Former WCW superstar Sting revealed in the new WWE: Attitude Era book that he nearly made a deal in 2003 to debut at the WrestleMania 19 pay-per-view an confront WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin.

“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. 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.”

Austin revealed in the book that he was unaware that Sting was close to signing a deal with the WWE at the time, but noted that had it gone through, then it would have been a moment for the ages and that it is too bad that it never happened.