Promotions use house shows mainly to cash in on the exposure that they and their wrestlers receive during televised events, as well as to test reactions to matches, wrestlers, and gimmicks that are being considered for the main televised programming. It was to be a cage match with professional wrestling legend Dick the Bruiser as the special guest referee. His comeback plans had to be scrapped, and the injury forced a rewrite to the entire storyline. James Herd is a former professional wrestling executive. Sting wrestled Black Scorpion at house shows but could never unmask him because of continuous attacks by Sid Vicious. He was inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2009 and the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012. [3], The Black Scorpion debuted in the ring against Sting for his title at Clash of the Champions XII on September 5, 1990. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. [2] The Scorpion would also incorporate amateur "magic" into his taunting of Sting by performing parlor tricks with members of the audience, presumably plants. The unique form of sport portrayed is fundamentally based on – and evolved from – classical and "catch" wrestling, with modern additions of striking attacks, strength-based holds and throws and acrobatic maneuvers. Part of the Anderson family, a fictional family, Anderson was a founding member of the influential stable The Four Horsemen. [2] The announcers and parties involved attempted to imply that The Scorpion was a former friend of Sting, with the main suspects being former tag partner Jim Hellwig (a.k.a. [2] The wrestler playing this part was Ole Anderson with his voice distorted enough to keep the fans pondering his identity. It was to be a cage match with professional wrestling legend Dick the Bruiser as the special guest referee. The Black Scorpion debuted in the ring against Sting for his title at Clash of the Champions XII on September 5, 1990. Professional wrestling is a form of performance art and entertainment that combines athletics with theatrical performance. Herd was the Executive Vice President of World Championship Wrestling from 1988 to 1992 following Turner Broadcasting's acquisition of the National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated Jim Crockett Promotions in 1988. Much of these derive from the influence of various international martial arts. The announcers and parties involved attempted to imply that The Scorpion was a former friend of Sting, with the main suspects being former tagpartner … They are integrated into ongoing storylines, particularly in events which are televised. Eventually, a rematch was signed between Sting and the Black Scorpion for Starrcade. Clash of the Champions shows were famous for typically not airing commercials during matches even though many of these matches were 20 minutes or more. It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, that mimic a title-match combat sport. [4] The wrestler playing him this time was Al Perez, who, according to Ric Flair, was supposed to remain The Black Scorpion until his unmasking—that is, before he quit. The Stinger was involved in a lot of proto-cinematic stuff during his surfer phase, so this wasn’t unusual. Doom was a professional wrestling tag team composed of Ron Simmons and Butch Reed. It was all worth it for his final appearance, however, when he landed in a space ship. He wore a hooded robe so nobody could see his face and told Sting he was after him. Anderson never returned to active wrestling again and would eventually become a referee. Wrestlers who played The Black Scorpion Ole Anderson Al Perez Jeff Ellis Wild Bill Irwin David Sheldon Ric Flair Stan Pain Barry Windham Matt "the Cowboy" Hunter Jumping Joey Janela Randy Colley … The gimmick was cut short by an accident in training when Ole's arm was broken and his comeback plans had to be scrapped forcing a rewrite to the entire storyline; Ole would eventually become a referee. Barry Clinton Windham is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. OnlineWorldofWrestling.com - Wrestler Profiles: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Sting was about to unmask him when another Black Scorpion appeared on the entrance ramp, allowing the one that wrestled to escape. Sting defeated the Black Scorpion with a flying shoulder tackle off the top rope. The character had a feud with Sting which lasted from fall to winter that year. It was the third Starrcade event held by WCW, and the final under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner and the first under the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) banner.