Slowly stalking down the aisle before an ecstatic gathering of fans — who seemed to immediately grasp that they were now a part of history — Sting stepped into a WWE ring for the first time.
Triple H stared across the ring at the WCW icon, baffled and maybe somewhat intimidated, as the two men locked eyes for what seemed like an eternity. An appreciative crowd chanted, “This is awesome!” at the scene that was playing out before them until the tension snapped and The Game took a swing at The Stinger. Sting dodged it, blasted Triple H in the gut with a kick and brought him down to the mat with his signature Scorpion Death Drop. The former WCW Champion then dragged Ziggler’s lifeless body on top of Rollins, exited the ring and walked back up the aisle as the original referee crawled back into the ring and counted the decisive pinfall.
Team Cena had won. The Authority had been taken out of power. And Sting had stood in a WWE ring.
By the time Dolph left in triumph and Triple H came to his senses, Stephanie McMahon had already begun screaming in horror at the reality of her situation. The Authority no longer had control over WWE’s Superstars and Divas. And, worse yet, the only man who could put them back in power was John Cena, per a line that Mr. McMahon — who boldly forged the initial stipulation of the match — had added to the contract earlier in the evening.
The WWE fans serenaded the now powerless couple with a chorus of “Na na na na, hey hey, goodbye!” as they attempted to collect themselves. The pay-per-view went off the air before Stephanie and Triple H had even left the ring, and as the show faded to black on them, so did it fade on their reign as dictators.
WWE would never be the same again.
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