Sting: "A few months ago I had a long and in-depth interview with Mike Tenay where we talked about a lot of things and one of them my retiring from pro wrestling as we know it today. In the days that followed this interview, I was seriously considering walking away from it for good - but I had this nagging question that wouldn't go away: What would happen if I turned the future of this business into the hands of the next generation - and I knew that would be a grave mistake. I knew the answer to that question but I didn't wanna face it because I couldn't face it. Because I couldn't face the potential end of TNA as we know it today. And the idea that we would leave this company - the future of wrestling - in their hands I knew would be a grave mistake. Why? Because I knew that they would do nothing but spit in the face of it - just the way they spit in my face.
You take Samoa Joe for example. Joe, at Victory Road you had your opponent beat - 1-2-3. All you had to do was take the 1-2-3 an walk away. But no, you wanted to take it to the next step. Joe, you wanted to bloody your opponent - a jewel in wrestling. Whether you like him, hate him, love him, agree with him or disagree with him: Booker T is a legend in this business, Joe. But you wanted to disrespect a legend and that's why I involved myself in your match, Joe. And Joe, I did it because I wanted to help you. I wanted to reason with you. I wanted to try to help you because I looked at you as somebody that could carry the torch into the future for this company. That's why I came, Joe. ...
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