Animal says Sting needs to go to WWE to be an icon

Maybe in the mid 00's.

I don't know about now.

Where did Animal say this?

Sting is going to go down as one of the greats, and never even stepped foot in a WWF/E ring. So why should he do it NOW in the twilight of his career?

No, that interview just sounded like Animal sucking up to the WWE. Let Sting do what he wants. Maybe he just doesn't want to deal with Vince? I can respect that.

I love Sting and have since the late 80's so I mean this with all due respect. It just seems to me he's always been content with being second best.

He was on the cusp of being thee top guy in the late 80's early 90's. And then during the biggest boom in wrestling history, he revamps his character for months to become one of the biggest storylines ever. But then when he was able to return to the ring he never commanded the spotlight from guys like Hogan, Savage, Hart, DDP, Goldberg or The Outsiders. He became just another guy on the roster. And maybe that hurt his confidence?

Had he joined WWE he could have had one great run. But to me it seems he always made up excuses why not to join the WWE and most of the time they sound like he's trying to convince himself more than us. His own insecurities got in his way. It's as shame too cause I think he would have had a longer lasting legacy if he had.

His legacy is built around being the biggest name to never work for Vince and a failed WWE run would tarnish that.

yes the comments about booker t are correct, i also saw the interview online, long ago. And then other of his wcw peers ended up not getting very far in wwe like ddp, steiner and goldberg ( i liked his run but i can see why sting feels it's a failure) and that probably made up his mind forever.

i think all that needs to happen is for vince to induct him into the hall of fame someday. they put other people in that have doon little to none in wwe itself so i don't see why it can't happen when he's not under tna contract anymore.

being a wwe hall of famer would arguably put him a step higher on the reckognision ladder, and if it was followed up by a classy dvd or blu ray release covering his glory years, i'm sure it would sell well and he could still have his dignity intact.

i don't think accepting an HOF invitation would ruin his anti-wwe stance or does it ? at least i wouldn't look at that way...he would still never have performed in a wwe ring and would still be a non-wwe legend so i don't see the issue....it could only help sting's legacy imo, to be inducted and put in the spotlight by wwe. i think flair should induct him then, as they have a load of history togheter.

His legacy would be ruined.

He should have at least one stint in the WWE before he finally retires.

Would be? Someone doesn't watch TNA.

As far as i see it Sting more then likely will go down as the best to never step foot in a WWE ring, However he'd be lucky to make the top 15/20 of all-time.