10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 27 Facts
9. Sting Turned Down Match With The Undertaker, Hall Of Fame Induction
The internet wrestling scene was in a frenzy in the early part of 2011. A series of "2.21.11" vignettes aired on WWE programming, which many interpreted as the company signaling the arrival of Sting. After a five-year run in TNA, it looked like Steve Borden would at long last be bringing the grease paint and baseball bat with him to McMahonland, and a WrestleMania appearance seemed to be in the cards.
However, Sting turned down an offer from the company, which would not only have matched him up with The Undertaker at 'Mania, but would have also seen him inducted into the Hall of Fame. Since WrestleMania 27 was in Atlanta, Sting headlining the induction ceremony in WCW's backyard made perfect sense.
Sting would later reveal that he didn't exactly trust WWE, based on the manner in which other WCW icons were chewed up and spit out for politically petty reasons. He would join the company in 2014, and spend the next year probably realizing that his gut feeling was a solid one.