So...why didn't Sting come in during Styles' reign

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

I'm as certian as one can be that TNA tried really hard to get Sting to come in during Styles' title reign. Meltzer reported it several times that they wanted him in August, then September...then went so far as to say that we'd probably not see Sting again. Styles even name dropped Sting weeks in a row saying he wouldn't face him.

 

So...what changed his mind?

 

1. The Jarrett haters (although even I am now not a Jarrett supporter...the haters go further past the realms of logic...like me with HHH) will say they never tried to bring him in. As if he was waiting by his phone ready to run to Nashville at the drop of a hat.

 

2. Sting decided to help them out of the Hogan is injured jam. I could buy this since he does have a certain amount of respect and like for Jerry Jarrett.

 

3. Panda threw more money at him. Eh. If Sting wanted more money he'd have been in the WWE a year ago.

 

4. Sting didn't want to job to Styles. It's not the nicest thought...but jobbing to Jarrett means jobbing to the top guy who'll always be portrayed as strong. Jobbing to Styles offers no such guarantee. Plus...small.

 

5. Sting just decided to wrestle again that it.

 

So...what does everyone think?

[Guest TDinDC1112]

Number 4 by a long shot, with a minor chance of number 1, and the rest: not a chance.

[Guest j.o.b. squad]

perhaps he was always scheduled for that date but the plan was for hogan to beat jeff for the belt then sting to beat hogan then sting losses the belt back to jeff

[Michrome 0]

4.00

[Guest PhantMan]

I don't care. Sting doesn't love the biz, so why bother with him returning? kinda luger I guess.

[{''({o..o})''} 0]

Sting doesn't love the biz

 

You know, that describes pretty much every body who used to be in wrestling before the Attitude phase. It's not that they don't love the business, they don't love what the business has become.

[tommytomlin 0]

The whole 'STING HATES WRESTLING~@' thing is so exaggerated. It was even a STORYLINE during 2000 when Sting feuded with Jarrett. If Sting hated wrestling as much as we've been lead to believe by the internet, why did he come to TNA? Or the WWA? I'm pretty sure they're not paying him WCW money, and he's already a rich guy.

 

As for him not wanting to put over Styles, I've neither seen, heard nor read anything about that, and Sting has a good track record of putting over guys young and old, so I don't think it's that. I think it's 5, just because anything else is just speculation.

[Michrome 0]

I don't really think Sting has a great track record of putting younger guys over, at least not 1998 and on. He pretty much buried Vampiro in every match in the second Russo era.

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

I never heard of Sting being a political bastard backstage, so I wouldn't think he would refuse to job to Styles. Hell, he didn't even pin Styles when he and Jarrett faed Syles and Syxx-Pac at the 1 Year Show, Jarrett did.

 

If Your saying Hogan, then I'd probably say yeah, no way will he put over someone like Styles. (By that I mean he's pretty small and looks like a Cruiserweight more than a Heavyweight Threat)

[syxx2001 0]

2 or 4.

[Guest dvkorn]

Pretty much number 2....

 

Number 1 i think is complete bullshit and anyone who thinks that is deluding themselves...

 

Number 4 i would doubt highly as well... Check out a Lance Storm commentary on Sting here - http://www.stormwrestling.com/commentary/d...lt.asp?aID=1167

 

That gives me the impression that number 4 wouldn't be the case... plus never having seen a report that Sting refused a job to someone...

 

And it could be a possibility of number 5... the itch might have come back and he wants to have a match or two to make it subside...

 

 

but i don't thik anyone really knows... all just speculation...

[syxx2001 0]

Of course we all know. TNA is stupid and Jarrett is a daddy''s boy who gets whatever he wants.

[Guest dvkorn]

Of course we all know. TNA is stupid and Jarrett is a daddy''s boy who gets whatever he wants.

ah yes.... how silly of me to think otherwise...

 

 

 

 

[Guest PhantMan]

sting doesn't ooze charisma like he did in, uh, '91. he's a major name, ok, but if he's bored in the ring, why shouldn't I be by watching him?

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

I think the obvious points of bringing in Sting:

 

a.) He can still go and is in good physical condition for a man whos wrestled only a few times in the past 2 1/2 yrs.

 

b.) He has name power.

 

c.) He and Jarrett are both decent workers, Sting being better, so hopefully they can deliver better than a Unamed Mystery Opponent who they know will suck.

 

d.) He got one of (if not THE) best reactions from his only appearence in TNA.

[Michrome 0]

Wow, that was a great article. I am admittedly a Sting mark, so that may have clouted my judgement.

[Guest Jay Z. Hollywood]

In terms of the size difference, is Sting really that much bigger than AJ?

 

AJ is about 5'9" and 205.

Sting's maybe 6'2" 230.

 

It's not a GIANT difference. I might be wrong on Sting's measurement though.

[Guest Devin]

sting doesn't ooze charisma like he did in, uh, '91. he's a major name, ok, but if he's bored in the ring, why shouldn't I be by watching him?

The irony of your attitude towards this whole thing, is that you have a picture of Arn Anderson in your signature. A man who has said "A mark is anyone who believes this business is about anything more then making money" on numerous occasions.

[Guest TDinDC1112]

5 inches in height is huge

[{''({o..o})''} 0]

5 inches in height is huge

 

That's what my friend keep telling his ex.

[Styles 0]

I gotta say it's number 2. Sting hadn't felt like wrestling lately but since TNA was kind of in a jam I'm sure he's more willing to step up as a favor. I highly doubt he didn't want to work with Styles. Sting is one of the most unselfish main eventers ever.

[eirejmcmahon 0]

4.  Sting didn't want to job to Styles.

Ding!

 

Given that Steiner didn't really job to JJ last week, it wouldn't surprise me if Sting doesn't do the 1-2-3 this week.

[syxx2001 0]

Sting is one of the most unselfish main eventers ever.

 

Sting and Foley will put over any and everybody.

[Guest TDinDC1112]

Number 2 makes no sense. If he was so unselfish and wanted to help the promotion out, then that's exactly the point - why didn't he come in and job to Styles?

[Guest dvkorn]

maybe to just bail them out of this hogan situation... in a time of need if you will...

 

before they announced hogan they didn't need to have sting come in to job to styles because they were coasting along well...

 

since they announced this Hogan deal they probably wanted to build some momentum towards it...

 

that is what i am guessing if number 2 is the case...

[Guest Franchise Rper 4 Life]

The boys in TNA seem to be pretty smart when it comes to who puts who over. So maybe Jarrett and Russo sat down with Sting and Styles and came to an agreement that "Hey it's not time for Styles to beat someone like Sting. Sure he beat guys like Raven, Jeff, and a few others but it's just not his time to be groomed for a big star roll just yet."

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

I honestly think that after the buyrate that the shows featuring Sting (Anniversary, and following interviews with Tenay) recieved that the Jarrett's came to the conclusion that his asking price was too hefty. But I guess desperate times call for desperate measures.

[Guest TDinDC1112]

So it was ok for Styles to be their CHAMPION for 4 months, but not ok for him to beat Sting?

[Styles 0]

So it was ok for Styles to be their CHAMPION for 4 months, but not ok for him to beat Sting?

Stop making strawman arguments. No one ever said, Styles was not good enough to go over Sting. No one has any proof that that's the case. Sting hasn't been motivated to wrestle, and at his pricetag TNA probably wasn't motivated to bring him back. But after promising Hulk Hogan and delivering Jim Duggan, TNA needed Sting to return to save face and hook viewers into ordering. The original agreement was for Sting to make 4 appearences, and he likely agreed to come in since he was needed.