10 Bizarro Commercials Featuring Wrestlers
1. Sting - Sprite
Sting appearing in full The Crow inspired make-up and brandishing a baseball bat has never looked so ominous than it does in the bright sunshine of the suburbs. He surprises a young fan on behalf of the Dream Come True Fantasy Foundation, which sounds dangerously close to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This gives the wincing allusion that the fan is a critically or terminally ill child. Nevertheless, Sting is there to deliver a beat down not to sign merch and pose for pictures.
Despite the Kid drinking the promoted product as a pre-match ritual, he stands little chance against the former WCW Champion. Sting uses very little wrestling outside of an atomic drop, throwing the first punch and finishing off his minor opponent by forcibly throwing him through a glass cabinet.
Perhaps the best part of the advertisement is the clueless parents who are a bucket of popcorn away from being overjoyed spectators. Their reaction to the apple of their eye being beaten by a grown gothic outcast is to be taken aback how real the violence looks.
Sprite continues the oddity with the closing slogan “Don’t count on Sprite.” Diminishing their product, though avoiding potential lawsuits.