The Undertaker, legendary for his longevity, as well as the storied "Streak" where he remained undefeated at WrestleMania for 21 straight matches, is considered one of, if not the, greatest performers in WWE history. How would an Undertaker vs. Sting cinema tic match go? Sting vs. The Painmaker might sound great in a video game, but there are a few problems with Booker T’s comparison. I love pro wrestling and hate BS. Most of us in our hearts knew for sure this was it. Booked correctly, it could be a huge draw on pay-per-view. Long before The Undertaker became "The Undertaker," he wrestled in WCW under a different name and competed against the bleach-blonde surfer Sting. Perhaps it was the idea of the “Icon vs. Phenom” that gave fans hope that something would rise from the ashes of the disappointing “Invasion” storyline as WCW and ECW stars migrated to the WWE roster post-sale. It seemed only logical that the next outing for the Phenom in this setting would be against the Icon. It was the only acceptable option. What he needed to prove to himself. When Sting made his debut in WWE, several fans were excited as they thought he would finally face off against The Undertaker, … The wrestling legend recently spoke with ComicBook.com about his career and his return to the WWE. Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT.com is reporting that "rumours are running rampant" about Sting being cleared to wrestle again. The force of the buckle bombs, and subsequent snapping back of Sting's head and neck on impact, exposed a condition not previously known to him – cervical spinal stenosis, a diagnosis that has derailed other wrestlers’ careers, including most famously Edge, until the 2020 Royal Rumble saw his return to wrestling. The Undertaker: The Truth, Lore, and Fantasy of the Dream Match That Never Was, The ultimate "what if" scenario in professional wrestling history. Taker ended up in an equally solid feud that Mania season with Bray Wyatt. The AEW Street Fight provided the depth and latitude for a character like Sting to run one last shot, one last crescendo in one of the most storied and successful careers of all time. It’s unclear if Sting will wrestle for AEW, even in a cinematic setting. The Undertaker stood as the only superstar in any promotion who could match Sting’s intensity, drive and darkness. The match takes place in a separate location from the usual in ring performance. Let us know in the comments below. During the interview, The Undertaker, real name Mark Calaway, explained why he believes the match will never happen. There were many start and stop motions to get Sting in the ring with The Undertaker along the way, and fans finally thought they’d get the matchup in 2014, when Sting officially signed with WWE for the first time in his career. I don't have to go out on top, I'd like to go out in a positive light. Hell, they could’ve merged to the two matches together and created some truly incredible content. I couldn’t help but ponder the missed opportunity of a cinematic match between Sting and The Undertaker, and how incredible it could have, and should have, been. At 61, Sting only has so much left in the tank before age, or potential serious injury, catches up to him. Both would be extremely limited in terms of in-ring work and moves. Fiend attacks, Taker delivers a tombstone to a stand in Sting, 1, 2, 3. Sting vs. Undertaker: Too Little Too Late “LOL JK” – Undertaker, probably. (Credit: WWE), There were many start and stop motions to get Sting in the ring with The Undertaker along the way, and fans finally thought they’d get the matchup in 2014, when Sting officially signed with WWE for the first time in his career. Adam Barnard is a staff writer for Kulture Popped, and purposefully keeps his Sting and Undertaker action figures next to each other on the shelf to help promote the idea that this match could eventually still happen. Each step in the match gets him closer to Taker, only to have it snatched away one more time. We were finally getting what we'd been waiting for. The pace itself would be very slow, too. Wrestling fans have wanted an Undertaker vs. Sting match for years, and Kane adds even more legitimacy to the speculation that it could actually come to fruition by publicly backing the matchup. Sting vs. Undertaker is among the greatest dream matches that never took place, but perhaps fantasy will become a reality, after years of speculation. (Credit: AEW), The Undertaker stood as the only superstar in any promotion who could match Sting’s intensity, drive and darkness. Sound off in the comments below! The black and the gong occur again. Sting hasn't wrestled in four and a half years. Undertaker officially retired at the Survivor Series pay-per-view, and Sting is now working in the rival AEW promotion.. WWE had a brief window to run the match, but they never capitalized on the opportunity. Who would have won in a match with The Undertaker vs Sting? WWE Icon Sting Calls Out Undertaker For One “Last” Ride. WWE could’ve easily leveraged the foundations of the Boneyard Match to build something truly memorable with the Undertaker, while giving fans the business with elements pulled from the psychologically impressive Fun House matches. Most of us in our hearts knew, Sting wrestles Seth Rollins during Night of Champions in 2015. WWE Night Of Champions 2015 | The Undertaker VS Brock Lesnar VS Sting | WWE 2K15 #64 Sting signed with the WWE in 2014 but never came face-to-face with The Phenom during his brief tenure with the company. Years of experience in writing, journalism, and digging exclusive insider info for Ringside News. Still it is known Sting wanted to do a Cinematic match with Undertaker, and for whatever reason, while fans have clamored for Undertaker vs. Sting for years… What would happen if the Phenom of WWE went one-on-one with the Icon of WCW? Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. As long as I can remember, I’ve been an avid wrestling fan. Never before has the company had such an intense search for a fighter that it rejected them so many times: they contacted him in the late 80s, 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. Sting (née Steve Borden) spoke to Sports Illustrated about the one thing he has yet to accomplish. It was the match that should have happened, and for whatever reason, didn’t. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. Sting had revealed that he rejected an offer to have a match with The Undertaker at WrestleMania 27. All that was left was to green light it. Even when Sting finally joined WWE, they chose to have him face Triple H at Wrestlemania instead of The Undertaker, in one final match between WWE & … It’s not clear if Sting underwent the same surgery procedure that Edge did to allow him a clear bill of health to return to wrestling. The 61 … The match would’ve been the delivery of the most hyped sports entertainment showdown of our generation, while perfectly masking the limitations that both performers felt would disappoint fans who had waited so long for this to happen. We all knew exactly how it should’ve started, too. For this to happen, a strong Undertaker vs Sting storyline must be built, something on the lines of Shawn Michaels vs Triple-H in 2002-03 or The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels in 2008-09. For whatever reason, McMahon wasn’t interested in presenting that match. The predetermined result is the same, but the action can happen literally anywhere: back alley, graveyard, even moving back and forth between time. Rollins delivered two "buckle bombs", a dangerous move where a wrestler takes his opponent and powerbombs them into the turnbuckles, to Sting towards the end of the match. Sting finally would’ve gotten his shot against the one competitor to match his darkness. The Undertaker like the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather fight, except in professional wrestling. Sting is now with AEW, but he had and idea for a match in WWE that Vince McMahon just wasn’t interested in. The final payoff in the WWE vs. WCW war. The Undertaker, legendary for his longevity, as well as the storied "Streak" where he remained undefeated at WrestleMania for 21 straight matches, is considered one of, if not the, greatest performers in WWE history. I said, 'Yeah, I am.' The Undertaker had completed an incredibly successful and well received cinema match, called The Boneyard Match, where he competed against AJ Styles in a graveyard during Night 1 of WrestleMania 36. Wearing black and white face paint, a more than obvious ode to the classic character played by Brandon Lee in, Sting during the AEW Street Fight cinematic match, during AEW Revolution. For me personally, I don’t understand everyone’s obsession with seeing The Undertaker continue to wrestle. Rather than going straight to … Still it is known Sting wanted to do a Cinematic match with Undertaker, and for whatever reason, while fans have clamored for Undertaker vs. Sting for years, it has never been a match that appealed to McMahon. However, to the surprise of most fans, Sting passed on the opportunity to join WWE in 2001, and again in 2003 when he signed with TNA for a long term contract. Sting calls out the Undertaker. The Undertaker vs. Sting is also one of the few wrestling dream matches fans have left. First, the combined age of Undertaker and Shawn Michaels was around 88 years old when they wrestled in 2009 at WrestleMania 25. Dark, demonic, evil – all encompassing, all engrossing. Even WWE was building on the hype, teasing the match every opportunity possible. Wearing black and white face paint, a more than obvious ode to the classic character played by Brandon Lee in The Crow, and wielding a black baseball bat under his trench coat, Sting was the ultimate anti-hero. Fans continued to fantasize over the idea of a Sting run in WWE, stuck on it like a drug and unsatisfied no matter how many times we played the result out in our minds. Worked in finance before realizing pro wrestling journalism made much less sense. The current combined age of Sting and Jericho is … Sting again played the unwilling champion of the WCW brand. It was a little over eleven months ago that I decided to join this site and try my hand at fantasy booking the monumental clash of The Undertaker vs. Sting at Wrestlemania XXXI: Sting vs. Undertaker.To briefly summarize that piece, The Streak would still remain intact and Sting would challenge The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 31 after attacking various other victims of The Streak. Then the black lights come up and written on the big screen is the date for next week’s SD 3-18-2011. When Tony (Khan) called and spoke with me, he said, 'Are you interested in doing cinema-style matches?' Think about Sting vs. As I watched the AEW Street Fight, and reflected on WWE’s recent cinematic matches at WrestleMania 36, I asked myself... "How the hell could Vince McMahon pass on this opportunity?". I will forever wonder how this all would have panned out, what magic we would’ve been in store for, and how disappointing it is that the potential of this cinematic match was never realized. WWE planned an Undertaker vs. Sting at WrestleMania. From waking up on Saturday mornings, eating sugar-ridden cereal in my footed pajamas and watching WWE Mania. The Undertaker vs. Sting is often regarded as the greatest wrestling dream match that never happened, and for good reason. We all watched his match against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33, right? 10 months ago. Pro beachballs at pro wrestling shows, pro dives if someone catches, anti bullies, olives, and pineapples on pizza. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Sting had interest in a cinematic match against The Undertaker. (Credit: WWE), “I was pushing to get a cinema-style match with Undertaker. For probably a litany of reasons, it just wasn't going to happen. By Josh Coulson Published Mar 26, 2018 Even though The Undertaker versus Sting as labeled is the greatest match to never happen, technically it actually did. Now a bitter, old, broken man with a god complex, Sting sees the truth – it was never about the salvation of WCW, or triumph over Hogan, or the missed opportunity with Taker – he’s only ever been in it for himself, and his legacy. ". Sting was el signing to be finalized for decades for WWE. You can check out all of his content and projects by visiting ThisisGoober.com. He is considered by both fans and historians to be the greatest performer in WCW's history. Two titans, at the top of their field, well respected across multiple generations of superstars in multiple promotions, certified legends. Sting didn’t join WCW for the invasion, or afterwards, choosing to go to TNA (now Impact Wrestling) once his contract with Time Warner ended. Watching Raw on Monday nights and Smackdown every Thursday. This could be an interesting time in pro wrestling, but Sting vs The Undertaker is definitely not going to happen now. It seemed only fitting that, as the doors of WCW were closed for good and the folded promotion was purchased by WWE, Sting would make his way into the fold, working with a who's who of talent including Triple H, John Cena, and Kurt Angle. Sting vs Taker in the 90s would have been as big as Flair vs Hogan was in the 80s. After the pandemic set in and the wrestling landscape was forced to adapt—a cinematic match was not only a reality, but the clearest path to get these titans together. Whether it was physical limitations, financial disagreements, or something as simple as creative differences, the match never came to be. March 25, 2021. All the way to present day. Game over. The feud was capped by Triple H scoring a controversial win over Sting at the only WrestleMania match he would ever wrestle in. The possibilities with Sting and The Undertaker in the cinematic realm were limitless. Videos you might like . Wrestling fans everywhere sighed loudly at the loss of a dream that seemed so close to coming true. The Undertaker vs. Sting is one of the biggest dream matches most wrestling fans have always wanted to see; however, Sting didn't make his WWE debut until 2014. Think about it: Sting is tortured by the idea of not being able to face Taker one on one, with Wyatt purposefully stretching the limits of his mental well-being. The Undertaker will remain the greatest unanswered question in sports, and continues to live on in the theater of the mind for millions of fans who asked “what if?”. During a recent appearance on "AEW Unrestricted", Sting pitched the idea of a cinematic match with The Undertaker to WWE officials before getting into negotiations with AEW: Taker commented on the legend of the match on the IGN YouTube channel, after a fan asked directly whether it would ever happen: Only a handful of people know for sure what the reasons behind the decision to pass on the cinematic match between Sting and The Undertaker, but after watching the Street Fight, the Boneyard Match and the Firefly Fun House Match, it’s apparent that AEW succeeded with Sting where WWE should have. WWE Hall of Famer Sting has hinted at a shock return to wrestling following rumours of a comeback match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 37. Sting made his WWE debut in 2014 at Survivor series and sparked a feud with Triple H. He then went on to WrestleMania to face the Game which gave a nostalgic wave of WWE vs WCW. For decades, fans wondered what The Undertaker vs Sting would be like. 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I’m not entirely sure when the legend of the fabled Sting vs. Both men portrayed horror-themed and cryptic characters, and there were plenty of similarities with their on-screen personas. Sting’s in-ring career came to a sudden and abrupt conclusion during his only challenge for the WWE Championship, in a match with Seth Rollins at the 2015 Night of Champions pay per view. Like a mini movie, fans can experience a new way of viewing the competition. It was a horrible match, in which Undertaker looked embarrassingly bad throughout. (Credit: WWE), Sting, a golden boy babyface during the early 1990s, became the unlikely and unwilling savior of WCW as the NWO ran through the roster. Fans hoped the pendulum would swing back around towards The Undertaker showdown once this business with The Authority was complete. I'd like to come back and do that and not disappear with my tail between my legs. 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