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#1 A fitting end to a legendary career
Now, Sting was not treated all that badly during his WWE run. From his debut at Survivor Series 2014 to his Hall of Fame induction in 2016, Sting was always presented as a legend.
The problem was that he was presented as a WCW legend. WWE seemed unwilling to place one of their old rival's top performers on the same level as their established main event players - even though WCW had been out of business for well over ten years!
Debuting opposite Triple H at WrestleMania 31, Sting lost an interference-filled bout. Failing in his first in-ring appearance for the company hardly painted Sting in as a Superstar.
Returning to pay-per-view action to challenge Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Night of Champions 2015, Sting once again suffered defeat.
More importantly, though, he also suffered a severe neck injury in the match. The injury would force Sting to announce his official retirement during his Hall of Fame induction speech the next year.
The lackluster nature of his WWE stint might well tempt Sting back for one last run with a major company. If Sting is interested, AEW can make it happen.
