Sting had a pretty legendary pro-wrestling career. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2016. Here is a list of the Sting matches that have received the most stars from Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Notes: the ratings are on a 5-star scale and we have only included matches with a 4-star rating and above.
The Highest-Rated Sting Matches
Honorable Mentions (The Following Sting Matches Have Received 4.00 Stars)
- Sting and Rick Steiner vs Chris Adams and Sam Houston – UWF Stockton Show (1988)
- Ric Flair and Sting vs Terry Funk, and The Great Muta – NWA Halloween Havoc (1989)
- Sting vs Big Van Vader – WCW The Great American Bash (1992)
- Sting vs Diamond Dallas Page – WCW Nitro (April 26th, 1999)
- Jeff Jarrett, Kurt Angle, Rhino, Samoa Joe, and Sting vs AJ Styles, Abyss, Christian Cage, Scott Steiner, and Tomko – TNA Lockdown (2007)
The Following Sting Matches Have Received 4.25 Stars
Sting and Ric Flair vs Dick Slater and The Great Muta
Event: NWA Clash Of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl (1989) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
Sting and Ric Flair faced Drick Slater and the Great Muta at Clash of the Champions VIII.
Sting vs Ric Flair
Event: NWA StarrCade (1989) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
Sting and The Great Muta vs Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner
Event: WCW/NJPW Supershow II (1992) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
Sting vs Big Van Vader
Event: WCW SuperBrawl III (1993) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
Sting, Brian Pillman, and Dustin Rhodes vs Paul Orndorff, Rick Rude, and Steve Austin
Event: WCW SuperBrawl IV (1994) | Rating: 4.25 Stars
- “Thundercage” 6-Man Tag Team match.
The Following Sting Matches Have Received 4.5 Stars
Sting and Lex Luger vs Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner
Event: WCW SuperBrawl I (1991) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
- WCW World Tag Team Title match
Sting vs Cactus Jack
Event: WCW Beach Blast (1992) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
- Falls Count Anywhere
Sting vs Big Van Vader
Event: WCW StarrCade (1992) | Rating: 4.5 Stars
The Following Sting Matches Have Received 4.75 Stars
Sting vs Ric Flair
Event: NWA Clash Of The Champions (1988) | Rating: 4.75 Stars
- NWA World Heavyweight Title match
The Following Sting Matches Have Received 5.00 Stars
Sting, Brian Pillman, Rick Steiner, and Scott Steiner vs Barry Windham, Larry Zbyszko, Ric Flair, and Sid Vicious
Event: WCW WrestleWar (1991) | Rating: 5.00 Stars
- WarGames match
Sting, Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, and Ricky Steamboat vs Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, Larry Zbyszko, Rick Rude, and Steve Austin
Event: WCW WrestleWar (1992) | Rating: 5.00 Stars
- WarGames match
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