What If? – Sting faced The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVII

TheChairshot.com asks the question…What If? PC Tunney discusses what if Sting came to WWE and faced The Undertaker at WrestleMania 27!

One of if not THEE most iconic matchups wrestling fans never got was Sting vs Undertaker. These were two greats who evolved their personas over multiple decades. Sting would go from the bleached blond hair and loud ring attire to his iconic “crow” look perched at the top of the building carefully plotting his next move. While Undertaker evolved from Phenom to Deadman to American Badass and back to Deadman again, while leaving a path of destruction in his wake.

Let’s start by talking about what we would not have gotten, which is Undertaker vs HHH. This was a really good match, but I am partial to their second match at Mania 28 where HBK is the guest referee. In my scenario, we still get that match and the legendary moment of those three at the top of the ramp the next year. As for Sting, this all lines up with his infamous match with Jeff Hardy which took place at Victory Road just three weeks before Mania 27. Sting, having defeated Hardy at the end of February, would have a nine month title reign as TNA Heavyweight Champion. He successfully defended that title six times during that reign against the likes of Jeff Hardy, Mr. Anderson and RVD, Matt Hardy, Bully Ray and Mr. Anderson, RVD, and Mr. Anderson one more time before dropping the title to Mr. Anderson in December of 2011 at Slammiversary IX.

Now, it’s time to see what we would have gotten with Sting if he had made the jump to WWE in April of 2011. Obviously, we would have gotten Sting vs Undertaker at Mania 27. That’s the whole premise of this article, lol! I would have liked to have seen the build to this dream match with “Crow” Sting stalking The Undertaker, driving Undertaker to some of the deepest and darkest places he had not been since his boiler room matches with Mrs. Foley’s baby boy. I would not have broken The Streak here, but I would have made sure this match happened again at SummerSlam with a number one contender spot for the World Title on the line, with Sting going over. To finish this spectacular trilogy, I can’t think of a better match than a Hell In A Cell. Who wins the final match?… You pick! I say we all win as fans if we would have gotten this iconic feud.

Finally, what else could we have seen from Sting in that 2011-2015 era of WWE? The Rock was still around facing John Cena. Either of these two greats would have been perfect for a program with Sting. Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, CM Punk, Sheamus, Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry, The Miz, and The Shield all get the creative juices flowing. For me, there is one other name I would have loved to have seen Sting in the ring with, and that is BRRRRRROCK LESNAR!!! This is another situation where Sting’s Crow character can make a persona like Brock Lesnar feel uncomfortable. Guys like the Undertaker and Brock Lesnar are supposed to be the ones making THEIR opponents feel uneasy. The possibilities are quite vast as they should be with a roster like WWE had at this time, and of course the undeniable talent and presence of the man they call Sting.