nibs92
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Post by nibs92 on Oct 10, 2018 15:54:42 GMT -5
Ok so it’s my turn to jump on the “What if.....” bandwagon. There’s been some really interesting scenarios thrown up. Was just thinking how it would have been if the WWF had signed Borden instead of Hellwig.
Would Borden have gone the same route going IC then World Champ?
What ring name would he have gone by?
Having a better attitude than the Warrior, could he have enjoyed an Undertaker style run and been one of the most recognised and respected in the locker room or been spat out like Bret when the WWF were done with him?
I’m not very good at putting together scenarios but look forward to reading yours. And apologies if this topic has been covered before
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Post by wormnation on Oct 10, 2018 15:56:24 GMT -5
who knows.
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Post by k5 on Oct 10, 2018 19:00:37 GMT -5
this is all speculation of course, but considering how loyal sting was to wcw despite being mistreated at times, you’d have to imagine that he would reciprocate that type of trust with Vince. and the amounts of copyright surrounding a character like Sting...I can’t see Vince letting him ever return to wcw.
there is potential we could have had a much smoother mid 90s in the WWF - sting was well built but not heavily roided by the 90s, heavily marketable of course. as the poster above said, who knows. he may not have transitioned well into the attitude era and been right back where he came from by that point.
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Post by LA Times on Oct 10, 2018 19:59:00 GMT -5
this is all speculation of course, but considering how loyal sting was to wcw despite being mistreated at times, you’d have to imagine that he would reciprocate that type of trust with Vince. and the amounts of copyright surrounding a character like Sting...I can’t see Vince letting him ever return to wcw. there is potential we could have had a much smoother mid 90s in the WWF - sting was well built but not heavily roided by the 90s, heavily marketable of course. as the poster above said, who knows. he may not have transitioned well into the attitude era and been right back where he came from by that point. I think the OP was asking what if Sting went to the WWF right from the UWF back in the 80s |
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Post by k5 on Oct 10, 2018 20:11:20 GMT -5
this is all speculation of course, but considering how loyal sting was to wcw despite being mistreated at times, you’d have to imagine that he would reciprocate that type of trust with Vince. and the amounts of copyright surrounding a character like Sting...I can’t see Vince letting him ever return to wcw. there is potential we could have had a much smoother mid 90s in the WWF - sting was well built but not heavily roided by the 90s, heavily marketable of course. as the poster above said, who knows. he may not have transitioned well into the attitude era and been right back where he came from by that point. I think the OP was asking what if Sting went to the WWF right from the UWF back in the 80s oh, true! we already had the mega baby face in the IC ranks with steamboat, but sting would’ve been an interesting addition for sure. |
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Post by JokerFC on Oct 12, 2018 13:39:09 GMT -5
I think Sting would have fared better to be honest. Particularly when the 90s dawned.
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Post by warriorlynx on Oct 13, 2018 10:55:07 GMT -5
It's plain and simple, Sting could connect with all fans when Warrior couldn't except for kids who liked his comic book character, and beating Hogan for the title would've placed Sting as the Hulk of the early 90s.
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Post by wormnation on Oct 13, 2018 13:14:56 GMT -5
Sting would have been as big as Hogan after a wm6 win over Hogan. Then you gotta think of Hogan's ego and WWE wouldn't have been big enough for both. 1 would have left by '92
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Post by LA Times on Oct 13, 2018 15:28:42 GMT -5
Sting would have been as big as Hogan after a wm6 win over Hogan. Then you gotta think of Hogan's ego and WWE wouldn't have been big enough for both. 1 would have left by '92 Good observation. It wouldve been Starrcade 1997 7 years earlier. |
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Post by JokerFC on Oct 13, 2018 17:25:31 GMT -5
Thing is.....it may not have been as simple for Hogan to retake his mantle from Sting as it was from Warrior. Sting was way more charismatic than UW and would have connected a lot better with the fans. Fans may have ben ready for a changing of the guard with him at the top.
Sting vs Hennig, Rude, Savage? Whhoooo. Brilliant.
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Post by greenjack1992 on Oct 15, 2018 2:56:47 GMT -5
It wouldn't have been absolutely mint for the 80s but would spoil a lot of what we loved about the 90s.
Yes, we know Sting had substance abuse issues later on, but he had waaaaaaay less drama going on than Warrior.
Whereas Warrior was always going away and coming back, Sting would have stayed the course and been the natural successor to Hogan. He would have had incredible matches with Savage, Steamboat, Hennig, Hogan, Bulldog, DiBiase etc.
Of course, this might have meant that we never got Shawn or Bret in the roles they had because Sting would have been the leader of the New Generation after Hulk left.
The nWo would still have happened in WCW so WWF would still have had to go Attitude, so we'd still have had Austin and Rock, but if Shawn hadn't been needed to lead the charge during 1996, we might not have had DX in 1997, which means HHH might not have become the star he did. No Bret vs Shawn at the top of the card means no Montreal Screwjob, which means no Mr McMahon on telly, which means no foyle for Austin.
He also likely would never have become the crow in WWF, so he would have become quite stale by 1998.
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Post by JokerFC on Oct 15, 2018 4:18:09 GMT -5
It wouldn't have been absolutely mint for the 80s but would spoil a lot of what we loved about the 90s. Yes, we know Sting had substance abuse issues later on, but he had waaaaaaay less drama going on than Warrior. Whereas Warrior was always going away and coming back, Sting would have stayed the course and been the natural successor to Hogan. He would have had incredible matches with Savage, Steamboat, Hennig, Hogan, Bulldog, DiBiase etc. Of course, this might have meant that we never got Shawn or Bret in the roles they had because Sting would have been the leader of the New Generation after Hulk left. The nWo would still have happened in WCW so WWF would still have had to go Attitude, so we'd still have had Austin and Rock, but if Shawn hadn't been needed to lead the charge during 1996, we might not have had DX in 1997, which means HHH might not have become the star he did. No Bret vs Shawn at the top of the card means no Montreal Screwjob, which means no Mr McMahon on telly, which means no foyle for Austin. He also likely would never have become the crow in WWF, so he would have become quite stale by 1998. all good points!!! |
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Post by Falconsinclair on Oct 15, 2018 22:16:50 GMT -5
Another thought I had to go with some others on here.
If Sting had signed with Titan Sports and stuck around for the entire duration of the Monday Night Wars. We may not even be watching Wrestling as it today.
The Time-Warner/AOL Merger would have still happened. WWE may have very well lost the Monday Night Wars and been put out of business by WCW. WCW would have still go onto being a money losing arm for their parent company and after Ted Turner lost power they would have been closed down. I don't think ECW would have survived much longer than the did and TNA wouldn't have started up until well after the guaranteed money deals the WCW big stars had would have run out.
Yes Professional Wrestling would still be around today but I don't think anyone would have a Primetime Monday Night slot following both the closure of WWE & WCW. I do believe that the old territories would have eventually returned as well once Vince McMahon was out of the business.
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Post by Gorilla on Oct 16, 2018 9:45:37 GMT -5
LoL, WWE going out of business. They made a mint on house shows. Who cares about the tv ratings war with WCW.
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Post by JokerFC on Nov 1, 2018 6:03:34 GMT -5
remember...….Hall & Nash left for the working dates/$$$ combo known as "Sting Money" within the business. The term "Sting Money" was coined after folks found out what he was making when Turned told WCW execs to pull out all the stops & keep him in 1992.
He did this before n 1988 with Flair & The Road Warriors too during the NWA exodus to WWF.
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Post by Hulkster2001 on Nov 5, 2018 9:25:52 GMT -5
He would’ve face Taker at Mania at some point
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Post by Gorilla on Nov 5, 2018 13:02:56 GMT -5
He would’ve face Taker at Mania at some point It would have been amazing. I think not signing Sting was a huge loss. Sting could have beaten Hogan instead of Warrior, and been a great champion to carry the company forward. He could have had rivalries with: - Flair in 1991-92 - Savage 1991-94 - Bret 1992-1997 - Shawn 1993-1998 - Undertaker 1991-now Also, Sting vs Austin, Mankind, Triple H, Kane. So many great opponents. I actually have 1991 Sting, Flair, Vader, Sid, and Dusty in my WWE2k19 universe from 1991. Sting is working his way through the Intercontinental title scene beating Rude, Jake and Perfect. He would have transitioned between eras really well and was actually a great worker unlike Hogan. Some people mentioned that the crow Sting character may have never developed, but I'm sure that the WWE world have found a way to move the character forward in an edgy way. |
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Post by PJ on Nov 7, 2018 5:27:35 GMT -5
For starters we wouldn’t have had those great Sting vs Flair Clash of the Champions ‘88 and Great American Bash ‘90 matches. And the GAB match is tied with the Triple H vs Cactus “NYC Street Fight RR ‘00” and WM IX Steiners vs Headshrinkers as my all time favorite matches so that would suck.
We would have had a lot more Sting figures. Which would be a plus.
He would have been an even bigger star than he was.
And while we would have seen Sting vs Undertaker I am glad he stayed in WCW, because I feel they were the more entertaining promotion because of him.
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Post by rowdy1971 on Nov 8, 2018 15:00:00 GMT -5
We'd have interviews that actually made sense. Sting would have had a decent push but since Sting can also talk people into the building, Hogan would have found a way to have Vince bury him. Sting would have signed with WCW and history would have been written later.
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