The Undertaker sends a message to Sting
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- Many have dreamed of an Undertaker vs. Sting showdown for years and years. As Sting approaches retirement, The Undertaker sends a warm message to the WCW legend, who is currently in his final run at All Elite Wrestling.
A true WWE legend, The Undertaker, is the recipient of the inaugural Bill Apter Legacy Award to commemorate his longevity in the squared circle. Catch this short but fantastic message from The Undertaker to Sting!
Timestamps:-
00:00- Introduction
00:21- The Undertaker's message for Sting
01:27- Who would win between The Undertaker & Sting?
#WWE #TheUndertaker #Sting
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The fact that Sting was in WWE and they didn’t at the very least have a face off between Sting and Undertaker is one of the biggest fumbles in WWE history.
Sting got buried by Triple H
@@crashpalAnd that is why I refuse to watch WWE and haven't watched it for many years. Sting was always worried that Vince wouldn't do right by the Sting character and he was absolutely right.
Triple H ego he made it about him not the undertaker they did definitely fumbled the ball on that
@@crashpali still think Sting had no business beating Triple H. Who already lost enough times at Manias
Sting going to the WWE was a huge mistake and the WWE dropped the ball. Sting knows it that's why he went to aew to get talent over and be protected. He has control over his character and free reign how to end it. Sad we never see these two legends
I have a lot of respect for Stinger to achieve his icon status without the WWE. Not too many people can say that.
Yeah good point
Very true
I mean only other person I can think of is Ric Flair to get that high outside of WWE in the last 30ish years. Even though he was in WWE for a while, he was already a cemented superstar without them
Thats only cause the indies weren't as big as now.The wrestlers now have more options than wcw,ecw and wwe now.
Don’t forget that Flair and Sting did start their careers when the territories were still functioning
Even if they never had a match, I wish we would've gotten an in ring segment between them.
An in ring segment MUST HAPPEN!
They actually did back in the old days
@@user-pv9cf4fr6dthey were not the characters they are today in that match especially not taker
They had a dark match in the 1980's back when Mark was Mean Mark Callous.
Agreed. An on screen interaction would’ve sufficed
Those two are the definition of professional wrestling
Agree and I have no problem saying they were the heart and soul of their companies both WCW AND when it was WWF had wrestlers but these two were loyal
Such a simple sentence but sums up these 2 legends
Taker’s a dork
Sting never made it out of the Busch leagues
@@adamirishconundrum851 lol ok
Sad that the reason Sting stayed away from the WWE for all those years is exactly what ended up happening to him once he joined. So much potential with Sting on the roster...and they made him job to HHH right out of the gate. Undertaker v Sting was something every wrestling fan has wanted for a loooooong time...just sad we never got it when we actually could have.
Just exemplifies the ego of both paul and vinny! We can't put this guy over, we didn't create him!
Honestly paul can't carry Stings jock! If paul didn't marry into the family he never would have gotten over like he did!
Sting actually worked for everything he ever got out of this business!
@@wrestlingNOTsportsentrtanmnt And yet they put over Shinsuke, AJ, Sami and KO,.. The list may go on.
Also, Sting vs HHH happened only two years before Roman vs Taker took place, in all of it disastrous glory. Now imagine that instead of Roman we had a 55 years old Sting.
@@giantmagicalduck3604 they would have screwed that up too!
@@wrestlingNOTsportsentrtanmnt who "they"? Are you talking about the management? Or two old beaten up men in onesies?
@@giantmagicalduck3604 a 55 year old Sting and a past his prime Undertaker are and were still light years better than mr no talent roman! He's awful!
The 2 most loyal superstars in the history of this buisness, they were the cornerstones of the rival companies
Undertaker was Mean Mark Calloway in WCW and he was on his way back to WCW be4 the biker gimmick. That's how he got the green light from Vince to do it. He's loyal to a fault.
No doubt
@@younglove3362 Taker said he thought about it and that there was an opportunity through Nash, but never seriously considered it. He wasn't never on his way. By that logic, Sting was also loyal to a fault. He was in the same boat in '90 or '91 when he was thinking about Flair's recommendation to go to WWE before he talked himself out of it.
They were both the: "Keystones" during the Monday night war.
Gotta love Taker and Sting, my all time favorites.
I’d love to see Taker and Sting in a spectacular one off event promoted to the hilt.
I always saw Sting, especially back in the days as Crow Sting, as WCW's Undertaker. He stayed there and have been loyal to the end, he even sunk with the ship, as a captain would do.
They had a really similar, sinister aura, they struck fear when they approached the ring, and so on.
It's a shame we never saw a match between these two. It would have been a WrestleMania main event caliber match, and would have been a total draw. I wonder what went through Vince's mind to not even have the idea of that match, and capitalize a max on it.
@@EternalxFrostit never had given a bigger Match as this. Sting said in an Interview that he wants to fight undertaker at Wrestlemania but vince doesn't wanted it.
@@EternalxFrostobviously Vince wasn't that much of a mastermind as he would of got "BIG" ratings if it were undertaker vs sting. He's made so many poor decisions in WWE lol
They are both mine as well.
I like that The Undertaker didnt just disappear into retirement. Hes still out and about doing this and that. Keeping busy. Just cause you cant go in the ring anymore doesnt mean you dont have anything to offer.
I’d argue that he’s actually showing guys who are about to retire exactly how to do it! He saved all of his best stories, he’s giving good advice, he’s making his occasional appearances, he’s happy and healthy, etc.
He's basically turned over a whole new page, and I love that he's not so much "Undertaker" these days, but more "'Taker" or even just Mark, shooting the breeze, telling his stories and showing us all a completely different side of him that we never got to experience in WWF/E.
well he did recent get on Nxt and and gave breaker a chokeslam last thing he said before his retirement was never say never so he may at some point do 1 more match for a special event or something
The Undertaker actually has a pretty likeable personality. Friendly but tough.
An example of Christ
Sting and Undertaker are both ICONS of the industry!! Best wishes to both and THANK YOU for the memories.
That's very respectful to hear going out to Sting.
A casket match with Taker and Sting would have been absolute gold.
The two most respected individuals in their industry. Not just pro wrestling
The match we always wanted to see never happen. Congrats on both for giving us 90’s wrestling fans a incredible childhood memories.
It happened, in WCW before Mark moved to WWF
I’ve actually never even thought about this happening & never understood the comparisons. I would’ve always loved to see Taker & Abyss stare off though & have a match. But then again others would say “but what about Kane?” & I’d say “what about him? Taker vs Abyss is money, but Abyss Vs Kane … idk”.
@@packedentertainment2866 I'm with you. I don't get the hype for Undertaker vs Sting. I wanted to see prime Lord of Darkness Deadman version of The Undertaker vs prime Umaga. Now that would have been a showdown for the ages. Umaga was a speedy gonzalez fast buck
@@caballerosalasYes but people wanted to see them both in the primes of their characters. Taker was still a green rookie when he faced surfer sting in WCW. People wanted the Deadman vs The Crow.
Why though? You know there's no way in hell Vince lets a WCW guy beat the Undertaker. It would be pointless. Almost impossible to do.
That match should have happened years ago when both were in their primes. It's a shame we never got to see it.
they did have a match in the late 80s
yes, Crow Sting vs eyerolling back of his head Deadman gimmick, not Biker Taker though i say ,. Latest that should have happened was 2007 0r 2008. wayyy.... too late now.
Imagine Taker/Sting at WM XX.
blame TNA for that
yeah ,but both were not even near peak yet. And Mark wasn't Undertaker yet .@@markdejonge937
A dream match that should've happened at WM 31 or 32.
Agree! Instead they opted for having sting job to hhh 🙄
@@CoolBlueVirgoIf Taker lost at WM the fans would’ve lost their minds and if Sting lost the fans would’ve lost their minds
@@TL2354 And 🤣❓ They made taker lose to Brock of all people and they lost their minds
@@CoolBlueVirgo Yes. I always felt that Undertaker's streak deserved to be ended by an equal Icon, not by a wrestler that is coming up like a final boss thing.
The only Icon still standing equal to him at that point still wrestling and doing it as well and doing it for wrestling itself still, was Sting.
this just shows the respect these legends have for bill apter
I always used to read Bill Apter's articles on Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
@@LeviAckerman-cb5jiit boggles my mind how today Meltzer is more popular in some aspects than Bill Apter
UNDERTAKER never wrestled Sting, but Mean Mark did.
Yep 👍🏼 ppl forget that one. But it was very long time before they became ICONS
Sting also wrestled Kane in WCW But he wasn't Kane
I was wondering if Sting was with WCW around that time. Was is WCW or NWA?
It was WCW which at the time was a promotion existing within the NWA umbrella. The very next year though in 1991, the WCW would split from the NWA and have their own World Heavyweight Championship .@@jhendley3502 Here's a link: ua-cam.com/video/0WnvmI0zl4w/v-deo.html
@@jhendley3502Yeah Sting Been There From Mid-South With Ultimate Warrior 2 The Rename UWF 2 Crockett Promotions Rather It Was NWA R WCW It's The Same Company Ted Turner Got It From Crockett Who Got Sting,Flair,Etc. From Watts!1❤
The respect level is unreal
The GOAT pays respect to The Icon.
Soooo.... Sting pays respect to Sting. Got it
@@ABD-pc3jf 🤡
@@ABD-pc3jf Taker is way better. In fact he is the GOAT
Sting paying respect to himself?
Sting and Undertaker are the quintessential professionals of the business.
I wish they could've at least done one of those cinematic matches at WrestleMania. It would've been so cool to see the characters be the main focus.
Taker didn’t want to wrestle sting for some weird reason
@@paulwoodford1984Taker has always been an amazing performer, but he knew that in his later years he needed a younger guy to help gives his moves more impact. If he has a choice between Sting and guys like Drew McIntyre and AJ Styles, of course he’s gonna go for the latter.
Sting was lobbying for a cinema match when he still had a legends contract with WWE.
Should've happened in 2015 but of course, HHH had to beat him at WM and Vince wanted to spit on WCW one last time which made no sense because it was out of business for 14 years at that point.
Makes me mad their excuse to have HHH defeat Sting was so HHH could look "strong" for a potential match against the Rock at next year's Mania but of course that never happened.
Hhh is an alpha,this is what alphas do, I'm sure you nerds would have loved a 25 minute boring promo about " honour and respect"
@@FiveDORRAHHH is not an alpha he never was he is the bosses favorite boyfriend of his daughter
@@benjaminvalenti1242 he's 100 percent alpha, would chyna go with a wimp? By worming himself into the McMahon family he's achieved greatness
@@FiveDORRA ok but undertaker and Sting are even bigger alphas because they did what they did without hooking up with the bosses or anybody else's daughter plus I've meet sting and he is as advertised a strong Christian man who treats everyone with respect
Both are legends.
He has actually wrestled Sting. Just was at a house show for WCW in 1990. Sting was the NWA World Heavyweight Champion
Yea but 'undertaker' didn't
@@AshknFX Fair enough
I think that was when he was going under the character name of Mean Mark.
@@markcampbell1466 correct....more of a jobber in NWA , nobody expected what a phenomenon he would become as Undertaker later that same year
I knew it!!!! Sting did wrestle Undertaker, in WCW where Taker was called Mark Callous! This was before Mark went to WWF, sometime in 1989 or 1990
The match we all wanted and never got to see :( That match would have been the true Icon vs Icon of WWF/WWE vs WCW.
They did wrestle each other in WCW when Undertaker was Mean Mark Callous. Sting won that match.
I was just gonna say that, you took the words right out of my mouth, Mark wasn't the Undertaker, yet in WCW in 1989-early 1990 and Steve wasn't the Crow version of Sting yet, either (the match was won by Sting, btw) and The Crow Sting was allegedly came up with by the late, Scott Hall. 💖💜❤♥😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
@@easyriderrider4580so then really that march doesn't count because there was no gimmicke build up for it
I was gonna say, I could have sworn that they wrestled at least once even though it was way back when.
Yeah back when Mark Calloway was a jobber and not a Phenom
@@crashpal exactly
Taker really is a class act. WWE did drop the ball , but in all fairness to them. Wrestling styles more than marquee names make good matches. This is one time I'm not sure this would have been a great match. We'll never know.
He did actually wrestle him in 1990.
Correct, but as Mean Mark not Undertaker
Ssshhhh🤫
Sting won
that is one match I would have loved to see. Classic undertaker vs. Crow Sting..hell, yeah Brother!!
I don't understand why there can't at least be a cinema match like taker and aj did
Interesting
Sting in his day had it all strength, speed, explosive, the look, athletic etc.
20 years ago, Undertaker vs Sting would have been one of those for the ages! Like Undertaker vs Mankind Hell in a Cell, Sting vs Ric Flair for the title, Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat for the title. Just an incredible match man.
WWE made a big mistake not getting these 2 legends in the ring together
I appreciate The Undertaker's kind words to Sting...ive always loved them both just the mention of him and Sting in a match just makes my imagination go wild...the Dead man vs the Icon Sting..the Tombstone/Choke slam/ Last ride/Gates of Hell vs the Stinger splash/Scorpion death lock/Scorpion Death drop...i can just imagine them both kicking out of each other's moves...hahaha he said I'd a killed him good fun good fun...it would make my day just to see them in the ring together even if they didn't wrestle just to shake hands and talk to each other on the mic
He should have just told Sting:
"Rest in peace" and done the eye thing
Bill apter been covering the bussiness since ive been alive and im 44!!! Respect!!!
2006 WM22 Taker vs Sting would’ve been the absolute last time that match could have happened at a 5 star level
I'm just happy Taker can be a Regular guy Now days & Enjoy his life. He gets a chance to Smell & enjoy his flowers
🌹🌻🌷
Hes earned it. Both of them have
Taker is right Vince would never allow sting to beat him the fact that Sting was on top of his game by 1990 and Taker wasn't on his til the late 90s Sting is all class
These guys made our childhood great even when wrestling organisation said don't try this at home we would still try it with our family and friends breaking furniture and beds 😂 Of course without getting injured.
I would seriously love to see that match before sting retires
another Undertaker dream botchfest in Saudi Arabia would be nice!
Love you taker
Always respectfull
A living legend
Sting is like a mythological big foot friggen legend
A Great Legend wishing another Great Legend! 😎👍👍
Undertaker vs Sting at WrestleMania would’ve been like Michael Jordan vs Kobe Bryant at the NBA Finals.
Yes💪💪💪
No it wouldn't have. Vince is right, don't always give fans what they want.
Taker is a truly decent guy !! Just wish we could've got that match....
I love how humble Taker is. One of the last real ones. It sucks watching all the guys I grew up watching retiring. 🤘
Dream matches that could’ve happened but never did. AustinPunk HBKRock but hands down the one everyone would’ve loved to see TakerSting
HBK and Rock wrestled.
I think, just to have them in a tag team together would have been really special !!!! 🔥
I love me some Bill Apter
Now he talks about Sting, when he should've in 2014/2015
Right. Egos
Sting and undertaker have truly fought everyone. I reckon Sting slightly goes back and forward by fighting Harley Race to MJF but take nothing away
I used to be upset it didnt happen. But I now understand why it didnt. They both went out on top. And im happy about that.
2 things that absolutely ruined our industry: Taker dropping the streak, and Sting jobbing to Triple H
Thanks a lot Triple H *slow clap 👏🏿
You know what, unlike anyone else’s retirement… Sting announcement really feels like the end of an era. He was a childhood hero of mine since like 93. Crazy he still Wrestling.
Undertaker is such a good dude, he really earned all of his success.
Probably the two most respected wrestlers of all time
The promo, build up and dynamics of this match would have been world breaking for the wrestling world... Like who would have been heel/face, what would spark sting/taker to go after the other, who would fire the first shot etc? Or maybe the timeline that we're in... Maybe this one is best left untold?
I'd say it was best left untold. In all honesty, especially when Sting went to WWE, they were both so far removed from their prime. The buildup and storyline could have been really awesome, but I think the match itself wouldn't have been anywhere near as great as we would have wanted and expected. And making everything make sense without having a clear cut heel/face could have been weird. Nobody EVER bought into Sting as a heel any time it was tried. It would have been a reach going either way. The truth is, they would have made a much better TEAM rather than opponents.
Wow! Nice to see The Undertaker and Mr. Bill Apter. They both look great. Nice props for Sting and I'm glad that he took a few minutes to say hello and wish Sting well. The Match. THE MATCH that so many wrestling fans around the World want to see will probably only happen on a video game somewhere. These guys are to old and to tired to go buring down the House for 10 or 15 minutes, 20 minutes anymore. I wish them both the best and Happy Retirement to two Childhood Heroes of Mine. We'll settle for the stories and the occasional WrestleCon Expo or Event somewhere along the way!
Thank you bill for asking Stinger questions!
Bill needs to retire asap
Will never forgive Vince for not making this match happen.
Imagine if stings last opponent is taker in a huge twist now that taker is out of WWE
How
And I believe that the Undertaker is still under contract with WWE.
NOT GOING TO HAPPEN STING 64 UNDERTAKER 58 TWO LATE AND IF IT DID IT WOULD BE LIKE UNDERTAKER AND GOLBERG MATCH
They can still manage wrestlers and have them go at it like a coach and his players!!!
Taker is a g for saying that
If Seth hadn't injured Sting at Night of Champions 2015 it would've happened at Wrestlemani 32. 😔
Yeah and I've always even before that match though they should have outlawed that damn buckle pomb of his after it injured fin Balor
How
Most people don’t actually know that sting and undertaker actually did wrestle in their early days. Sting beat him.
Very much pre icons though
The ultimate dream match that MUST happen‼️
Not going to happen
😮they wrestled in wcw
Im glad Bill is still doing his thing.
With all respect to sting. Undertaker is on another level
I agree Taker is better in EVERY way
@@grant1739 I have a g 🔫
Sting should get the Win
No he shouldn't he's a boring Crow rip off
@@grant1739 downvote 👎
I love that depending on who it was they got different finishers. Undertakers whole persona has depth. A true Legend.
Undertaker is the old school ,it is kind of said and at the same time nice to see him being out of character , when I was young I would have never in my life thought I would see the taker retire , to me he was always a constant but now as we all know time and tide wait for no one.
I think one of the reasons the match never happened was because Vince didn't want to run the risk of Sting fans cheering over Taker fans, which could have likely happened. HBK (Mr. Wrestlemania himself, and someone that got cheered as much or more than Taker does) was booed at the Sting vs HHH match when he interfered; the only justice in that match.
WWE fans weren't going to cheer for Sting over Undertaker
@@grant1739 But actual wrestling fans were
@@ABD-pc3jf This^
I think WWE underestimated how over Sting's character would get, he got some of the biggest pops I can remember from the last decade. The crowd would've been split Rock/Hogan style.
My opinion Vince never liked Sting that is why Sting was wasted in the WWE
Two biggest misses in WWE history was Hogan vs. Flair at Wrestlemania VIII and Undertaker vs. Sting at Wrestlemania 31. Why bring Sting in and not put him in a match with the Undertaker?!
If only the stars had aligned. Two true greats of respective companies.
Not going to lie when I heard that knock I thought it was going to be Sting himself
Is undertaker challenging sting? 😊
Oddly enough the undertaker last wcw match was against Sting. Sting won that match. With all that being said The undertaker speak very well about Sting.
In my opinion sting retired in 2001 but just came back for 20+ more years to add to his legacy. Truly proud to be a little stinger. Thank you sting. Congratulations to the undertaker on the award.
Before being tombstoned, Sting would have had the Undertaker screaming in the Scorpion Deathlock.
Sting and Taker are the most respected wrestlers of all-time and 2 of my top 5 of all-time.
Could of had Taker vs Sting but nooooooooooo.
Typical waste of time from the wwe and not giving fans what they want to see
Spot on. Trips just had to wrestle him first. What an asshole.
They did wrestle each other though...Just not as The Undertaker.
my favorite wrestler
Sting vs. Undertaker....the dream match we'll never going to see....
Doesn't Sting also use the Tombstone as part of his regular moveset ? 😅
Yep! Plus we had Disco Inferno using the Stone Cold Stunner as his finisher. 😂
@@mattb6369 Yea, but i believe Disco renamed the move as something else right ?
@@nicholashaan7345yep, think he called it the chartbuster
Who would win? Whoever Vince said would win. Don't forget what business you're in, guys.
Boy that sounded sincere rip bless you baba
TAKER seems like a laid back cool ass dude
"I'd have killed him" Proof that taker buried wcw talent
Fun fact: Taker actually did wrestle Sting in his WCW days. Surfer Sting vs Mean Mark Callous happened in 1990.
I'm glad these two never squared off. There's more longevity in "what if" than there is in an actual match.
They did wrestle before back in WCW. Sting won
Sting has the best career of all time. Best wrestler of all time when it is said and done. 5 decades of being on top. Being the face. The crowd never got bored of sting. Went out on top as well. Undertaker ruined it by the end of his career and was not the face of the company.
I never understood why Taker-Sting was this match everyone seemed to want.
Legendary wrestler and legendary journalist
My two favorite goats of all time in my book
Nice to see Bill Apter is still alive :)
Even a face off in the ring would destroy the internet.
I could have sworn that they had at least one match against each other in WCW, before he went to WWE and became the Undertaker.