As President of WCW, Eric Bischoff worked closely with many of the biggest stars in his promotion, especially those in the NWO, since he himself became a member of the faction. However, this was no different with Sting, and on his “83 Weeks” podcast, Bischoff recalled the nature of their relationship back then.

According to Bischoff, he and Sting were good friends. “We would do things socially outside of wrestling. Steve and his wife came out here to Wyoming. He was actually looking at a really nice piece of property just down the road from me and was really considering moving out here for a minute, I guess. We got very close.” Unfortunately, after WCW fell apart, the two lost contact, which Bischoff takes accountability for. “After WCW went down, I just kind of removed myself from the world of wrestling. And anybody that knows me really well, including my family, knows that I’m just not very good on the phone.”

Bischoff continued, emphasizing that their parting wasn’t due to anything personal, and recalled seeing Sting shortly before he had talks with TNA. “Steve and I just happened to be on the same flight going into Dallas and talked to him on the plane. You know, it was very cordial, and we’re both excited to see each other. And then you know, ‘I’ll stay in touch.’ And of course, we didn’t until I arrived in TNA.” (Per 411Mania).