Flashback: Hall and Hogan's response to HHH going over Sting

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“I was there and obviously involved in his match at WrestleMania last year,” said Hall. “We’re rehearsing the match in Cali last year at Levi Stadium, and it’s the Kliq and the New Age Outlaws out there, and we all know each other. And then there’s Sting, who doesn’t know anybody. He’s an outsider. I just think he never felt comfortable there. Being hurt was answered prayer for him–just let it end.

“You need to remember that Vince is never going to go with something he didn’t create. But we didn’t get anything done at the rehearsal the night before, so WrestleMania day, there were tents in the parking lot set up with rings for rehearsal. So we’re all in there again, and I’m next to Hulk on the ring apron and Triple H is going over the match and then he goes, ‘OK, he’ll break the sledgehammer, then I’ll hit him with the sledgehammer, and cover him, 1-2-3.’ I looked at Hulk, and Hulk looked at me, and I was thinking, ‘Sting, what kind of lawyer do you have, bro? You’re coming in the door doing a job? You weren’t even guaranteed to go over?’ That’s Vince just reminding you who won, even if he’s going to make money the other way.”

www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/01/13/scott-hall-brock-lesnar-sting-wwe-new-japan

Still funny to this day lol.

[CeilingFan]

I find Hogan's look at Hall to be amusing, considering that he never put Sting over cleanly in WCW.

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"And then he's going to shake my hand and thank me for beating his ass."

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Dec 22, 2017 15:32:37 GMT -5 CeilingFan said:

I find Hogan's look at Hall to be amusing, considering that he never put Sting over cleanly in WCW.

Hogan, who didn’t lose cleanly and f***ed up Sting’s big Starrcade 97 moment, and Hall and Nash, who ended Goldberg’s streak with some bullshit.

That said, Sting should have went over, and no other outcome should have even been considered. I just remember the deflation in the room when my best friend since childhood and I watched our all-time favorite wrestler lose his first ever WWE match.

[Woo]

That match capped off a terrible Mania for me. One of the worst booked matches of all time and I felt so bad for Sting who did his best trying to give the match some story only for HHH and the WWE to talk it up like a WWE vs WCW feud instead.

[DZ: WF Legacy]

I loved things about it for the pure nostalgia of seeing DX vs the nWo (...and Sting). That was a match they should've made happen when they had the chance, so it was a cool moment to see all these childhood mega stars out there fighting, with Hall taking an unexpected bump and all. The actual match was alright, then it just became a convoluted mess, and then the outcome of HHH going over and then shaking Sting's hand after it all was just stupid.

[MrElijah]

Hulk: WELL LET ME TELL YA SOMETHING, MEAN GENE!! SEE HHH JUST WENT FOR HIMSELF! SEE STING IS A NICE GUY AND ALL BUT, IF IT WAS ME? I BE LIKE, "SURE DUDE, BUT YA GOTTA DO THE SAME FOR ME, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU DO BUSINESS, JACK!" I PUT OVER EVERYONE IN THE WCW, BROTHER!! LIKE STING, GOLDBERG AND KIDMAN!! AND NOT ONCE DID I ASK FOR MY WIN BACK, BESIDES THEY NEVER DREW BEFORE I CAME THERE ANYWAY!! I MEAN, I HAD 200,000 SCREAMING MANIACS, THAT I HAD TO PERSONALLY HOLD BACK, IN THE GEORGIA SUPERSILVER WATCH ME AS I PINNED GOLDBERG AND HE DIED THE NEXT DAY!!!!

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Dec 22, 2017 15:32:37 GMT -5 CeilingFan said:

I find Hogan's look at Hall to be amusing, considering that he never put Sting over cleanly in WCW.

Has nothing to do with it...Hulk and Hall were absolutely right. Like is Pete Rose your agent? It wasn't even for a title and was your moment and you can't even negotiate a win in your debut?

["Magic" Mark Hurr]

Dec 22, 2017 16:14:28 GMT -5 @notoriousnd22 said:

Dec 22, 2017 15:32:37 GMT -5 CeilingFan said:

I find Hogan's look at Hall to be amusing, considering that he never put Sting over cleanly in WCW.

Hogan, who didn’t lose cleanly and f***ed up Sting’s big Starrcade 97 moment, and Hall and Nash, who ended Goldberg’s streak with some bullshit.

That said, Sting should have went over, and no other outcome should have even been considered. I just remember the deflation in the room when my best friend since childhood and I watched our all-time favorite wrestler lose his first ever WWE match.

I'm sure this was the feeling in many rooms. I just looked over at my buddy when Sting lost and we just shook our heads. Didn't even verbally acknowledge it. Just sat there in disgust.

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Eh the run ins made no sense but they were fun, the match was great and the result was never going to hurt or enhance either guy either way. I really liked it.

Hall and Hogan with some very selective standards there.

[Jiren]

While the Mania itself was crap anyway this match just put me in a sour mood for the rest of the show.

Also JBL's commentary didn't help

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

The only good things that happened at that Mania were Bryan winning, Cena winning (long term), and Rollins winning.

It was not a good Mania.

[evilone]

The way I see it the first time they negotiated Sting was willing to job to Undertaker on WrestleMania but he obviously wanted a win back and championship run on top of some good prize money. Since that didn't work out the second time they met WWE just poured a bucket of hundred dollar bills on him and he signed right away.

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

Dec 22, 2017 19:29:56 GMT -5 evilone said:

The way I see it the first time they negotiated Sting was willing to job to Undertaker on WrestleMania but he obviously wanted a win back and championship run on top of some good prize money. Since that didn't work out the second time they met WWE just poured a bucket of hundred dollar bills on him and he signed right away.

B-b-b-b-b-buckets of casssshhhhh?

[Hickster]

They can end the match any way they want, but HHH was never as big as Sting and DX wasn't the as big as the NWO. I understand Vince writes history these days, and if he didn't create it it's second rate. The whole thing was shameless bravado.

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I mean, really it makes sense given the circumstances. Triple H hadn't won a match in years, they wanted to do the Rock segment later, and at the time Sting didn't have anything in place to put in further appearances with them. They probably should've thought better of the whole thing to begin with since Sting's first WWE match really should not have been a loss but given how things were when it came together I understand the move.

[The Rick Jericho]

Dec 22, 2017 19:51:23 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

I mean, really it makes sense given the circumstances. Triple H hadn't won a match in years, they wanted to do the Rock segment later, and at the time Sting didn't have anything in place to put in further appearances with them. They probably should've thought better of the whole thing to begin with since Sting's first WWE match really should not have been a loss but given how things were when it came together I understand the move.

Sting vs. Bray Wyatt was right there. Put Taker vs. Lesnar as the mania rematch, Roman vs. HHH and Sting vs. Wyatt.

Sting vs. Wyatt with Sting winning
Taker vs. Lesnar
Roman vs. HHH

Was better than:

Taker vs. Wyatt
HHH vs Sting
Lesnar vs. Reigns

[Juice]

I really didn't hate Stings run but in retrospect, I wish he had gone to NXT Takeovers instead.

[schma]

I think I would be less sour on the result if the announce team hadn't spent the entire match going on about WCW vs WWE, especially when Sting's first promo had him say right off the bat that it had nothing to do with WCW as that company had been gone for 15 years and he'd moved on. Vince just couldn't help himself to do one last dance on WCW's corpse.

Also, while I get the NWO were all stars, it made no sense for them to help Sting out apart from maybe Nash because of the Wolfpac (though I let this slide because most of Sting's buds wouldn't have the same impact).

[fortknox]

Dec 22, 2017 22:58:21 GMT -5 schma said:

Also, while I get the NWO were all stars, it made no sense for them to help Sting out apart from maybe Nash because of the Wolfpac (though I let this slide because most of Sting's buds wouldn't have the same impact).

Well they were going to have Lex Luger help Sting but, there was a whole list of problems.

First, Luger didn't know if Vince could afford to pay him. Then after they straightened that out the shirt they gave him was to tight. Finally, after getting a shirt that fits, he was all set to help Sting but, the door was locked and he couldn't get out. So, they went with the NWO instead.