WWE's Biggest Booking DISASTER Every Year (1986-2026)

Lingering WCW hardcores wanted to celebrate at the Nitro Grill when Sting finally debuted in WWE at Survivor Series 2014. He'd been the most elusive Atlanta star for the McMahons, but he was here and ready to rock the house in blockbuster matches people had wanted since the 90s.

Triple H had first dibs come WrestleMania 31, but surely this would only be the start of a memorable, killer run for 'The Icon'. Nah, Hunter beat the face-painted 'Crow' character then consoled him like Stinger was some scrub who was lucky to share the ring with him in the first place.

Worse, the nWo came to Sting's rescue, which retconned a lot of WCW lore and turned the affair into a faction war between those guys and D-Generation X. WWE wanted to book as much nostalgic flavour as possible to appeal to the older fanbase, but they did so in the worst way imaginable.

This writer has flip-flopped on this over the years, but now he sees the truth: Sting had to win that first WWE match then roll on to a bout vs. The Undertaker. It was one of the easiest layups in company history, but they dropped the ball because 'WWE > WCW LOL' or some other tribalistic rubbish.

Here's the problem: WCW had been dead for 14 years by 'Mania 31, so there was no need to rub salt into old wounds. Sting was WWE's star in 2015, not World Championship Wrestling's. They really should've realised that before it was too late instead of retrospectively jobbing out the one who got away.