Former WWE Champion reveals Sting saved him from being ribbed by Hulk Hogan
Sting once saved a former WWE Champion from being ribbed by Hulk Hogan. The star in question here is Paul Wight (FKA Big Show).
Wight is popularly known for his time in WWE where he worked for around two decades. He left the Stamford-based promotion in January 2021 and joined AEW the same year in February.
The former World Heavyweight Champion recently had an interview with Fightful and Downunder The Ring. During the interview, he revealed that when he won his first match against Hulk Hogan at WCW Halloween Havoc 1995, the latter tried to rib him.
Hogan asked him to show off his newly won title by wearing it to the airport. But thankfully, The Icon made the save and stopped him from looking like an idiot in front of the people.
"This is blonde haired Sting with the razor shades. He comes over to me after I'm with the security, he goes, ‘What are you doing?’ I said, ‘What?’ He goes, ‘Why are you wearing the title?’ I said, ‘Well, Hulk told me to wear it to the airport, let everybody know that I'm the new champ.’ He goes, ‘Put it in your bag, you look like an idiot. He's ribbing you,’ and he walked off and I was like, ‘Aw, he's making fun of me.’ I had to take the title and put it in my bag. It was my first lesson and yeah, Hulk and Randy ‘Macho Man,’ they were both in on that one. They thought that was hysterical, but..." [H/T Fightful]
Paul Wight names Sting as one of his favorites
During the same interview, Paul Wight praised Sting for being very kind and even called him one of his favorite people. He also added how The Icon helped him during his time in WCW.
"Sting's one of my favorite people on the planet. I'm not gonna get emotional and cry, but I love Steve Borden. He was so, immediately from day one, so unbelievably kind and everybody was good to me in WCW, but there were a lot of old timers there that all were shooting their own little angles." [H/T Fightful]
The Franchise is no longer an active competitor. He hung up his wrestling boots at AEW Revolution earlier this year.