In a current episode of his podcast “83 Weeks,” former WCW President Eric Bischoff shared his ideas on the similarities between two iconic wrestling figures: The Undertaker and Sting.
Bischoff highlighted the enduring nature of their characters and their unwavering loyalty to their respective corporations as key commonalities between these legendary performers.
Sting jogs my memory of the Undertaker in some ways. , the Undertaker’s character is one which has endured to at the present time. I feel if Undertaker confirmed up in his gear and was part of a WWE occasion [today], it might rock the world, proper? Identical to Sting lately in AEW.
The previous Uncooked Normal Supervisor emphasised that each wrestlers share a deep-rooted loyalty to their corporations, which has contributed to their lasting enchantment amongst followers.
I feel the opposite factor that they’ve in frequent is loyalty. And whether or not the viewers is acknowledging the loyalty to their respective corporations or they’re simply voting primarily based on nostalgia, I feel the frequent floor that each Undertaker and Sting have is loyalty to the corporate they work for.
Eric Bischoff additionally centered on Sting’s dedication to WCW all through the Nineties.
Sting was loyal to WCW. And he might have made a transfer any variety of instances all through his tenure in WCW, earlier than 1995 or 1996. Earlier than issues began going very well, Sting had alternatives to make a transfer, and he didn’t take them.
Eric Bischoff additional prompt that followers’ enduring assist for the 2 WWE Corridor of Famers could be a approach of recognising their dedication.
I feel that is possibly the viewers’s approach of consciously or subconsciously rewarding that loyalty and that dedication that Steve Borden made not solely to the character of Sting, but additionally to the corporate that he labored for. And I’m grateful for that.
This perception from Bischoff presents a novel perspective on the careers of two of wrestling’s most iconic figures, highlighting the significance of loyalty and character longevity on this planet {of professional} wrestling.
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