Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BCI
• DVD Release Date: October 10, 2006
• Run Time: 240 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000I2IT9Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,985 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Throughout the history of Professional Wrestling, there have been several elite stars that have transcended the ring to shape the very future of the sport. For nearly two decades, the icon known as Sting has done just that.

From his reign as one of sport’s most popular stars to his epic 2005 return for TNA Wrestling, this is the story of the icon known as Sting — in his own words.

In this DVD, Sting gives you a rare look a the man behind the facepaint, including exclusive comments, action-packed matches, behind-the-scenes footages and so much more!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Did The Best They Could With What They Had, November 2, 2006

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D.P. (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TNA Wrestling: Sting - Return of an Icon (DVD)

Sting is one of those people in wrestling who never had a major promotional machine behind them (Hulk Hogan) or wasn't always put in a position to be the top draw of the company (Ric Flair) but was always over with the fans & had some of the biggest respect in wrestling today.

This DVD is structured in three different sections in a main program, bonus material, and interviews with Sting about his background & history. Throughout the interview, photographs along with Sting going through his different outfits throughout his career are used instead of footage to illustrate certain points & different time periods. Sting touches on him getting into the business with Ultimate Warrior, the seeds of his relationship with Jerry Jarrett & how it led to him in TNA, the differences between WCW & WWE's corporate structures and used an incident at a NAPTE convention to illustrate his point, the different changes to his character, his personal problems in the business & family life, him being a born again christian, and how he's trying to make things well for his family & community. The main point (in my opinion) was him talking about how he felt he wasn't going to be well in WWE & used an incident that happened between The Rock & Booker T during the invasion angle to illustrate that point as well.

Bonus materials include a music video, picture gallery, and TNA stars giving their memories of Sting. There are also extra Sting interview outtakes such as clips & him speaking on his christian movie "Moment Of Truth" and talking about his face paint. Sting also gives his thoughts on such wrestlers like Bret Hart ("You took my jacket look & finishing move"), Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Lex Luger & others.

The main feature however is following Sting's TNA run so far with not only matches but also the promos & incidents such as the tease at the end of Turning Point, the announcement of him signing with TNA, his "goodbye" speech on Impact, the Alex Shelley camera footage of Sting's family, and all the video packages leading into the matches on the disc.

Matches Include:
w/Christian Cage vs. Jeff Jarrett & Monty Brown - This was Sting's debut in the Impact Zone & his full-time TNA debut with getting one of the loudest ovations in TNA at that time. Christian started out against both men briefly before tagging in Sting who got the chants of "You Still Got It!" after his first series of offensive moves against Jarrett while Christian payed a tribute to Sting delivering Stinger Splashes onto both Jarrett & Brown. Jarrett had to resort to dirty tactics in order to gain the advantage from a low blow to both Brown & Gail Kim working on Christian on the floor when the referee wasn't looking. Christian was separated from Sting building up to the hot tag which Sting eventually got clearing house leading to Team Canada getting involved but it still wasn't enough for Sting to be triumphant in his return match & getting his moment.
Final Resolution '06

vs. Eric Young - This was Sting's first match on "Impact" & the first time he was on national television since the last WCW Monday Nitro over 5 years earlier. Eric Young was still playing his character that was similar to the character "Tweek" on South Park to where he's always paranoid so he kept trying to avoid Sting which didn't work out as Sting dominated him early leading to Alex Shelley coming to ringside to help out. This was an overall dominate performance from Sting with the aftermath setting up...
"Impact" Apr. '06

Lethal LockDown Match w/A.J. Styles, Ron Killings, Rhino vs. Jeff Jarrett, AMW, Scott Steiner - ...this match (joined in progress right before Sting enters the match) where it was the first Lethal Lockdown match where they had the top of the cage lowered onto the Six Sides Of Steel after everyone entered. Team Jarrett always had the one man advantage (notice how in War Games history, the good guy team NEVER won the backstage coin toss?) & was the typical formula of the faces fighting from behind against the heels but once Sting enters, the top of the cage lowers & that's where the match gets interesting as A.J. Styles & James Storm go to the top where A.J. hits a splash from the ceiling through Storm on a table while Steiner hits his famous frankensteiner off the top rope.
LockDown '06
(Jeff Jarrett: King Of The Mountain; Best Of Bloodiest Brawls: Scars & Stitches)

w/Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner - The main story here was if Samoa Joe can hang with the wrestlers outside of the X division & be considered a legit main eventer and he proved himself during this match. Sting knows exactly what to do to get the crowd to go wild including going aerial at one point, Jarrett & Steiner were great as heels with Steiner being a "human suplex machine" while both men were able to cut the ring off & distract the referee to make sure tags weren't made. Good tag team match.
Sacrifice '06
(Jeff Jarrett: King Of The Mountain)

vs. Scott Steiner - This was a qualifying match for the King Of The Mountain match at the upcoming Slammiversary PPV. This was a short match that went a little over 5 minutes but both men made the best of it as they traded momentum along with brawling on the floor & Sting even using a chair before settling in the ring before Jeff Jarrett & Gail Kim got involved that caused an unwanted result for them.
"Impact" June '06

w/Christian Cage vs. Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner - Knowing the past few months of history between all of these men, this started exactly how you would expect it to be, everyone brawling before the bell. It was a good fast paced match between everyone with the underlining story being if Sting & Christian get along after what happened between the two in the King Of The Mountain match at Slammiversary but stay tuned afterwords as the post match brawl just added to the issues between Jarrett & Sting.
"Impact" July '06

vs. Christian Cage vs. Samoa Joe vs. Scott Steiner - This was a 4 way dance to determine the challenger for NWA Champion Jeff Jarrett at the next PPV, Hard Justice. Sting & Steiner fought all the way back to the stage with Sting hitting Steiner with a chair while Christian & Joe fought it out in the ring early on before Jarrett got involved spraying gasoline in Sting's eyes taking him out of the match while the rest continued. The match really picked up here as we saw all 3 men pull out the stops here such as Steiner doing a unique DDT on Joe on the apron before putting him through a table, Steiner botching his top rope samoan drop from the top rope on Christian, Christian delivering a drop toehold on Joe that caused him to headbutt Steiner on the mat while later Christian drove Steiner's head into the turnbuckle that was also a lowblow to Joe who was sitting on the turnbuckle. Sting came back with his eye taped up & won the match but the way it happened furthered the issues between Christian & Sting.
Victory Road '06

Bonus: w/Jeff Jarrett vs. A.J. Styles & Sean Waltman - This was from TNA's first anniversary show & it should be noted that Vince Russo (who was feuding with Jarrett) was on commentary & couldn't control his foul language. This was just a wild brawl between all four men that saw interference from Shane Douglas & Raven & Russo himself along with Sting's baseball bat coming into play various times. Again, a wild but fun brawl.
June 03
(Jeff Jarrett: King Of The Mountain)

Bottom line, this was the best effort TNA has put into a DVD release up to this point and does the best job it could with a icon named Sting. However, if your strictly looking for high quality wrestling action only...I would check out other releases first (X division, Samoa Joe, ect.) before picking this one up.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars There's Sting, and then there's everybody else., December 16, 2006

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Brad from OWW "http://www.onlineworldofwrestl... (Nova Scotia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TNA Wrestling: Sting - Return of an Icon (DVD)

In a business with numerous claimants to the title of Icon, Sting stands out as one of the more under-appreciated candidates. Sting, above all others in the world of professional wrestling, maintained a rare sense of respectability and dignity.

Back in 2001, when Vince McMahon purchased World Championship Wrestling, Sting decided to finish his 16-year wrestling career and come to terms with his retirement from the industry he loved so much. His newfound faith in the Lord would carry him onto the next phase of his life. A year and a half later, Sting crept back into the world of pro-wrestling with sporadic appearances with an international promotion known as World Wrestling All-Stars; by the middle of 2003, he was appearing in the upstart NWA: Total Nonstop Action, as a favor to the man who gave him his first big break, Jerry Jarrett. As the first big name to give TNA his endorsement, Sting lent a much needed atmosphere of legitimacy which undoubtedly helped TNA grow by leaps and bounds. After a brief hiatus, Sting returned with much fanfare at the beginning of 2006 with a new passion for his life, his career, and most importantly, for the growth of TNA.

This DVD was produced by TNA Entertainment and is appropriately divided into two parts; 1) The Return, and 2) The Career. "The Return" portion chronicles the first eight months of Sting's big return to pro-wrestling, and helping to catapult TNA to bigger and better things. With a runtime of about 4-hours, this DVD features most of Sting's matches on TNA iMPACT and Pay-Pew-View complete and unedited. Including Sting & Christian Cage vs. Jeff Jarrett & Monty Brown, Sting's farewell speech, Sting vs. Eric Young, Sting's Army vs. Jarrett's Army in Lethal Lockdown, Sting & Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner, Sting vs. Scott Steiner, Sting & Christian Cage vs. Jeff Jarrett & Scott Steiner, and Sting vs. Christian Cage vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Scott Steiner in the Road to Victory 4-Way Ladder match, plus a whole bunch of extra stuff in between to glue it all together.

"The Career" segment includes candid interviews with Steve Bordon talking about his professional career as Sting and his private life as a husband and father. Bordon shows off his collection of ring jacket that paint a vivid picture of the heights that the famed wrestler has achieved. On top of all of this, there is a section of bonus material including a Sting Music Video, Sting playing the "Name Association" game, TNA wrestlers talking about Sting, a plug for the Sting: Moment of Truth movie, Sting demonstrates his face-paint techniques, Sting's first TNA match back at the First Anniversary Show (Sting and Jeff Jarrett vs AJ Styles and Sean Waltman) and a lengthy picture gallery set to music.

The footprints that Sting has left behind him, tell an inspirational story, much of which can be experienced in the movie Sting: Moment of Truth. However, TNA's "Sting: Return of an Icon" is more oriented to the wrestling audience, and fans of Sting can experience the breathtaking story of one of wrestling's top performers in the last twenty years. This was an intense four hour tribute to a man that is incredibly well respected among his friends, his family, his peers, and especially his fans.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be great!!!!!, September 7, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: TNA Wrestling: Sting - Return of an Icon (DVD)

Sting is one of my fovarete wrestlers. I will buy this dvd when it comes out. Here are the matches that will be on this dvd.

Final Resulation 2006
Sting and christan cage vs Jeff Jarett and Mony Brown

iMPACT! 2006
Sting vs Eric Young

Lockdown 2006
Sting's team vs Jarret's team

Sacrifice 2006
Sting and Samoa Joe vs Jeff Jarret and Scott Steiner

iMPACT 2006
Sting vs Scott Steiner

Victory Road 2006
Sting vs Crishtan cage vs Samoa Joe vs Scott Steiner

June 2003
Sting and Jeff Jarrett vs AJ Styles and Sean Waltman