Throughout 1992 and 1993, there was arguably no better feud in wrestling than Sting and Vader. It had everything you could want out of a wrestling feud: great matches and heat that you could believe was real. Sting was the white meat babyface, clean cut and muscular. Vader was the big, punishing brawler that people loved to hate. The rivalry also helped carry WCW during a period when Ric Flair was enjoying a run in the WWF. In February 1993, as Flair made his return to WCW, Sting and Vader met up for a world heavyweight championship match that was billed as a "White Castle Of Fear Strap Match" unsanctioned by WCW. This successful title defense by Vader was a throwback to the old, bloody NWA world heavyweight championship matches of the 1980s. Blood wasn't something that was common place at the national level in pro wrestling at the time, as WWF had explicitly banned it from their matches during this era. The blood, the great brawling, and a brilliantly executed feud made this one of the most memorable matches of 1993.
