I know WWE has a reputation for undermining the legacies of former WCW talents, such as Goldberg, Steiner and DDP but I do believe that Sting would have been TOO BIG of a name for anything like the to happen. Sting is a smart man, I could see him demanding a guarantee for something like this in his contract. I certainly think we would have seen a Sting world title run, had he joined in 2001.
I would have booked Sting strongly throughout the year, a feud with Stone Cold would have been awesome to see, Austin giving Sting the finger before taking a beating with the bat would have been legendary, but I would have saved Undertaker v Sting for the 'Mania the year after.
Sting would have won the Royal Rumble to guarantee himself a spot in the main event at WM, and Undertaker would have won the world title the following night on Raw, leading to the show ending with Sting appearing on the stage with his bat pointed at the Deadman, then signalling the belt across his waist. There would then be enough time for the story to be built into a classic, before the 2 finally collided at WM, with Undertaker surprising everyone the week before 'Mania by dropping the Bad Ass gimmick and returning to his roots as the Phenom.
I would have had Undertaker defeat Sting at 'Mania but offer him the opportunity of a rematch, where Sting would win and take the title.
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