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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Oct 19, 2017 14:27:50 GMT -5
Sting has been doing press for WWE 2K18, and when asked about the potential "Dream Match" with The Undertaker that Sting and most fans have wanted for years, Sting says he had one brief conversation with Undertaker about it where he told Undertaker how bad he wanted to have the match. Sting did not bad mouth The Undertaker in ANY way, but Sting did say that Undertaker did not "reciprocate" Sting's desire to have the match, and left it at that.
So, now we pretty much know why the match never happened once Sting joined WWE. I've always said Sting vs. Undertaker would have make a hell of a lot more sense at WrestleMania 31 instead of Bray Wyatt vs. Undertaker and Sting vs. Triple H.....but apparently, Undertaker just didn't feel like having a match with Sting.
Interesting. I've never thought about it from Undertaker's perspective. We've always heard Sting say how much he wanted to have the match, I never even considered that Undertaker wouldn't want to do it. I figured he probably didn't want it as BAD as Sting did, but I didn't imagine he'd actually NOT want to do it.
Oh well.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2017 14:38:17 GMT -5
He probably thought he’d have a better match with a young up and comer and wanted to give them the rub over having a potential bad match with a fellow broken down man towards the end of his career. I mean, shame the Bray match wasn’t that great but the build was good.
I never personally wanted Sting vs Undertaker so I’m fine with how things worked out.
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Oct 19, 2017 14:48:02 GMT -5
You're killing me Takes!
Who cares if both guys were past their prime? The live Wrestlemania crowd would have ate that sh*t up. Even the group that hates these "part-timer" matches would've understood the significance of such an epic staredown.
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Oct 19, 2017 14:50:09 GMT -5
He probably thought he’d have a better match with a young up and comer and wanted to give them the rub over having a potential bad match with a fellow broken down man towards the end of his career. I mean, shame the Bray match wasn’t that great but the build was good. I never personally wanted Sting vs Undertaker so I’m fine with how things worked out. That "rub" was terrible. Bray did all the buildup work just to lose so Taker could get a little baby momentum to face Brock again. Then Bray gets another shot, steals Kane and Takers "powers" only to job again. Im not sure why its so hard to let the new guy win. |
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Post by bababooey on Oct 19, 2017 14:52:48 GMT -5
I’m not sure sure why but I thought this was common knowledge. I feel like it was reported years ago Taker didn’t want to do it because both guys were slowing down and he felt like it wouldn’t be a good match.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2017 15:04:15 GMT -5
Could have had one of the biggest matches of all time with a legit icon, or a throwaway match with nobody.
And he chose the nobody?
Honestly thought Taker was smarter than that.
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Post by IRS on Oct 19, 2017 15:20:39 GMT -5
I'm fine with the match not happening. If Sting made the jump 10 years earlier? Fine.
At this point, it's past the point where it'd be worth it, imo. The name value of the match alone isn't enough to get me invested in it.
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Post by J12 on Oct 19, 2017 15:30:20 GMT -5
I'm not sure why people clamored so hard for it when Sting finally got to WWE. Both guys were years past their prime, Taker was in horrible shape, and it would have almost assuredly been a disappointment.
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Post by The American Daydream on Oct 19, 2017 15:40:51 GMT -5
Taker has gone on record to say that he enjoyed destroying WCW talent during the invasion because he was a loyal WWE guy through and through so I wouldn't be surprised to find out that he didn't think that much of Sting due to him being basically The Undertaker of the losing side of the Wars.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2017 15:43:11 GMT -5
I'm not sure why people clamored so hard for it when Sting finally got to WWE. Both guys were years past their prime, Taker was in horrible shape, and it would have almost assuredly been a disappointment. Exactly. Let’s have two guys in their 50s who are beat up from years of destroying their bodies get extremely winded for half an hour because they both had dark characters like 20 years ago. |
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Post by Chip on Oct 19, 2017 15:44:24 GMT -5
Taker is one of the most prominent "backstage politicians" in wrestling, it's pretty well known. He gets a pass because for the most part I think it's known he's never truly buried guys over and over again. If I'm Undertaker and Sting comes to me wanting to wrestle at Mania I'm second guessing it too... Who wins? You think Sting comes to the WWE to job to Undertaker? You think Undertaker should be losing to Sting? You can't do a bullcrap finish either. Logic would have Undertaker going over because WWE....but I'm sure the match would have been underwhelming. This isn't Sting/Taker in 2007. Both these guys were slowing down and winding down their careers. The way they did it with Sting/HHH was awesome. It was classic over-the-top WWE vs WCW stuff. Vince's final  you to WCW was having HHH pin Sting in the middle of Vince's ring. If anyone can't see the reasons why that happened, I got nothing else for you... Sting vs Undertaker should have happened YEARS ago, because Sting shouldn't have wasted his prime years in TNA. |
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Oct 19, 2017 15:47:18 GMT -5
Taker has gone on record to say that he enjoyed destroying WCW talent during the invasion because he was a loyal WWE guy through and through so I wouldn't be surprised to find out that he didn't think that much of Sting due to him being basically The Undertaker of the losing side of the Wars. If anything I'd like to think Taker would respect the guy who was as loyal as he was on the other side. Sting was their franchise. WCW had been out of business for almost 14 years by the time Sting showed up in WWE before anybody wants to bring that up as some sign of disloyalty. |
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Post by PrincessOfSunlight on Oct 19, 2017 15:51:23 GMT -5
Sting could have faced him but he did him while the wrestling world by large we're doing WWE.
He waited far far too long.
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Post by IRS on Oct 19, 2017 16:19:11 GMT -5
Sting could have faced him but he did him while the wrestling world by large we're doing WWE. He waited far far too long.  |
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Post by marino13 on Oct 19, 2017 16:28:47 GMT -5
Several thoughts on this...
I told people who were complaining that we were getting Triple H vs Sting at WM, that Taker calls his own shots. If he wanted it, it would have happened. At least with Triple H, Sting got his second choice as an opponent. For those that don't know, Sting specially named Triple H as his second choice during the one 2K panel.
As far as the outcome, Sting was going to lose that match no matter who it was against. Sting has gone on record to say as much. So the way they booked it was a nice (a bit long overdue) exclamation point on the MNW. It also hid Sting's short comings, while still showcasing his abilities. And he finally got his WM moment. IMO you can't ask for more than that.
Plus I know Triple H gets a lot of flak for burying wCw talent. But the feud between Taker & DDP was just as bad, if not worse. DDP never could even get any offense in. Least Triple H cheated to win his matches. So who's to say Taker would have let Sting look any better?
Now had Sting signed years earlier, it would have been a money maker. Would have been huge. But by that point, both men were gassed and the match would have need a lot of bells and whistles to make it passable. And to be honest, I feel this may be one of those things that is better off in our imagination as opposed to seeing it happen.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Oct 19, 2017 16:37:00 GMT -5
Is it true that Taker refused to work with the nWo in 2002 aswell?
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Post by cableV on Oct 19, 2017 16:59:35 GMT -5
The match probably wouldn't have been good, but everything surrounding it could have been great. I think the atmosphere alone would have made up for any, and all, shortcomings the match would have had. However it didn't happen, so fine.
The one thing I find upsetting is that there was plenty of opportunities to get Taker and Sting in the same ring at the same time. That's all we really needed. They didn't have to have a match, just a brief stare down and then a hand shake or something. I think it could have been one of those iconic photos that WWE would use until the end of time.
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Oct 19, 2017 17:53:05 GMT -5
The match probably wouldn't have been good, but everything surrounding it could have been great. I think the atmosphere alone would have made up for any, and all, shortcomings the match would have had. However it didn't happen, so fine. The one thing I find upsetting is that there was plenty of opportunities to get Taker and Sting in the same ring at the same time. That's all we really needed. They didn't have to have a match, just a brief stare down and then a hand shake or something. I think it could have been one of those iconic photos that WWE would use until the end of time. Yeah, exactly. I mean if they were going to have Bray lose anyway they could've done a run-in where the Wyatts interfere and team up against Taker. Lights go off and the place would just totally go nuts knowing that when they come back on Sting is going to be standing side-by-side with the Undertaker. He takes out the other Wyatts. No Death Drop or Deathlock or any bumps due to his injuries. Just a classic bat attack to even the odds as Taker finishes Bray off with a Tombstone. After the match they do the expected staredown so WWE can whore out that image for the rest of time. At the top of the ramp, Sting turns around to do his trademark bat point to Taker in the ring. Taker responds with his deadman salute and that right there is a hell of a Wrestlemania moment. I need a new pair of shorts just typing that. We didn't necessarily need them to face off against each other. The excitement was mainly to just have them in the same ring, acknowledging each other knowing fans have been waiting for that moment for over a quarter century. |
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Post by Nivro™ on Oct 19, 2017 18:16:02 GMT -5
I never saw the attraction for a Taker-Sting match. Their careers literally had nothing in common except they both wore black. Its like a fantasy match between Austin & Goldberg. 2 totally different characters but they're both bald & in black trunks.
Early 90s Surfer Sting vs 90s Ultimate Warrior
Mid 90s long haired Surfer Sting vs mid 90s Shawn Michaels
These are the only 2 desired matches I wish I would have seen Sting in.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2017 18:47:45 GMT -5
Well they had A Dark Match in Germany
So That's all ya getting
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