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

3. If Sting Were That Great Vince McMahon Would've Broken The Bank To Sign Him In 2001

Imagine if the five on five Survivor Series match between WWF and WCW involved Shane O'Mac replacing himself on that show with a debuting Sting. In looking at that match, it's actually the one move that makes any logical sense to make the show anything more than WWF having a self-masturbatory moment in putting eight of their guys and literally ONE wrestler contracted by WCW at their demise in the match. Goldberg would've been cool, and Ric Flair would've been fun. However, if STING walked through the curtain and made his way down the aisle, that would've been something else. Yes, extricating WCW talents from their Turner contracts was a messy proposition. However, by 2002 the marquee nWo members and Ric Flair were freed, but still no Sting. So yes, for as much as people believe that Sting was some sort of altruist who believed that WWE would mismanage his persona, there's also the idea to consider that Vince McMahon was (rightly) just not that into him. His underwhelming current run may prove now what McMahon and family knew 15 years ago, too.