Sting officially retires from wrestling.

[Piff Huxtable]

Real wrestlers don't retire
they just get flabby and move to Florida

 

[Mʀ2ᴋDᴇᴇᴢ]

I don't love the idea, but I can see them giving him a tag match like DDP had this year.

DDP is 64, but on the other hand he hasn't taken a bump like the one that fukked Sting up, at that age.

I didnt know about this so googled the match,


I thought it was about to be some shyt but DDP was moving pretty well

 

[Tryna Makit]

I know im in the minority....but man if this guy dont sit his washed ass down somewhere already

The luster got knocked off of him years ago

But he is a legend and in wrestling legends can always eat off nostalgic fans


I dont watch AEW anyway so im glad he's down there and not embarrassing himself in WWE anymore


I Still remember his face paint peeling off before they revealed him

 

[Hey_zeus]

Theme is fire. Need more epic concert themes in western rasslin.

 

[Elim Garak]

Real wrestlers don't retire
they just get flabby and move to Florida

yep been that way since wcw and tna, aew just keeping the tradition alive.

 

[DaHNIC82]

AEW do know how to utilize legends better... The way they handled Jake was gold

 

[Rayzah]

I know im in the minority....but man if this guy dont sit his washed ass down somewhere already

The luster got knocked off of him years ago

But he is a legend and in wrestling legends can always eat off nostalgic fans


I dont watch AEW anyway so im glad he's down there and not embarrassing himself in WWE anymore


I Still remember his face paint peeling off before they revealed him

Why?
Why comment on a angle you have no idea how it’s going to play out in a company you don’t watch?

what they did with him so far makes sense you just hating to be hating. Let him look bad before you shyt on it. But even if he is god you won’t see it so why waste time making a comment.

 

[Tryna Makit]

Why?
Why comment on a angle you have no idea how it’s going to play out in a company you don’t watch?

what they did with him so far makes sense you just hating to be hating. Let him look bad before you shyt on it. But even if he is god you won’t see it so why waste time making a comment.

Because Sting sucks thats why

And Law of diminishing returns is a thing....

Hes like the Nasty boys to me at this point


I shyt on every Hoegan return
Mick Foley ...fukkin Foley man...bum ass
Taker was getting the same way


But i did say that he is a legend and legends can always eat

So pull ya skirt down, wipe the sting face paint off and most importantly stop
Like a fanboy

He'll be aight.

 

[R=G]

Still bytching about in 2020 out of the blue. Lol.

 

[julesocean]

The levels of this logo:

crows as the pinchers
facepaint design as head
a clean S in the middle
space stone in the stinger

 

[NYChase718]

Better than most of the roster

 

[Metal Face]

fukk ya'll

i will always mark for Sting
even at 61

 

[Reality Check]

Pretty in-depth article on Sting going to AEW just dropped on Sports Illustrated site. Some highlights:

Behind the Scenes of Sting’s WWE Exit and AEW Arrival

WWE had no significant plans for Sting. In fact, it had no plans for Sting at all. Despite his elite level of fame in WCW, Sting never fit into the WWE landscape. Vince McMahon has so many other legends—Steve Austin, The Rock, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart, to name only a few—who are more deeply intertwined in the WWE tape library and WrestleMania history. To the WWE audience, the Undertaker is presented as a far bigger star than Sting, who represents nothing more than a small part of the company’s past.

While WWE had no intention of using Sting in a meaningful capacity, that ran counter to the wishes of Borden, who still has a burning desire to finish his career in a manner befitting a legend. With a new multi-year, full-time deal with AEW, that opportunity now exists.

Instead of ending his career frightened over the severity of his neck injury at Clash of Champions, listening to the company doctor in place of hearing a standing ovation from the crowd as he walked backstage, Sting will have a far different farewell run in AEW. Sports Illustrated has learned the relationship between Sting and AEW president Tony Khan will be collaborative, which was certainly not the case in WWE with McMahon.

As for Sting, the most important part of this signing is another shot at one final run. Unlike in WWE, he now has the chance to finish on his terms. The person most responsible for this opportunity is Tony Khan.

Khan worked tirelessly to make this signing a reality. Sources close to AEW said that Sting was thoroughly impressed with the professionalism, long-term planning and compensation from AEW.

Khan and Sting have been friends for years. While it was newsworthy that Sting’s son, a former tight end at the University of Kentucky, took a tryout in 2015 with the Kansas City Chiefs, he also tried out for the Jacksonville Jaguars, where Khan is the co-owner and senior vice president of football administration and technology. Multiple sources confirmed to Sports Illustrated that Khan made the deal with Sting in secret, and that no one knew about the signing until it was finalized.

Once the deal was complete, Khan revealed the details to his four executive vice presidents, who were ecstatic upon hearing the news, as well as a handful of other people in the company. Wednesday’s debut was not hastily thrown together, but rather the execution of a carefully mapped plan that was always designed to include Allin, Rhodes and Team Taz’s Brian Cage, Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs.

Sports Illustrated also learned from multiple sources that Khan was adamant that Tony Schiavone make the call when Sting first appeared. Schiavone’s iconic “It’s Stiiiiiiing!” call will long be remembered as one of AEW’s signature moments. Having Schiavone make that call on TNT, after all their years together in WCW, was exactly what was needed.

Most interesting thing is that Cody, Bucks, and Omega weren't involved at all in signing him.

 

[Max.]

Sting couldnt be legally cleared after the neck thing...if he takes one bump aew is adding to its sloppy shop motto

Biggest star on the brand is a senior citizen...sold more shirts n than everybody...a real star

 

[R=G]

The way it should be..he deserves the best for whats he's done for the business.