• sting

  Birthdate:

  1959-03-20

  Birthplace:

  Omaha, Nebraska, USA

  Birthname:

  Steve Borden

  Height:

  6 feet 2 inches

  Weight:

  250 lbs

  Debut:

  1985-11-25

  Championships Held:

  WCW World Heavyweight Championship (x6), WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (x2), WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (x2), NWA World Heavyweight Championship (x2), TNA World Heavyweight Championship (x4), TNA World Tag Team Championship

  Current Promotion:

  AEW

  Finisher:

  Scorpion Deathdrop, Scorpion Deathlock

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  Notable Allies:

  hulk hogan, kurt angle, darby Allin, Kevin Nash

  Notable Rivals:

  hulk hogan, seth rollins, kurt angle

  Instagram:

  Eye Color:

  Blue

  Hair Color:

  Blonde

Highlights

• AEW Dynamite brought back nostalgia with Sting's iconic entrance from the rafters, a moment fans won't forget.
• Sting shared his thoughts on returning to the ring, revealing the nerves and excitement of his final moments in wrestling.
• After his last match at AEW Revolution, Sting may stay on with AEW in a different role, bringing his experience and passion to the company.

The February 28 episode of AEW Dynamite gave fans a moment we haven't seen in years and one we're likely to never see again. In the closing segment, as the Young Bucks beat up Darby Allin, Sting's music hit, leading to Matthew and Nicholas Jackson running up the ramp to meet him. Then, in a flashback to those iconic days in WCW when he'd do so every week against the nWo, Sting rappelled from the rafters as Tony Schiavone yelled, "It's Sting!" It was an exciting bit of nostalgia before Sting has his last match this weekend at AEW Revolution.

Before his fond farewell, Sting has been doing several interviews with big name outlets. Today, he spoke to ESPN, who asked what he was thinking before he came down from the rafters on Dynamite. Sting said:

"You climb and step over that rail, and it's like, 'It's time to let go now.' I used to say my sphincter muscle gets very tight in those moments. And it does. It can be scary. I had one little pang when I was up there. It was like a 30-second pang when I realized I'm getting ready to do this here again. We're having this casual conversation. 'All right, you ready to go?' I'm ready. Let's go."

Sting descended sixty feet from the top of the Propst Arena at Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, doing a stunt he's been doing so long that he once did it in the same building in 1997.

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What's Next For Sting After His Wrestling Retirement

On March 3, 2024, at AEW Revolution from Greensboro, North Carolina, the 64-year-old Sting will have his final match. Don't look for him to come out of retirement and wrestle again like so many stars do. So what's next for the WWE Hall of Famer? He told ESPN he might stay on with AEW in some capacity. Sting added:

"I signed a multiyear deal originally just thinking, 'We'll see what happens and see how it is and what the atmosphere is like,' and every step of the way the guys just had just so much love and respect and a willingness to want to play [ball]. And I am just blown away and just grateful as all get out for that, because otherwise none of this would've happened. I mean, it's just impossible."

It's hard to believe that, after Sunday, Sting will just walk away from wrestling completely. Though his days behind the white face pain might be over, the passion he has shown during his AEW run shows that he still has a lot to offer. Tony Khan would be wise to let Sting help in any way he wants behind the scenes, whether it be from a creative standpoint, or as a coach, a producer, or a mentor to the next generation like he's been to Darby Allin.