Showing posts with label Sting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sting. Show all posts

Sunday, 20 July 2014

Natalya Speaks On Sting In WWE, Drunk-Dialing Stephanie McMahon & More

The following are highlights of a new CBS Baltimore interview with Natalya:

On Sting in WWE: "I think it’s cool. When we saw the debut of the new video game, that Sting is part of (WWE 2K15), it was awesome. It was like, ‘oh my gosh.’ Nobody ever thought you’d see Sting in WWE and now you see him. I can say this from experience, especially growing up around WWE my entire life, I’m one of those people that think Sting could possibly have another match in WWE."

On drunk dialing Stephanie McMahon:"Nobody, including Steph, ever expected something like [that] to happen. It’s something now that we laugh about. The lesson learned is don’t ever go into 'Brie Mode!'"

On Total Divas season 3: "We have a new cast member, Rosa Mendes. And then we have, obviously, Summer Rae, who was a new cast member from last season. Summer and I never really repaired our relationship from the past. It’s something of course I want to work on. We’ve got some issue there and we go back and revisit that."

Check out the complete interview at CBSLocal.com.

Saturday, 19 July 2014

Grantland’s Sting Interview: The Icon On ‘Hearing’ The Monday Night Wars, Does A Match With Undertaker Still Appeal To Him?

sting-wwe2k15Former WCW and TNA star Sting is featured in a new in-depth interviewwith Grantland.com. ‘The Icon’ talks to writer The Masked Man about how he heard about the Monday Night Wars, if a match with Undertaker still appeals to him, and much more.
You can read a few excerpts from the interview below:
Sting on not seeing much on WWE TV during the Monday Night Wars:
We had a monitor with our show happening live that we would watch and another one with Monday-night Raw. It was always on in the dressing room and in Gorilla position. Occasionally I’d watch a minute or two of what was going on, but mostly I’d hear all the talk — I would hear more than I saw.
Sting On If Facing Undertaker Would Still Appeal To Him:
Absolutely. I would love to have that match. I think for wrestling fans it’s a dream match, but really it’s been a dream match of mine for a long time, as well. I know that the streak was taken away by Brock Lesnar at this lastWrestleMania, but I hope [Undertaker]’s not done. I don’t believe he is. And if he is going to be around, I’m hoping for an opportunity.
Sting On ‘Cementing’ His Legacy:
The word “cement” doesn’t mean anything. I look at my career and think,I’ve done just about everything. The only thing I haven’t done is work in the WWE. I haven’t wrestled Taker. I would like to be a part of that family before I call it quits. And here I am, at least in a video game. That’s good, but it has nothing to do with “If I retire, this is the best way to do it.” It has everything to do with the fact that this is the only thing I haven’t done

Friday, 18 July 2014

Sting Says It's An "Honor" To Be Part Of WWE, Talks RAW Video, Undertaker, More

The following are highlights of a new Grantland interview with "The Icon" Sting:

How does it feel to finally be a part of WWE?

It’s an honor. It’s something I always hoped I could do — to somehow or another be a part of the WWE family in some capacity. And here I am.

You’re going to be in the new WWE2K15 game, but fans are salivating at the idea of you actually being on WWE television. Are there any plans for you to be onscreen?

I’ll just say that I’m all in and very willing to participate. Believe me.

Flair shared an onscreen moment on Monday with John Cena. I imagine they have a relationship similar to the one he had with you. Who are your favorite guys of the current generation?

I’m a strange breed. When I got into the business I really didn’t know anything about wrestling. I never watched wrestling on TV because we didn’t have it in the area of Southern California where I grew up. So it’s amazing that I even ended up wrestling. I still don’t watch a whole lot. Thirty years and I never really watched anything — I never even watched myself. I’m just now at a place where I’m like, “Let me start to learn some of these newer guys coming up.” I always heard that when John Cena started, a lot of people looked at him as the new Sting. That was flattering. As far as some of the new guys, I love the look of Roman Reigns and I think he has all the ability in the world. Daniel Bryan, I’ve seen him perform. Bray Wyatt, I’ve seen him. Unreal what they do.

Fans have been dreaming of a match between you and the Undertaker for the past 10-plus years. I’m sure you hear it all the time. Is that something you’ve thought about?

Absolutely. I would love to have that match. I think for wrestling fans it’s a dream match, but really it’s been a dream match of mine for a long time, as well. I know that the streak was taken away by Brock Lesnar at this last WrestleMania, but I hope [Undertaker]’s not done. I don’t believe he is. And if he is going to be around, I’m hoping for an opportunity.

A lot of fans believed your promo commercial was the best segment on Raw this past Monday.

One of the interesting things I read about the promo video was that for anybody who thought the generational gap would be not in Sting’s favor, well, we can put that to rest. The way the crowd reacted was amazing — and even the younger kids who don’t know who I am. The painted face, that video — I’m the sort of guy who’s really hard to please, but when I saw that video, with the violins playing, it was great.

I heard that when WWE bought WCW back in 2001, you were worried about how WWE would position you and that’s why you never came over. Is that true?

Honestly, back then I probably did make rumblings like that. But the truth is that I had a contract with AOL/Time Warner. WWE didn’t assume those. I had 18 months left on that contract, and AOL had to pay me the money they owed me, and they did. I also did an audit for merchandise and got another lump of money there. After 18 months, I had a conversation with Vince. Long story short, when I spoke with Vince it was great, then when the attorneys got involved it wasn’t so great. It never materialized. I let it go at that point.

Now that you have a relationship with WWE, do you regret not signing with the company sooner?

Yeah, you know what they say about hindsight. I can look back now and wonder why I didn’t do this earlier. But it is what it is, and I’m excited right now. It’s like Vince used to say every time I came close to signing but never did: “Don’t forget to cross your t’s and dot your i’s, and someday we’ll do business together.” And here we are. It’s a video game, but that’s for starters, and we’ll see how it develops from here. I’m glad it turned out the way it did.
How much more in-ring action do you have in you?

One more match. That’s what I’m hoping to do, and I’d like it to be Taker, and then I’ll hang it up.

Check out the complete interview at Grantland.com.

Thursday, 17 July 2014

Sting Tells TMZ He'd Like To Work Out A Deal With WWE, Talks Undertaker/WM31

TMZ recently caught up with pro wrestling legend Sting and asked him about his status with WWE.

Sting noted that he has yet to officially put pen to paper and sign with the company, however he did mention that he would like to work out a deal and possibly face The Undertaker at WrestleMania 31.

"At my age, it's now or never," said Sting. "The wave is coming into the shore."

For more, visit TMZ.com.

Backstage Update On Sting's WWE Contract Status: Has He Signed Yet?, More

Despite the fact that WWE premiered the WWE 2K15 video game commercial that featured Sting on this past Monday's RAW, a commercial that reportedly cost roughly $200,000, it is believed that Sting and WWE have yet to officially sign a contract.

Additional speculation that Sting had signed with WWE came when the company began marketing Sting merchandise via the official WWE Shop. WWE is of the impression that they own the intellectual property to merchandise Sting materials, since they bought the intellectual property as part of the WCW sale in 2001.
Regardless, the fact that Triple H teased Sting possibly coming to WWE one day during his most recent sit-down interview with Michael Cole on WWE.com had led many within the company to believe that he is of the opinion that the deal with Sting is an inevitability.

As noted in the past, Sting himself has expressed desire in working a match at WrestleMania 31, with The Undertaker being the key name that he has mentioned in various interviews.

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

VIDEO: HHH Talks About Sting Joining WWE, Sunday's Battleground PPV & More

The latest edition of the Triple H and Michael Cole weekly sit-down interview series has been added to the official WWE YouTube channel.

Check out the below video to hear "The Game" talk about the possibility of Sting joining WWE, as well as what his "plan C" for this Sunday's WWE Battleground pay-per-view .

Sting Says He Wants To Wrestle The Undertaker At WrestleMania 31

Wrestling legend Sting spoke to Mirror.co.uk this week to hype his involvement in the upcoming WWE 2K15 video game. Sting spoke about a variety of topics, including why he decided to finally work with WWE after all these years, if he's interested in joining the WWE Hall of Fame, memories of his former tag team partner The Ultimate Warrior and his desire to wrestle The Undertaker at WrestleMania 31.

Here are the highlights of what Sting said about:

Finally Working With WWE: "Why now? It's a now or never thing. I've done so many things in the wrestling business but the one thing I'd never done was wrestle or be a part of the WWE family I didn't want too hang it all up and retire and disappear again without having done that in some capacity."

Joining The WWE Hall Of Fame: "Obviously it would be a great honour to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. It's nothing that I would say no to, that's for sure."

Memories Of The Ultimate Warrior: "Now I can look back and realise just how amazing it all was. It's remarkable really that both of us ended up taking it all as far as we did."

"It would seem like every three, four, five years or so we'd bump into each other. He called me twelve years ago, he needed some help with some stuff and of course I was there to help him out as much as I could. We never really kept in contact, but it was always friendly when we did. With his resurgence with WWE I was really looking forward to reconnecting with him again, and maybe even working with him in some capacity through WWE."

Wanting To Wrestle The Undertaker: "I've made it clear I'd love to have one last hurrah, one last big match hopefully. And of course I've been outspoken about Undertaker being the opponent. I know what happened at Wrestlemania where Brock Lesnar broke his streak. I think, or at least I'm hoping, that Taker's still going to come back and that he's not done. If he's not done, and he would consider doing it, I'd love to work with him one time.
"I'd love to wrestle him one time before I call it quits. Undertaker maintained a status in wrestling and the WWE that is second to none. He's a phenomenon,"

"How about San Francisco, 2015, in April?"