Sting has reportedly been putting Flair over huge in the TNA locker room, telling everyone that will listen that he owes all of his success in the wrestling industry to Flair. He's said that Flair coming to TNA is what convinced him to stick around for one more year, as he'd love the chance to work with him one more time.
And can you blame him? I know Flair got the sendoff of a King by WWE, but that whole storyline was all about active competition. Why should we blame Flair for wanting to come back into some kind of a managerial role? Judging by what we saw on impact this Thursday, it appears to this guy that Flair's got a hand in AJ possibly turning heel / tweener again... and I'm salivating. Nichols has the NWO, I have the Horsemen. I'm intrigued to see where this is going, and the possibility of Flair coming in to groom a new group of 4 up and coming stars (tangent: how sad is it that AJ's been in TNA since day one and he's still seen as an "up and coming young guy?"). Even if it's not a stable that he's working towards, having AJ and Flair work together could be gold for both of them. Flair never did get to "pass the torch," after all.
We all have the one or two stars that we inexplicably mark for, no matter the circumstances. At the core of it, I'm just a silly shameless mark for Flair and Sting. And considering the last time they worked together was that horrifyingly bad match that ended the final Nitro, the chance to see the two of them work together one last time is a dream come true for me. And Sting is right -- he DOES owe his career to Flair. Clash of the Champions 1988, Flair-Sting for the NWA Title. That match was a clinic on how the current champ can get a new guy over (and turn him into a huge star in the process) without losing his own heat or the title. Some of today's Hollywood writers would do well to watch this match and learn a thing or two.
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