1. Sting Vs Triple H Cannot Possibly Live Up To Expectations
Sting is without doubt the biggest wrestling star in the world to never work for WWE, and when they finally signed him, it was huge. When he first came out at Survivor Series, time seemed to stand still. It was the kind of moment that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Pitting him against Triple H was also a good move. He has been one of WWE's mainstay performers ever since the Attitude Era, and arguably the best man to represent the company in this regard. You could make cases for the likes of The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, John Cena or The Undertaker, but out of those four, two are retired, one wrestles one day a year, and John Cena vs Sting just doesn't have the historical appeal necessary here. From the moment that Sting and Triple H stood face to face in the same ring, we were all under a spell. Sadly, on Sunday, that spell will break. Despite what WWE would like us to believe, he hasn't been sitting in a cave somewhere since the demise of WCW. He has actively wrestled in TNA for the best part of ten years, and due to his age, his skills have been steadily declining, much the same way that The Undertaker's have. The man is 56 years older, six years older than 'Taker. Sting's current appeal largely depends on his mystique. The more we see of him, the more that mystique diminishes, and the first time he wrestles in a WWE ring, its gone for good. For all the advantages of a WWE vs WCW storyline, you could argue that attaching WCW's legacy to Sting is the worst thing they could have done, because your mind automatically thinks back to Sting as he was in WCW, and this kind of dream match cannot hope to live up to the reality. Besides, after this match is concluded, whats left for Sting to do? He's too old to be a serious active competitor, and you can't book something like Sting vs Seth Rollins or Rusev and expect it to be as big of a deal. As much as nobody wants to admit it, this match can only disappoint people, and afterwards Sting will probably go the same way that Goldberg, Scott Steiner and the NWO did, gradually lose importance before fading away entirely. It's sad, but unavoidably true.
Stephen Maher has been a rock star, a bouncer, a banker and a busker on various streets in various countries. He's hung out with Robert Plant, he was at Nelson Mandela's birthday and he's swapped stories with prostitutes and crack addicts. He once performed at a Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras by accident. These days, he passes the time by writing about music, wrestling, games and other forms of nerdery. And he rarely drinks the blood of the innocent.
