Dallas Page on WCW Pro on April 30, 1994. Farmer left WCW in the spring of 1994. Independent circuit (19941995) In July 1994, Farmer wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance territories in Tennessee and the Carolinas. In February 1995, he and fellow former WCW wrestler Jim Steele wrestled a dark match for the World Wrestling Federation. World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling Cobra (1995) Farmer returned to WCW in July 1995 as Cobra to feud with Craig Pittman. Cobra made his WCW debut on September 9, 1995 edition of WCW Worldwide, defeating Bobby Starr with his Cobra clutch slam finisher. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and "Mean" Gene Okerlund explained Cobra's kayfabe back story of having served in the Gulf War. Sgt. Craig Pittman, a legit Marine sergeant, abandoned Cobra in the Jungle, then reported him AWOL back at camp. Cobra lost all rank and respect, learned to wrestle, and came to WCW seeking revenge on Pittman. The feud was short-lived, with Pittman defeating Cobra by submission in a very short match, although in a rematch the following week, Cobra won. They then would go back and forth and trade victories for a few months before the feud ended. nWo Sting (19961999) The nWo had been battling Sting, one of WCW’s most loyal supporters, since its inception in July 1996. As part of an elaborate plan, Farmer made his debut as “Sting” on the September 9, 1996 edition of Monday Nitro when he attacked Lex Luger, appearing from the nWo limousine after a tape recording of Sting speaking had been played. This led Luger, Sting's longtime ally, friend and tag team partner, to publicly question Sting’s loyalty. At Fall Brawl, as Team WCW was being interviewed, Sting came in and told his teammates that he had nothing to do with the attack. Luger told Sting rather bluntly that he did not believe him. Later during the War Games match, the last man out for Team nWo was “Sting” (Farmer), leading viewers (including the broadcast team) to believe that Sting was part of the nWo. However, the real Sting showed up as the last man for Team WCW. After single-handedly taking out Team nWo, Sting walked over to Luger, shoved him, and said, "Is that good enough for ya?" and left the ring. Farmer picked up the victory in the match for Team nWo when he forced Luger to submit with