The Undertaker says a match with Sting would have been big box office, but Vince McMahon did not want it, for whatever reason.
For years, fans dreamed of seeing The Undertaker and Sting clash. The match briefly became a possibility when Sting came to WWE, but “The Icon” was forced to retire due to injury. Sting then came out of retirement in 2020, but The Undertaker had already hung up his own boots by then. Sting wrestled his last match at AEW Revolution 2024.
Speaking on his Six Feet Under Podcast, The Undertaker discussed the dream match that never became a reality. He noted that Vince McMahon did not want it. “The Phenom” also explained that he did not think that the match would have lived up to expectations. (H/t Jeremy Lambert of Fightful for the transcription)
That would have been huge box office,” Undertaker said. “It just didn’t work out. He had a short run in WWE and Vince [Vince McMahon] didn’t want it. For whatever reason, I don’t know what it was. He just didn’t feel it. Everybody else was like, ‘People have been clamoring for this match for quite a few years.’ A year or two into that character change, people were already sending me artwork with the billboard or poster. It just never worked out.
“Then, when he got there, the match would have been good, but I don’t think it would have lived up to the expectations that people have for it. People always think about things in a certain sense. I think they thought in their mind of Undertaker 2007-2008 vs. Sting. It was later on than that. I can say, I was way on the backside of what I was going to do when he got there.”
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