Eric Bischoff On Sting’s Plans To Retire, Who Would Be The Dream Opponent For Him

On the latest episode of Strictly Business, Eric Bischoff talked about Sting’s announcement that he will retire from wrestling at next year’s AEW Revolution pay-per-view event, who he should face, and more. You can check out some highlights below:

On whether the road to Sting’s retirement will increase AEW’s ratings: “Hard to say. Depends on what they do. What does the buildup look like? Is there a story leading into it? How much promotion does it get? How much attention does it get? Remains to be seen. Do I think it can increase the numbers? Absolutely. I think it can. Do I think it will? Who knows? We’ll find out.”

On Sting’s retirement at Revolution: “I’m happy for them. You know, I think anytime somebody that’s been in the public eye in a career like professional wrestling, in particular, has an opportunity to kind of end their career the way they want to under their own terms. That’s always a great thing. So I’m happy. I’m happy for Steve Borden. I’m happy for the fans who’ve been a fan of the character Sting. It’s been a long, long time. I’m happy for the fans and hope that it plays out really, really well so that when it’s all over and said and done, and Steve Borden is sitting on a rocking chair somewhere in Dallas, Texas, watching the sunset, he can look back on this part of his career and smile because that’s what it’s all about.”

On who should be Sting’s final opponent: “I was thinking about that this morning, actually. Well, there is, but it’ll never happen. Nor do I think it should happen, but it would be cool if it would or could. I’d love to see him and Ric [Flair]. That’s a full-circle scenario right there.. Ric Flair is the guy that actually put Sting on the map. And I think it would be just awesome. And again, I fully recognize that it’s — I should never say, never say never, but highly unlikely, is it? Probably. Is that it would ever happen if it were possible? Wouldn’t that be awesome?”

On who from the active AEW roster stands out to be Sting’s final opponent: “It’s not to say that Darby Allin couldn’t be a good choice, or there could be other good choices. Again, depending on the story. But it’s not that there isn’t anybody there that would be, you know, a great candidate. It’s just that the best candidate, I think would be Ric Flair. But I’m sure there are others. You know, there’s a potential in Darby Allin. There could be a great story there. I don’t know what it is off the top of my head, but I’m sure there could be one.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit Strictly Business with an h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.