10 Weirdest WCW Nitro Main Events Ever
4. NWO Sting vs Mr. JL - October 21st 1996
At Fall Brawl 1996, Sting shocked the world when he betrayed WCW and joined up with the evil NWO. Or did he...
This turncoat was in fact Jeff Farmer, the former Cobra who had painted his face to look exactly like The Icon's. Rather than disappear after the pay-per-view, NWO Sting stuck around and even got himself a main event match on the October 21st Nitro.
His opponent was Mr. JL, better known as Jerry Lynn, meaning that match featured a fake WCW Champion and a future ECW Champion. What a world.
The contents of this match aren't important, but how it ended sure is. Whilst NWO Sting had JL in the Scorpion Deathlock, the real Sting made his return to cause a DQ, dressed in a proto version of his famous Crow look. This was also the night the Stinger debuted his Scorpion Death Drop finisher and it was the final time he spoke on air for over a year.
A historic moment, one worthy of the main spot, but, in kayfabe, if Sting hadn't intervened, this would have been a very odd way to close the episode.