10 Most Over-Pushed TNA Wrestlers Ever
6. Sting
Yes, Sting is an icon and all that, but wow, was he amazingly over-pushed in TNA.
When he first joined the company, it was a pretty big deal. Here was a guy that could have easily gone to WWE and had big matches with Steve Austin and The Undertaker, but he wanted to help out his old friend Jerry Jarrett, as well as work a light workload while making good money.
He helped give the company some buzz, but he never really got out of the way. He ended up main-eventing Bound For Glory 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. His ‘08 match against Samoa Joe is one of the biggest mistakes the company ever made, as they took their young, crazy talented World Champion and had him lose to a man nearly 50.
It’s not all Sting’s fault, as he was just doing what he was told to do, but eventually he seemed to quit trying. He let his physique go, and covered it up with a giant Sting T-shirt. And still, he was usually beating the best the company had to offer.
Icon or no icon, there comes a point when the next generation has to be made look like the biggest stars, and TNA never bothered to do it.