When wrestling icon Sting announced his retirement last November, he chose the date and the venue with it being at AEW’s flagship pay-per-view Revolution. This would be Sting’s second retirement announcement–the first being at his WWE Hall of Fame induction–but this time, it would be on his terms.
After 35 years in the sport, Sting chose his tag team partner Darby Allin to face the Young Bucks for Sting and Darby’s tag team championship. Before the match, a retrospective video package was shown as Sting sat to rewatch some of the biggest highlights of his career. It was filmed at the legendary Plaza Theater in Atlanta, the wrestler’s former home. After the victory, Sting and Darby addressed the crowd as Sting soaked up the crowd’s adoration one last time. Then, as things were getting emotional for the veteran, as he thanked the Greensboro crowd, he paused. “I gotta wait, I’m getting cues, hold on.” Then the pay-per-view stream ended.
His farewell speech would not be televised for the fans at home, but AEW posted the speech in its entirety, and the AEW locker room also got to thank Sting. You can watch the full speech below.
