10 Perfect So-Bad-They’re-Good Wrestling Moments

4. Sting: Master Of Disguise

Say you want to conceal your identity and use the art of disguise to level an unsuspecting opponent. It's a common trope in wrestling because it's usually successful.

You have the opportunity and presumably the means to adopt any guise other than your own. After all, the objective is to hide in plain sight. There are numerous means of doing this. You could wear a hood. You could wear a helmet. You probably wouldn't be advised to wear a mask replica of the face paint your character wears to the ring.

LOLTNA, because that's precisely what Sting did in order to hoodwink Rob Van Dam. As RVD slapped hands with the ringside fans, Sting rushed to take a seat...wearing a Sting mask over his Sting face paint. You can almost picture Vince Russo frothing at the the mouth at the prospect of this - the ultimate swerve. Bro. Bro. What if you disguise yourself as yourself? Everybody and nobody would expect that. It's Schrödinger's swerve, bro!

If the disguise was poor, at least Sting brought a steel chair with him. If he didn't baffle RVD's brain, he could have at least damaged it. But no; Sting gently tapped him with next to no force.

To be fair, Van Dam probably was high. It didn't matter.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!