Tony Khan has been a big supporter of Sting, who joined All Elite Wrestling a few years ago after retiring from wrestling.
Sunday’s AEW Revolution 2024 pay-per-view event will feature Sting & Darby Allin vs. The Young Bucks in a Texas Tornado Match that will see the babyfaces defend the AEW Tag Team Titles. It will also be Sting’s retirement match.
During a recent interview with Fanatics View’s Mike Peticca, the AEW President talked about Sting. He said,
“I love having Sting come in and brainstorm with us. Also, working with Sting, he’s one of the most selfless people and I find that I have to push him sometimes and have to remind him, ‘You’re Sting, it’s all about you!’ So, I do feel that this run of Sting being undefeated and what he’s done here in AEW is very special. I’m sad that it’s coming to an end. I’m very sad that Sting will be retiring, but it’s remarkable that Sting is out there over 60 years old.”
He continued, “Sting is doing more crazy things in his 60s than he’s ever done before. Sting in AEW is this extreme version of Sting. He has gone from being ‘The Franchise,’ ‘The Icon,’ to a Hardcore icon, and some of my favorite Sting matches of his entire career, and I say this just as a wrestling fan, not only is the owner of AEW, I honestly mean this from the bottom of my heart, I think some of the best Sting matches he’s ever had have been in AEW and that’s one of the greatest careers of all time. When you see Sting today, he’s so happy, the locker room has so much respect for him, and we’re so happy to be able to give him this great send-off.”
