WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker not long ago talked about a significant “what-if” scenario from his career on an episode of his podcast, “Six Feet Under.”
He talked about the much-anticipated encounter with Sting that fans had hoped for after Sting came aboard WWE. Despite both wrestlers expressing a desire to compete against each other, the match never materialized because it wasn’t something Vince McMahon wanted to pursue.
On having no regrets over it:
Undertaker commented, “The people had already been clamoring for that match for a long time, and it seems like a no-brainer. Why on Earth would you not do that? Adding to the story, and I was like, ‘Man, this is a home run. Still for whatever reason, Vince did not see it, didn’t like it, didn’t want it. This is an easy main premium live event for a pay-per-view.’ But I don’t really have an answer. I never really had an in-depth conversation with Vince about why he didn’t want to do it. Sting versus Undertaker — he obviously knows more about business than I do, but that one just seems like a home run. Furthermore, they decided to walk the guy instead of pitch to him. I don’t know what happened there.”
“It wasn’t my decision, but my goodness, I would have loved to have been able to have that encounter. I guess it just wasn’t meant to be, while but what could have been? We were on the same plane together, talking, like, this is beyond me. I remember running into Sting, I think it was after the WrestleMania that we didn’t work. I don’t know why.”
On the bout being debated on forever: “I think Sting has probably got to be the biggest miss of a The Grandest Stage of Them All. Those two characters would do some incredible business. It’ll be addressed for the rest of time — a what-if that could have happened. As an added layer to this, wasn’t me. Furthermore, though it is what it is.. Meanwhile, Wasn’t my decision.”
You can check out the complete podcast below. (H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)