Steve “Sting” Borden reveals in the new WWE: Attitude Era book that he came close to making his WWE debut in 2003, revealing he could have worked against “Stone Cold” Steve Austin at WrestleMania 19. He said:
“I had been negotiating with Vince [McMahon], and one of the ideas was for me to debut at the end of WrestleMania XIX and confront ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin,” Sting said. “Negotiations fell apart and it never happened, but it makes you wonder, ‘What if?’ That was one of the times I was talking with Vince, and it would’ve been an incredible night that would’ve translated into some major, major rivalries and match-ups for years to come.”
On the match that never happened, Austin says he never knew Sting was close to signing with WWE at the time, and it’s too bad the match never happened as it would have been a “moment for the ages.”
