10 Worst Supernatural Gimmicks
1. The Black Scorpion
The height of WCW insanity before Vince Russo literally re-wrote the book on that sort of thing, The Black Scorpion was a painful misfire that reinforced the idea that only WWE could be trusted to not completely expose the industry with supernatural silliness.
It started innocently enough, with a mysterious promo directed at World Champion Sting. Keeping fans guessing, the hooded heel dropped hints of a shared past with 'The Stinger', purporting to know exactly how to destroy the fan favourite and ultimately take his title.
It was a passable way to conceive a brand new rivalry in the absence of any other heels, after numerous go-arounds with Ric Flair began to trigger audience indifference.
With teases intentionally misdirecting viewers to then-WWE Champion The Ultimate Warrior, WCW booked themselves into a corner with each clue, narrowing the margin of who could theoretically be under the mask. They then made things worse by presenting him as a skilled conjurer.
Theoretically employed to unnerve Sting, the amateur magic tricks saw the Black Scorpion rotate an unfortunate audience member's head then turn him into a tiger. It was absurd.
Their eventual Starrcade 1990 steel cage main event completed the farce. Emerging from a spaceship on the stage, the Black Scorpion was battered, bloodied, and eventually unmasked to reveal that it was Ric Flair 'all along'. Bailing WCW out of a creative cul-de-sac, the 'Nature Boy' gambled his credibility yet again in an effort to breathe life into the ludicrous facade.
It was resoundingly dropped immediately following the unmasking.