The Black Scorpion Angle was thought of by Ole Anderson. Instead of having STING
and Flair continue their fued right after STING won the WCW-NWA World Heavyweight
Title in July of 1990, they decided to bring in a new opponent for him to face. This was
new for the fact that when Flair lost the Title the previous times he would continue the
fued and regain the Belt.
In the meantime before the Black Scorpion would appear, STING would defend against
Ric Flair and Sid Vicious. Then the Black Scorpion was brought in as a “person from
STING’s past” and “knew him from California and Memphis”. It was played out that
STING would Wrestle some messengers thinking it was the real Black Scorpion then find
out it wasn’t. Flair then shifted away from Matches with STING and Sid Vicious heated it
up between them. Finally at Starrcade 1990, STING would face the real Black Scorpion.
After winning the Match, he was attacked by the 4 Horsemen. STING would somehow
survive and get help from the Steiner Brothers then un-mask the Black Scorpion revealing
Ric Flair. A couple weeks later, STING would lose the WCW-NWA World Heavyweight
Title to Ric Flair.
Now for the Story behind the Storyline. The man Ole Anderson and WCW-NWA wanted
to play the part of the Black Scorpion was known as Angel of Death. This man Wrestled
with STING when they were Power Team USA in California and Memphis. As things
would end up, WCW-NWA could not sign Angel of Death to a contract so a replacement
had to be found. Ole then decided that Ric Flair was the only person who could play the
part and Flair was asked to be the Black Scorpion. Apparently Flair was rewarded with
winning the WCW-NWA World Heavyweight Title.
Now I think that this could possibly be a plan to get Flair the WCW-NWA World
Heavyweight Title again. Here are my reasons why I think this was planned:
1. Ole and Ric are friends. Ole booked the whole thing.
2. WCW-NWA may have planned a Storyline but they would never play it out until a key
Wrestler in it was signed to a contract unless something else was planned.
Now maybe this was just a coincidence, maybe it isn’t. All I know is it makes me wonder
just how long STING would have held the WCW-NWA World Heavyweight Title if
Angel of Death had been signed.
