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#4. Vince McMahon didn't want a proposed dream match in WWE; the reason why Sting signed with AEW
The fans are still reeling from Sting's monumental AEW debut on the 'Winter is Coming' episode of AEW Dynamite. Sting's AEW debut was rumored to happen ever since his WWE contract reportedly expired in May earlier his year. However, when he finally debuted AEW Dynamite, it still managed to catch the fans off guard.
Now, several details about his WWE departure and the AEW signing have been revealed.
Sting has signed a multi-year deal with AEW, and Tony Khan intends on using The Icon as a regular on-screen character. WWE was never high on the idea of Sting being regularly featured on TV.
It was added that Sting wanted a cinematic match with The Undertaker in WWE, but Vince McMahon rejected the proposal as the match never appealed to the WWE head honcho.
Meltzer noted the following in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
Khan wants to make him a regular television character, although he very clearly has to be protected when it comes to not taking bumps. Still, it is known Sting wanted to do a Cinematic match with Undertaker, and for whatever reason, while fans have clamored for Undertaker vs. Sting for years, it has never been a match that appealed to McMahon.
WrestleTalk's Louis Dangoor additionally reported that Sting decided to leave WWE in favor of AEW as the Hall of Famer was unhappy with how he was treated in Vince McMahon's company. Sting wants the fans to enjoy his last full-time run, and he feels AEW is the right place to do it.
Dangoor noted the following:
WrestleTalk's Louis Dangoor can now exclusively reveal that Sting was unhappy with how WWE treated him during his time with the company. We were also told that he joined AEW to do "something good" for the fans for his final full-time gig.
Sting will appear on next week's AEW Dynamite in an interview segment with Tony Schiavone, and it is expected to draw the highest number in the promotion's history.
