5 Reasons Undertaker vs Sting would be a huge mistake

Survivor Series 2014.

As Triple H was about to aid Seth Rollins in getting a victory over Dolph Ziggler and keep The Authority's jobs secure in the process, a familiar music hit! In one of the most shocking moments in WWE history, WCW legend Sting came out and the crowd went bananas!

When the excitement wore off, fans clamored for the dream encounter they had been wanting to see for years at that point: The Undertaker vs Sting. At WrestleMania 31, Sting lost to Triple H whereas Undertaker defeated Bray Wyatt, and a huge opportunity was missed. There couldn't have been a better time and place than WrestleMania 31 to showcase this dream match, but the fans were left disappointed.

4 years later, WWE is now teasing the match via its social media posts. But do we really need this match now? Here are 5 reasons why The Undertaker vs Sting should not happen.

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#5 Look no further than Undertaker vs Goldberg

The Undertaker and Goldberg

At Super ShowDown last month, The Undertaker faced off against Goldberg in the main event of the night. This match instantly garnered heat from the wrestling world, with fans bashing the company for putting the health of these legends in jeopardy. The bout had its fair share of scary moments that made the fans cringe and worry for the two legends.

Goldberg looked in a good enough shape for a match at the time. That didn't stop the bout from becoming a disaster. Disturbing footage after the match emerged later, showing Goldberg collapsing as he prepared to leave. It would be wise to take notes from the Super ShowDown disaster and make sure that something like this never happens again.

#4 The match would put Sting's health in jeopardy

Sting vs Seth Rollins

Sting wrestled Seth Rollins for the WWE World Championship at Night of Champions 2015. The Icon not only lost the match, but he also suffered a serious neck injury. Back in 2017, Sting talked about his injury and the details were enough to convince anyone that he isn't coming back, ever.

I feel normal. But the doctor says my neck is messed up, bad! So (if I take) one more bad fall, and maybe [gestures a baseball swing] done! Neck down nothing (will function) or (I may) die.

Imagine watching the match at a future event with zero excitement and a constant feeling of fear in one's mind. This isn't wrestling. It's a hard pill to swallow for many, but Sting shouldn't be allowed to ever wrestle again, for his own good.

#3 Unfortunately, this isn't 1999...

This isn't what was asked

...or even 2015, when both Sting and The Undertaker were capable of producing a good enough match. At WrestleMania 31, The Phenom looked in incredible shape and his match against Bray Wyatt certainly wasn't a bad affair. On the other hand, Sting held his own against Triple H, although the bout was marred with interference by DX and NWO.

Fans and wrestling personalities have been saying this for a long while now. The Undertaker is way past his prime, and so is Sting. If by a stroke of luck and a good enough pay, WWE had managed to score Sting after buying off WCW, it would have been the perfect time to greenlit the dream match. Sadly, it didn't happen. There was an opportunity to do the same at WrestleMania 31, but the company decided not to go ahead with it.

Now, 4 years later, things have drastically changed and there's no logical reason to have this match.

#2 The match is bound to be a disaster

This match will end up disappointing fans

Let's face it!

it has been a long time since Undertaker had a good match. At this point, he has turned into a nostalgia act who still gets better pops than the majority of the WWE roster. But is that enough? WWE was aware of this fact at last year's WrestleMania, and thus we got a very short Undertaker vs John Cena match.

Since then, The Phenom has wrestled in Saudi Arabia on several occasions, with every single bout being a disappointment. A visibly old Undertaker vs a possibly injured Sting screams nothing but a disaster at this point. What's the point of this match, if it's bound to be bad, and would end up disappointing the fans more than they would have been had the match never happened?

#1 No need to tarnish their legacies further

This should've been the end

The reason Sting didn't come to WWE in the early 2000s was that he didn't think WCW stars were being treated properly in the company. Sting eventually debuted in WWE, and went on to lose to Triple H at The Show of Shows, and later to Seth Rollins. WWE won't, and rightfully so, let Undertaker lose to Sting if the two ever collide. Would Sting really want to look back at his WWE career and think that he made a grave mistake by ending up 0-3?

Then we have The Undertaker, whose retirement was teased after a horrible WrestleMania 33 main event against Roman Reigns. It didn't happen though, and he is still wrestling for WWE. Sadly, we're way beyond the point where we could talk about saving his legacy. The past three years have made sure of it. The best we can do at this point is to hope that The Undertaker's legacy isn't tarnished further with another embarrassing match.