Well, this would have been awesome.
During a recent edition of the Grilling JR podcast, legendary commentator Jim Ross revealed that WWE was considering a dream match back in 2005 which would have seen The Rock take on WCW icon Sting.
It sounds like it came close to happening, and that Dwayne Johnson was fully on board with the idea as he felt that he and Sting could deliver greatness in the squared circle together.
"Look, we were trying to recruit Sting, Conrad, ever since WCW closed their doors. And then subsequently when he finally got all his money from Time-Warner that he was owed. We knew he’d be healthy, he’d be refreshed, and he’d have a full bank account. He should be a happy guy. And we only wanted him for a part-time role at best to maximize the investment, and to not overuse a asset that had more matches in him than he had left. So yeah, we were always talking about bringing him in. Why not? But Rock and Sting would have been cool as hell.
"And Rock — look, the thing about this, and I may have mentioned this before. It’s worth reiterating as far as bookers are concerned. Bookers find out that the top talents who are gonna draw the money and put an ass every 18 inches know exactly who they can and cannot work well with. Meaning that a great attraction like The Rock fighting another great attraction like Sting at the biggest event of the year like WrestleMania for the first time ever is money. Here’s the key though. Rock knew in his heart that he could get a match out of Sting, who had been dormant for quite a while, without any problem. Full confidence. And I believe that too. So anyhow, yeah it was a topic we talked about."
This would have made an incredible WrestleMania match but it clearly wasn't meant to be. Sting did end up wrestling at the Show of Shows, of course, when he squared off with Triple H in a nostalgia-driven match which included appearances from D-Generation X and the nWo.
Unfortunately, his career ended shortly after during a match with Seth Rollins.
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