# What if… Sting joined WWF in 2001?

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Podcast: [Busted Open: The Master's Class](https://stenobird.com/podcast/busted-open-the-master-s-class-7237497)
Published: 2026-01-12T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In 2001, WWF bought WCW, and with it, their biggest stars. Some debuted immediately (Booker T, DDP), and some years later (Nash, Hall, Hogan, etc.). But arguably their most iconic performer – Sting – stayed away for over a decade, before making a surprise debut in WWE at Survivor Series 2014. In the first edition of The Master’s Class “What If”, Dave, Bully, Mark, and Tommy ask – What if Sting joined WWF in 2001?

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