How I Would Book Episode 1
Undertaker vs Sting: WrestleMania XXVII
Part 1 - Robbery of the Fans
Survivor Series 2014 was a significant date in WWE and wrestling history. It was here where we saw, after so many debates, after so many "what would've happened", and after so many "woulda coulda shoulda", we FINALLY got the WWE debut of the last of "The Icon", "The Franchise", Mr. WCW himself…..
Sting!
After so many years of wondering if Sting would ever come to WWE after never once leaving WCW, we finally have him come in and ruin the Authority's plans to win in the match against Team Cena. It was a moment that we will never truly forget. A great moment.
Granted, after all that, we look at with disappointment because of what happened at WrestleMania 31, but still, the debut itself was amazing.
However, what if we could have seen it before all this happened? What if we saw him before Survivor Series 2014?
Well, that actually almost did happen in 2011.
See, back at that time, Sting was in talks with WWE. There were reports of it happening. And the internet was absolutely a buzz about it. With the vignettes, the promos, everything, we thought we finally were going to see Sting come to the WWE. We thought we were gonna see something we thought we would never see.
Not only that, we also thought we were going to see one of the biggest dream matches of all time. We thought, with the vignettes, that we were going to see Sting battle The Undertaker at that years WrestleMania. And, honestly, with how badly the WWE botched the Nexus Angle months prior, that is how it SHOULD have been. Cause it could've been a bigger buzz going into WrestleMania that year than what we really got. Not to mention, that years Mania, minus Taker against Triple H, and to an extent, Cody Rhodes against Rey Mysterio, that Mania was absolutely dog shit.
Ultimately, we instead got Taker vs HHH, and Sting re-signed with TNA that year, winning their World Heavyweight Championship again. Taker and HHH would go on to have the match of the night, no question about it, while Sting, unfortunately, was involved in the Victory Road incident with Jeff Hardy.
So, in a lot of ways, we fans, like me, we were absolutely robbed of what would have been an absolute amazing program, and match between two legends in the history of the wrestling business. We felt robbed that we this was probably the one and only chance we had of finally seeing a dream match between Sting and Undertaker. And, I think to this day, we still feel frustrated that it didn't happen. And I can't blame them for feeling that way. Cause it should have happened, and because of some reasons, we didn't get it. And it sucks we didn't.
However, what if we COULD go back in time and write the wrongs of what happened? What if we could offer Sting a big contract to come in? What if we convinced Sting to let TNA try and do their own thing? What if we could have been able to finally make Sting vs Taker happen?
Well, if you guys read my Re-Booking Wrestling Angles series, you'll know that I was planning on doing a "How I Would Book" series. Where I would take an angle that either was going to happen, but was cancelled at the last minute, a "What If" style booking, where I would take a real story that happened, and flip and tweak a few things around, or a dream match that everybody on the internet or casual fan in general would want to see, and I would tell you how I would book it for everyone to see.
So, since we're on the Road to WrestleMania, I decided to write How I Would Book one of the biggest missed opportunities in WWE history. An angle that had fans buzzing, only to be left in disappointment. A true dream match that would be something special for everyone to see.
So, without further ado, this is How I Would Book:
Sting vs The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVII.
Author's Note: So, yeah, I'm starting off this series in a big way. Hope you guys enjoy what I eventually come up with. If you do, make sure to comment, like, follow, and favorite this story for future updates. Thank you all and goodnight everybody.