20-0 at Wrestlemania is impressive. None of the WWE Hall of Famers can claim that. No one except one person: The Undertaker. Throughout his 20 wins, names like Triple H (3 times), Shawn Michaels (2 times), Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, Kane (2 times), Randy Orton, Edge have all fallen to the streak. But if The Undertaker wants to cement his wrestling legacy, he needs to face one more person. That would be Sting!
Sting, who at this moment is a TNA stallworth, has never wrestled for Vince McMahon, although both sides always claim that they were close a time or two. While the two of them met in WCW, long before Mark Callaway became The Undertaker, Sting did not come over during the WCW transition to the WWF in 2001. At the time, Sting claimed that Vince didn't handle the WCW talent properly and that signing with Vince would be the same as Bret Hart signing with WCW back in 1997, which didn't work out so well for Bret.
So how do we get this to happen, my answer is Triple H! Triple H is in position to take over the WWE after McMahon steps aside, and he has already made tons of headway. The first impressive thing Triple H has done was get Bruno Sammartino to come back to the WWE and be a part of their Hall of Fame. Bruno, who had always bashed Vince and his product, claim that it focused on sex too much and not enough wrestling, saw the changes that Triple H was making. He saw that wrestling was becoming more kid friendly again, the WWE was taking care of their wrestlers with their wellness program (lets face it, with no union, the wrestlers are left to fend for themselves after they retire), and that their development program in Florida was top notch. I'm sure Bruno's view of McMahon might be the same it was back in the early 80's, but he was smart enough to see how Triple H was changing the landscape.
If I was Triple H, here's what I'd do! I'd call Dixie Carter, tell her that I need Sting for 4-8 weeks. I'd have the WWE pay whatever TNA is paying him for those 4-8 weeks, plus add bonuses for merchandising and public appearances. Most importantly, I would keep the storyline just Sting/Undertaker. The only match Sting would wrestle would be Wrestlemania because seeing Sting wrestle John Cena, CM Punk, Randy Orton, Ryback, Sheamus, whoever would make Sting's appearance look more tainted. The last thing you want to show is Sting's weaknesses to you top talent. Have both Undertaker and Sting cut a series of promos with each other, get your legendary shot of Sting and Undertaker facing off with the Wrestlemania banner hanging in the back, that alone would shoot up your buyrate. After Wrestlemania, Sting goes back to TNA and then it's business as usual. Triple H has shown to be a smart business man, this would be smart!
No disrespect to CM Punk, I'm sure both him and The Undertaker will tear it up this year, considering that CM Punk is your best wrestler on the roster and his 400 plus days as WWE Champion was more impressive than anything WWE has had since the John Cena era. However, The Undertaker is getting older, Sting is getting older, and Wrestlemania is turning 30 next year! The window of opportunity is closing on these two, so Triple H needs to make this happen!
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