10 big WWE signings that were completely wasted

#5 Sting

We could have had the ultimate dream match

Sting was the WCW captain to go down with the WCW ship. He was to WCW what The Undertaker is to WWE.

Sting did everything in WCW, including being a seven-time World Heavyweight Champion. Following WCW's closure in 2001, he briefly negotiated with WWE in early 2002, only to publicly say he would not join the company due to the heavy WWE TV-14 rating as well as fear of booking on his character.

Sting shocked the wrestling world when he came out of retirement in 2006 for what would turn out to be a seven-year run with TNA Wrestling, during which he was a five-time World Heavyweight Champion. Sting finally joined WWE in 2014, and everyone was very excited.

We had so many possibilities, with the big one on everyone's mind being finally seeing the dream match between Sting and The Undertaker. WWE had different plans, however. WWE and Triple H's egos over destroying everything WCW, kind of plans. Sting debuted at Survivor Series, taking down The Authority.

He continued to say he would take them down during his feud with Triple H, which led to his in-ring debut at WrestleMania 31, with Triple H. Things suddenly changed to a WWE vs WCW vibe with WWE having to stand tall.

Fans still remained hopeful that a match with The Undertaker would happen, perhaps the following year. Unfortunately, Sting's career would come to an end in horrific fashion after a botched powerbomb from Seth Rollins at Night of Champions 2015. We never got that Undertaker vs Sting match, but we could have and should have at WrestleMania 31.

Sting was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2016.