The “Insane Icon” character was a drastic shift from Sting’s previous, much more stoic persona. Sting’s Joker iteration hasn’t lived kindly in the heads of many fans since its end, but it would seem Bischoff’s opinion lines up with Sting’s own on the character. In a “Table for 3” for WWE, Sting spoke fondly of his time unleashing his wilder side.

Although some view Sting’s time as the “Insane Icon” as a blemish on an otherwiselegendary career, that hasn’t affected his enduring popularity within professional wrestling. Bischoff mused that Sting will go down as one of the best performers to ever grace the industry.

“I think Sting will go down as one of the more diverse and still popular characters. When I say that, you look at Chris Jericho and he’s reinvented himself so many different times, and he’s been very successful,” Bischoff said, “But if you look at the level of success that Sting’s had during certain aspects of his career […] he’s doing what he’s doing to be able to entertain millions and millions and millions of people over decades. It’s just one hell of an accomplishment.”

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