Sting made his long-awaited WWE debut at the 2014 Survivor Series, helping Team Cena defeat Team Authority and nearly costing Triple H his job as the company's COO. It was clear that a match between the two men was brewing for WrestleMania, and when the show of shows rolled around, they clashed in Sting's first-ever WWE match - and Triple H picked up the victory. Sting has since gone on record as saying that he was happy to lose the match because he assumed it would be the last bout he ever wrestled - and tradition says wrestlers lose in their last matches to put over up-and-coming talent (even if "up-and-coming" talent is Triple H, in this case). The problem is, Sting wrestled again - at Night of Champions he took on Seth Rollins for the WWE Title in a match that he had to lose, and did. Unfortunately, Sting was hurt in the Rollins bout, but it seems like his injuries may not be as severe as initially thought, and that he may be able to return the ring sooner than expected. If he does, it's crucial that WWE creative books him in a feud that he can win. The company can only tell fans that Sting's a legend for so long, and a WrestleMania loss to The Undertaker, for instance, would be a third straight defeat. Yes, Sting is 56, and yes, he doesn't need to be collecting wins, but for the sake of proper storytelling, he mustn't lose again.
Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried.
*Best Crowd of the Year, 2013