AEW WrestleDream saw the return of “The Icon,” Sting, who helped his once-protege during his brutal I-Quit match against Jon Moxley, after the Death Riders took one too many liberties to show the tide in Moxley’s favor. Naturally, since Sting was back in motion for a segment, Tony Khan was asked about “The Icon’s” status with AEW through the WrestleDream presser.
“Sting’s still an enormous a part of AEW and he’s still a part of the family,” Khan said, noting how the legend has been away for some break day screen but has still been around backstage. “We did get to see him in Philadelphia, and he was on the show, and we did a tribute to certainly one of his mentors: the late-great ‘Hotstuff’ Eddie Gilbert.”
Khan added how he’s spoke to Sting previously a few special one-off return when needed and claimed that “The Icon” was on board with coming back, especially if it had anything to do with Darby Alllin. The AEW President went on to notice how deep the bond is between Sting and Allin, and recalled how they reacted to one another the day he introduced them.
“Who would’ve ever thought what the partnership could ever yield? That they might have gone on this run, that they might have the best tag team run in all of AEW,” Khan recalled. The AEW President further emphasized that there is not any “showbusiness” between the 2, and teased that if Allin ever gets right into a situation he cannot handle on his own, Sting will at all times be there to assist him.
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