WWE Rumors: After Sting's Survivor Series Debut, What's Next?

Sting was the one WCW stalwart who had never appeared in a WWE ring. Goldberg, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and almost every other top WCW star eventually made his way to the rival company after WCW closed its doors in 2001. But at Survivor Series on Sunday, the man called Sting finally made his debut inside the WWE.

Sting showed up at the end of the main event to prevent Triple H from poisoning the outcome of the match between Team John Cena and Team Authority. Hunter was about to have Seth Rollins pin Dolph Ziggler and secure victory, but suddenly we all heard the flap of the crow's wings and the man in the black and white face paint emerged through the curtain.

He slowly, methodically made his way down to the ring and confronted Triple H. They circled each other for a while, but Hunter decided to make the first move. He threw a punch, but Sting dodged and planted Triple H with the Scorpion Death Drop. He placed Ziggler on top of Rollins and officially sent the Authority packing.

Of course, the main question on everyone's minds was simply: Why? Why did Sting choose now of all times to get involved in WWE's business? Was he as sick of the Authority as everyone else? Was there a plan in place for him to become the new General Manager (or other authority figure) after Triple H and Stephanie McMahon were out of power? We hoped to get answers on Monday Night Raw the following night.

Then Monday Night Raw actually happened, and all we got was disappointment and more questions. Sting never appeared. Triple H and Stephanie opened the show and said the fans might be happy now, but they would soon be begging for the Authority to come back.

And based on the product we saw on Monday, they may have been right. We got awful segments involving Larry the Cable Guy. It looks like Ryback is going to feud with Kane. Erick Rowan confronted Big Show. It's all shaping up to be rather mediocre.

But the main event sent everything over a cliff. After Cena and Ziggler defeated Rollins, Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury, we heard a horrifying sound from the past. The familiar chime of the Anonymous Raw General Manager rang out through the arena and through our television speakers at home. Michael Cole got up to read the message, which said the Anonymous Raw GM would return on Cyber Monday to restore order to the show.

That sound you heard was millions of fans collectively screaming, "NO! NO! NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!"

The Anonymous GM was one of the worst storylines in the last five years, mostly because it gave us heel Michael Cole. If we go back to that now, then the product is going to be insufferable for the foreseeable future. After one of the biggest highs in recent memory, it's almost unfathomable that WWE could turn 180 degrees in just 24 hours.

At least, that's how I felt at first. But then something occurred to me. What if this is all intentional? What if Triple H was right? What if WWE is purposefully making terrible decisions on the surface in order to get the fans to beg for the Authority to come back? After all, there had to be a reason that WWE included the stipulation that only John Cena could bring them back to power. Why leave that door open if you're never planning to walk through it?

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