8 Things We Learned From WWE’s Sting: The Lost Tape

A blink-and-you'll miss it hidden gem...

by Jamie Kennedy
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If somebody had said that WWE would upload some backstage footage from a forgettable 1995 WCW pay-per-view onto the Network in 2020 and tack a match onto the end of it, you'd have been forgiven for slapping a Scorpion Death Lock on them.

Alas, they did - 'Sting: The Lost Tape' has landed online, and pretty much nobody saw it coming when WWE were previously focused on The Undertaker's excellent mini-series..

This is, by quite some margin, one of the most random releases on WWE's subscription service. It's roughly 14 minutes of Sting mingling with other members of the mid-90s roster, meeting happy fans and speaking passionately about his career. Then, after some other talking heads chip in, he's shown wrestling Big Bubba Rogers in a 'Lights Out' match (whatever that is).

Somehow, it's all absolutely wonderful to witness, and it's almost an out-of-body experience to watch what the WWE video team unearthed here. 'Lost Tape' is a fun, totally niche trip, one that reveals a lot more than some people might think a documentary this short could.

Here's everything gleaned from the thing...

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.