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Originally Posted by James Steele
They need to make it No-DQ and have it be where a position such as President or Commissioner or something where they have "oversight" or can trump HHH/Steph and is untouchable even with Vince McMahon is on the line for Sting vs Sting leaving forever. I think they need a neutral/face-leaning authority figure who only shows up occasionally and can be the deus ex mahina on occasion. This would make Sting's appearances special and "oh shit, business is about to pick up, King!" Moments ala Commish HBK or Linda McMahon during the Attitude Era or a Jack Tunney/Gorilla Monsoon back in the day. It also lends itself to a major power struggle angle between the McMahons and Sting when it's time to replace Sting. Then, they can appoint somebody who they think is in their back pocket, but stands up for what is right. I think that could be a great spot for Edge down the road.
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Well my hunch for a while has been that it would be an all or nothing; Sting v Triple H for ultimate control of WWE i.e. if Sting wins, the Authourity is gone period. They've been alluding to this with the "interview" with Arn Anderson and Michael Hayes and the segment with Booker T when they suggest "not everyone is happy with the way Triple H is dealing with things" etc.
This would be a point to clarify if and when Sting talks before Mania maybe going some way to explain why he intervened at Survivor Series and on Raw.
The Authority storyline was bound to come to a head at some point and if it wasn't say Bryan involved then this was the next best option in theory.
That's not to say it'd be the end of Triple H in-ring or both him and Steph on TV but I suspect they are looking to take a back seat.
The fans would have surely wanted this to have been a story involving Daniel Bryan i.e. Bryan clawing his way back into title contention despite the Authority putting him down and laying it all on the line once an for all. For some odd reason that didn't happen. We now have two "main events" which nobody seems to be getting excited about and the IC title ladder match looks as if it could steal the show.