AEW’s Sting is on the shelf for the foreseeable future after undergoing surgery on his knee earlier this year.
The Icon debuted for AEW in late 2020 and competed in his first match in over five years at the AEW Revolution 2021 pay-per-view event.
Speaking to K&C Masterpiece, Sting spoke about undergoing surgery on his knee while discussing Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Terence Steele tearing his ACL. He said,
“I just had surgery, six or seven weeks ago now, basically just a clean out on my very old knees. I’ve seen those that went through the physical therapy process with flying colors, did what they were supposed to do, and worked through the pain versus those who did not, and those who did not, they never recover, the game never comes back to them. I know that is of the utmost importance.”
He continued, “For me, I had to do things differently in the ring, I had to prepare differently, train differently, think differently in the ring and come up with more innovative ways to accomplish my goal.”
Sting’s most recent match came at AEW Full Gear 2022, where he and Darby Allin defeated Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett.
