https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwYh9oX1vTE This is the second entry on this list to feature some of Dusty Rhodes fabulous film making. This time it was Sting who was subjected to the maniacal whims of a clearly deluded Rhodes and his penchant for making both wrestlers and the audience regret ever getting involved with the product. This breath-taking piece of storytelling came just a couple of months before Foley got the pleasure of making his own mini movies. Luckily both Sting and Foley would go on to be legends and came out relatively unscathed from these narrative disasters (although it wasnt like this was the first time Sting had been put in an odd scenarioas well soon see). Much like with Lost in Cleveland this storyline was based around a Vader feud. However Vader had a much more central role in this one than he did with Foley, and it is fair to say this role basically made him look like a buffoon instead of the fearsome monster he was supposed to be. The storyline should have been simple enough. Vader has title; Sting wants title; Vader and Sting wrestle for title. But as youve guessed it didnt pan out like that. Instead the story took an extraordinary detour into surreal territory when it was revealed that not only did Vader own his own castle in the Rocky Mountains (where it was still warm enough for Vader to simply wear his Lycra wrestling gear) but he wanted to Sting to join him in some sort of game. Oh and the castle was called the White Castle of Fear. That should be highlighted because we think that sounds like something a couple of five year olds would call their pillow fort. Rather than thinking to himself that this was all absolutely insane and that maybe he shouldnt go by himself to a place called the White Castle of Fear, Sting instead chartered a helicopter and joined Vader in his party. While on the Chopper we got to hear Stings inner monologue and what we assume were his own mental visions of Vader taunting him as fake snow blew across his husky frame in shots that rivalled all the sophistication of a Kindergarten presentation. Upon arrival Sting and Vader engaged in a tug of war (no really they engaged in a tug of war) and then the screen faded to black with an ominous To Be Continued coming up across the screen, just so the audience knew they had more of this crap to come. They then wrestled at Superbrawl III in a White Castle of Fear Strap Match, which in fact was actually just a strap match. Sting would accidentally launch Vader into the final corner giving Vader the win, so he could retain his title while Sting still looked strong and the feud would end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihwAbLHpMRw Actually were just kidding, that wouldve been far too normal. In fact the title wasnt even on the line in this match. The match was actually unsanctioned, so essentially Sting risked going up into the mountains for absolutely no reason at all and this storyline had absolutely no meaning whatsoever. Fantastic.
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