Bischoff explained that he would have waited to do the angle, knowing that many key WCW talents were unavailable at the time. He said it would have taken a little more time, salesmanship, and money, but Sting could have been a possible signing to kick things off. “They could have worked something out with Sting if they worked enough at it and gave it some time,” Bischoff opined. 

He delved into the perception at the time that WCW talent going to WWE would have been given an initiation of sorts, receiving unfavorable treatment and then potentially being discarded. He said that would have been the major crux to negotiations with Sting — trying to break that perception — as he felt the money wouldn’t have been an issue considering the deals Vince McMahon was signing at the time. If Vince got Sting, Bischoff feels things could have been very different:

“Not to be disrespectful, but all you needed was one anchor like a Sting. If Sting would’ve come, Lex Luger would’ve come. Now that Lex Luger’s there and Sting’s there, guess who would follow shortly thereafter? The Steiner Brothers. If I would’ve made a different decision, perhaps I would’ve been leading that charge, then you’ve got an invasion that at least the audience feels like it could be true, right?”