{"id":16188,"date":"2016-04-11T10:59:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T15:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=16188"},"modified":"2016-04-11T11:26:39","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T16:26:39","slug":"sting-talks-whats-next-officially-retiring-hof-inductor-choices-losing-triple-h-wm31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/11\/sting-talks-whats-next-officially-retiring-hof-inductor-choices-losing-triple-h-wm31\/","title":{"rendered":"Sting talks what&#8217;s next after officially retiring, HOF inductor choices, losing to Triple H at WM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2798648543\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>After officially retiring from wrestling at the WWE Hall of Fame on April 2, Sting says he&#8217;s contemplating what&#8217;s next for him in the wrestling business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to kick back. I\u2019ll pick and choose some events (to appear at), but I won\u2019t be traveling as much,&#8221; Sting told <a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.com\/extra-mustard\/2016\/04\/11\/sting-wwe-hall-fame-wrestlemania-triple-h-retirement\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated<\/a>.\u00a0&#8220;These grassroots shows remind me of my humble beginnings\u2013even the smell of the building reminds me when I started. It\u2019s an honor to still be in front of the fans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sting book-ended WrestleMania Weekend with appearances for independent promotion Big Time Wrestling, trying to connect with as many fans as possible after WrestleMania Weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a been a three decade connection with the fans, and I\u2019ve always said I\u2019m very humbled by it. After thirty years, I\u2019m more humbled than I\u2019ve ever been,&#8221; Sting said.\u00a0\u201cI said it at the Hall of Fame, and I\u2019ll say it again\u2013thank you. My hat is off to you. I wouldn\u2019t be here unless for the fans, and that\u2019s not a cliche, it\u2019s true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for his\u00a0Hall of Fame induction, Sting said Ric Flair made the most sense inducting him. His other two thoughts were Lex Luger or Hulk Hogan, who is on the outside looking into WWE right now.<\/p>\n<p>Sting also discussed the hot topic of whether he should have beaten Triple H in his first WWE match at last year&#8217;s WrestleMania. Sting downplayed the match result, saying he was just happy to be at Mania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople took the loss personally, but in this business, you have to learn real quick not to take anything that personally.\u00a0For me, it was a memory just being in Levi Stadium in California, my home state, with that crowd there,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.com\/extra-mustard\/2016\/04\/11\/sting-wwe-hall-fame-wrestlemania-triple-h-retirement\" target=\"_blank\">Sting told Barrasso<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was so much nostalgia with having DX and the NWO all together at WrestleMania.\u00a0I can\u2019t tell you how many pictures I\u2019ve signed of all of us in the ring. 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