Has Sting Actually Signed With WWE??

[Tripleb2k1]

See, the Undertaker just doesn't make sense. He was buried alive, they can't just have him return without acknowledging that. So he'd either go after Kane (unlikely) or Wade Barrett who orchestrated the attack that caused his burial. And guess what, both of those options are on Friday nights. If the WWE brought him back to Raw to "find" someone to fight, it just would not make any sense or connect the Buried Alive story line. And fans arn't stupid, they'll notice. I'm being optimistic about Sting, but with the WWE it could be anything. Let's home for Sting Vs. Taker though.

what if, they playing off the supernatural part of the character of The Undertaker...say it was a promo from "the other side"...you know as in the afterlife...maybe that house is the kayfabe home that burned up when Kane & Undertaker were children that took their parents lives?

 

[[cL]]

As of now, I don't have any reason to shell out the bucks to buy Wrestlemania if they're going for Cena-Miz, Barrett-Taker and Edge-Del Rio as the top matches.

I have to totally agree. I throw a wrestlemania party every year, but I PROMISE i won't be buying if Cena-Miz or Barrett-Taker is the main event. The reality is, this will more than likely be Takers last run. I can't see him doing another wrestlemania, and if it IS his last run I can NOT see a Taker vs. Barrett finale for him. It makes no sense and would be just as exciting as the Rock facing the brooklyn brawler in his final match. I just can't see it.
If Takers going out, I think he should go out against Sting. Now, i don't know how they plan to build this up in such a short amount of time, but regardless, i'd love to see it.
and, its THE ONLY way i'd even consider buying mania with MIZerable in the main event.

 

[[cL]]

Combining my quote with my buddy, The Eighties:

To whoever says Sting wouldn't wanna lose to Taker....u do know it's a scripted business, right? Losing won't tarnish Sting's credibility, he is at the level beyond winning or losing.

Just look at Rock/Hogan or Taker/HBK, did losing to Rock & Taker make Hogan & HBK chump all of a sudden? No, it added something to their credibility: a timeless battle. Sting wont care about losing as the names that have lost before him show it does no harm, this match would be bigger than the result, it's about the spectacle.

I kinda agree with you, BUT the difference is Rock/Hogan was a passing of the torch match....granted it happened at the end of the Rock's career, but you get what im saying. Rock was significantly younger than Hogan....Taker/HBK....HBK was done. He wanted to be home, so that was a good out for him. With Sting and Taker, the thing is they are both old and probably at the same iconic level in their careers...this match will probably go down in history as the Phenom vs Phenom or Franchise vs Franchise match....now with something this big especially with Undertakers streak on the line its REALLY hard to guess who would win and why. REALLY hard to say.
Sting wins and ends Takers streak clean to prove that he was a better Phenom than Taker, after Taker has been over 20 years loyal to the WWE?
Taker wins clean and proves that he's a better Phenom than Sting after WWE spent years trying to get Sting and makes him lose to Taker in his first match?
Taker wins with outside interference, retires and Sting goes on to do a program with whoever it was that interfered and Taker retires?
Sting wins with outside interference and retires...no thats just dumb.
I don't know people...It'll be REALLY hard to call this one.

 

[Scuba 06]

As much as I would love to see sting face guys liker taker, hhh, y2j, it bothers me to a degree that vince bringing him in now, this close to wm is too just milk him for anything he has got left. Vince just wants to make money, and he dosent care about the legacy of other stars had who wrestled in another promotion. Seeing vince profit off something he had nothing to do with and then try to take some credit for sting's success by putting him in the hall of fame just seems like a big lie to me. Part of the reason he hasnt worked for vince is bc of the way other wcw/ecw stars were treated, whats the difference now in 2010 ? He wants to come here before he retires ? Now were supposed to forgive Vince for trashing the legacy of other promotions like ecw and wcw. I do want to see him wrestle here but trust me once you see all the merchandise shoved down your throat, you'll see what im getting at.

 

[Russo Swerve]

If the WWE HOF fame is indeed WCW themed, then it makes sense to bring Sting into the fold. I know he was hesitant in the past with joining Vince and Company, but I think now he realizes that he's in the twilight of his career so what a better way to go. Besides, his body of work from WCW is owned by the WWE so there are great marketing opportunities as well.

 

[greygoose67]

PROOF STING HAS INDEED SIGNED WITH WWE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlEJ1YcPITk&feature=related

Watched this on youtube and the UK version of Raw may have gotten a little longer promo than what aired in North America. If you pause the video from 48 secs and play to about 56 secs you see more of an outline of the "mysterious person". And if you pause at 50 secs you get a fairly clear outline of the "person" with a bat stretched behind his back. Also you see the "person" walking with a bat. For the 50 sec pause, look behind the 2-21-11 logo and there is a light behind the "person" and it looks like the Stinger!

Side Note: Tried to make this a new thread but it wouldnt allow me. This is my first post BTW

 

[cenationseattle]

Don't Forget If It Is Sting He could make his debut first on that night challenge taker at mania and then taker returns on RAW that night to accept the challenge. I just don't buy the fact that the promo is for taker for a few reasons.

1. Taker has been a Smackdown superstar for a long time so them airing a promo for his return during a RAW broadcast seems a little stupid

2. Takers promos have always involved a graveyard or something to do with death and this promo does niether one

3. Although he is wearing a trenchcoat Takers is a little bit longer as it touches the ground when he walks to the ring, the trenchcoat in the promo looks to be about the same length as the one Sting wears

4. The Icon Vs. The Deadman at Mania would be the best thing the WWE could do at Mania now that they can't have the Showstopper vs. Taker for a third time (which would be awesome) that match might even be the biggest match in the history of professional wrestling.

Weather it turns out that the promo was for Taker the whole time or not, now that the possiblity exists that it could be Sting and he dosen't show up on RAW on 2 21 11 I will be very very dissapointed

 

[ITALIAN NYC]

I just want to point out, if sting wasnt with the WWE , dont you think he would come out and flat out say it by now? Esp if he was still with TNA? Why would him and TNA want all this wwe exposure.

 

[The Unforgiven]

This is 100% percent Sting. The Crow is my all time favorite movie. Hell I like it so much i have The Crow tattoed on my back. The rain is the telling factor that it is Sting. It rains the entire movie. Plus the fact that Sting is basically The Crow anyway. It all adds up. I am a TNA fan but i will be glued to my tv set on the 22nd to see the man called Sting show up.

 

[Mr. Artistic guy]

I don't know about the state of national papers in the U.S. but in Britain one of our papers called the Sun prints false stories like they're going out of fashion. And this is just an example of one such paper, other can be just as unreliable. As a point someone else made, how did a non-specialist wrestling reporter have access to such information if the dirt sheets didn't?

I think that nash and booker turning up definately increased the odds though, and I do think the vignette that aired, based on the fact that it is on Raw and Taker doesn't often get them anymore, is a bit suspect and can reasonably lead to the speculation about Sting signing as for the first time in a long time he isn't under contract.

I don't want to stake too much on it, but I genuinely beleiev it is that man, it's just the fact of how little they revealed about the man in their video clip. It was enough to get people jumping to conclusions but not enough to confirm it is Sting. If it was Taker I don't see why we wouldn't have seen a standard return clip we usually see from him filled with the same luminescant blue hue and symbols we usually associate with him, it was all too dark for my liking. If it is Sting then they have cleverly played upon the likeness of the two men's in attire with long black-jacket and the macabre similarities in character. Here is hoping some kids actually know their history so if it is him it's not a waste of time. I'm not sold yet but I do aire more towards the stinger then taker for the reasons I put. If you want to know further about why consult my post in the undertaker thread in the WrestleMania 27 section.

 

[byrnside]

Just a couple of quick things. I almost laughed at the very sight of this thread.. After further review though, looks like you guys should be laughing at me. That promo was cool, if it was the Undertaker, why wouldn't they just say the Undertaker was returning in the promo? I like the odds that it is Sting. If it does happen, do you think it's possible they could incorporate this theme with the Crow angle? I think so.

[YOUTUBE]W8DYVLlqWpU&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Tequila Dave]

Sting standing in a WWE ring will cause me to mark out and orgasm simultaneously. Here are some of the reasons why:

1) Sting is often regarded as the greatest wrestler not to wrestle for WWE, this distinction is a result of Steve Borden's pride/stupidity and apparent disdain for working for Vince McMahon. If Sting comes to WWE he will be admitting that the paycheck and prestige of WWE outweighs his pride and loyalty to TNA. WWE will be winning, and I always enjoy seeing WWE win.

2) Undertaker vs. Sting at Wrestlemania. This match is one of the few possible dream matches left in wrestling. I wanna see it, you wanna see it, your grandmother wants to see it (assuming she hasn't be RKOd); this is simply a a dream match.

3) Despite his age, Sting is reasonably talented. He's a veteran of the business, and has the potential to put on solid matches and can help put over younger talent.

4) I like him.

So yeah, the possibility of Sting coming to WWE excites me. But do I think it'll happen? Nope, not untill the Rock returns, John Cena turns heel, and the belts are unified. Internet reports are often wrong, I doubt this time will be any different. Do I think Sting returning will be good for business? I'm not entirely sure. I doubt the majority of WWE's current fan base even know who Sting is.

Anyway in short: I want Sting to appear in a WWE ring, but I don't think he will.

Isn't it amazing just how much I offered to his discussion?

 

[jholcomb22]

Rumored reasons to why Sting has never signed with the WWE:

1. His Morals

If this is true, he can't possibly go back to TNA, a company who shoves a Fred Flinstone club covered in nails into the back of another man, and where the face of the company is calling himself "THE ANTICHRIST." That's gotta be against Sting's Christian beliefs.

2. How the Invasion Wrestlers were treated

In one of his most popular interviews, Sting says, (paraphrasing) when Booker jumped in the ring and Rock said who in the blue hell are you, I didn't like that. Guess who showed up at the rumble and looks to finishing his career in the WWE. That's right, Booker.

3. He will never work for Vince

Guess what? Money talks. If you think Vince hasn't offered Brett Favre, one year only type of money to Sting, you're crazy. And if you think, Sting has enough money, he doesn't need Vince's. Neither did Nash, Booker, Bret, Flair, Bischoff, etc.

Do I think the promo is Sting? Of course. Will I be disappointed if it isn't? A little. But anybody coming out with reason after reason why it can't be Sting. Wake up. Check your newspaper. It's 2011. Anything can happen, and usually does.

 

[Trivia247]

Sting coming to the WWE would knock off yet another name in the rapidly shortening list of legendary wrestlers who have never went to the WWE. Whats left, Getting Abdullah the Butcher to do a one day stint of running round the ring with a fork impaling everyone in sight?

 

[WindyCityWreckingCrew]

In one of his most popular interviews, Sting says, (paraphrasing) when Booker jumped in the ring and Rock said who in the blue hell are you, I didn't like that. Guess who showed up at the rumble and looks to finishing his career in the WWE. That's right, Booker.

This is one of my favorite 'shoot' style Youtube clips. I was watching it recently, I don't know if it was made for TNA, or for his own personal profit or a Youshoot/Kayfabe Commentary or whatever, but I remember him saying something along the lines of "Vince McMahon was really good to me.

I don't think it's a vendetta against Vince McMahon on a personal level, but more along the lines of there being no need to work the WWE-style schedule.

 

[slimmshady]

The whole 2 21 11 thing has to symbolise the debut of sting in the wwe. I mean think about it this way, wasn't the undertaker buried alive by kane? Why would wwe tell us the return date of the undertaker when we are suppose to believe that he was buried alive? It makes no sense.

 

[The Mark of Zur-En-Arrh]

A lot of people are commenting on the fact that Taker's a SD superstar and his last fued was with SD superstars. What you've all forgotten seeminlgy, is that the brand split is incredibly fluid on the road to Wrestlemania. Remember Alberto Del Rio has been on every broadcast of 2011. Edge, Randy Orton, Ziggler and Miz have also wrestled on both shows a couple of times in the last month.

Plus did Edge not lose a SD title and win a Raw one in the same night a couple of years ago?

Taker and HBK were NEVER on the same brand but fueded twice at Mania time.

So there's no reason why Taker can't fued with a Raw superstar.

If Sting were going to sign with the 'E', i can see it being very similar to Goldberg's year long run with them. Lots of high profile matches with ME'ers who aren't doing anything, gets thrown in a couple of multi-man World Title matches, eventually wins one, holds it for a couple of months during the fall, loses it to one of the biggest ME'ers i.e. Cena or Orton, and then has his final match at WM, hopefully with the Undertaker.

I'd love to see it happen as well, but i'm going to convince myself that it definitely isn't happening, so that if it does, i'll feel the full effect of that mark out moment.

I don't want to be one of these people who says 'If it's not Sting i'll give up on Mania all together' or 'i'll be pissed off if it's Undertaker'.

Why would you be pissed it was Taker? Because you assumed it was Sting? You'd definitely have one of the biggest drawing Mania matches again, Taker vs ? for the streak.

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

PROOF STING HAS INDEED SIGNED WITH WWE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlEJ1YcPITk&feature=related

Watched this on youtube and the UK version of Raw may have gotten a little longer promo than what aired in North America. If you pause the video from 48 secs and play to about 56 secs you see more of an outline of the "mysterious person". And if you pause at 50 secs you get a fairly clear outline of the "person" with a bat stretched behind his back. Also you see the "person" walking with a bat. For the 50 sec pause, look behind the 2-21-11 logo and there is a light behind the "person" and it looks like the Stinger!

Side Note: Tried to make this a new thread but it wouldnt allow me. This is my first post BTW

If that is a genuine promo, and I am dubious knowing how well people can fake things using photoshop...it does certainly look like Sting's outline with the bat...

I am not going to jump to any conclusions though, I am just going to have to wait and see whether Sting shows up on Raw that day...I just hope he does, it would be an iconic moment thats for certain

 

[MillionDollarMan]

If that is a genuine promo, and I am dubious knowing how well people can fake things using photoshop...it does certainly look like Sting's outline with the bat...

I am not going to jump to any conclusions though, I am just going to have to wait and see whether Sting shows up on Raw that day...I just hope he does, it would be an iconic moment thats for certain

It's not a real promo. It's a heavily edited promo and not up to the production values of the WWE. I do give the guy credit who did it though. He dubbed in his own music, own clips of sting and the scorpion.

That said, I do believe that Sting has finally come to the WWE. He's got nothing left to prove in wrestling if he doesn't want to retire unless he does the legends tour with the WWE. He's got the ability to go out on the biggest stage of them all, and like Nash said, there's nothing more exciting than having 17,000 fans all screaming at you bringing chills up your back. In Sting's case, wrestling Taker at Wrestlemania will bring tens of thousands more excited fans.

Looking forward to seeing Sting in the WWE finally.

 

[hatehabsforever]

I real am unsure as to whether or not Sting is coming to the WWE or not. One would have to hope so. Those vignettes certainly would make it seem so, although I doubt the validity of the second one. It shows Sting too clearly and erases any mystery. If they were going to create a video to peak fan interest and getting the world wondering if it is or isn't Sting, why produce a video which clearly shows his face and shows him standing with bat in hand? The second video erases all the intrigue of the first.

All of that aside, I would love to hear people's opinions on one aspect of all of this. Assume for discussion sake that it is Sting, and that he is coming on 2/21/11. I remain skeptical of this, but let's assume it is the case. The question becomes why.

Sting has been on Vince's wish list for as long as I can remember. He has always refused to jump over and has not been shy about saying he would not compete in WWE. So what changed, if in fact this is all true?

Is it simply a question of money? Did Vince simple make him a monetary offer he absolutely could not refuse? Let's face it, wherever Sting ends up, I figure his days in the business are limited. If he has signed, it will likely be a year, maybe two, before he retires. Maybe the lure of the big payday in the twilight of his career was just too much to turn his back on. Especially when you would have to think that any offer TNA may have made likely paled in comparison to the alleged WWE offer.

Could he be pissed off with TNA, feeling under appreciated and disrespected, and said to himself, "screw you guys, I'll go elsewhere and stick it to you?

How about his morality/Christian values? The PG Era WWE versus the more risqué TNA. Less language, less sexuality, less violence and blood in WWE versus TNA. Maybe he prefers the current WWE environment over TNA?

Could it be professional curiosity? Rather than retiring after never competing in WWE, and wondering "what if," he finally decided to give it a shot? Maybe he wants a shot at Taker, or Cena, or Orton, or whoever, just to see how the fans will respond and just to see once and for all if he is as good as everyone thinks he is. Could the dream Sting/Undertaker match just be too enticing for him to turn down, especially if he is offered an opportunity to end "the streak," whether he would be successful in doing so or not. I for one would love to see the match, but I would not want Sting to end the streak, simply because I really believe that no one, absolutely no one, should do so.

Could the Hall of Fame be a factor? Maybe he really wants to be recognized in the WWE Hall of Fame upon retirement, and he realizes how ridiculous it would be for him to enter a WWE Hall of Fame, even if it is an unofficial professional wrestling Hall of Fame, without ever having wrestled there.

I don't know if he is coming or not. I guess we'll all know in a few weeks. I would love to hear people's thoughts, though, if he does come, as to why he finally had a change of heart.

 

[WWEIsLife2]

I real am unsure as to whether or not Sting is coming to the WWE or not. One would have to hope so. Those vignettes certainly would make it seem so, although I doubt the validity of the second one. It shows Sting too clearly and erases any mystery. If they were going to create a video to peak fan interest and getting the world wondering if it is or isn't Sting, why produce a video which clearly shows his face and shows him standing with bat in hand? The second video erases all the intrigue of the first.

All of that aside, I would love to hear people's opinions on one aspect of all of this. Assume for discussion sake that it is Sting, and that he is coming on 2/21/11. I remain skeptical of this, but let's assume it is the case. The question becomes why.

Sting has been on Vince's wish list for as long as I can remember. He has always refused to jump over and has not been shy about saying he would not compete in WWE. So what changed, if in fact this is all true?

Is it simply a question of money? Did Vince simple make him a monetary offer he absolutely could not refuse? Let's face it, wherever Sting ends up, I figure his days in the business are limited. If he has signed, it will likely be a year, maybe two, before he retires. Maybe the lure of the big payday in the twilight of his career was just too much to turn his back on. Especially when you would have to think that any offer TNA may have made likely paled in comparison to the alleged WWE offer.

Could he be pissed off with TNA, feeling under appreciated and disrespected, and said to himself, "screw you guys, I'll go elsewhere and stick it to you?

How about his morality/Christian values? The PG Era WWE versus the more risqué TNA. Less language, less sexuality, less violence and blood in WWE versus TNA. Maybe he prefers the current WWE environment over TNA?

Could it be professional curiosity? Rather than retiring after never competing in WWE, and wondering "what if," he finally decided to give it a shot? Maybe he wants a shot at Taker, or Cena, or Orton, or whoever, just to see how the fans will respond and just to see once and for all if he is as good as everyone thinks he is. Could the dream Sting/Undertaker match just be too enticing for him to turn down, especially if he is offered an opportunity to end "the streak," whether he would be successful in doing so or not. I for one would love to see the match, but I would not want Sting to end the streak, simply because I really believe that no one, absolutely no one, should do so.

Could the Hall of Fame be a factor? Maybe he really wants to be recognized in the WWE Hall of Fame upon retirement, and he realizes how ridiculous it would be for him to enter a WWE Hall of Fame, even if it is an unofficial professional wrestling Hall of Fame, without ever having wrestled there.

I don't know if he is coming or not. I guess we'll all know in a few weeks. I would love to hear people's thoughts, though, if he does come, as to why he finally had a change of heart.

I think those things could contribute to Sting possibly coming to WWE finally. With Wrestlemania here in Atlanta,a possible HOF induction,and the current direction of WWE's PG Product (not that its a bad thing because it isn't).

I mean why not come to WWE and have 15-17,000 people screaming their lungs out for you instead of 800 to 1,000 people that TNA draws every week? I hope he has Signed and decides to Retire with the WWE.

 

[sfury2005]

Could he be pissed off with TNA, feeling under appreciated and disrespected, and said to himself, "screw you guys, I'll go elsewhere and stick it to you?

How about his morality/Christian values? The PG Era WWE versus the more risqué TNA. Less language, less sexuality, less violence and blood in WWE versus TNA. Maybe he prefers the current WWE environment over TNA?

I think it could be a mix between those 2 and maybe Vince offered him some creative control over his character and it made him feel more comfortable. I don't like what TNA did to him when Hogan came in and maybe he didn't either. It's also possible he Just wants to go one more year and He wont go anywhere near Bischoff and Hogan.

Who knows for sure but maybe he did it to prove a point and was driven to it by Bischoff. I remember seeing where Bischoff made a statement basically saying if Sting wrestles another year it will be for TNA because he can't handle the WWE workload in an interview.

 

[slimmshady]

I've got to ask the question, if it was the undertaker why would he be returning to raw? I know that it's been mentioned that when the undertaker feuded with michaels, both men were on opposite brands however I do have to ask why the undertaker would return to raw and not smackdown. I mean the guy who "took him out" was kane, with the help of the old nexus and their leader barrett. Seen as both guys are on smackdown, the only logical reason would be for the undertaker to return to smackdown and either go after kane or barrett for revenge. So I would be really disappointed if the promo was for the return of the undertaker as it just doesn't make any sense.

 

[The Ace of Knaves]

I kinda agree with you, BUT the difference is Rock/Hogan was a passing of the torch match....granted it happened at the end of the Rock's career, but you get what im saying. Rock was significantly younger than Hogan....Taker/HBK....HBK was done. He wanted to be home, so that was a good out for him. With Sting and Taker, the thing is they are both old and probably at the same iconic level in their careers...this match will probably go down in history as the Phenom vs Phenom or Franchise vs Franchise match....now with something this big especially with Undertakers streak on the line its REALLY hard to guess who would win and why. REALLY hard to say.
Sting wins and ends Takers streak clean to prove that he was a better Phenom than Taker, after Taker has been over 20 years loyal to the WWE?
Taker wins clean and proves that he's a better Phenom than Sting after WWE spent years trying to get Sting and makes him lose to Taker in his first match?
Taker wins with outside interference, retires and Sting goes on to do a program with whoever it was that interfered and Taker retires?
Sting wins with outside interference and retires...no thats just dumb.
I don't know people...It'll be REALLY hard to call this one.

That's why this match would sell. There's the hype, atmosphere, and unpredictability where the match could go either way. That's also why a match like Taker vs HHH or Taker vs Batista worked.

A match like Taker vs Barrett is no different from matches like Taker vs Henry or Taker vs Big Show & A-Train where u don't even need to see the boring match to find out who wins.

 

[Loveless]

I've just watched the video and I've absolutely no doubt whatsoever that it's Sting, mainly because right at the end (and I can't believe no-one else has seen this) they actually show part of his face being illuminated. I'm going to screenshot it if I can catch it because once you see it, you won't have any doubt.
Added to that

1. The very clear outline of a man with short hair wielding a bat
2. The same man fromm behind
3. The scorpion