10 Wrestlers Too Big To Fail (That Failed Anyway)
4. Sting (WWE: 2014-2020)
That he was already 55 years old by the time he debuted there meant WWE were never going to get prime, WCW-calibre Sting, though even before injuries forced him into a temporary state of retirement, Vince McMahon somehow contrived to squeeze as little juice as possible from the legend that got away.
Sting was the last big WCW name to cross over to WWE following McMahon's buyout in 2001. He arrived in an incredible Survivor Series 2014 debut, wiping out The Authority, before becoming a needless sacrifice in a long-dead war kept alive only by the pettiest wrestling promoter of all time.
Presented ostensibly as the final fracas in the old WCW vs. WWE war, Sting vs. Triple H at WrestleMania 31 was a farce, as McMahon couldn't suppress his urge to take one last shot at Billionaire Ted's old powerhouse. Sting fell there, then fell again when a serious neck injury seemingly ended his career opposite Seth Rollins at Night of Champions 2015.
Sting eventually left WWE having never worked the long-sought-after Undertaker dream match. A fun late-career special attraction run was sacrificed so that Vince could remind fans that yes, he won the war.