Retirement Shows In The Works For Sting & Goldberg

Sting and Goldberg have both enjoyed amazing careers in the squared circle, but everything must come to an end. The WWE Hall of Famers are both wrapping up their careers in the ring, but the exact event for their final appearances has not been announced.

Ringside News exclusively reported that Goldberg’s retirement match is not a concern for WWE right now. In fact, he is now a free agent and able to get into talks with other promoters about his final match.

Haus of Wrestling recently spoke to Rick Bassman about a number of subjects. This conversation soon took an interesting turn when he was asked about rumors that Sting is finally retiring from the ring.

“I positively believe the rumor to be true. I talk with Sting, Steve, maybe once a month, once every two months, and the impression the rumor you’re referencing is probably pretty accurate. He’s 63 or 64 now, and unlike most guys, especially from his era, he’s in relatively good physical condition. He’s in very, very good financial shape. So what else is there for him to do really at this point. He’s been the top guy in the world for decades. He’s well liked. He’s well respected. He’s still reasonably good in the ring. He’s a guy that absolutely could afford by every metric and measure to go out on top so, why the heck would not?”

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Rick Bassman also spoke about Goldberg’s possible retirement tour. At this point, Rick Bassman says that he is working on a date with Goldberg to make that happen.

“First of all, I’m actively in touch with Bill. I’m working on a date right now. I don’t promote much these days, but every now and then something fun comes up and it’s worth diving into. So working on a day in Jerusalem, Israel, for September of this year and that would involve potentially both Goldberg and Sting. Then on the latter, you have the AEW clearance issues, of course. So that’s something that I really hope to put together. Only because I’ve been in touch actively with Bill and then also with his agent, Barry Bloom, who is a longtime good friend, they are working on exactly what you described, but to my knowledge, it still needs to all be nailed down. Now that said, I would not be surprised to see Bill end up back at WWE for something massive.”

Rick Bassman was also at WWE Backlash in Puerto Rico, so he is obviously still very much on the pulse of the pro wrestling business. We will have to see how these stories play out, but Sting is still under contract with Tony Khan.

AEW could be planning a retirement situation for Sting, but that destination hasn’t been publicly mapped out yet, either. Only time will tell what the pro wrestling landscape looks like in a year from now, because any number of talented performers could have retired, or even returned.

What’s your take on Sting and Goldberg’s last matches? Who do you think will receive the best send-off? Sound off in the comments!