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For years, the idea of WWE’s The Undertaker and WCW legend Sting going head to head was most fans’ idea of a dream match.
Undertaker – real name Mark Calaway – had remained loyal to Vince McMahon and WWE throughout a number of testing years. On the other side of the coin, Sting – real name Steven Borden – had done the same with WCW before its eventual implosion in 2001.
Naturally, Sting ended up on WWE television and made his debut at Survivor Series in 2014 and went on to feud with Triple H.
Nevertheless, there was never any sign of Sting taking on ‘Taker’ and according to Calaway himself, it was nothing to do with him as to why it never happened.
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The Undertaker blames Vince McMahon for never booking him to face Sting
Given Sting’s run ended up being a bit underwhelming anyway, it does seem bizarre that Vince didn’t give this match at least a chance.
Indeed, it could have even been done without any build up and would have sold tickets based purely off reputation.
Still, Calaway revealed in his latest podcast episode that it was all down to McMahon not wanting it.
“Yeah obviously, the people had already been clamoring for that match for a long time, and it seems like a no-brainer. Why on earth would you not do that,” he revealed.
“But for whatever reason, Vince did not see it, didn’t like it, didn’t want it. And I was like, this is a home run. This is an easy main event for a pay-per-view. But I don’t really have an answer. I never really had an in-depth conversation with Vince about why he didn’t want to do it.
“My goodness, a Sting vs. Undertaker? Again, he obviously knows more about business than I do, but that one just seems like a home run. They decided to walk the guy instead of pitching it to him? I don’t know what happened there. I mean, I don’t have any regrets. It wasn’t my decision. But, my goodness, I would have loved to have been able to have that match. I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.”
What Undertaker told Sting about their failed match up
Clearly, both Sting and Taker would have taken this match and ran with it.
Nevertheless, there was never any bad blood between the experienced duo as Taker revealed they talked it out over a flight.
“I remember running into Sting. I think it was after the WrestleMania that we didn’t work. I remember we were on the same plane together talking. I was like, I don’t know. Like, this is beyond me. I don’t know. I don’t know why. But it is what it is, man, I guess.
Yeah, I think Sting, that’s probably got to be the biggest miss of a WrestleMania. Those two characters, that would have done some incredible business. Sorry, I don’t know. It wasn’t me!”
Unfortunately for WWE fans, this was one we just never got to see and never will.
It’s a grand shame really and somewhere, McMahon must regret not booking it.
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