At AEW Revolution 2024, Sting wrestled his final match alongside his protege Darby Allin, when the 2 put the AEW World Tag Team Championships on the road against The Young Bucks. “The Icon” even won and retired as a champion, something that does not often occur in pro wrestling, which stands as one other monument to his legacy.
Reflecting on his final run with the promotion and the match alongside Allin at Revolution during an interview with Uncrowned, Sting expressed just how vital it was to him. “When people ask me, what was the best moment in your entire profession? … It was the very last match that I had. It was Revolution, with AEW, with Darby,” he claimed. Sting noted that the inclusion of each Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat made it much more special to him.
Interestingly, “The Icon” also called The Young Bucks the best opponents, and having Allin go on the market with him against the brothers made it all of the more unbelievable to him. “I do not understand how else to say it, but I’m convinced that without Darby – perhaps I could have made it a superb three and half – four-year run, but it surely would not have been nearly the identical magnitude,” Sting admitted about Allin. “That is something like a God-ordained thing, it seems, because Darby was real quick to work out what my strengths and weaknesses were. And naturally, I knew his as well”
Sting further explained that he and Allin worked together to assist each other overcome their shortcomings, and even form recent creative ideas and plan in-ring segments, while also having an excellent level of synergy. “Man, I’m convinced that he’s the one guy I could have done it with,” the veteran further exclaimed.