in black and white face paint.
Sting wears the colours of the nWo, but beats up one of their own: a note-perfect introduction to his new mystery arc as an enigmatic vigilante.
He also wears - and this is inspired - a black leather trenchcoat. The black trenchcoat is synonymous with the cinematic badass, but worn by the wrong person, it becomes pitiful in its aspiration of danger. You have to be able to pull it off.
Sting pulls it off.
October 28, 1996 - The Rafters
In what will become a familiar, haunting, hypnotic sight, Sting is seen watching on from the rafters as Lord Steven Regal and Juventud Guerrera wrestle a match on Nitro.
What’s he doing?
Is he mulling over his decision?
Or is he waiting for his time to strike?