The Icon first donned the iconic black and white face paint for WCW in 1996 as he looked to change his colorful gimmick, which was starting to fall flat with the fanbase at the time. The change in appearance would help redefine his career, with the 63-year-old still wearing the look today.
During a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet, Kid Kash said that the movie The Crow inspired him to wear black and white face paint in the build-up to his WCW audition in the mid-90s.
Check out the full interview below:
The former World Heavyweight Champion is also one of the very few performers who have wrestled for WWE, WCW, IMPACT, and AEW, making him a truly generational talent.
Who does Sting want to work with in his last match
Despite being in his mid-60s, The Stinger has still delivered multiple top-tier performances in recent years for All Elite Wrestling, predominantly alongside his tag team partner, Darby Allin.
Speaking with The Ringer, the WWE Hall of Famer gave a slight tease about how he would like his retirement match in AEW to eventually go down.
The Icon shocked the world when he arrived in AEW in December 2020 at Winter Is Coming, and since then he has gone on to surprise fans time after time by delivering one stellar match after another.
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