Sting Says Tony Khan Was Trying To Get Him To Stay Longer And Potentially Retire At Wembley Stadium

Tony Khan wanted Sting to stay. 

Sting is set for his last match at AEW Revolution, wrapping up his illustrious career after nearly four decades of matches. Sting will team with Darby Allin to face The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) at AEW Revolution. 

In October, Sting made the announcement that his last match would take place at AEW Revolution in March. For the last five months, Sting has made his final stops in familiar towns, shared the ring with fellow Hall of Famers, and won the AEW Tag Team Titles alongside Darby Allin. 

Speaking to Collete Arrand of PWI, Sting was asked why now was the time for him to call it a career. 

“It’s funny, because I was the guy who did not want to get into pro wrestling. I didn’t even know what pro wrestling was when I got started. But I ended up being a pro wrestler, and at the beginning, I was an introvert, the last guy that you’d want to get up there and entertain in front of hordes of people. But it blossomed into what it blossomed into. I’ve had a lot of fun. I’ve enjoyed the fans and cannot thank them enough. But after all of these years, having walked through the curtain thousands of times, I’m still a nervous wreck when I go out there, and it gets pretty overwhelming to try to perform at a high level at my age, even in a short match, even if it’s a six- or eight-man tag. Tony (Khan) was actually trying to get me to stay longer, maybe retire at Wembley. But it gets tougher and tougher every time you go out there, and you have all of these young guys who are ready to play—there’s only so far you can push it. It’s kind of sad, of course, but, at some point, you just have to do it. There’s a part of me that’s sad, but there’s another part of me that’s relieved. It’s bittersweet, but I’m looking forward to it,” he said. 

AEW All In will take place at Wembley Stadium on August 25th. 

Khan previously said that Sting will be welcomed back to AEW at any time. You can find his full comments by clicking here. 

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