Sting To Put Over Younger Talent? You're Still Kidding, Right?

As I have previously written about, Sting (pictured here in a rarely seen childhood photo) has signed a 1 year contract with TNA Wrestling for the absurd amount of $500,000. From what I understand, this has caused some displeasure with other wrestlers under TNA contract. One of their arguments is that the money that they are paying to Sting can be better spent. I tend to agree with that. The other main argument that the wrestlers have is that it is much better for the long term future of the company to build up and elevate younger stars instead of relying upon older, declining stars. I tend to agree with this argument as well. I am uncertain of Sting's response for the first argument, but would you like to know what he has to say about the latter? He claims that he is going to be more than willing to put over the younger stars. He's going to help establish he younger guys into bigger names. That is the biggest lie that I have heard in a long time. When was the last time that he put over a younger star? The only one that comes to mind is that pitiful feud he had with Vampiro back in WCW and I'm not even all that sure that he did that great of a job. All I remember is someone getting a tombstone (yes! a tombstone! from a cemetary!) smashed over their head. Not only was it smashed over someone's head, but it was done with so much force that it literally turned to dust. Wouldn't you think that a tombstone hitting a human skull would tend to destroy the skull and not the tombstone? Never mind that though. I never really took it too seriously and I've commented before on how people take wrestling angles literally. It's just that it was so ridiculously over the top that it ruined the whole angle (not that I was really into it that much to begin with). In the end, I don't recall it really helping either wrestler’s career very much. Other than that I don't recall anyone that Sting has put over and helped establish (at least in the past 8 or 9 years). Why the hell should he start putting younger guys over now? What the hell is in it for him? It's never going to happen. Sting will never do it. I guarantee it.

By the way, I've never been a fan of the uber-faces, but Sting was much better as the 'Venice Beach' Sting. The whole Crow gimmick ruined his career. How the hell is this guy still so over? I don't understand. What's the appeal? Somebody let me know. Am I missing something?

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