What did "The Nature Boy" think of "The Icon" prior to the night he famously made the fellow pro wrestling legend at the NWA Clash Of Champions 1988 event where he dropped the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship to him?
During the latest edition of his podcast, "To Be The Man," WWE Hall of Fame legend Ric Flair spoke about his thoughts on Sting at the time while reflecting on that memorable evening.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the show where he touches on this topic with his thoughts.
On his thoughts on Sting at the time: “I thought it was new and fresh. He had that look that very few guys have ever had,” Flair said. “I mean, the paint, very charismatic, and really athletic. It was just one of those things that worked out. I don’t think I’ve ever met a nicer guy. Some guys are just really too nice for this business and he and Ricky Steamboat were two of them. I mean, just really nice guys. Sting to this day remains one of the most humble, nicest people I’ve ever met,” he continued.
On wanting to drop the title to Sting instead of Lex Luger: “Because I promised Sting in Corpus Christi. I said ‘I’ll wait for you to get back (Sting was injured at Clash of Champions X).’ It was never about Lex. I promised Sting and Jim Herd was such an a*shole. It was nothing against Lex Luger at all. It was strictly a contract thing. So people are going to have different versions of different stories. I know the story. I was with it, and apparently I was right because they fired Herd and I was gone.”
Check out the complete episode of the podcast at YouTube.com. H/T to WrestlingNews.co for transcribing the above quotes.
