10 Reasons Why Sting Was Never As Great As We Thought He Was

2. Sting Needed WWE More Than WWE Needed Sting

It was rumored that Sting was interested in performing for WWE so that he could have his "Wrestlemania moment." It was rumored that WWE ended up with Sting because of a deal brokered through 2K Sports. WWE has access to literally every legend in pro wrestling history. Sting isn't so much a needed draw as he is a museum piece that accentuates the idea that WWE has literally purchased the entire history of the pro wrestling industry and stored it under their roof. At some point, with the more Sting stays away from WWE, he actually loses value as a draw and in the preservation of his legacy in the modern era because he, unlike Ric Flair, the Four Horsemen and so many other WCW-specific draws is NOT aligned with World Wrestling Entertainment in some way. The notion of Sting's depreciated value is intriguing only in the sense that it didn't have to end up this way. Sting could've easily sucked it up, improved his promos, decided to turn it up to 11 in the ring and been the WCW-related key to the Invasion to make it an entirely memorable storyline. However, he waited 15 years, became an intriguing notion rather than a marquee player, and we are where we are.