Ex-WCW Referee Finally Breaks Silence On Controversial Starrcade ’97 Finish

WCW’s Starrcade event in December of 1997 ended up being the biggest event in the history of the company, as it marked the payoff to the year long angle between Sting and the New World Order.
To say that the Sting vs. Hogan match didn’t live up to the hype would be a massive understatement, and one of the reasons for that was the wonky finish.
Originally, referee Nick Patrick was supposed to screw Sting out of the match by fast-counting when Hogan covered him. But instead, the WCW of