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11. 2015 | What A Match This Could Have Been

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WWE does not tend to book party matches for the sake of it. Is it cynical to say that that would be too much fun? 

WWE television is a platform for advancing stories, primarily. This is what WWE strives to do, and the promotion never tires of telling you that. Even if the stories aren’t advanced in any meaningful way - if a segment just reiterates that one member of a stable is suspicious of another for the umpteenth consecutive week - WWE would rather script this instead of some crazed encounter between babyface and heel teams, just to see what it would look like for two wrestlers who barely interact sharing the same ring. This is more AEW’s approach. There are advantages to both. WWE’s is functional and ultimately more effective, but it’s not exactly thrilling half the time, is it?

All of which is to state that one certain rumour doesn’t make a great deal of sense, but it could have ended up being terrific: Sting was meant to team with ex-Shield members Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns to take on the Wyatt Family. WWE, infamously, could not book Sting to save their f*cking lives. Exposed in two long and not great singles matches, this alternate reality scenario would have enabled Sting to get his best stuff in at a key moment in a match built around it. Sting was also discussed, seemingly only in optimistic fan circles, to team with Stephen Amell to take on Stardust and the Miz. 

This gossip gathered enough pace for PWInsider’s Mike Johnson to put out a rumour killer. 

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Michael Sidgwick (Creative Writing BA Hons) is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over a decade of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential UK institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!