Speaking on his Drive Thru podcast, Cornette explained that it would have been difficult for WWE to appease fans with the match outcome. If Sting lost, ex-WCW fans would have been upset. Similarly, if The Undertaker lost, WWE fans would have complained. Cornette believes the only way a match involving The Undertaker and Sting could have worked is if they had become tag team partners.
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Why did The Undertaker vs. Sting not take place?
Dozens of WCW wrestlers joined WWE when Vince McMahon acquired the company in 2001. Sting, however, chose not to move to WWE. Instead, the wrestling legend signed with IMPACT Wrestling in 2003 and he spent the next 11 years of his career with the promotion.
When Sting finally appeared in WWE in 2014-2015, he competed in PPV matches against Triple H and Seth Rollins. During the same period of time, The Undertaker feuded with Superstars including Bray Wyatt and Brock Lesnar.
Although Sting has said in interviews that he wants to face The Undertaker, the man behind The Undertaker character, Mark Calaway, has a different opinion.
Calaway, 55, told Barstool Sports in September that he wanted to feud with Sting, 61, two decades ago, but not in 2020.
The Undertaker previously faced Sting under the name Mark Callous at an NWA show in 1990. However, the legendary performers never went one-on-one while working as their more established characters.
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