{"id":328262,"date":"2026-05-03T02:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=328262"},"modified":"2026-05-03T02:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:59:08","slug":"sting-says-aew-retirement-was-biggest-moment-of-his-entire-profession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/sting-says-aew-retirement-was-biggest-moment-of-his-entire-profession\/","title":{"rendered":"Sting Says AEW Retirement Was &#8216;Biggest Moment&#8217; Of His Entire Profession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<article class=\"news-post\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<div class=\"slide-key image-holder gallery-image-holder credit-image-wrap lead-image-holder\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/2160482\/aew-sting-retirement-greatest-moment-career\/\" data-post-title=\"Sting Says AEW Retirement Was 'Greatest Moment' Of His Entire Career\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-post-id=\"2160482\">\n<picture id=\"pc6984191277e73472440908ff3d98b0e\"><source media=\"(min-width: 429px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/img\/gallery\/sting-says-aew-retirement-was-greatest-moment-of-his-entire-career\/intro-1777484680.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(max-width: 428px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/img\/gallery\/sting-says-aew-retirement-was-greatest-moment-of-his-entire-career\/intro-1777484680.sm.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n                    <span class=\"gallery-image-credit\">AEW<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p>At AEW Revolution 2024, Sting wrestled his final match alongside his protege Darby Allin, when the 2 put the AEW World Tag Team\u00a0Championships on the road against The Young\u00a0Bucks. &#8220;The Icon&#8221; 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.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on his final run with the promotion and the match alongside Allin at Revolution during an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/wrestling\/article\/anything-is-possible-darby-allin-sting-and-the-full-circle-journey-that-has-shaped-aew-184458830.html\" target=\"_blank\">Uncrowned<\/a>, Sting expressed just how vital it was to him. &#8220;When people ask me, what was the best moment in your entire profession? &#8230; It was the very last match that I had. It was Revolution, with AEW, with Darby,&#8221; he claimed. Sting noted that the inclusion of each\u00a0Ric Flair and\u00a0Ricky\u00a0Steamboat made it much more special to him.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, &#8220;The Icon&#8221; 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. &#8220;I do not understand how else to say it, but I&#8217;m convinced that without Darby \u2013 perhaps I could have made it a superb three and half \u2013 four-year run, but it surely would not have been nearly the identical magnitude,&#8221; Sting admitted about Allin. &#8220;That is something like a God-ordained thing, it seems, because Darby was real quick to work out what my strengths and weaknesses were. 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