On a recent edition of the “Under The Ring” podcast, Lex Luger discussed his longtime friendship with Sting as the latter heads toward his final match at AEW Revolution 2024.
Additionally, Luger commented on how Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat taught him the art of calling a match in the ring, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On their friendship: “We — both inside and outside the ring — have similar journeys. We’re both followers of Jesus now, and that makes it extra special for us as well. He never gave up on me, even during the worst times of my life. He’d leave voicemails when I wouldn’t answer the phone — when I went through a bad period of addictions with sex, drugs, and alcohol. People thought I was going to be the next wrestler found dead. Stinger never gave up on me, and we’re the best of friends to this day — he’s a special guy and a special friend.”
On their relationship getting off to a rough start when Luger gave a sarcastic response to a question about nutritional advice: “He walked away shaking his head, but we ended up seeing each other downstairs, finally had breakfast together, went to the gym together, and over time, became the best of friends.”
On Sting still wrestling at the age of 64: “It’s fantastic and incredible.”
On Steamboat teaching him in the ring: “I always was led by guys like Ric and everything, held my hand and called the whole match in the ring. It takes experience and a more experienced guy always called a match, so I never learned how to call a match. Ricky Steamboat, I call him the teacher.”
On how Steamboat taught him: “He goes, ‘I want you to call the whole thing.’ Man, I was on cloud nine, I took a slam off the top, things I’d never done in the ring before because I wanted to have such a great match for Ricky and him allowing me to call the whole match, I was so excited I was like a little kid in a candy store… That’s why I call him the teacher. To this day I’m still very thankful. Ricky is an incredible guy, he really is. It’s hard to have a bad match with Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat.’”
